MusicIncomingSXSW 2009 - Video MadnessDazed Digital's whistle-stop film tour of this year’s SXSW music festival and our tips for the top...ShareLink copied ✔️March 25, 2009MusicIncomingTextTim NoakesFilmTim Noakes As anyone who’s ever been to the SXSW musical clusterfuck will tell you, it’s impossible to see everything… especially when you don’t have a pass. However, if you use your cunning you can blag some free BBQ and end up seeing some AWESOME performances. That’s what we did, in between being ambushed by a man in a nappy and hearing all about a taxi driver's love for meth and Mexican women. It's a weird place. Great ribs and frozen mageritas though. And a lot of great bands. Here’s a video I made of our messed up trip to Texas and also a few musical tips to get your ears around…You need to have the Macromedia Flash plugin installed to be able to play this video.Biggest star in the making:Janelle Monae Coolest new indie group:Explode Into Colors Band’s band:Dirty Projectors Most overrated act:B.o.B Best venue:Ms Bea's Best BBQ:Iron Works Worst outfit:Perez Hilton (pink wedding bow hat)Best performances:(starting with the greatest and ending with the worst) Wildbirds & Peacedrums White Denim Rolo Tomassi Micachu and the Shapes The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Thee Oh Sees Blank Dogs Monotonix Little Boots Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson Psychedelic Horseshit Wavves Crystal Stilts Woods Eat Skull Telepathe Dent May Reflection Eternal The Asteroids Galaxy Tour Handsome Furs Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORE‘He’s part of the fabric of my life’: Young Black fans remember D’AngeloBloodz Boi: The humble godfather of Chinese underground rap InstagramHow do you stand out online? We asked two Instagram Rings judgesA rare interview with POiSON GiRL FRiEND, dream pop’s future seerNigeria’s Blaqbonez is rapping to ‘beat his high score’Inside Erika de Casier’s shimmering R&B universe ‘Rap saved my life’: A hazy conversation with MIKE and Earl Sweatshirt7 essential albums by the SoulquariansIs AI really the future of music?The KPop Demon Hunters directors on fan theories and a potential sequelplaybody: The club night bringing connection back to the dancefloorAn interview with IC3PEAK, the band Putin couldn’t silence