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What better way to drum up publicity for your band than to start a feud? In a recent interview with ChartAttack.com, foxy Canadian all-girl alt-rock trio Magneta Lane lobbed some serious spitballs at foxy American all-girl alt-rock trio the Like.

"They blow balls," declared Magneta Lane frontwoman Lexi Valentine, going on to accuse the L.A. band of only getting a record deal because their fathers work in the music industry. "Who do they think they are, Magneta Lane? We were here first. There's only room for one."

Now that's the kind of drama the indie world needs. We hope this beef is properly nurtured until it rivals 50 and the Game, or at least harkens back to the glory days of Axl Rose vs. Vince Neil.

Both Magneta Lane and the Like will play SXSW, so watch out for catfights on 6th Street.

Magneta Lane will actually be quite hard to miss in Austin this week, as they're performing no less than six times in four days. If you don't see them, you better be trapped under a longhorn or snared by an armadillo.

The girls are hitting the streets to support Dancing with Daggers, their MSTRKRT-produced debut album on Paper Bag Records. It's already out in Canada but doesn't drop here in the States until April 4.

Come for the music, stay for the shit-talking:

03-15 Austin, TX - Emo's Annex (IODA SXSW day party) *#
03-15 Austin, TX - Brush Square Park (Canadian Blast BBQ)
03-16 Austin, TX - Emo's Jr. (Tag Team/Under the Radar SXSW day party) %*
03-17 Austin, TX - Brush Square Park (Feldman's day party)
03-18 Austin, TX - Red's Scoot Inn (Eastside Scootenanny) &*
03-18 Austin, TX - Buffalo Billiards (SXSW) $
03-22 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island - Hunter's AleHouse @
03-22 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island - The Guild
03-23 Halifax, Nova Scotia - The Attic @
03-23 Halifax, Nova Scotia - The Pavilion @
03-24 Fredericton, New Brunswick - Bugaboo Creek Pub @
04-02 Waterloo, Ontario - Starlight @
04-03 Windsor, Ontario - Chubby Pickle @
04-04 Barrie, Ontario - The Foundation @
04-06 Toronto, Ontario - Horseshoe Tavern
04-07 Kingston, Ontario - Grad Club @
04-08 Ottawa, Ottawa - Zaphods @
04-12 Hamilton, Ontario - The Underground @
04-14 Sudbury, Ontario - The Townehouse
04-15 Sault St. Marie, Ontario - Downbeat
04-20 Vancouver, British Columbia - Lamplighter ^
04-21 Victoria, British Columbia - Lucky ^
04-22 Tofino, British Columbia - Tofino Legion ^
04-23 Whistler, British Columbia - Boot ^
04-25 Kelowna, British Columbia - TBA ^
04-26 Edmonton, Alberta - Starlite ^
04-27 Calgary, Alberta - Broken City ^
04-28 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Louis Pub ^
04-29 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Collective Cabaret ^
05-01 Thunder Bay, Ontario - Kilroy's

* with Dengue Fever
# with the Herms, the Mutts, Oranger, the Slip, Heavyweight Dub Champion with Dr. Israel and AWOL One
% with Serena Maneesh, the Most Serene Republic, Dengue Fever, Field Music, the Beautiful Newborn Children
& with the Capitol Years, Til We're Blue or Destroy, Shearwater, Man Man, the Burning Brides, Modern Skirts, Casting Couch, Phosphorescent, Dengue Fever
$ with South Filthy, Crimson Sweet, the Deathray Davies, the Twenty Twos, Drug Free Disco Family
@ with Tokyo Police Club
^ with Small Sins