…has just become even more so. The writer who created one of the 20C’s most famous rebels died at 91. Yeah, this is a music & film festival site – but if you somehow missed this bookthen you missed the inspiration behind some great music and film. JD’s gone, but Holden Caulfield is alive & well.

Until January 31, you can still buy an NXNE Priority Pass for the early-bird discounted price of just $99. They jump to $150 on Feb 1 – so check our Tickets page for purchase info and save!

NXNE, in association with FITC Events, is proud to announce the launch of NXNE Interactive (NXNEi). Bridging the gap between independent creators and interactivity, NXNEi will explore technology and social media through presentations, panels, and more. The event runs June 15-16 at NXNE Festival headquarters in the Hyatt Regency Toronto. We’d like your panel ideas – click HERE for the NXNEi Panel Programmer to suggest a topic and vote for  your favourites.

Passes for June 2010’s festival are on sale – at a special early-bird rate of just $99. The offer expires at the end of January, when the price goes back up to the regular $150. Buy now and assure yourself of priority access to all NXNE club shows, film screenings, and Conference Village sessions.

Click HERE to purchase.

2009’s Conference highlights included some of the “off-site” sessions, like the industry Town Hall (above), held at the Second City and moderated by Jake Gold, and the “Rivoli Sessions,” (pictured below) where music supervisors, managers, and misc hangers-on got to do whatever they do in the comforting environs of – where else – a bar.

see? they're actually working

Watch for more in 2010 as NXNE’s “Conference Village” spreads out even more.