In this article for The Morning News, [Paul Ford] downloads and listens to all 763 tracks offered by the SXSW people and gives them a rating out of 5, and reviews them in six words…. As well as the reviews, there are also a number of charts, like rating distribution (average rating was 2.42 out of 5) and genre distribution, and other fun statistics, like all the bands with “ghost” or “fish” in their name, and various other things. They’re refreshing interludes in a list 763 items long.
It’s pretty crazy seeing Austin hyped all over the place this week. I’m used to the SXSW media bonanaza, but I always assumed it was so omnipresent because I was actually in Austin. Turns out it is actually a really big deal? My usual SXSW experience consists of going to a few free shows and trying to avoid 6th Street at all costs…
Anyway, this is my self-indulgent SXSW post, since I ‘missed’ it this year.
