By Chealsey Foradory Other Side Drive On September 10, Chealsey and Daniel welcomed local singer and songwriter Jack Valen into the KTSW Studio. While in the studio, Valen discussed his songwriting process, as well as the influences that have inspired him to pursue music full time. This interview conveys Valen's true passion for music as anything but ordinary. With the strumming of his guitar, he explains how his life experiences […]
Tara Pohlmeyer Assistant News Director The Texas Tribune held their annual festival last weekend and brought up some of the state’s hottest topics -- from transportation to the governor’s race. Sunday morning’s fourth annual gathering of people in public policy and politics from around the state and country began with what Texas Tribune CEO and Editor-in-Chief Evan Smith called “church” for journalists, including a presentation on politics. The Ready for […]
By Meagan Stokes KTSW Web Music festivals occur all around the world, but when you have a river running through the festival grounds, you know it's something special. On August 31 thousands of San Martians flocked to Floatfest to enjoy a day on the river and some amazing bands. The last two acts of the day were none other than Portugal. The Man and Grouplove who performed at the festival […]
On the final Tuesday episode of Other Side Drive for the semester, Daniel and Rick sat down with two out of the five members of Genuine Leather. Genuine Leather, a band out of Austin, is really starting to make a name for itself. KUTX Austin recently chose Genuine Leather's song, “The Enemy,” as their song of the day. Pop Press International did a story on the band which stated, “Genuine Leather […]
Writer, Interviewer, & Producer: Kelsey Baker Other Side Drive Producer: Shannon Williams Editor: Adam M. Cook Disclaimer: The audio portion of this story is different than the content on this post. You may find yourself enjoying both. The Detroit duo met in 2009 and began as a basement project with few intensions of reaching the public. Three EP's and two albums later, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. has just wrapped up […]
By: Monica Solis This year's SXSW Film gave me the opportunity to check out some incredible films, but, I must confess, the must-see's on my list were music documentaries and biopics. I mean, c'mon, you don't get into college radio for nothing. One such film I anticipated was "JIMI: All Is by My Side," a biopic of guitar legend Jimi Hendrix, which was directed by John Ridley ("12 Years a Slave"). "JIMI" had its U.S. premiere […]
By Jordan Gass-Poore' Native Portlander Michael Johnson makes his feature debut with The Wilderness of James, which made its world premiere during this year's SXSW. The drama, based on a short story by Johnson, follows teenager James (Australian newcomer and fellow hyphenated last namer Kodi Smit-McPhee) a few months after his father's death. He struggles to find a way to cope with his feelings and, after visiting a therapist (Danny […]
Interviewer: Janelle Abad Interviewee: Yoodoo Park I’m Janelle with KTSW the Other Side of Radio and here I have Yoodoo Park also known as GRMLN. How has your SXSW experience been thus far? Yoodoo Park: It’s been stressful, long, and tiring. And my voice is gone. Yeah, it’s been fun though. We had a showcase yesterday with Carpark, the label. At the showcase we saw Cloud Nothings, Speedy Ortiz, […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc4BImjPHYY An interview with Miniature Tigers in the middle of downtown Austin between sets for KTSW.
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