SXSW 2013 gets rolling

August 6, 2012 By Doug Van Pelt

SXSW 2013 Starts Now – Register to Attend and save over 35%!

Register for 2013

Registration is now open for SXSW 2013. Get your badge at the lowest possible rate and reserve a room in your preferred hotel for the SXSW Music, Film and Interactive conferences and festivals.
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PanelPicker

The community shared a record number of innovative ideas for the 2013 event. Get ready to vote for your favorite proposals beginning August 13 through August 31.
Photo: SXSW 2012 Film Panel courtesy of Logan Boyd

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Accelerator’s Fifth Anniversary

With more categories and attention than ever, SXSW Accelerator is the perfect launch pad for your startup!
Photo: Accelerator Winners in the Mobile Category courtesy of Jay Conlon

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Apply to Showcase

Performing at SXSW is a once in a lifetime opportunity to get your act in front of the music industry and media outlets from all over the world. Are you ready to take the next step?
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Submit Your Film

Add your name to the growing list of emerging talent discovered at SXSW Film each year. Submit your film (features and shorts), music video or title sequence by November 15, 2012. Apply before October 4 for the lowest submission price.
Photo: Girls Against Boys Q&A courtesy of Jesse Knish

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Enter Your Newest Digital Work

The SXSW Interactive Awards returns for 2013 to honor and celebrate the best of digital creativity. Enter your latest website, mobile app, location-based service, social platform and more in our 15 categories.
Photo: 2012 Interactive Awards Winners courtesy of Mindy Best

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Housing

Every year in March hotel rooms in Austin fill with SXSW registrants and artists. SXSW Housing is the best place to shop for your space. After purchasing your badge, make your request online. The closest hotel options sell out very quickly.
Photo: Embassy Suites Downtown Austin

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Market at SXSW

SXSW remains one of the most effective channels from promoting your business, band or film. Plan early and save 20% on traditional marketing assets through September 21st.
Photo: SXSW Music Gear Expo courtesy of JW Walthall

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SXSW Eco

SXSW Eco seeks solutions for a sustainable future. Come to Austin October 3-5 for relevant conversations with leaders in clean energy, climate science and responsible business. Sessions and keynotes have already been announced!

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SXSWedu

Come join us at SXSWedu 2013, celebrating innovations in learning. PanelPicker for SXSWedu is now open, so submit your session proposal today! Watch the video!

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SXSW Gaming

The reinvigorated focus on video game and comic culture known as SXSW Gaming is on track to be bigger than ever. Expect innovative session programming and an expanded, free-to-the public SXSW Gaming Expo.
Photo: LANfest at the SXSW Gaming Expo courtesy of Lisa Hause Woodruff

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SXSW Trade Show

The premier trade show event of the year has new dates! The Exhibition for Creative Industries will be held from Sunday, March 11 through Wednesday, March 14 for the 2013 season.
Photo: SXSW Trade Show courtesy of Merrick Ales

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Features

Alphaville’s Metal Renaissance

With influences that span Miles Davis and Stravinsky to Geddy Lee and Les Claypool, jazz metal force Imperial Triumphant is the epitome of genre-bending. HM contributing writer Andrew Voigt spoke with the band about their unique style, the massive bass presence in their music, and the rise and fall of civilization.

By Andrew Voigt

Photo by Alex Krauss

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Heaven's Metal

When rock emerged from blues and 'heavy metal' began to surface, faith-based metal acts also rose to start their own journeys. Initially shunned by both believers and non-believers, they were fighting for their spot at the table, ultimately building a legacy that would go on to change the genre forever. HM presents an oral history of the beginning of Christian metal music, featuring Guardian, Tourniquet, Holy Soldier, Whitecross, and, of course, Stryper.

By Andrew Voigt

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Atreyu's Baptism

At their core, Atreyu is a hard rock band with metal riffs and pop choruses. Now, after more than 20 years, the band has stepped boldly into their next chapter with a change in lineup and an album that proves the lifeblood of Atreyu is stronger than ever.

By Nao Lewandowski

Photo by Ashley Osborn

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Five Death Metal Bands You Need to Know Now

Death metal is no longer strictly a one-kind-of-sound genre but a cloud under which many elements have formed. We have assembled five must-hear death metal acts you should be listening to now, each distinctly set apart from another in form, yet still brethren in the death metal community.

By Andrew Voigt

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