Just six months after to relocating to Austin, renowned FM-turned-Web radio station Woxy pulled the proverbial plug yesterday, citing a general lack of funding. The news will likely have a ripple effect on the already struggling ME-TV, which leased some of its studio space to the station.

It's always interesting to hear what one Grammy nominee has to say about another. So when the issue of Lady Gaga was raised during Gwar's SXSW panel on March 19, bassist Beefcake the Mighty opined, "If you like that shit, may the shackles weigh heavy upon you."

Tuesday night the traditional opening is at Hole in the Wall for the Swollen Circus, hosted by Michael Hall and Walter Salas-Humara. Roots-rockers Ha Ha Tonka, whose albums on Bloodshot are grossly overlooked, proved why they're Missouri's best band at the moment. Walter's expanded Silos played a new song or two, affecting as ever.

Fun Fact: According to new stats from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the number of people popped for sending marijuana through the mail hit a record high of 1,278 folks in 2009.

Bad day for the Republican Party of Texas: They're having to shift into high dudgeon over the passage of the federal health care bill. Oh, well, anything to distract from the fact that, in this Republican-run state, 26.9% of residents are uninsured.

Sorry, I promised via Twitter that this footage would get posted Monday, but hey – "better late than never" is MetroRail's unofficial motto, right? Included: conversations with passengers, nice shots of the city skyline at sunrise, and an interview with the managers of Black Star Co-op Brewery, a business on the line.

The sneaker brand that brought you "Winged Attitude" and "Tongue Attitude" from Jeremy Scott, as well as the race car-inspired Porsche SP1 shoe, is dipping back into American consumer-nostalgia, this time with a full range of "Star Wars" gear.

Last year, ladies were out in force at South by Southwest. This year, the number seems to have skyrocketed. With the Runaways movie in town, Courtney Love wandering around, and the amazingness of the sissy bounce performers, the week had that feminine mystique.

Ya kinda expect guests at SXSW to say things like "I was out on the streets 'til 12 o'clock last night, throwing up." Not necessarily veteran Disney producer Don Hahn, director of Waking Sleeping Beauty, though.