Are you getting ready to head down to the sunny climes of Austin, Texas, for that marathon of music, tech and bad decisions known as SXSW? Well, you should stop by the MTV/VH1/CMT Present: “Live in Austin” SXSW showcase. In addition to tons of great tunes brought to you by MTV, VH1 and CMT, the O Music Awards will also be on site with a ton of goodies from Moog, as well as two extremely rad DJs.
We know you’re all still positively reeling from the announcements we dropped on you last night — The Flaming Lips! Many, many rad nominees! — but the world is still turning and news is constantly being churned out. Luckily, a lot of the cool stuff we found today is related to our nominees. Two birds, meet one stone. BAM!
Every December, musicians are beset by a case of anxiety — an anxiety that they subsequently push down into the bottoms of their stomachs with the help of a healthy douse of aloofness. And from whence does that anxiety spring? The ubiquitous glut of “Best of 2011″ lists, of course. Well, this year we decided to turn the tables, allowing musicians to play critic and choose their favorite music and tech innovations of 2011. Antacids sold separately.
Everyone knows that the fancier the instrument, the better the music — right? Wrong. Unless you’re packing Moog Music’s brand-new, limited edition 10th Anniversary Minimoog Voyager, which is dipped in 24-karat gold. The audience will be too transfixed by all the bling to notice if you suck.