Michael Hearne

It's hard to describe just how good Michael Hearne really is. His guitar work, singing and songwriting are really superb. Michael Hearne is probably the best example of 'The Southwest Sound'. Michael is also probably the best Country musician who doesn't have a major label recording and touring contract.

Over the past several years, Michael Hearne and South by Southwest have created a new and unique kind of music. “Southwestern Americana” as Michael calls it “Songs about the southwest with an acoustic feel”. Michael Hearne’s incredibly smooth voice and amazing acoustic guitar style combined with Carmen Acciaioli’s musical mastery of the steel guitar, fiddle, mandolin, dobro, and hammered dulcimer, with the extremely talented Zeke Severenson on stand up and electric bass and you have what people all over the Southwest and beyond call their favorite band.

Take Manhattan

Jennifer Warnes - 'First We Take Manhattan' Video (3min 44sec). Jennifer Warnes' classic cover of Leonard Cohen's 'First We Take Manhattan' from her Famous Blue Raincoat record, recently re-issued on CD with bonus tracks on Shout! Factory.

'First We Take Manhattan' is a song written by Leonard Cohen. It was originally recorded by Jennifer Warnes on her 1987 album Famous Blue Raincoat, which consisted entirely of songs written or co-written by Cohen. Cohen's own quasi-synthpop version of the song was released in 1988 as the first track on his album I'm Your Man.

Bush Has Fun

The Obama Girls Sing to George Bush in the "You're So Lame" video (3min 37sec) a sort of intelligent "street" view of how many, many people in America feel about George W. Bush. The 'real' people in so many countries know what 'real' life is about while the rich, well-dressed, but lame elite just acquire more and more. This little video makes fun of their 'ultimate puppet'.

You're so Lame...a holiday tribute celebrating the arrival of 2008, and the upcoming exit of President Bush. Directed by: Larry Strong and Kevin Arbouet. Music & Lyrics: Leah Kauffman. Featuring: Leah Kauffman, Amber Lee Ettinger, Jen Block, Sena Khoda, David Feingold, and a host of others around the country who sent videos.

Lyrics: "You're so lame. You won't get that this song is about you. You're so lame. You're so lame. The Republicans know they should doubt you, doubt you, doubt you. Doubt you. Doubt you. You were never very bright. Your judgment's even weaker. You can barely read our write. We were all very worried..."

Walken Cooks

...Today we're gonna make a dish that my crazy aunt used to make before she died in the bath. Chicken with popcorn shrimp.

But hey I gotta tell you, this ain't a health kick dish. It ain't gonna make a fat boy slim.

OK. The first thing you need to do is get youself a free-range chicken. I don't care how you do it. Buy one, Hunt one down with a knife..."

"The Wedge" is an Australian sketch comedy series set in Wedgedale, a mythical suburban paradise full of disturbingly real characters who show a curious loyalty for the place they call home.