It’s March and with the spring comes another South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas on March 7-16. Since its inception in 1987, the festival has become one of the world’s premiere music conferences and festivals. Though SXSW’s roots are musical, it has added an interactive festival celebrating new media technologies and a film conference and festival.

The music conference and festival portion of SXSW begins March 12 and features Lou Reed as this year’s ke...