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SXSW Announces a Couple Hundred More Showcasing Bands for 2010 [Lots of Austin Bands in the Mix]
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Preview: Legs Against Arms EP Release [Club de Ville / Saturday]
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Weekend Music Preview: Woven Bones Tour Kick-Off [Beerland / Friday]
Art
Article discusses the possibility that museums have begun to exceed their usefulness for appreciating art, due to overcrowding. Kind of a snobby article, but it raises interesting points. /// A museum in Cologne, Germany, discovers that one of its Monet paintings is a forgery. /// This Saturday, the Austin Museum of Art will host its "Artists Boot Camp" series for the city's emerging artists.
Books
Border's bookstore goes digital - and how! /// Can book sales for Hillary and Obama potentially predict who will win the Democratic nomination for President? /// HarperCollins Publishers will begin to offer digital copies of some of its books on its website.
Film
The Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers has announced that it's ready to begin contract negotiations with SAG. /// Article discusses the importance of director-editor "chemistry" in producing a film. /// Government censors in China demand a revamping of the script for the film "Shanghai" being produced by Mike Medavoy.
Music
SXSW is doing some kind of weird promo deal with ... Wendy's and Dr. Pepper? /// Interesting interview with RCRDLBL co-founder and CEO Peter Rojas. /// Austin's C3 Presents wins the exclusive promotional contract for Chicago's Solider Field.
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