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Sohodolls re-write classic 00’s single “Bang Bang Bang Bang” in stand against gun violence!
London’s influential electro-rockers, Sohodolls returned last year after being out of the limelight for more than a decade. A globally enforced lockdown revived one of their classics “Bang Bang Bang Bang” into an unexpected viral TikTok hit among the Gen Z glitterati. It so happened that Madonna had posted a recording she made of her daughter Estere Ciccone performing her own original choreography to the track and as part of the ensuing TikTok trend “Bang Bang Bang Bang” rocketed up the Billboard Top 50 and is now sitting on over 100m Spotify streams.
The new viral attention inspired Sohodolls to reform and release new singles “Letter To My Ex (Thank You Goodbye)” and “Bad” in 2022, which both picked up considerable press & radio attention, including airplay from Nels Hylton on Radio 1’s ‘Future Alternative’, Frank Skinner on Absolute Radio and features with highly regarded music blog Atwood Magazine. Now Sohodolls have gone back to where it all began to re-write and re-record “Bang Bang Bang Bang” to bring it up to date for 2023.
On how the new Otabek Salamov produced version of “Bang Bang Bang Bang” came about, main Sohodolls songwriter Maya Von Doll said: “I changed the lyrics from “hold the gun” to “kill the gun” to make my standpoint clearer. I’ve always been against guns. After BBBB went viral, I could see some confusion with some people believing it was a song about school shootings and that’s not what it’s about at all and I didn’t want people to carry that narrative nor think I was glorifying guns. I was slightly referencing Kurt Cobain’s suicide but mostly because I was so shocked and saddened by what happened as Nirvana was such a big part of my youth.”
It’s the Nirvana grunge influence that Sohodolls tap into further with the “Bang Bang Bang Bang” re-write, with explosive distorted guitars replacing the original version’s synth heavy backdrop. A more raw and gritty incarnation, the new “Bang Bang Bang Bang” feels both nostalgic for the early 90s and fresh and relevant again for 2023, Maya Von Doll’s voice as sumptuous and infectious as ever.
Revealing further on the song’s themes and the updated new version, Maya Von Doll explains, “The song is actually about being a misfit and finding your tribe. I wrote this song when I was a teenager feeling like I didn’t quite fit in with any of the cliques at school, but I started going out in Soho and meeting all these wonderfully different people. Even though I’ve always been anti-guns, I wanted to update the spirit for the times we’re living in now where you have to be clearer about what you stand for. I do think gun ownership is a bad idea.”
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Author Camari Knox Releases Debut Poetry Book The Silence of Snow Is So Loudly Deafening
A Stirring Exploration of Trauma, Introspection, and the Unquiet Mind
Author Camari Knox announces the release of her debut poetry collection, The Silence of Snow Is So Loudly Deafening—a hauntingly lyrical examination of identity, psychological trauma, and the relentless pursuit of inner clarity. Self-published and unapologetically raw, this collection is a resonant testament to the quiet chaos that often lives within us.
Crafted over two decades of self-examination, the book offers readers a mirror rather than a map—revealing that perhaps there was never a question needing to be answered in the first place. With intimate, piercing verses, Knox invites readers to walk the blurred lines between silence and noise, truth and repression, reflection and resistance.
“For those who tough love never really worked for. For those who sentimental words of encouragement made them feel uneasy. For those whose only wish is to find someone, something, some words that alleviate every grievance their body has taken on.”
Camari Knox is a self-published author and emerging literary voice with a deep-rooted interest in the complexities of the human experience. Inspired by poets, novelists, and philosophical thinkers, her work balances analytical depth with emotional sensitivity. The Silence of Snow Is So Loudly Deafening draws from her own journey through psychological trauma, offering poetry that is both deeply personal and universally relatable.
With this debut, Knox establishes herself as a fresh voice in contemporary poetry—one that doesn’t seek to provide comfort, but rather companionship through the discomfort. Her words do not simply speak; they echo, resonate, and, at times, pierce.
The Silence of Snow Is So Loudly Deafening is now available through Amazon, Good Reads
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