Cokie The Clown Video Footage From SXSW

WARNING: THIS VIDEO/BLOG TOPIC IS VERY DISTURBING/OFFENSIVE

WATCH AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION

Hey Everyone!

So I'm sure many of you have heard about the highly disturbing and somewhat outrageous set performed by NOFX frontman, Fat Mike, at this year's SXSW festival in Texas. Well, some video footage has finally emerged, and its just as bad as you imagined... maybe worse.

For those of you who arent aware of the events, let me give you a little background. Fat Mike played on the lsat night of this year's SXSW festival at a club called Emo's Annex. He took the stage as his alter ego, Cokie The Clown. Now, this is not your happy-go-lucky clown, no. This is a very morbid, very disturbed, depressed version of the childhood party guest. Cokie started his set by taking shots of tequila, and distributing the rest of them to the eager audience who downed them quickly. He proceeded to tell stories of a very disturbed childhood... there were stories of death, abuse, rape, substance abuse... you name it, it was mentioned. This went on for about 40mins. At the end of that, Mike told the crowd to "enjoy a little video he made on TV"... and I'm not sure ENJOY is the word. More like, watch this and run for the nearest bathroom I think. The video showed Mike emptying some of the tequila backstage and replacing the missing alcohol with his urine. Yes, everyone who took a shot went home with just a little more than they bargained for that night... ew.

Now that you're all caught up, you can check out the video in its entirety HERE. If you're stomach is strong and you arent easily offended anyways...

So what do you think of Mike's antics? Has he gone too far this time?

Rock On,

- Girl At The Rock Show

Patrick Stump Performs Solo Act For First Time Live At SXSW

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As I mentioned a while back, after FOB went on Hiatus, lead vocalist Patrick Stump decided to give a solo project a try. The talented, young multi-instrumentalist took to the stage for the first time at Austin's annual SXSW music festival in a small capacity club of 21+ fans. Still clearly getting used to the idea of solo performance, I have to say I think he did a good job.

The rough tracks sound pretty catchy, definitely a lot of potential there. A few fans noted the fact that he's starting to prove he can write lyrics ... maybe he doesn't need Wentz after all? Personally, I have always admired his musicianship. From his production/studio work to his vocals and guitar style on FOB albums past and present, he has proven himself as a very well musically educated young man... keep in mind, he's still only in his 20s and already quite accomplished in the pop-punk world.

Check out the videos of his performance below.

More videos of the set can be found here at Absolute Punk.

What do you think of the new solo Patrick? Awkward, perhaps. But I see big things!

Rock On,

- Girl At The Rock Show

Patrick Stump To Perform At SXSW

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So as most of you know, Fall Out Boy have taken a break... an "indefinite hiatus", whatever that means. Even they dont seem to be too sure haha. Anyways, the guys are taking this chance to try their hand at new styles- including Patrick Stump's new solo career which looks brilliant. He has now revealed that he plans to take his one man band live at this year's upcoming SXSW Music Festival in Austin Texas.

Now, some younger fans may be a little discouraged as this event is listed as a 21+ only, but for those of you planning to attend who are legal, I highly recommend going to check this out before it takes off. The show will take place at the Dirty Dog Bar, Friday March 19th at 11pm. This will be the debut of the solo career, so who knows, maybe a few years from now you can talk about how you saw Patrick when he was fresh out of Fall Out Boy! I was lucky enough to see FOB play for a crowd of less than 40 on the Warped Tour a couple years before the smash hit "Sugar, We're Going Down". Its pretty much public knowledge that Patrick was originally reluctant to be the band's frontman. He's not a flashy guy, so I'd like to see how he handles a setting where theres no Wentz to distract the crowd... all eyes are going to be on him. Definitely a little bit of a different setting... 21+ bar, music he composed entirely alone... he's gonna do great!

If this video is any indication of his talent, I cant understand why you WOULDNT go see this!

ps. have to say I love the way Wentz is just sitting there while Patrick plays :P

Thats right, you twiddle your thumbs

Rock On,

- Girl At The Rock Show