So this SXSW virgin is off to Austin, Texas next week and boy, am I excited. Ray Davies is going to be there, a man I revere less for his illustrious career in The Kinks and beyond, and more for his musical numbers in the campy 1986 film Absolute Beginners (I know, I’m a philistine). Our own Ruby Suns, Lawrence Arabia, Bachelorette, Kerretta and Surf City will be there, as well as Motörhead, Cheap Trick, Nas, Flying Lotus, Billy Bragg, Madlib, The Walkmen, Sharon Jones, Spoon – and that’s just the tip of an outrageously sweet iceberg. Am I bragging? Probably. Do I care? Not a bit. I’ll tell you all about it when I get back, probably using notes that military intelligence couldn’t decipher and 80 blurry photos of my thumb.