Tag: Bay Area
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 »
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 »
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 »
Rambling on: A conversation with singer/songwriter Sean Okin – Part 2
Fleur the Kiwi Singer/songwriter Sean Okin is an old friend of Hazelzworld’s from the late 1980s Bay Area club scene—the Stone, the Omni, One Step Beyond, and the others that were home to the glory days of hair rock. Sean [...] Read more »
Rambling on: A conversation with singer/songwriter Sean Okin – Part 1
Fleur the Kiwi Singer/songwriter Sean Okin is an old friend of Hazelzworld’s from the late 1980s Bay Area club scene—the Stone, the Omni, One Step Beyond, and the others that were home to the glory days of hair rock. Sean [...] Read more »
Born to Sing: A conversation with Eddy Vega of Bad Boy Eddy – Part 2
Fleur the Kiwi Eddy Vega is lead vocalist for Bay Area hard rock act Bad Boy Eddy. Eddy loves to play in-your-face and kickin’ your ass rock & roll that appeals to a wide range of listeners. When the writing team [...] Read more »