ManiaTV.com to Feature 50+ Hours of Exclusive Footage from SXSW

ManiaTV.com today released the first of an estimated 100 clips of exclusive footage from South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, TX. Billed as the premier music festival and talent showcase in America, ManiaTV.com was there to cover the hottest bands, parties and showcases. ManiaTV! will release an estimated 60+ hours of street segments, in-depth interviews and performance LIVE on The Daily Independent.  All segments can also be viewed on-demand after the live channel premiere at  http://www.maniatv.com/tv/SXSW07TV

In addition to conducting interviews and filming in multiple locations, the world’s leading provider of LIVE Internet TV played host to packed 6th Street music showcase in association with Red Rock’s own Monolith Festival and the Denver Post.

The ManiaTV.com content bonanza was led by an hour long in-depth interview with festival keynote speaker and music legend, Peter Townshend, along with his partner Rachel Fuller.

Other highlights from the ManiaTV! SXSW coverage include a chat with adult swim’s Dave Willis and Matt Maiellaro about their upcoming Aqua Teen Hunger Force movie and artist of the day interviews with the likes of The Bravery, Les Claypool , Money Mark, The Fratellis and Aesop Rock; and exclusive looks behind the curtain at everything from the scores of parties and rock showcases to super-secret underground gatherings that the ManiaTV’s CJs snuck into.

The full list of exclusive in-depth interviews:
A Fine Frenzy, Aesop Rock, All Smiles, Apples in Stereo, Aqueduct, Ari Hest, Art in Manila, The Automatic, The Bird and the Bee, The Bravery, Bright Light Fever, Cursive, Datarock, The Dears, Dengue Fever, Eastern Conference Champions , The Fratellis, IamX, Johnette Napolitano, Kenna, Kidz in the Hall, Les Claypool, Locksley, Lo-Fi Fnk, Lou Rhodes, Low Stars, Born in the Flood, Mando Diao, Mickey Avalon, Midnight Movies, Money Mark, Monty Are I, Nicole Atkins, The Oohlas, Pete Townshend & Rachel Fuller, The Pipettes, Pigeon John, Plus/Minus, The Presets, Rocco Deluca, Rocky Votolato, Sage Francis, Scissors For Lefty, Shwayze, Softlightes, Stars of Track and Field, The Sunshine Underground, Thunderbirds Are Now , VietNam, and the Watson Twins

"SXSW just keeps getting bigger and better, and for us it is a very long, very fun week. To top it off with a chat with Pete Townshend and Rachel Fuller and find out that they know, like and respect what ManiaTV! is, and is becoming, makes me so happy I can barely think".
Stefan Goldby, Head of Music Programming & Content Acquisition: The ManiaTV! Network

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