Legendary Austinite, Leslie Cochran, is the only transvestite homeless person to ever become a living, breathing, city landmark. That is until recently. Austin just got a little less weird with the passing of the city’s beloved, homeless icon. Known for his stilettos and fondness of thongs, Leslie turned more heads than slutty, under-age college girls. You could always count on Leslie for interesting conversation, and he really found his way into the hearts of the people of Austin. When he suffered a brutal beating that left him unconscious in 2010, the city came together and raised enough money to cover the brain surgery that saved his life. I had the pleasure of interviewing him briefly at Marley Fest after he left the hospital, and I was happy to find him up to his usual antics. Unfortunately, Leslie couldn’t be revived this time around, and this year’s SXSW definitely won’t be the same without his strut on the streets. RIP Leslie, we really love you, (wo)man. In memory of, we’ve compiled some of his finest moments.

The feud is over claims UK site Digitalspy. For the past few weeks, the saucy Brit songstresses have been battling out their personal differences on the world stage. But now the two have aparantly buried the hatchet after hooking up in Austin, Texas last week during SXSW. “Me and the Winehouse have made up,” Allen said. “We’re now lesbian lovers,” she laughed afterwards.

Spring Break in Austin, Texas has nothing to do with sun and sand. It’s all about the music. South by Southwest, the nation’s premiere music festival hit Austin this week featuring 1400 bands from all over the world and hip, hot songstress Lily Allen was on hand and in rare form. Apparently, Allen in the middle of her showcase railed on Brit music news mag and sponsor NME. Steve McLean of Chart Attack witnessed Lily Allen and her choice words for a the magazine:

“I’m a little bit drunk because it’s 11 o’clock and I’ve been drinking most of the day,” Allen said while giggling, before launching into a tirade against NME. “F**k off you c**ts,” she said of the British music tabloid, before adding that the editor had the smallest penis in the world.

I knew this girl had a pair of lungs on her, but how about that mouth?