Man, it’s almost impossible to keep up with almost 1,700 artists and bands during the huge South By SouthWest music conference going on in Austin this weekend. But I found a pretty cool website that attempts to do just that.
It’s called imeem’s ultimate guide to SXSW, at sxsw.imeem.com. Check out their day by day showcase guide. No badge required…

See and hear video & audio
Blog posts
Music playlists
Photos

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The Film Body of War is a documentary by Ellen Spiro and Phil Donahue. This hard hitting documentary will be screened March 13th at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin Texas and opens in select theaters nationwide in March. bodyofwar.com
Featuring original songs by Eddie Vedder, Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young and others, The Soundtrack contains 30 songs in a double album called “Body of War: Songs That Inspired an Iraq War Veteran.” This double CD set will be released March 18th on Sire Records (Warner Music.) All proceeds from the sale of the album will benefit Iraq Veterans Against the War. bodyofwarmusic.com
YouTube Channel: youtube.com/bodyofwar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HZuQkITY64

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Video: “Dirty City” from Steve Winwood’s forthcoming album ‘Nine Lives,’ featuring Eric Clapton. The CD is set to release on April 29th. Video posted on YouTube by winwoodonline

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsN9rTzz9aY

Two entire songs from the new album are streaming from Winwood’s website at stevewinwood.com. This song “Dirty City” reminds me of a cross between Blind Faith and Traffic.
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Sheryl Crow’s new album ‘Detours’ is finally available…
Video:
1st Single “Love Is Free”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edTMzKB-_QU

“Shine Over Babylon”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxbNXurCKQ8

YouTube Music Channel: youtube.com/profile?user=Sherylcrow
Blog: sherylcrow.com/blog

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(The making of…) Sheryl Crow’s latest video “God Bless This Mess.”
Of course it’s filmed in front of the White House, the U.S. Capitol, and in and around Washington D.C. Her new album ‘Detours’ will be available on February 5th!
Catch Sheryl Crow on TV:
February 1st: The Today Show (NBC)
February 4th: Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)
February 5th: The View (ABC) & Late Night with Conan O’Brien (NBC)

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So what happened at the NAMM Show this year?
It’s all here in the brand new NAMM Show Channel on YouTube: TheNAMMShowChannel
Official Show Site on thenammshow.com
Official Website at namm.org
Who’s got the new gear?
Musician’s Friend at musiciansfriend.com
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We’re beginning to see an entirely new level of “user participation” online. Radiohead made headlines last year with the “radical marketing” of their new album. Now the Foo Fighters make an open invitation for instrumentation. Here’s their official video on YouTube…
Join the Foo Fighters onstage in Los Angeles at the Grammys on February 10th to perform a brand new orchestral version of the song “The Pretender”! You and up to 19 others will work with a world renowned composer to create a blazing new song and one winner will be featured onstage!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJf2-LOH92c

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I was searching for NAMM video when I found this incredible video of Justin King!

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The video for Sheryl Crow’s first single, “Love Is Free,” from her upcoming Detours album, to be released on February 5th.
Sheryl said this about her new single:
“The song ‘Love Is Free’ is inspired by New Orleans. What struck me about it is the stoicism of the New Orleans people; they are spiritually based. You can see it in their eyes that they aren’t going to give up, they are going to rebuild.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edTMzKB-_QU

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