A few days ago The Hard Times tasked me with writing about a punk St. Patrick’s Day tradition, and right away I had a great…
AUSTIN, Texas — Indie-rock band The Goonie Squad was “thrilled” by the chance to go unnoticed by two dozen hungover, apathetic industry leaders during SXSW’s…
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Bassist Cassie Beckford reportedly had an epiphany while performing live with her band Goron Curse on Friday night: her band’s new…
Coke. NPR. Spotify. If you’ve been to SXSW this year, no doubt you’ve been subjected to the advertising whims of countless corporate shills in the…
AUSTIN, Texas — Recent Austin transplant Kimberly Meeks is eager to complain about her first South by Southwest every chance she can get, sources close…
Son, please come over here. I love you, but I must reprimand you for something I overheard you say last night. You said a curse.…
AUSTIN, Texas — Members of up-and-coming indie-rock band Flight of Fancy are hoping their SXSW showcase spot on the Esurance “Music for the Modern World”…
DALLAS — Death metal band Moruthal experienced record-low turnouts for their show last Friday night after accidentally printing the time and location information in the…
If you were a fan of Limp Bizkit during the rise of nu metal, here’s a scandal you may have missed: During the height of his…
AUSTIN, Texas — Singer-songwriter Ryan Adams operated a pedicab during the annual SXSW festival in order to make his trip to Austin profitable, according to…
NEW YORK — Henry Rollins’ intimate and passionate spoken word performance at the Gramercy Theater last night was interrupted by a disruptive and brazen bachelorette…
AUSTIN, Texas — Taco Bell advertising executives proudly unveiled the company’s SXSW activation earlier today: a fried chicken-wrapped stage for their Crunkwrap Supreme Showcase at this year’s…
LOS ANGELES — Two sisters playing on Hermosa Beach found a message in a bottle earlier today, revealing the grim story of a man stranded…
AUSTIN, Texas – Shortly after collecting his wristband, Atlanta native Drew Cahill announced plans to make the most out of his trip to Austin’s SXSW by…
Hey, you. Yeah, I’m talking to you. The one crowd killing by swinging fists directly into unsuspecting show patrons trying to watch this band. I’m…