One week down and a weekend left. If you’re a self-described nerd or a shameful hipster, chances are you wish you were in Austin right now.  Thousands of these archetypical consumers from all over the world have gathered in Texas’ capital to experience new technology, movies and music. The festival officially kicked off last weekend but the parties are now in full swing as we head into the weekend. And by full swing, I was referring to people having fun… not the kid with a tri-mohawk who swung a skateboard at the face of a guy who tried to snap a picture of his stupid hair. See what you’ve been missing down in Texas after the jump!

If you plan on attending this year’s festival, SPIN magazine has a whole buncha emerging artists to check out. Even if you don’t go, you should probably illegally download their albums asap so you can impress your friends with your insider knowledge. Read more after the jump!

If you hadn’t noticed, we here at COED had a F’ing awesome time at 2009′s South by Southwest (SXSW) festival. But can you blame us? We got to hang out with Hannah Hilton and Meggan Mallone, saw a once-in-a-lifetime Jane’s Addiction show at the Playboy party, caught Kanye West’s secret show at Fader Fort and saw tons of beautiful music babes. But we’ve saved the best for last…

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