Just over a week ago it was shared with the Twitterverse that South by Southwest had a clause in their current contract where if an international artist or group performed at a non-SXSW show during the festival this year, that they would be deported. Obviously, this caused backlash from fans, artists, patrons and the internet. Since […]
SXSW Threatens International Artists Playing Unofficial Shows With Deportation
Felix Walworth, member of bands like Told Slant, Bellows and Eskimeaux, went to twitter today to post a picture that is part of the contract regarding performing at the Arts and Music festival, South By Southwest (SXSW). in a moment I am going to go on a tirade, please stand by — Told Slant (@Felixixix666) […]
Festival Ignorance and Injuries: NOT Exclusive to Ultra or EDM
Disclaimer: This article is not an attempt to demonize other festivals throughout the U.S. It is only trying to show that Ultra is not the first or even the worst festival in recent history with injuries and bad press, despite the level the media has blown it up to. So what? Well, the point is, […]
Jimmy Kimmel – Lie Witness News: SXSW Edition
Jimmy Kimmel loves trolling people. He has a number of videos that are designed to go viral and end up to be completely fake. He is good at it. Last year, at Coachella, he sent a fake news crew to interview guests about fake bands and acts. This time, he did it to guests of […]
SXSW Strikes Fear in Paper Diamond
Paper Diamond was at SXSW this year. He was performing three shows. After his performances, he lost his laptop. Normally, this shouldn’t be a big deal, but that laptop contained his EP. The amount of hours Paper Diamond put in for his EP is probably extraordinary. To express his fear as well as enlisting for […]
Sunday Roundup: Everyone Has Something to Announce
I am currently somewhere in Mexico so I apologize if I missed something because this was written ahead of time. This week seems like it was full of announcements. All of them are awesome announcements (for the most part). There is always something to announce and usually I try to cover the majority of them. […]