“Somebody once told me if music doesn’t work out for me, inspirational speaking might be a good thing for me,” jokes James Alex of Philly’s punky, spunky, gleefully ramshackle indie outfit Beach Slang, as he sits on an Austin porch after performing at Yahoo Music’s South by Southwest headquarters. Alex probably could enjoy a lucrative side career as a motivational speaker – but it seems like full-time rock ‘n’ roll is working out for him just fine.
