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The Tumblr trap: Is Internet culture turning musicians into content-producers? In the future, we will all be ‘content producers’. A dread phrase (via MeFi, where it is correctly pointed out that music is content). So is instant online media setting in motion a massive unbreakable feedback loop of influences and homages? Some people seem to think so: ‘What you get in this Tumblr scene is imitators of imitators of imitators, each less skilled than the one before them. One person starts using triangles in their album art? Everyone has triangles! One person uses strange Unicode characters in their band name? All of a sudden, everyone’s got unpronounceable band names made of umlauts, crosses and triangles. Faux-Polaroid album art of beach scenes? The word “Beach” in your band name? Band names that are poorly disguised ripoffs of other, slightly more famous bands’ names? It goes on and on. Copying is an inherent part in the creative process, but few of these Tumblr artists are forging forward and doing something original, and there’s very little quality control.’
from Tumblr Staff: Tumblr at SXSW 2012
South by Southwest brings together some of the world’s most creative people in film, technology, and music. We’ll be heading to Austin to put on a bunch of Tumblr meetups, panels, and shows. Come hang out with us!
Meetups and Events (open to everyone, even if you aren’t attending SXSW)
- March 10 @ 4pm: Tumblr meetup on the Lawn of the Austin American-Statesman
- March 12 @ 4pm: Don’t Mess with the Internet party at Conduit Corner
- March 12 @ 7pm: The Barbarian Group and Tumblr present: Robotrip, a three-stage megashow at the Mohawk
- March 17 @ 4pm: Another Tumblr meetup on the Lawn of the Austin American-Statesman
Interactive Panels
- The Right Tool for the Job: Native or Mobile Web?
- Misuse the Internet and Make People Love You
- SOPA/PIPA: Why the Open Internet Needs Us
- Social Discovery: Implicit and Explicit Graphs
- A drink with Tumblr President John Maloney
Music
- Tumblr day at theVirgin Mobile LiveHouse
- Panel onReblog Culture: Tumblr and Social Music Fandom
- Polyvinyl Records’showcase @ Emo’s East
- Shirts For A Cureshowcase @ Red 7
- Home Tapespresents Friend Island @ Papi Tino’s Backyard
- Small Plates Records’ showcase @ Lovejoy
We’re also very excited to see festival entries of three films on Tumblr: Gayby, Gimme The Loot, and Girl Walk // All Day. And of course we’ll be posting updates throughout to the #sxsw tag — feel free to do the same.
The Barbarian Group & Tumblr are partnering up for the first time ever to take you on a Robotrip. It’s gonna be big. Two venues big.
Join us at Mohawk + Club DeVille for the only official SXSW show that’s free and open to the public.
Doors at 6PM, NO RSVP NEEDED, just be sure to come early to ensure admission.You’ll be enjoying the following crazy line-up:
DeVille:
- Tim Sweeney
- Mathew Dear (live band)
- Bear In Heaven
- Orthy (live band set)
- DJ Mike Simonetti
Mohawk Outside Stage:
- WAVVES
- Kool Keith
- Japandroids
- Sleep Over
- House DJs: Members Only
Mohawk Inside Stage:
- Beach Fossils
- Oberhofer
- The Young
- Grape St
- The Sour Notes
Don’t miss it, unless you hate great music and good times. It’s Gonna Be Awesome.
**The Mohawk & Club DeVille are located side-by-side on Red River St, nestled between 9th & 10th Streets. Like Voltron, these two bar titans have joined-up, allowing seamless access between the two venues for this historic event. And check our excellent Spotify playlist.
This looks rather epic.
Triumph!
Photo by Chris Crisman for WIRED UK
We’re heading to Austin for SXSW! We’ll be down there for all of Film, Interactive and Music and would love to hang out.
Are you going to be there too? Let’s us know and we’ll send more details about our SXSW plans.
Live-blogging happenings and goings on. Various video interviews plus streaming daily recaps from IBM Future of Social Lounge (and SMC is too). Cooking up video hi-jinx with #ChevySXSW alum buddies @balanon and @bchesnutt (a la classic High Five tribute vid from 2010). Wearing hats and boots. Eating breakfast tacos.
Sharing the Tumblr love as always. I just passed my 10K post mark recently.
We’re heading to Austin for SXSW! We’ll be down there for all of Film, Interactive and Music and would love to hang out.
Are you going to be there too? Let’s us know and we’ll send more details about our SXSW plans.
Also, I’m on an awesome panel!
Misuse the Internet and Make People Love You
Tuesday, March 13
3:30PM - 4:30PM
Sheraton Austin
cool. i want to meet the Topher Chris.
(Source: staff)
Whoa, Tumblr dashboard looks a little more crisp today.
Pinterest… A Pirate? Tumblr… A Thief? Let’s Learn to Share Properly | Gidget The Geek
Great discussion for those new to Pinterest, but I think we covered this topic for Tumblr a long time ago (in internet years anyway).
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