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Phil West

Austin-based Writer exploring the places in which pop culture and politics intersect

Phil West is an Austin-based writer whose articles and essays have appeared in a number of publications, online journals, literary magazines, and anthologies, including the Los Angeles Times, Seattle Times, San Antonio Express-News, Austin Chronicle, Mid-American Review, and November 3rd Club. His first book of poems, The Arsenal of Small Stars, is available from The Wordsmith Press, and he's currently working on a book of essays about indie rock. He's especially interested in exploring the places in which pop culture and politics intersect.

January 16, 2013

F1 Comes to Austin: For Fans Still Hard to Define and Find, There Is, for Real, a Fan Fest

April 10, 2012

Don't Think; Get The DVD Instead: How Chemical Brothers Took The Big Screen On The Way To The Small Screen

January 8, 2012

YACHT at Fun Fun Fun Fest: Lessons in Dancing and Breathing

December 13, 2011

Laughing at Another Man's Life: James Braly's Wry, Candid Look at Marriage

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December 6, 2017

The Nerdiest Party Ever: Celebrating Ernie Cline's Ready Player One, and Pretty Much All of the '80s

October 14, 2011

Poetry Slam at 25: Why Some People Stand in Line in the Rain to Hear Poems

December 6, 2017

SXSW 2011 Music Day Shows: How One Intrepid Reporter Attempts to Make Sense of an Entire Sprawling Festival

December 6, 2017

SXSW Music Festival 2011: Cold War Kids and the Vague, Creeping Dread of Mainstreaming What Was Formerly and Reliably Indie

May 25, 2011

SXSW Interactive Party Round-Up: Do Not Underestimate a Nerd's Ability to Party

December 6, 2017

SVNGR Founder At SXSW Interactive: Why We'll All Be Playing Games Soon