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Exotic Fever Records is proud to announce their free label showcase during the South By Southwest music festival. The showcase will take place March 19 from noon to 6 p.m. at The Music Gym Lounge (815 E 6th St, Austin, TX). Exotic Fever Records’ diverse roster of bands are slated to perform, including hardcore acts; Thank God, Pygmylush (featuring members of City of Caterpillar, Majority Rule, and Pg. 99), Turboslut, ...Exotic Fever Records Presents Free Party During SXSW

One never knows what one stumbles over on the Internet. After posting this, on the use of wailing wall by the judge at Bernie Madoff’s sentencing, I got itchy and looked around. Here are the lyrics of Flogging Mary’s Screaming at the Wailing Wall: Screaming At The Wailing Wall So God how come every wrong’s been done? With deals no Christ should allow Once the communist now the terrorist With blood as ...Ever Screamed at the Wailing Wall?

This week marks the 30th anniversary of the death of Sid Vicious, who was the bass guitarist for the Sex Pistols. [God, I feel really, really old]. He died of a heroin overdose on February 1, 1979—the same night he was released on bail from Riker’s Island. He’d spent 55 days there after being charged with the murder of his girlfriend, Nancy Spungen, who died of a single stab wound to the abdomen and bled to death ...Death of a Punk: Remembering Sid Viscous

Fall Out Boy do like to write about Fall Out Boy, don’t they? Songs about Pete Wentz, as a lyricist, being like an arms dealer doling out word-weapons, songs about Pete Wentz having a God Complex, cocked and ready to pull, and now this, a song about the band attempting to shush the critics by doing a little preening dance in front of them, and claiming not to mind what they say. A dance which is set to the riff ...Fall Out Boy - 'I Don't Care'

Classic rock-styled bands playing original material that are content to rock without treating the form in ironic, pretentious or post-whatever ways have been in short supply since punk rock — aided by the bloat of prog rock — consigned them to the parade of passe. However, Madison’s had some excellent, direct rock bands in recent years, many of which unfortunately have been met with …