Anyway, here’s the list, consume it within yourself… and smoke while you are doing so.

Andrew W.K. – How could you NOT want to see Andrew W.K.? Are you against partying? Do you, therefore, hate life? I mean, not only are 95% of his songs about partying, he also hosts a show on Cartoon Network about blowing things up! If only we could all live the life of Andrew W.K. He will be at about a million SXSW parties this year, so make sure to at least see one, or he will come to your house and party your parents to death.

Also, keep an eye out for BC. He’ll be the one Andrew W.K. will be asking security to “remove” from the stage because he isn’t wearing any pants.

Woodhands – Merch will forever remember Woodhands‘ set at SXSW 2009 as the night she danced so hard she threw up (don’t worry, Merch only throws up puppies, rainbows and Care Bears).

These two Canadian dance-commanders will bring the synth and 4/4 beat, as well as some ridiculously kick ass covers (“I Kissed A Girl” and “Electric Avenue” to name a few… that rhymed. Gangster).

We Are Scientists – These guys have a tendency to open for bands at their break-out (Arctic Monkeys in 2006, Kings of Leon in 2008), but they always seem to outshine their headliners. Maybe it’s their silly onstage banter about writing the “sexiest song ever” or that their live performance incites white people dance moves straight outta Bruce Springsteen’s “Dancing In The Dark” video… the one where Courtney Cox has that total dude haircut.

Kid Sister & Flosstradamus - Quite possibly the most kick-ass bro/sis combo since The Wonder Twins, rapper Kid Sister and DJ J2K are pairing up to rock your pants right off (in a good way). As half of DJ group Flosstradamus, J2K is actually Kid Sister’s kid brother (just to make things confusing, of course). So, if you didn’t catch Kid Sister at Fun Fun Fun Fest this year, you totally suck, because not only was it a great set, she also told Merch “Get up here, bitch!” as she pulled her on stage. How great is THAT? But now you get a chance to make up for it, and Flosstradamus will be there to feed us the dance beats we all need to survive.  

Lyrics Born - One-half of legendary bay-area rap group Latryx, Lyrics Born, brings the funk both on and off the record. Rapping over funk-heavy beats, which includes a full band at his live shows, Lyrics Born will have all the ladies shakin’ their ba-donka-donks on the dance floor (thanks to Urban Dictionary for giving me the proper word for “an extremely curvaceous female behind”). BC missed his chance to see Lyrics Born at San Francisco’s Outside Lands Festival in 2008, so there’s no way he’ll screw that up again.

Fat Mike (Cokie The Clown) - NOFX frontman Fat Mike as a coked-up clown, what about that sounds uninteresting? Nothing, that’s what. In addition to his extremely creepy make up, Cokie sports a giant “gag” flower. But instead of spraying people with water, the flower (hooked up to a CO2 cartridge) explodes powder into victim’s faces. Classic Fat Mike, someone will kick his ass one day. At least he got his iPhone stolen recently.

Here’s a list of other kick-ass SXSW schedules, along with top picks, you may want to check out:

BC – (Andrew WK, Lyrics Born, Fat Mike) – Ultimate Schedule of DEATH

The solo electro-pop super star, Neiliyo, will be in the studio performing live and talking about all the cool stuff he does around Austin and beyond. You may have caught him jumping on stage in his signature boat shoes or rolling around on the ground; guitar still intact. He truly loves to engulf himself in the party-goer crowd during his set.

Neiliyo makes his original super-funk music along with a little help from his iPhone, a MacBook and a Telecaster. Check out his single “Hopscotch” off the newly release album “Game Night.”

At Fun Fun Fun Fest we danced on stage with Neiliyo while he performed with one of our favorites, DJ Car Stereo (Wars). Here is one of the videos captured by an audience member during their set. If you look closely at the stage, you can see Merch in a fedora and Zack from Austin Vinyl dancing! BC was right behind us.

Here’s a recent video interview with Neilyo that was taken by our friends at Republic of Austin who were in the studio 2 weeks ago.

To sum it all up, we are going to have a lively show this week and you should definitely listen in. We will have some people in the studio to create the dance party atmosphere that Neiliyo is used to.  Check out Neiliyo’s website for super funky updates, and chat with him through his Twitter page.

Tune in Wednesday night 10-midnight on 89.9 on the FM dial, or stream live from your computer at www.KTSW.net. You can also follow us on Twitter and check out all the dance-yo-pants-off-tracks that we will be playing.  And…CHAT with us like it’s 1999!  During the show we will announce a chat room that we will be using, so watch out.

Tonight Ryan Ray, founder and editor of Austin Town Hall, will be joining us in the studio to talk about their showcase during SXSW and share his advice on conquering the week-long music festival.

KTSW is a media sponsor for the 2nd annual Austin Town Hall Party featuring international bands such as Let’s Wrestle, Surf City and Lovely Feathers.

The showcase will be held at Ghost Room on March 18th, and it’s FREE if you RSVP! Doors open at 11 a.m. and they will be providing free tacos from Taco Cabana and free coffee from Dominican Joes to jump-start the day.

Make sure to tune in tonight 10-midnight because ATH will be giving away some cool stuff and music downloads to our listeners!  If you can’t catch the 89.9 FM frequency, you can stream us live from any location at www.KTSW.net.

Check out ATH’s post about tonight here. Every Wednesday night is a dance party.

5) Fido (2006)

Fido is basically Lassie, but you replace the dog with a bloodthirsty zombie. It’s set in an alternate 1950s in the town of Willard, where humans have won the Zombie Wars. Actor/comedian Billy Connolly plays Fido, one of the many living dead who have been domesticated to be servants of the still living. Fido becomes young Timmy Robinson’s pet and a friendship blossoms. Then Fido eats Timmy’s neighbor and classmates, and things get even more awesome from there.

4) Day of the Dead (1985)

George Romero’s third installment of his zombie trilogy. Survivors of the zombie apocalypse take shelter in an underground military bunker complete with asshole military officers and zany scientists. This movie is practically made by the bat shit nuts leader Captain Rhodes, who screams, “Choke on ‘em!” to the zombies as they tear out and devour his entrails. This also has the distinction of being the first zombie flick I had ever seen that showed a character off himself instead of fighting his way out. Baller.

3) Shaun of the Dead (2004)

Simon Pegg (Shaun) and Nick Frost (Ed) showed audiences how to be a complete moron and still somehow make it through the zombie apocalypse (well, ::SPOILER:: except for that douche with the glasses who had the best death in the movie). What makes it so good is that not only was this movie hilarious, it was also eerie and relentlessly gory. And best of all, NO one was safe. Ever wondered what it would be like to have to kill your mother if she became a zombie? It also made you second-guess choosing the local bar as your safe house when flesh-eaters take over. Beer = good. Being eaten alive = bad. You make the call.

People have sure put Zombieland up on a pedestal, but Shaun of the Dead is the best zombie-spoof ever. Plus, Queen was on the soundtrack. QUEEN, dammit!

2) 28 Days Later…

Before the whole word popped boners over Slumdog Millionaire, Danny Boyle directed this gem about a ‘roided-up rabies virus that turns the majority of Britain’s population into killing machines. Imagine the crack head from Chappelle’s Show if he just wanted to beat people to death and spit blood everywhere. You may be trying to argue that these aren’t “technically” zombies. Well, it’s my list, so suck it.

Boyle was able to use his artistic prowess to make the movie even more terrifying by using a grainy film style. Boyle explained, “The general idea was to try and shoot as though we were survivors too.” Days Later… also introduced much of the world to pretty-boy Cillian Murphy (who would later play Dr. Crane aka The Scarecrow in the new Batman movies).

1) Dawn of the Dead (1978)

If you fancy yourself a horror fan and have never seen this George Romero movie, you are retarded. The sequel to Night of the Living Dead has an ass load of zombies, bikers, and guts that look like they were made from Play-dough. The real tension in Romero’s zombie flicks is between the different groups of humans, and Dawn… is no different. A gang of bikers eventually breaks into the mall, and the survivors had to fight off their new foes, as well as the hundreds of zombies that follow the bikers into the mall. But it’s all right, the bikers get ripped to shit, and it’s hilarious.

The story is nail-bitingly creepy (being stuck in a shopping mall while your former family and friends try to eat you) and the gore factor is through the roof (I will never stick my arm in a blood-pressure machine without looking around first). Most of all, Dawn of the Dead can still make me wet my bed at night, which makes it the most kick ass zombie movie of all time.

On Thursday, February 25th, 2010, find out who you chose for at the TwoGroove and Republic of Austin Present The Roaries Awards Show. It will be held at The Parish 5-9PM and is only $3 w/RSVP or $5 without. Please RSVP on the Facebook Event Page.

Make sure to follow them on Twitter!  Republic of Austin & TwoGroove

You can tune in to The Party Line with BC and Merch tonight 10-midnight at 89.9 on your FM dial, or stream live from your computer at www.KTSW.net, and Follow us on Twitter.

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Instead of posting one big initial line-up on their site, the people at Bonnaroo have decided to let the artists announce that they will be at ‘Roo this year. Kind of a super scavenger hunt for all of us who have been waiting for this day to come. Should be fun!

As new bands are confirmed, we will be posting them up on here. You can also check out the Bonnaroo MySpace for official confirmations.

THE LIST:

Comedy Line-up:

Conan O’Brien

Margaret Cho

Aziz Ansari

Jeffrey Ross Roasts Bonnaroo

Greg Giraldo

Bo Burnham

Doug Benson

Nick Kroll

Paul Scheer & Rob Huebel

John Roberts

Baron Vaughn

Chelsea Peretti

Music:

Aeroplane
Against Me!
B.O.B.
Babaa Maal
Baroness
Bassnectar
Big Sam’s Funky Nation
Blitzen Trapper
Blues Traveler
Brandi Carlile
Calexico
Carolina Chocolate Drops
Clutch
Cross Canadian Ragweed
Damien Marley & Nas
Dan Deacon Ensemble
Daryl Hall w/ Chromeo
Dave Matthews Band (Headliner)
Dave Rawlings Machine
DeadMau5
Diane Birch
Dr. Dog
Dropkick Murphys
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
GWAR
Here We Go Magic
Hot Rize
Ingrid Michaelson
Isis
Jamey Johnson
Japandroids
Jay-Z (Headliner)
Jay Electronica
Jeff Beck
Jimmy Cliff
John Fogerty
John Prine
Julia Nunes
Kid Cudi
Kings of Leon (Headliner)
Kris Kristofferson
LCD Soundsystem
Les Claypool
Local Natives
Lotus
Lucero
Manchester Orchestra
Martin Sexton
Mayer Hawthorne & The County
Medeski Martin and Wood
Michael Franti & Spearhead
Miike Snow
Miranda Lambert
Monte Montgomery
Mumford & Sons
Needtobreathe
Neon Indian
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Norah Jones
OK Go
Phoenix
Punch Brothers
Rebelution
Regina Spektor
Rise Against
She & Him
Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon Rangers
Stevie Wonder (Headliner)
Tenacious D
The Asterisk
The Avett Brothers
The Black Keys
The Constellations
The Dead Weather
The Disco Biscuits
The Dodos
The Entrance Band
The Flaming Lips with Stardeath and White Dwarfs (performing Dark Side of the Moon)
The Gaslight Anthem
The Melvins
The National
The Postelles
The Temper Trap
The xx
They Might Be Giants!
Thievery Corporation
Tinariwen
Tokyo Police Club
Tori Amos
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave.
Wale
Weezer
Zac Brown Band

Thanks to Paste and Nashville Scene for initial Bonnaroo news!

Photo by: Jake Marx

BC’s Picks

Albums:

1) Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears – Tell ‘Em What Your Name Is!

Best described as James Brown meets Chris Rock, front man Joe Lewis brings 60s soul and blues and gives it 21st century attitude. With their first single “Bitch, I Love You,” Black Joe and the gang gained national notoriety in early 2009 with a spread in SPIN magazine. The release of their debut full-length, Tell ‘Em… is chocked full of Motown soul and Robert Johnson blues, with Lewis’ own brand of story telling. Tell ‘Em… is refreshing in that it’s the most original sound you’ve already heard.

2) N.A.S.A. – The Spirit of Apollo

3) Kid Cudi – Man On The Moon: The End of Day

4) Amanda Blank – I Love You

5) Let’s Go To War – Karmageddon

Songs:

1) Jay-Z – “Young Forever”

About a month before Jay-Z’s The Blueprint III was released, I was listening to 80’s pop band Alphaville’s single, “Forever Young” and thought how cool it would be if someone rapped over that track. So when I was giving The Blueprint III a first listen on my iPod, track 15 began to play and I thought “How the hell did Alphaville get on this play list?! No way, Jay-Z is NOT going to rap over this!” And wouldn’t you know it, 2 bars into the song, the drum machine kicked in and HOVA entered. True story. I should be a producer, I know. Jay spits rhymes about living life to the fullest, especially with lines like Fear not when, fear not why/Fear not much while were alive/Life is for living not living up tight/See ya somewhere up in the sky. With so many tracks dedicated to dick-measuring, it’s good that Jay can still be inspirational.

2) N.A.S.A. feat. Kanye West, Santogold & Lykke Li – “Gifted”

3) Friendly Fires – “Skeleton Boy”

4) Basement Jaxx – “Raindrops”

5) Passion Pit – “Little Secrets”

Discoveries:

1) Woodhands

These Canadian dance-rock fiends really know how to get a dance floor moving, which is something you could never tell by their appearance. Singer/keyboardist Dan Werb looks like an even more boyish Zach Braff and drummer Paul Banwatt looks kind of like comedian Aziz Ansari. But man, after hearing Woodhands “Under Attack (Live Remix)” back in February, I HAD to go buy their album. In fact, “Under Attack” has more plays than any other song on my iPod and three other tracks off their debut are within my top 20 most played songs. Merch and I almost didn’t make it to their set at South By Southwest this year, but we are forever glad we did. Merch literally danced so hard she barfed (that one was for all her gentlemen callers out there. Yummy!) And I can’t wait for their sophomore release, Remorsecapade, which is due out on January 26!

2) Justice

3) Does It Offend You Yeah?

4) Brother Ali

5) The Hood Internet

Concerts:

1) Bruce Springsteen @ Bonnaroo, Manchester, TX – June 13, 2009

Having never seen The Boss in concert before, I was pleasantly surprised at how bat-shit insane his live performance is! I mean, this guy is 60 years old and in much better shape than I am (and as the ladies can attest, is no easy feat…). He was jumping around on the stage, diving into the audience and basically proved he has bigger balls than any 20-something douche trying to compete. You don’t really even have to be an avid Springsteen fan to be entertained by him. So apparently, it is a regular shtick for Springsteen concert-goers to make posters with song requests on them, and Bruce will snatch a bunch of them from the audience, sort through the pile of requests, and jam out a bunch of them. One strange request was “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town,” in which The Boss said “It’s too fucking hot for Santa!” But being the bad ass he is, Bruce played it any way. Only Bruce Springsteen could bring Christmas in June, bitches!

2) Jay-Z @ Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX – November 10, 2009

3) Pop Unknown @ The Mohawk, Austin, TX – February 21, 2009

4) Passion Pit @ Emo’s, Austin, TX – June 3, 2009

5) Woodhands @ SXSW, Austin, TX – March 18, 2009

Movies:

1) Star Trek

Being a huge Star Wars fan my entire life, I’ve never really been much of a Trekkie. J.J. Abrham’s revamped take on the Captain Kirk-era Star Trek was visually stunning with a captivating story. Deciding to use time travel to allow for a completely different story to be told is not necissarily a new idea (see, well, every Terminator movie, EVER), but Ahbrams did a great job of using it to make the story of the SS Enterprise actually interesting (no offense, Trekkies).

2) Hangover

3) District 9

4) Inglorious Basterds

5) Zombieland

Merch’s Picks

Albums:

1.) Them Crooked Vultures-“Them Crooked Vultures”

When I started hearing rumors about this insane trio, I was instantly intrigued. The band came to Austin and played an intimate performance at Austin City Limits followed by the ACL festival without even releasing their album. This was the one festival performance that I was actually star-stricken by. In November they streamed the full album on their Web site and through a mailing list titled, “Fuck the Patience, Let’s Dance.” The album combines sounds unlike any other, but bring in some familiar beats from Foo Fighters and Led Zeppelin.

2.) The XX- “xx”

3.) Friendly Fires- “Friendly Fires”

4.) Grizzly Bear- “Vekatimest”

5.) Passion Pit- “Manners”

Songs:

1.) Friendly Fires- “Skeleton Boy”

This upbeat track attracted dancers by the masses when it released in March. The video alone was amazing, and the song urged listeners to trace down the musicians who created it. When we caught wind of this song and the band, we couldn’t wait to play it on-air. It’s bubbling synths demand flashing lights and a dance floor.

2.) Yeah Yeah Yeah’s -”Heads Will Roll”

3.) Kennedy- “Let It Out”

4.) Empire of the Sun- “Walking On A Dream”

5.) Miike Snow- “Black and Blue”

Discoveries:

1.) Woodhands- BC and I both agree on this one!

2.) Amanda Blank

3.) Raphael Saadiq

4.) Grizzly Bear

5.) Kid Sister

Concerts:

1.) Black Joe Lewis @KTSW MR.Fest, San Marcos,TX

This past May I planned a day festival called MR.Fest [My Radio Fest] for our radio station with nearly 20 bands and Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears as the headliner. The festival took place at 4 local venues with Black Joe Lewis serving as the grand finale. The San Marcos venue Bar One Forty One, formerly known as Lucy’s, filled to capacity and amazed the crowd with a 2 1/2 hour enthusiastic set. The band members has so much energy and never stopped dancing, and BC and I couldn’t have been more proud of all the hard work we put into the festival…and it paid off. Since then we have watched the gang explode in popularity and continue their awesome live performance.

2). Woodhands -SXSW

3.) Public Enemy- Bonnaroo

4.) Bruce Springsteen- Bonnaroo

5.) Kanye West-SXSW Perez Hilton Party (simply because I got knocked out during the show & paramedics came.)

Movies:

1.) Avatar

When I first heard about this movie I wasn’t very interested. I like sci-fi movies, but the name alone made me shy away. Catching wind of reviews and ratings from friends I began to gain interest. It blew me away. This movie is an epic visual masterpiece and I truly feel there will never be another movie like it. The ability to influence an audience to turn against its own race is remarkable. After I watched the film I spent hours researching and intrigued to find that planet, species, plants, animals and environment is by scientific explanation. There is even an entire book that describes the planet Pandora! If you loved it as much as I, check out the Discovery News interviews and videos.

2.) Inglorious Basterds

3.) Zombieland

4.) The Hangover

5.) Fantastic Mr. Fox