Author Archives: Fleur the Kiwi
Heart of Rock interview: Brandon Baumann. Frontman. Diamond Lane.
Hazelzworld & Fleur A San Francisco Bay Area native, Brandon Baumann is co-founder and frontman of Los Angeles-based hard rock band Diamond Lane. From now until the end of time (or until too many people die for us to continue), [...] Read more »
How to get scissors through airport security: A conversation with Simon Cruz & Martin Sweet of CrashDiet
Fleur the Kiwi Swedish sleaze metal/glam punk rockers CrashDiet visited San Francisco’s DNA Lounge in late March, and a few hours before the show, DGT&G snagged a corner table in DNA Pizza that provided an sort-of-quiet spot to chat with guitarist Martin Sweet and frontman Simon Cruz (and [...] Read more »
Heart of Rock interview: Brent Muscat. Guitarist. Sin City Sinners.
Fleur the Kiwi Many of you will remember Brent Muscat from his Faster Pussycat days. These days his hair is shorter after being shaved to support research into childhood cancers, but he’s still playing a mean guitar – since 2008 with [...] Read more »
Tattoo Tuesday: Margaritas + Young Love = Tattoo Disaster — Sandra Q
Sandra Q Back in 1994, my then-boyfriend Kent and I were madly in love and lust with each other. We found each other at the perfect time. After having gone through a series of truly awful dates, horrible relationships, and [...] Read more »
“The best fucking music there is”: A conversation with Martin Sweet of CrashDiet
Fleur the Kiwi Swedish sleaze metal/glam punk rockers CrashDiet visited San Francisco’s DNA Lounge in late March, and a few hours before the show, DGT&G snagged a corner table in DNA Pizza that provided an sort-of-quiet spot to chat with [...] Read more »
Tattoo Tuesday: EKG of life — Blanca Estrada
Blanca Estrada I’ve been teaching yoga for almost seven years now and I truly believe yoga has been my saving grace. This little gem on my wrist is my daily reminder of the preciousness of life. I have battled Guillain–Barré [...] Read more »
Heart of Rock interview: Arsenal … house band of Rock of Ages, Las Vegas
Fleur the Kiwi In our well-established tradition of stumbling into rock ‘n’ roll artists at our favorite Vegas hangout, the Bourbon Room, one recent seamy night who did we espy propping up the bar but certain members of Arsenal, the [...] Read more »
Heart of Rock interview: Martin Sweet & Simon Cruz. Guitarist & Vocalist. CrashDiet.
Fleur the Kiwi Swedish sleaze metal/glam punk band CrashDïet rocked the floorboards off the DNA Lounge in San Francisco on Monday, March 25. DGT&G sat down with guitarist Martin Sweet and frontman Simon Cruz before the show and talked about life on [...] Read more »
Heart of Rock interview: Johnny Lima. Vocalist, guitarist, producer.
Fleur the Kiwi Solo artist and producer Johnny Lima first picked up a guitar at the age of 12 and taught himself to play. From the beginning, Lima’s music has emphasized lyrics and melody. He released his debut album in 1996 [...] Read more »