The online service Spotify has energized music lovers in Europe with its ease of use and streaming of millions of songs to anyone with an Web connection. Spotify's 27-year-old CEO, Daniel Ek, didn't give specifics as to when the service might come to the United States during his keynote interview Tuesday at South by Southwest Interactive, but even a brief demo made clear that Spotify could have a huge impact when it does arrive. more ›

Each year, science fiction writer Bruce Sterling takes the stage for an hour at South by Southwest Interactive and turns on the jets: it's described as a state of the cybersphere address, but that's not an adequate phrase to encompass the dizzying stream of topics Sterling covers. more ›

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Image from RCIS.org Solar Austin Happy HourTuesday, November 6Artz Rib House [map]6:30-8:30pm[info]Solar Austin gathers for their monthly happy hour Tuesday at Artz Rib House. Renowned science fiction author and founder of Viridian Design Movement, Bruce Sterling, will be the featured and the topic will be Future Trends in Solar. Best known for his eight science fiction novels, Mr. Sterling is also a contributing editor of WIRED magazine and a columnist for MAKE magazine. He has... more ›

While we're busy linking the Austin Chronicle, there's an article by Bruce Sterling where he explains why his annual SXSW Interactive closing party is no longer being held at his house, but rather a "secret location." He blames flash mobs and local police, but our blurry memory of being amongst the last to leave last year's party features well stocked liquor cabinets being raided by a drunken novelist, a dotcom CEO taking a 20-year old SXSW volunteer home with him, and a very drunk, very confused young man who did not know where he was and needed very badly to get back to his house in Dallas. We also remember Sterling wandering through his house, begging everyone to leave so that he could maintain a semi-respectable reputation. more ›