Landry Allred

Vampire Weekend released their new album Father of the Bride on May 3, which examines the world’s imperfections by means of religion and musical exploration.

When Samantha Diwa attended her first indie rock concert in Austin, she was excited until, standing at 5 feet, 2 inches tall, her head barely met the shoulders of the person in front of her.

Jay Brown, CEO of ROC Nation, shared insight into his career and company success.

Five years ago, Wes Hurt struggled with addictions to cocaine, opiates and alcohol. Today, he runs a company that helps others recovering from addiction.

Since its opening in January 2018, Austin Ninjas, an American Ninja Warrior gym in Austin, continues to provide an open space for ninja training.

Hozier delivered a soulful performance March 31 at ACL Live at The Moody Theater.

If cryptocurrency claims to be the most secure currency, why does cryptocurrency theft continue to occur? At SXSW this afternoon, Rob Pope, co-founder of the mobile app development company Dogtown Media, spoke at the Hilton Austin hotel to discuss why cryptocurrency theft occurs. He also shared a live demonstration on the process behind stealing cryptocurrency.  

Evan Paul, Pandora Radio’s product manager on the music recommendation team, explored this question today in the Austin Convention Center at SXSW. By introducing the challenges humans and machines often encounter when classifying music, he set the stage for the future of personalized music recommendations.

Tara Razavi discusses how technology shifts the way artists create music videos, specifically highlighting videos from A$AP Rocky and Tyler, The Creator.

Jamil Zaki, a psychology professor from Stanford University, spoke at SXSW on March 12 at the Hilton. Highlighting his upcoming book “The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World,” Zaki discussed empathy and how society can use it to mend gaps within cultures.    

Pixar Animation Studios art directors explain their process behind creating animated films — real life often shapes film.

Five years since his last album, Hozier released his second album Wasteland, Baby! on Friday, Mar. 1. The album displays the singer’s maturity as he portrays themes of life, love and darkness in the world.

“We wanted to break down those barriers and deliver a world-class product that’s affordable. From a business perspective, there’s no reason not to.”

Famous artists such as Bruno Mars and Paul McCartney wait in their specially designed trailer before performing onstage. Little do they know, architecture junior Amber Pufal is one of the brains behind it.

Over a year’s worth of tuition in the form of records lies in Michael West’s home. For the past 10 years, architecture junior West has collected over 400 vinyl records ranging from Aerosmith to Manchester Orchestra.

For the past year, Plan II pre-med senior Jana Dsouza has researched the famous bullfight called Jallikattu in India’s Tamil culture, which unfolds at the annual harvest festival. Through her research, she has drawn connections between Tamil Nadu’s bull and UT’s mascot, Bevo, and discovered more about her own familial link to the culture.

After injuring his spinal cord during a camping trip in 2000, Jared Dunten became quadriplegic. Now he paints masterpieces with his mouth.

A story filled with pie, friendship and motherhood will penetrate the hearts of musical lovers this week in Austin.  

In 2015, Sonja Kever spent a year painting oil portraits of the homeless. Today, her portraits remain displayed in Austin to raise awareness of community homelessness.

Beginning in the late 1800s, moonlight towers lit up cities worldwide. Now, after cities have dismantled most of them, only 17 remain standing. They are all located in Austin.

The Art of Ice Cream Experience, an interactive pop-up art exhibit in South Austin that opened Oct. 12, showcases immersive art. This exhibit was created to be seen, photographed and even touched. 

With the tiny house movement under way, local micro-home business Kasita transforms the idea of a smart house to one with intelligence.

This past weekend, Rosemary Follis officially closed the doors of Dance Across Texas, a dance hall in South Austin, which will eventually be converted into a brewery.

Last semester, UT students created Vibrant — a color-based mood-tracking app that encourages users to routinely check up on their mental wellness — and plan to continue working on the app this year. The app’s logo is meant to resemble a mood ring.