Author: Mart Kawaii

Gene Simmons: Generations of fans don’t want to pay for music

  It’s no coincidence that record stores don’t see droves of music fans spewing through their doors the way it used to. The obvious culprit: peer-to-peer networking which has rendered almost all music free. From its early inception as Napster…

SOULFLY to Kick Off North American Tour this Friday, Performing NAILBOMB’s “Point Blank” Album in Full Each Night

Metal legend Max Cavalera created a massive buzz earlier this year after hinting about SOULFLY’s North American Point Blank tour, and now the wait is over. SOULFLY will begin the highly-anticipated tour this Friday, October 6 in San Diego, CA.…

The Horrors release new album ‘V’

The Horrors released their fifth album ‘V’ last week on Wolftone/Caroline – their first new release in three years. Recorded in London with Grammy and Academy Award-winning producer Paul Epworth (fka twigs, Lorde, Rihanna, Adele), ‘V’ feels synthy, refined and…

MARILYN MANSON IN NYC TONIGHT!!!

Hours left and I’m super excited – follow Flowers In A Gun on Instagram @flowersinagun for live updates from the Marilyn Manson show tonight at Hammerstein Ballroom!!! If you haven’t gotten a ticket yet it’s a good idea to check…

!!!’s residency at Union Pool: Dancing is the best revenge

Sacramento-born and currently Brooklyn based dance punk band !!! (or also named “chk chk chk”, which helps cause !!! is basically unsearchable on Google 🙂 ) did a three night residency at Union Pool last week. The dates (8th,9th and…

Who sang it better: I’m A Fool To Love You

“I’m a Fool to Want You” is a 1951 pop and jazz standard song composed by Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf, and Joel Herron and first released by Frank Sinatra as a Columbia Records single. The ballad has been covered multiple times by artists in many genre. As a lover of beautiful, sentimental songs about love I picked two of my favorites – the late Bob Dylan and the eternal Billie Holiday.

With this I’m starting a new fun rubric in the blog – vote for your favorite in comments (I hope it lasts longer:P)!

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Mary Lynn’s “Animal” Is a Great Listen End to End

My Animal by Columbus, Ohio’s Mary Lynn is an upbeat pop-rock record, and though they aren’t doing anything revolutionary, they definitely aren’t doing anything bad either. It’s a fun record, and it’s easy to listen to all the way through.…