NEWS BRIEF: Death Of Indie Rock, Music @ SXSW, iTunes Match Spreads, SOPA/PIPA Google & More

• Indie rock's slow and painful death. Sales figures suggest alternative rock is in a dismal place right now. Will it ever recover? And should we care? (Guardian)
• SXSW announces its live music schedule. (CoS)
• iTunes Match expands across Europe, Latin America (Music Week)

MORE:

• SOPA/PIPA: How Far We've Come; How Far We Need To Go (techdirt)
• Stearns Collection Of Musical Treasures Languish In Michigan Storage Vault. (HuffPo)
• Google resorts to ads to make you feel safer online (CNet)