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Hangout Music Festival | Top 5 Bands on the Lookout

By |March 16th, 2014|Categories: Alabama, Festivals, Gulf Shores, Hangout Music Festival, Music News, National News, Previews, United States, World News|Tags: , , , , , |

[av_postslider link='category,154' columns='3' items='9' offset='0' contents='excerpt' preview_mode='auto' image_size='portfolio' autoplay='no' interval='5'] Bands on the Lookout at the 5th Annual Hangout Words by Matthew McGuire The 2014 Hangout Music Festival is presented by Chevrolet, and will be hosted this May 15-18 including a Thursday Pre-Party featuring Girl Talk, Wolfmother and many more. We want to help breakthrough the bands lower on the card that sometimes can be overlooked in a sea of music. Aidan Kennedy and David Elkin makeup Bagheera. These two DJs are based out of Houston, and have genuine passion to make good beats. Signed on Plik & Plok Records

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Aloe Blacc Lift Your Spirit | Album Review

By |March 12th, 2014|Categories: Aloe Blacc, Music News, National News, Reviews, Top 10: 2014, World News|Tags: , , , , , |

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  • Hangout Festival 2014

Hangout Music Festival 2014 | Back to the Beach

By |February 23rd, 2014|Categories: Alabama, Big Boi, Festivals, Gulf Shores, Hangout Music Festival, Jack Johnson, Music News, National News, North America, OutKast, Pop Culture, Previews, World News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

[av_postslider link='category,154' columns='3' items='9' offset='0' contents='excerpt' preview_mode='auto' image_size='portfolio' autoplay='no' interval='5'] Hangout Expands and Returns with The Black Keys, OutKast and Many Other Top Tier Artists Words by Matthew McGuire The 5th Annual Hangout Music Festival is set for this May 15-18 with a kickoff party happening on Thursday, May 15. It will be the first year the festival goes four days, and we have all the buzz on multiple day event. Kickoff your festival experience with our Soundcloud playlist featuring 2014 artists. Hangout Twitter Feed Hangout Facebook Page Hangout on Instagram Hangout on Pinterest Crescent Vale's 2013 Hangout Music Festival

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Google Plus | Google Analytics

By |February 22nd, 2014|Categories: Clean Energy, Global, Reviews, Tech News, World News|Tags: , , |

Words by Matthew McGuire Google Steps Up in Social Media Google Plus users will be able to monitor their websites connected with Google now directly from their dashboard. They have been making additions to the users dashboard section of the platform, and these recent upgrades are exciting news for web producers. Google has been in a beta stage with their social network for years. One of their biggest assets that they have to offer consumers via social networking is their defined analytics. Recently they have started to provide analytics for the G+ users, and the wait is now over. Clients

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Interview and Photos | Rebelution

By |February 12th, 2014|Categories: Global, Interviews, Music News, National News, North America, Photography, Top 10: 2014, United States, World News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Rebelution's Winter Greens 2014 Tour Photography by Brian Glass & words by Matthew McGuire Eric Rachmany, vocalist and guitarist for Rebelution spoke with us on the phone as the band tours across country to go over their current nationwide tour, their upcoming album and more on the diverse band. Brain Glass captured the photos from the band's performance at the Madison Theater on Saturday, February 8. Click and connect with his extended photo gallery. The interview was taken on Tuesday, February 11. Thank you Eric for taking the time to speak with us today. Lets jump right in. CV: When

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Fictional Storytelling | The Catacombs of Alto Pass

By |February 9th, 2014|Categories: Fiction, Local News, National News, Pop Culture, Reviews, World News|Tags: , , |

The Catacombs of Alto Pass on PRX Dive into the deep an damp world of Edgar Allen Poe with an updated version of his 1846 "The Cask of Amontillado". We have remade the historic tale to meet the demands of a new generation. Listen in to our first fictional tale on PRX.

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Sundance Film Festival | Photos and Review

By |January 29th, 2014|Categories: Festivals, Film News, Global, Interviews, National News, North America, Park City, Photography, Pop Culture, Reviews, Sundance Film Festival, United States, Utah, World News|Tags: , , , , , |

An Honorable 30th Year Celebration at Sundance Words and photography by: Matthew McGuire Welcome to our special review and recap on the 2014 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. This post is to help navigate viewers to various sections of our 2014 coverage. Hyperlinks are available within this recap to easily connect with individual reviews on films screened this year at Sundance. Check out the links to the directors, artists and other talented people that helped put this event together. This year we have provided high definition photos from the event via our Google+ page. Viewers can download and

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Sundance Film Festival | Casey Neistat YouTube Seminar

By |January 23rd, 2014|Categories: Festivals, Film News, National News, Park City, Pop Culture, Reviews, Sundance Film Festival, Tech News, United States, Utah, World News|Tags: , , , |

Casey Neistat Breaks Down YouTube Words and photography by: Matthew McGuire Casey Neistat is an indie producer that has made a history online. His past work has shut down his personal servers, the MIT sever system and universities servers nationwide with excessive streaming of his videos. Neistat stopped by YouTube at Sundance 2014 on Wednesday, January 22. This marked my first panel discussion with YouTube at Sundance. Casey was dialed in for a live speaker. He was comedic, inspiring and intelligent on several levels. Neistat opened the forum with stories on his progression from working on personal home videos to

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Sundance Film Festival | Web Junkie Film Review

By |January 23rd, 2014|Categories: Asia, China, Festivals, Film News, Park City, Reviews, Sundance Film Festival, Utah, World News|Tags: , , , |

Addiction, Society and the Real Issue in Web Junkie Movie stills by: Hilla Medalia and Miao Wang. Photography and words by Matthew McGuire On Wednesday, January 22 I was able to screen the film 'Web Junkie' by Shosh Shlam and Hilla Medalia. It marked my first international film based in China. The film is in the World Cinema Documentary competition at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. "Internet Addiction" is not only going on in China. As smart phones have entered the marketplace, more and more people are becoming detached from society in hopes to find recognition online. One might look

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Sundance Film Festival | The Devil Makes Three

By |January 23rd, 2014|Categories: Festivals, Film News, Music News, National News, North America, Park City, Reviews, Sundance Film Festival, The Devil Makes Three, United States, Utah, World News|Tags: , , |

[av_postslider link='category,447' columns='3' items='9' offset='0' contents='excerpt' preview_mode='auto' image_size='portfolio' autoplay='no' interval='5'] The Devil Makes Three Kick Off A West Coast Tour at Sundance Photography by Erik Philbrook and words by Matthew McGuire The Sundance Music Café and ASCAP celebrated their sixteenth year as Sundance hit its 30 year mark. For those unfamiliar with ASCAP it is the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). It is a professional membership organization of songwriters, composers and music publishers of every kind of music. The Devil Makes Three is a trio with Pete Bernhard, Cooper McBean, Lucia Turino from Santa Cruz, California. Pete

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