Screeching Weasel 'Disband' in the Aftermath of SXSW Altercation

To everybody who doesn't know who Screeching Weasel. . . Clearly you don't know anything about American punk music, but I'm not judging. They've influenced a lot of other bands of which you may have heard. Mike Dirnt of a slightly more popular band, Green Day, played bass for them for a while, after Green Day had already made it big. I think that kind of says something about them. Having said that. . . It's embarrassing to me, as a guy and human being, that Ben unloaded on two women. No excuse for it. I was looking forward to seeing them on tour, but I guess that's done.

Wow he even went after the chick witht he weird shirt, then again she was bigger then him maybe it was self defence. Glad i don't listen to them.

Dignity and embarrasment? I thought bands broke up 'cause they couldn't stand eachother.

Some would say Screeching weasel pioneered pop punk, bands like green day and blink 182 where SW fans and had a HUGE influence on their music. All you old folks and youngsters keep your finger on the pulse.

Oh my God, the Rolling Stones are finally.......oh, it's the screeching weasels???......who the hell are they?

Whoever posted the video on youtube titled it "Ben Weasel gets into a fight" -being restrained after assaulting two women is not "getting into a fight" though I would've loved to see the two women beat his sorry self to the ground.

Are you kidding me, this jerkoff should be in jail. Screeching weasel, who are these wanna be fools anyways, punk is so outdated thats why its not played on the radio, who the hell wants to listen to that S***. Have a nice life holding off 6'9" men in jail that want to use you are their little play toy....BTW bring some lube, you'll need it

"Weasel then threw a punch at the venue owner -- also female -- who valiantly came onstage to diffuse the situation."

The word should be "defuse," not "diffuse." "Diffuse" is most commonly an adjective, not a verb, and is pronounced with a short "i" and a soft "s." When used as a verb, "diffuse" means "to pour out and permit or cause to spread freely; to extend or scatter," not "to render less harmful," which is the meaning of "defuse," pronounced with a long "e" and a hard "s" that sounds like "z."

The woman valiantly attempted to DEFUSE, not diffuse, the situation.

Am I supposed to have heard of this band? Do I care? Why would I care? AOL's news department strikes again!

Obviously their music wasn't going to earn them a name so, why not beat up a couple of gals in Texas so we can be known as the band who beats women. Gimme a break. A woman tosses an ice cube at Weasel and this jerk-off didn't see it as a friendly gesture but as an offense. Are we feeling a bit sensitive today? Now if she would have thrown the ice cube, complete with the glass, then we'd have a problem. Or if she'd have thrown Ice Cube, the enterainer, we'd certainly have a problem. Instead, she was nice enough not to include either. Out of the two women he tried to beat up, who won? It's one of those situations where "he" can never win. If he beats a woman and she kicks his cowardly ass, he's a real punk (excuse the double entandre). If he wins the fight, everyone says: "of course", she was just a girl you were finally able to beat up. He doesn't care about any of that. He got what he wanted--notoriety. Finally, someone (beside Kris, on the comment board) is saying his band's name. Too bad its for being a cowardly punk rather then being a punk band.