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Tampa Bay's Stranger "The new release while. live.
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to
We wanted
sound
Instead of trying to lay
it
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back on the recording, we wanted
go in and say, 'Hey, this is real good, let's play this thing over,' You know, play with some excitement' to
Greg Billings describing the new Stranger
release.
No More Dirty Deals.
South Fla's Nuclear Valdez
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major musicconventionsoftheFallandyour invitation to partidpate in the Florida Band and Artist Directory™.
Florida Music Report THRUST has expanded its local music include Gainesvilleand Tallahassee.
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Florida Test Spins A look at the commercially from Florida's original
McQueen
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including Split Image,
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Florida Demo-lition A look at the Florida's rising young
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On the Road
to Concrete
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MUSIilfili
Tom Petty Heartbreakers
Gainesville's
& the "It's
easy working together but
songs.
Coming up with a tune is
8
never easy writing great
it's
that people will
difficult It's also difficult
and then each song you write
shouldbe checking outbefore everyone else catcheson. This month: Melbourne's Dead Serios, Miami's Vandal Ft. Lauderdale's The Itch, Largo's Grassy GnoU Gunmen,Tampa'sFurther(ex-Shadowland),Miami'sSaigon Kick, Oriando's Death, Jacksonville's Rein Sanction, Miami's Farr Cry, and Clearwater's Psycho Tribe.
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Slow has drawn its audience into another realm controlled by the combined vision of fourmusicianswhose conflicting stylessomehowmesh. The band has formed a transcendental bond with its audience, exploring universal themes oflove, hope and In
and over
26/27 Florida Faces A look at some of the Florida bands and artists who you
the
Central Florida's Slow
Code of Ethics, Damage, Groove Thangs, JasminDown, Raped Ape, and Kross.
Music Report featuring over 50 Hogtown abands and artists who play
miss the old Nuke's guitar-based sound, but before anyone gets
the future of
Also,
Sterling Road, Elysium, Lucian Blaque, Eyewitness,
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Democracy.
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Gainesville Report A special edition of the Gainesville
some
reaches back and draws from their heritage, and forward into
The Coconuts, Jam-iya, catch the news on the numerous
20/21
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(Juan) Diaz says that
Massive, Elements, Emphasis,
international festivals held in Florida this Fall.
6 street Notes A look at this special all-Florida edition of Thrust, the
for a
Stranger when you go see us
...
want
to hear
when you haw
you want
the last one. Always trying to top >'ourself
it
is
owr
a few hits,
be bigger then
to
difficult"
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Venice's
No Fraud
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sound; too
many
people are sLinding
still
right
now. We're just
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OVER I SO ORIGINAL BANDS AND
Michael Bamett
EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS
ARTISTS IN THIS ALL-FLORIDA ISSUE! I
I
Concrete Foundations Forum is a hard rock/ heavy metal convention that takes place this
dress and
year from October 3-5 in Los Angeles.
information (including address and hotline
write in about their favorite regional bands.
ing of
unsung
and
local
new promos,
tapes, flyers
and
to
trinkets;
what! received wasadelugeofmusical submissions from across the state. From Tampa, Orlando, Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Jacksonville and our
Gainesville to the smaller areas of
including Odessa, Venice and even
is
state
Yeehaw
isn't that
supposed to
call
said to
from
Florida's
of converting
bands and
my
kept very open-ended for your interpretation
the world has to offer. There's a complete
so that you don't
feature with the
hole your music), and
Chiapardi, inside.
available, its
a dual-focus convention held in New
is
be pur-
it
Send the postcard
to Florida
Band and Art-
Directory™, c/o Thrust Magazine, 12467
1991.
published by CMJ. This convention
is
seeing up and
music The thought
ground bands, as well
stuffed with
artists."
coming
"we must do
for
I
my
as for
is
regional bands for
A&R
reps, as well as
having
the silence of the phones allowed us to focus
driving instead of flying, this
our attentions, we could do something that no an Florida music magazine has ever done issue completely dedicated to the original music
convention for you. All three of the above conventions cater to
York bands, no
panels and workshops for varied interests.
—
play.
may be
If you
tion-hopping pros.
names.
moving back
What a concept; what an even better reality, the proof of which you are now holding in your
too.
They
just aren't
own
its
but
if
the hundred plus bands feahjred
is
any indication, Florida must be
would vou
of Thrust
happening
we
prefer that
tiirough the area? the pie?
who may be coming Where would you diwy up
Send
in
your observations, ideas and
me at the above address. Or call
and write your local Thrust reps as listed in the masthead to the right if you need immediate
conventions,
A couple more things: Thrust is looking for
not a joke. There
and February. Stay posted for information on
are over 150 Florida bands and artists in this
Tampa's Southeastern Music Conference (headed up by Morrisound's Jim Morris), and
someone
one in Miami, both in early 1992. Last month I mentioned that Thrust was working on a statewide, comprehensive band
are a Gaines\'ille wiiter looking to support your
hands. The tag on the cover
issue. It's a
loud and
is
statement that needs to be repeated clear.
Florida original
music can
stand up against any music in the world.
And what better issue to devote to Florida's finest than this: our annual Fall convention issue. Zoned versions of this month's Thrust will be inserted into
bag
and
tory™
each registrant's goodie
all
is
well
under way. This
is
Artist Direc-
how
it
works:
If
October.
For those of you
appear in an upcoming
Band and
postcard (no letters please) with
who aren't sure what these
conventions are about, here's some brief de-
information:
tiie
to take over the Gainesville section of
the Florida Music Report. Please call
you are in a band, or you're an artist whose primary work is original music (not cover tunes), you can be listed for free. Just send a
CMJ and New South conhappening during the month of
at the Concrete,
ventions,
artist directory to
issue. Well, the Florida
local
Band name, band contact forbook-
the fans of the Metal Av\'ards
bornly discount
minded
all
you
if
up!
as the people
without aporeciating Metal bojtal
is
much more
enough
for
who
stub-
forms of music and metal
Wake
besides death:
who it
You
tiell,
your music
insult
for its
own
merits.
than death, whether
your personal
postcards out and
Tim Hubbard
vi/aits
for
in
line
the main
attraction
at
Hypeworld, Florida's
newest
theme park.
Still
in
little
line,
Billy
no longer quite so
makes good use
losing
his
virginity,
falling
taste or not.
hop into our
All-Fiorida
thru college, starting his
own
business, raising three kids. getting divorced &
as
Billy's
comes
turn
retiring.
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of
Billy
is
shocked
to
hear that
down
repair.
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Hey, what are you waiting for? Get the
issue of
tails:
me
scene and get published while doing it
To
following
Grimes
Tiffany
12467 62nd
attentioa
January
EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS Sandie Olmsted
feahjre
national bands as well
music, don't
until
music
only Florida bands, or do you enjoy stories on
suggestions to
to Florida
forget that Florida has
in,
That brings up my next question: As a reader
space elsewhere in this issue. Before
ing
the Fall
promotional
for
have to wait until the postcards start com-
bursting at the seams with original
need information on
any of these conventions, look
just Florida Seattle bands bands from the unknown to the household
will
in this issue
If
industry newcomers, bands, fans and conven-
New
bands, no
does not matter what genre music you
there in the state of Florida? A realistic estimate
based upon Austin's hugely
SXSW. NSMS features showcases of
your convention budget dictates that you're
No LA
send in a postcard.
where you pick up your copy of Thrust How many original bands and artists are
this is the Southeast's biggest
it,
our national publicity contact that we were out of town for the monthi? Then, while
—
in Florida to
Also look for blank self-addressed postcards
You guessed
not
It
music
plays
on a region.
this convention focuses
successful
Why
original
who
artist
Atlanta from October 2-6. Instead of focusing
convention and
to mindb
and undernetworking with
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want every band and
takes place in
on a genre,
tell
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la'>els.
pick) into the atmosphere.
came
great for
alternative
New South Music Showcase
was never
is
ist
Everyone from rock to country to jazz to alternative is welcome to receive ^eir free listing.
independent
CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons or
of the state's residents.
name and where can
paralleling the weekly industry tip sheet, also
ava-
staff into religious ftinda-
better laea
you have product
if
chased.
close-minded ftindamentalist culprits, take your
Then a
you have to pidgeon-
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mind, but only for a moment, to release
Forum's founder. Bob ... So check it out for more
feel like
convention has alternative and metal segments,
mentalists and starting a bonfire crossed
one
(this is
to
my staff,
something. Our mailbox
music or style
what executives are
when presented with an
I
descriptive of your band's
less
best hard rock/metal signedand unsigned bands
CMJ
lanche of this magnitude?
Thrusters,"
word or
available), ten
if
York City from October 31-November 2. Developed by the College Music Journal, this
A meeting, I thou^t, needed to be called all,
for fan club
phone number), contact
phone number
details.
exploding onto every local scene.
order. After
gives
do business, have fun and see some of the
Junction, the consensus was clear, original
music
ing or professional inquiries (including ad-
the genre's industry, bands and fans a chance
expected the usual smatter-
I
It
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Tiffany
music
original
Lorn Makela Sue Peone Teresa Roop
Sandie Olmsted
asked everyone to
how much
never realized
there was in Florida until
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ro{k-dis(o -thing,' the Heartbreakers were swiftly
"New Wove.' Never mind
to
be
members
s
'
r*-^*>
of the Heortbreokers played
well OS other musical luminaries. ...
on
as
it,
And now we
play their instruments, they wore black leather
off-the-beaten path Heortbreokers album yet.
jackets ... only punks vrare leather! Yet the music
According to Tom, the
that they
was rock
of everything that
&
roll
ond possibly the
past, the present,
release
is
not the
docile bond. "I don't think
product of
. .
future.
new
mellowed, necessarily, as much as
4 r
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HEARTBREAKERS
AND THE
get Into The Great Wide Open, perhaps the most
from the
we've
I've just tried to
you spend your summer
How did vacation?
Working. Actually, we've been in the studio about five or six months.
How was
it
working together
...
again? It
was fun. Yeah
have the
1980
the punk labels were well peeled off. T?
new
poet,
you
if
frustrations,
one who takes
...
vnll
...
&
roll.
When a
Tom
writer once told
hod on
&
mean much
fans,
One
the band
any one
"It's
do some
to
five of
...
it
was good to
us together and do a
style, that
he
if
hundred chanting Eskimos
in
honesty nwre
tired of
being
We went in, wrote twelve songs and recorded twelve songs. Usually we have a bunch of tunes to pick and choose from. This time we just did the twelve and they all fit
I
think in these times you need
tlion
anything else. The singers ihot
people admire most ore the ones thot [you] believe what
woy
to get that?
—
Tell the truth.'
A seemingly charmed career? Not There were
many
exactly.
complications along the woy:
Stan quitting the
Into the Great Wide Open has a different feel to it from past Heartbreaker albums. Well, Tom did his solo album with Jeff Lynne and we wanted to work
with
band
eff
is
reminiscent of
That's probably because I produced that track. Depending on where an
idea originates dictates how the direction of the song is going. I think Jeff is good. He has a definite sound, so the things that he writes and contributes to have an identifiable Jeff Lynne style and texture.
So
was involved with the whole
Jeff
album?
He was
greatly involved with the though mostly on the musical arrangements. All the stories, lyrical images and vocal images that's all Tom. Tom writes about 98% of the words, 'cause he has to sing what he writes, but Jeffs real good at arrangements and riffs.
—
Seems
like
Tom's
lyrics
are
changing. On most songs the writing was on the wall, so to speak, but lately his lyrics leave you guessing. What does he mean?
(for
down
What's he saying? They can be whatever you want them
using o
felt like
Or Nothing"
record,
into the theme.
they're singing. So what's the easiest
Tom had mentioned
all,
a interview that he didn't wont to be tied
to
h's
also got the feeling
was ready
experimental music. After In
about the effect
disposable crap that won't
years.'
in ten
rock
he wos quoted os soying,
...
roll
maybe
that
ongry ond cocky.
and yes, even victories
some great
lyrics
&
life's battles,
transcending them into
only rock
take
cbssificotion, thot of a street
You get
different approach.
in
"All
earlier stuff.
project.
By the time Dorm Jhe Torpedoes came out
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to be. Hard Promises, released the
that
critics' belief
rock.
in '81,
Tom was
reconfirmed
didn't just sing to the crowd, he
He
Abby
the Dear
How do you feel about the statement that you and Tom are one of the best songwriting teams in the music industry? 1 don't know how I feel about that ... very flattered. It makes you feel good to hear that. We just do the best we can and hope everybody likes it.
of
sang for
them. Emotions that mere mortals couldn't put into words. Petty release.
though
conveyed
Long After Dark
Tom was still
effortlessly.
drifted
1
983's
around muskolly,
a fighter for the underdog.
Fighting burnout. Petty went back to his
Southern
hometovm result,
roots,
and bock
to the
Heartbreaker's
of Gainesville to gain inspiration. The
Southern Aaents, lightened up the mood.
Other instruments were introduced to the band os vkII as celebrity co-writers. There
change
in the lyrical content.
was
olso a slight
The songs were more
about characters and the idiosyncrasies of
life
than personal messoges.
TP ond the HB's hod their feet well
in the
is
one of the best
live
released. The essence of the band's successfully coptured
Let
Me Up
I've
door
Pad Up
olbums ever
live
He's
much
publicized
lawsuit,
a
to
MCA broken
oil
more
^
lowsuits
you get the pkture. Through the Heortbreokers have stuck
it
it
out
(except for bass player Ron Bkiir, left
a few yeors ago
to retire
from
who
with
talented musicians, most opporent of which
Heartbreaker sound
is
r.
Michael Compbell, the guy behind the signature-
varied muskal directions. Then the Heortbreokers
style guitar r^lodies,
took a "sobbatical,' and albufT\ Full Moon fever.
Tom vnrked on The biggest
of Tom's career to date, Full
Moon
his sok)
seiring
album
Fever exposed
yet another side of Petty's writing. Varied
the
guitarist conglomeration of today's music industry. Tlie following
is
on excerpt from a
interview from the usuolly quiet guitarist
proved
to
be quite articuble.
Fever
He does
We were
so
many
things
able to learn from
also nice having a producer that's also a musician. It takes a lot of the pressure of ecision making off the band. ' TV, Things move along faster. It's
«Td
tongue-in-cheek humor, quirky chorocters and
in
~ well.
him.
a joining of these
and a unique ployer
too.
^
touring).
Every true fan knovK that the distinctive
filled
Moon
the inject but Heartbreakers input into that. That was our intention. The rest of the band liked working with Jeff,
show was
on tope.
Had [nough wos
of Full
retail price
releose standoffs,
work
with and we wanted to keep that same energy
'never-to-play-ogoinhond,' olbum
a
lot of fun
bankruptcy,
...
of superstordomThe double live album,
The Plantation,
again.
minutes),
who
"Learning To Fly" definitely has a Jeff
Lynne/ELO
feel to it
That started with chords that Jeff had, and Tom helped finish it, putting words to
it.
it easy for you and Tom to Mnrite together after all these years? It's easy working together but it's
Is
never easy writing great songs. Coming up with a tune that people will want to hear over and over is difficult. It's also difficult when you have a few hits, and then each song you write ... you want it to be bigger then the last one. Always trying to top yourself is difficult. As far as playing together,
we kind
distinctive feel for
what works.
of have a
Are you ever surprised when a song was never considered hit material but became huge? Constantly. I'm amazed when we get a hit (laughter). Well, you never know; you can't try to write a hit. The greatest song usually happens
'cause inspired.
you do it when you're Then you play it back and
go yeah, that might be a don't start out that way.
hit,
but you
Does the band get to choose which songs to release as singles? Well, the record company usually tells us what they think, and we say what we think, but at the end of the day you don't want to force a song on
any video we've done before.
What changes have you seen music business since
in the
the
Heartbreakers started recording? It seems like there's just tons of music. Ypu've got a whole rap culture, the hip-hop thing ... but a lot of it to me is just disco in a different color. There's just so much
them
that they're not behind. Usually they say, "Let's go with this one," and we say, "Great." We're not going to argue with them. Most of the time they're right
music now competing for a place ... from Bonnie Raitt and Don Henly to
Do you
ever read the hit charts? Tom does to an extent. It's interesting to see which tunes pick up in different regions. I really don't read them at all.
B.B.D. to Poison
... all
these different
There are thousands of bands representing each kind of music. It seems like there's less and less time for rock & roll. That makes me kind of sad, but that's my era. The main thing is there's so much music and only twenty-four hours in a day. You can't make time for everybody. styles.
Besides working on Into The Great Wide Open, the whole band is always off on some musical venture
or another. What have you been doing between albums? Before Del Shannon died I produced half an album for him. I'm producing Patti Scalfia's album. It's really good; she's a singer, sounds kind of like Ronnie Spector, and she writes intelligent lyrics. I think people will be surprised; she's not just some famous guy's (Bruce Springsteen)
Even
with
all the different do you think it's hanler for a new band to gain a foothold in
variations,
the industry?
wouldn't want to be in a new band right now. There's so many people, and so much competition. With radio I
programming being to play so
much
stylized,
rap,
having
and so much
wife.
this
Are you playing on her album? Yeah. There's a lot of my guitar there. I mostly recorded it at the
new band to fit in to. It was hard when we started but there's much
"Constantly. I'mamazed
you (an't try to write o
hit.
and duh-duh-duh to make all the people happy, there's less space for a
when we get a hit (laughter). Well, you never know; The greatest song usually happens 'cause you do
when you're inspired. Then you play it back and go yeah, that night be a hit,
it
but
you don't start out that way." Mkhael Campbell on the art ofsongwriting studio at my house. We wrote one song together. It would have been done sooner but she took time off to have a baby and I took time off for
more competition now.
What
are you listening to nowadays? Surf music, Muddy Waters ... I like
the tour.
that old stuff.
think Ben (Tench) has been through town many times with
Are there any new artists that float your boat? I'll hear a song every now and then that I like. So I get the album and the rest of it stinks, and I get pissed off. I do like a song by Drivin' 'N' Cryin'. There's a group that used to be called the Sidewinders that have a new
I
some band
or another. That's 'cause he's great. People want him on the road and to co-write and stuff.
Howie, Stan and especially Tom are either writing, playing, producing or
co-producing
album coming out. No, there's really not much new music that floats my
thinking of changing the
You guys
with someone somewhere. We're all wild about music. We're
band
to
Tom
Petty
name and
of the
The
Producers.
thought provoking "Learning To Fly" video on MTV. What song is next for the video I've seen the
treatment?
We
The Great Wide Open." did it with Julian Temple. We've got a bunch of cameos from people that we were fortunate enough to meet. The tune's about this guy named Eddie who goes off to Hollywood to make it. The video follows a fairy tale story line. Johnny
Depp
cool.
are releasing the first two albums on CD, right? Yeah. We had trouble mastering them; the tape was all worn, but we
got it
When do you
hit the road? think next week. We've got three more days to learn the chords. We'll be in Florida sometime in Octolser. Then we do the west coast, take a break at Christmas, and we're off to Europe. I
did "Into
It's
boat.
We
Eddie, Faye Dunaway plays the agent who discovers him. We play other characters; Tom plays several different ones. We shot the video and liked it so much that wel went in is
and remixed the song to make it longer for the video so we could get all the story in. Julian Temple is great. It's much more ambitious then
Are you going to tour any of the
newly
reformed
communist
countries? I hope not. We went to Israel with Dylan a few years ago, and that was close enough. I don't like the guns at
the airport thing. Is there anjrthing you'd like to say to Florida?
Thanks
for the years of support,
we'll see
you soon.
and
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We're just finishing some material
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network together on an extremely cost-
You
as long as
Asked said: "I
if
Dan was
punk.
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"We certainly are getting a lot more attention now in Tampa Bay ... and any attention is good. But a lot of bands are just jumping on the death metal band wagon. The last thing we want to do is sell out, but we do want to play the same places as the grunge/ death metal bands, and periderm in front of a more diverse crowd. Maybe if we shove our music down their throats enough times, they like it"
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questions were
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and
...
his
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down version of what we put together on our eariier records, more true Crimson Glory.
lot
hard
it
remain impartial while playing a major rok
to
in the
Not really. I've worked on all the recordings more extensively than anybody else. I've developed the ability to go in there and know wfwt's wasn't like
It
was throwing darts
I
at a wall blindfolded,
wondering what was going to happea think in order to have any kind t)f success you have to have a clear vision and just go for it 1
she was, of course, referring to Crimson Glory. 'And
Dock from the studio. The This
was
the account
new stuff is inaedble I
...
I
just got
but very (trferent.
hod received months bode from on insider
new found home, Atlantic Records. The description, wos quite occurate. The band has also scoled down to
at Crimson Glory's it
tumed
out,
one guitarist (Jon Drenning) and replaced their previous drummer with
m '86, vocalist Midnight
Ravi Jakhotia. With the band since its debut
and bassist
this
The biggest influence Invasion.
Jeff Lords' positions remain intoct.
washes over
Music wise, there's a huge progression from Transendance to Strange and Beautiful. Did the climate vnthin the music industry and the gradual apathy toward traditional metal have an influence on your direction?
Bradenton, Fl
band
do.
for the
listened to those
I
When you
have as
band has always been the British Rock
bands more dnan anything else and
much
time
off
still
between records as we had
...
and Beautiful We went through a stage where if we had had a we would ha\"e made another record. So what
There's a record between Transendance and Strange that was never made.
Hole: kcnkdh, as tnrvit headed to press, Crimson Glory annouiKed that they have parted ways wHh longtime voidist Miaught.
deal at the time,
Ks r^kKement
happened was that there was a phase missing between the two records.
has been confirmed as former Manekkin frontman
DaviaVanLandmg. Despite the dicnges v/ithin thegrovp, thehaidwi jStilplay at the foandatioiis forvm as planned
WiU
comparisons to Queensiyche? Crimson Glory its own identity. Visually we
this release dispel the
The new album
will give
had one; musical ly we were being constantly compared to Queensryche because of the progressive sound and the techno-recording. Midnight's
Crimson Glojy
is
a
new band with
old
members gone
...
voice
had that same high range to which was becoming very irritated It was basically myfault because we were always pushing him to I
and new ones joining. Meat's the story there?
with.
We made the changes because, to maintain any kind of longevity or to
sing that way.
keep the energy happening, you've got to go through clwnges; you need to grow. In our case, making the member changes and doing
Halford.
Even though Crimson Glory. When we first put this band together, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, and the Scorpions were a big thing and we v^'anted a two guitarist metal band. In time became tired of die whole thing. wanted an album that
trying to impress people with our
visual
image made
a world of difference. is
had a
lot
a better
I
I
more space with rock
&
roll roots.
What's the biggest difference now that you're the on|y guitarist? There's more spontaneity involved and you don't have two guitar all
over each other's parts. You plug in and play. There's a
more space
for
everybody to communicate with their
—
Crimson Glory.
...
so
lot
artistic ability.-
Did you ever consider changing the name of the band? myself, Jeff and Midnite No, not really, because the nucleus always been the main songwriters of the band
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'llwy'ra not wearing the madis anymore,'' the pubBo'st explained,
we're very proud of the earlier records, this
by November 15th, 1991.
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they're going to go like hot cakes. They'll be as big as
but its a
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"On the political spectrum ... I'm not even on there. I'm Anarchy burgers; I'm gone; A-political with a circled A ... like on Bonanza." On the new E.P. Dan had quite a few comments. The new 7 inch will be on red vinyl limited to one thousand copies on Stiff politically?
a stripped
Criipsoi^ Glory
Drenning explains the ongoing evolution of Crimson Glory.
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So, as the tide of change
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We like vio-
involved, just in fun."
1.
style.
don't think
usually quite talkative, but this night he
all
from."
be fully animated.
starting with
"I
the thrash/
where
to the roots of
came is
punk band?
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and getting hip
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of sounds
We
again,
Would
mean, I like violent sports, violence in not organized violence, no malice
I
the
This begged the question: taste runs the
death metal and the number of bands being signed
it
you seem to
you consider No Fraud a peace
.
k*^
more new songs this month which should be released on 7" hard vinyl just in time for the holiday season
speed/death metal
E.P.
^^ ^* lence as much as the next persoa
the sound quality
four
We
stood for
take an anti-war stance.
we're toward peace.
excellent We're going back to
they'll find
new
the
it
"be yourself.
•at\'^
ranging from Jimi Hendrix to Consolidated.
"^
never really thought
I
anything except
...in festive colors."
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punk and following the old ideals, he I guess people call you
a
still
isj
The band members' musical
to
never really called myself a punk.
time we've had the
DAT., so
you have
all
to be falling apart everywhere."
seems
opportunity to record on two
to
it;
SASE. And if you send your stuff, it gets reviewed ifs a Florida band. The whole networking process
in a
inch 24 track tape; we mixed down'
""FLORIDite
don't even have to pay for
four songs at Morrisound^'
first
in that
for everyone to
asked singer Dan Destructo for a run-
Bums. This
them reviewed
don't even see
I
the Florida Contact List goes, there's a
send
is
and
...
far as
efficient level.
right now.
still
Not because of not wanting to, but because of the
"...
money situation many places. As
down. "We just got finished mixing Studios with Scott
in the
new sounds and new
material,
We are trying not to get away from hardcore but to expand
down
^
we decided
was going on with the mighty No Fraud. We had an opportunity to speak wi th the band on a couple of occasions, and asked them what was going on with No Fraud in '91 ... to which the band
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Fiwji):
been a long time since wt sat down and talked to Florida's premier hardcore band, No Fraud. Since this issue of Thrust is It's
grown out
had a
we felt we were still
We made the changes to appease our own desires.
It's
Bruce Dickinson
and developed the songs
not so heavy metal.
own
We
1
arxi
Rob
think we've
for themselves instead of
musical
ability.
It's
more
wanted to create a record that
lot of textures.
What about the famous Crimson Gk)ty masks? Why did you decide to take them ofl? We got to a new level of confidence w+iere our music could stand alone without any kind of a visual ploy to get the band noticed. We knew \k had musical integrity, but v^'e also knew we had a mysterious type of sound. did.
It
We
got us a
made It v^'as
thought that
it
would help the band get noticed
...
and
it
Hammer, and Europe and Japan. But once we
got us on the front covers of Kerrangl and Metal
the
lot of press, specifically in
member changes
a concept that
element to It's
yitre alwa>'s big fans of
thought that was the ultimate metal thing.
of that
listenable.
it
— ba\x
We
We
sell
it
had run
the music.
was time its
to put the
course.
Now we
whole thing
to bed.
don't need a visual
ig
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.
When we
spoke
last.
Stranger was in
•Okeechobee Whiskey" song, so
we'll actually
tracks for
do what the record company said w+»en they called us. ... They want to know about
the new release. Yeah, \^« vtrt just half \^'ay throu^ them, I think. "Dancer" was finished That v^-as the only
"Okeechobee VS^iskey" & "Lov-e You Baby," because they're both being played on all the
one you heard.
them. Hopefully, "Love You Baby" will be the one up there because Okeechobee's a Florida
Morrisoimd Studios finishing up
Since then, the album is on the streets over Florida and eveT>'where else, too. It's
w€ll spotted across the states.
We
... afl
Bell
,
Montana
CDs
ha\'e
—
Cov.-s
and I don't know why. 1 guess back and a DJ. pla>'ed iL It's
...
somebod>' took
in a little rural city
it
got a small town, so in places like that we've stores that carry
it,
and up
in
New York
so they want to kiiow about both of
...
song. But
somemarketsinPittsburghandMontana. We've sold like 1000
stations
City.
if
somewhere kind of fua
you're from
sounds different
It's
else,
THIRD T1MFS A CHARM by Christopher Robin
it
Have you done a video for any of the songs? No, we're going to wait V^'e'd like to get picked up by somebody and get a deal. We'd like to have them [a label) take the record and give us a video
The first album's stiD selling strong, right? The first album's selling over there. That's how we found out they w«re into Stranger. They're can't get still selling our first album and you
an even swap, and just do the in some money and have some-
like
...
video and pull
it
Why
Has Stranger worked on getting national or international distribution for your product?
We haw I
gotten
can't say
some
which ones
—
—
Our
the
98 and 95 in Tampa, and we get a up in Tallahassee.
funny that "Okeechobee Whiskey" wouM seems get added in Oriando, but in Tampa it And that I've been hearing "She's .A Dancer." It's
been getting a
"Love
You
overseas. sev-eral
Yeah, exactly. That" s the one
I
think
is
the strongest, but these
Florida people, they're going to like this
songs on the new albunL
just get tighter and tighter, yet
this thing.
No More
And we're still doing well
Dirty Deals just hit there
weeks ago. And they just got No Rules
about four or
five
brand new record
months ago, so this for
is like
a
tr\ing to lay
wanted to go let's
after his
we're all big Stevie Ray fans, and we just like the way he played. He was always into blues and that type of rock
&
He stuck
roll stuff.
to his
guns and he was doing really good when he got started killed; no one can pick like him. We doing this thing where Ronnie would pla, guitar,
and play a
Ray
lot of Ste\ie
the singing in the
liv-e
wrsion
licks. It vv-as
that caused
me
open up the and it was like,
it
in
back on the recording, we
and say, 'Hey,
play this thing over."
some exdtement
...
And
less
and
is
synthesiang
. .
was
late,
that's
jamming
what you hear on the album.
most representatK-e of your Hve show?
Some people don't know how to take it beause some people have never heard the band live. All they've heard IsNoRules.
produced, a
>K)u
little
all
too
which to me is a owrAnd thafs not what
slick.
about Stranger is straight ahead, effects. Ronnie usually uses no
know, no
effects,
he just plays his guitar and
lets
the
PA
do all the work for him. Thafs what this record's happy. all about I'm really happy with it very I
play with
it
Do you tiiink this record of your three albums
this is real good,
You know,
One ni^t
"Hey, you guys, jam." They started
Stranger's
The new release is something we've been wanting to do for a while. We wanted it to sound like Stranger when you go see us live. Instead of body back
Baby."
it
witiiout losing your tive ener©?.
bit
of airplay.
saw
Let's talk about ttie
You guys
domg
started
We really felt bad about it, because
to just say, 'Look, Ronnie, just
it
sure people
record.
Ray.
Thafs something we
board."
bit of airplay
that's
hands in the window, you can barely
somewhere on No Rides, too? the comer or I think it is. Ifs somewhere on something, but we think people should know that if they saw it, they would know it was the same band. This time we didn't hide it, we made Isn't
There's a station in Fort Myers called KISS 103, but nothing in the south. 105 is playing us in
one
little
see them.
Are there any other stations in Florida that currently have Stranger in rotation?
there's one other
album was the two hands with the and the big building. The big building
was an old illustration that CBS came across in the library of pictures, and they thought it fit the band. Then we did a 4-song EP and we took
seems like they have some media research companies workmg tor them and they cair.e so across "Okeechobee Whiskey." It's like #13, they want to know what this is about, who it is.
little
ominous eye on every album
there an
first
eyeball
us through the radio airplay we've been getting down here. WDIZ added us in Orlando and it
Jacksonville,
is
on the whole
notice you've also done a dediotion to Stevie
I
tragic death.
cover? Is there a story brfiind that?
from two labels but they heard about
calls
over here.
less effects
think this
is
the best thing
think every band record, but
sai-s
^t\t ever done. I
that about their newest
Tm being honest
them.
W ''''If
Nuckar
band returned home and began the process of putting together a second album in their own 8-ti^k studio. 'Once wt dedded to break the
\/B\a^z.
A
'*,ix
man once
proclaimed, "Don't
rT!e>>
rapidly sprea: i-«i
today if s axiomatic in the business «>rid, nuKt particularly the entertainment industry. it be film, televisioii, ;_- ;5hing or music. The philoso?hy has becc-i. If it vwrked, do it cwr again 'hi >i~i but
N^•hether
slightly different
—
keyiwardist.
—
i-.d it
t;:
v.-
;
r
;
;
--^^
N'jc'ear V2' iez traces
1:0^.
beginning back to
its
\xi:i: Frolian Sosa and bass
(now the 3.r:oia)uth), they got sitti
want
toge-- and
to get a
thing." Sosa
the radio, while the video for
regular rotation
had
'SfnTBhcr* id ^xn un
"Simmer" made
on MTV. Tat
terwi
bureu
North America with the ffcolers, then toured Europe with The Church. Ttttir formula
wrked.
';-
it
came time
to plan
more album, the band
cassette recorder started ad-libbing
out their sopho-
collectiw:;. ieckteJ to
'mess with success,' and do
it
\ir\ inerer.'Jy
and ^ !t
>.'€
;•;
bigger sounding as far as the
arrangements.
trip,
It's
almost
like
w>-age from beginning to end; feel
to it We're
wry proud
a
it
like a
has thematic
of it"
"Sense Her All Around" is a haunting ballad.
through the writing process when they hooked up with Stev? Browu who had produced Wham,
it
The Cult and The Godfathers. "It was a great team effort. He was wry creativ-e, and if he
masculine. Censorship
belie\«d in something he
most a play on wo rds. You can sense he r ce nso r.
would argue
it
^ng that the band
out
Diaz explains that
is
it had a double meaning, that went beyond the obvious love song. "La Luna
the
moon and
it's
feminine, but the sun is
female and
re-
So the song
is
also about censorship."
tained the final say. Nuclear Valdez spent the
"Shelter"
is
going to be the
record-
it's
first single,
is
al-
and
sewral remixes vxre done including one with a drum machine, which opens up ave nues to
up from The wry
put a tape in the
-J
up
a
mike and
v.js very experimental,
we
Itobe'* Le.Mont joined up with Sosa and Diaz and ir^ band was fonned. They played
e\>er
at the
back into the family roots, polishing the sound and achie\ing a new sty le as unique and virant
for
itself,
the dty the band calls home.
Before there was any kind of original rock
music scene in Miami there was Nuclear Valdez. Today, with an explosion of bands in the greater South Florida itself
area, Nuclear Valdez has outfrom the pack ... and with the
recording of Dream Another Dream has gi\'en definition to a
new sound,
"New Miami Rock.'
sure to be labeled as
and drum-
mer
progressive rock guitar band categor\-, the band has redefined its musical concepts, digging
paced
;ij(jm:
In time, |u';tar;it Jorge Barcala
this time. The result is a delightftil surprise. Whereas Nuclear Valdez once fit neatly into the
Miami
!>;>
much
"Frolian brought
-Jttlr.
hij ivcyiMdiu a'
in
says Diaz. It's a
had no direction,' evrlains Diaz.
When
as
split
pla>ing.
was
the foundation for a
months ofFebmaryand March of 1991 ing thealbumatCriteriaS^
W3S thinking
-
Theirdebutalbum/a|t4«liii|i£|i«ci charted. Their single,
I
down
sav-s Diaz.
with us," sa>s Diaz,
band
some songs?* He
start
fes,
;
to talking.
outside his house
:r
J'-ving,
success."
Miami's Nuclear Vakkz nas c>een
player
"
and
laid
it,"
album with a lot more imagination
They were about three-quarters of the W3y
Juan Diaz r.::: been friends since teenagers. After a nig"-: together at the Agora Ballroom Diaz recalls
He
of the demos,"
lot
The word
of
boundaries of guitar, bass, and drums, we brought in Lester Mendez, who is a great
Drz&Ti PnoHiET DrzBm H-ith success.'
out of its way to play down the Latin sounding rhylhms. "But w« added our own things on top
regularly at the Beat Club in
they could find a
room
them. The band took their
Miami and wherthat wculd haw
first
demo to W\TJM
Uniwrsity of Miami and
it received regular airplay, thereby setting groundwx)ri(
many
bands to follow.
By 1986 Nuclear Valdez w3s one of the most prominent original bands in the dty with a substantial following. Epic signed
them
One
album end of the tide song.
of the highlights of the
horn solo
at the
is
the
dance world.
tile
Tony
Diaz
sav's
that
some of
their original fans
Concepdon, a local stijdio musidan and amazing horn player, did three beautiful so\os and it was difficult to choose," explains Diaz. After
will
winter of 1989, just weeks before they w«re scheduled to appear in the first '.Miami Rocks,
Too' showcase. The Nukes plawd concert dates
much
with Jane's Addiction and Living Colour prior
that
reaches back and draws from their heritage, and forward into the future of modem world
in the
to the release of //l/rz/. .After
discussion the band went had the most Latin feel.
Latin flavor
touring in support of their album, the
is
for the sok)
a key element to
Another Dream, where
in I
probably miss the old Nuke's guitar-based
sourid, but before
the
anyone gets the wjong
Dream Aimther Dream Nudear
Dream
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Slow
In its brief life,
combined
L has
fios
drown
its
formed a transcendental bond with
^^love, hope ond
death.
A SI
sometiow
in
bond
the
drown
is
rushes the stoge, guitarist Derek Baker joins
SI
'9DU3]01^
^UQn's 'QD 3M
song with o voice
^L
^^
^
whole
mjM
pire /<3Aids
ride, finolly released ot the
3|k
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Doys
later, the
bond continues
to
work on
Nothing needs
to
be
to their live set.
L
the intro
Ljony^ ,,'uoi}E(^ M1!^J„ 3UJeu sqi puiL|3q qirui 3q) p3i3A0Dsip j iu3uj31h5s leq^ ^VM ,/sn 3>ji| sjjuiq} oqM i<poq3uuos SAcq i3q}Ei
wos olwoys a
"There .
Baker.
"The
L. Borth.
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k
Slow] and everything
qjiM ^uiXcid jnoqc Sico l.upip 3yW '^snij p|noD 3M Xpoq3UJ0s ^with Croven
3^
p3)UE/v\
-pireq 3qi p3uio[
3q U3qM XEjd oj p3Uie3|
M3U i!3qx
led to
An
ottempt by
3ivinj[„
uqof -aiojaq pucq e ui p3XE|d i3A3u peq „'3iynx„ '-i3XE|d :s3;h;s
sseq
A
demise.
its
Nobling and
Minshew
to
"pireq aq:) lo} ;s3q
s.icqM jo S33uEqDX3 3q} ui snuiiuoD X3q^ 'AAJM "JO uo!iH}Oi lunipauj o^ui 3ujo3 puB '}SEOD 1SE3 sqj }noq3noiqi
mood
aoj luaqi
'
-
^-siunip aqi qii/w
together ot the
beginning was that got along ond
oil
we
felt
.
,
P3ja3d
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aqi uo yrqs siq}
jo 3O10S -auop
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spS
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—
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0)
'
lUEM aM
if
not
we
something
After
Full Soil
months of rehearsal, a
visit
by o
demo, completed
ot Plotinum Post.
future
It
and
was
student from the
first
'
Slow
then thot the
bond
Maiden cancelled
oppeoronce and Anthrax decided opening spot ond were foced with
to ploy
a
local venue.
rabid throsh metal
by Matt Keleman
September/October
1
991/rHRL/5r
their lost
Orlando
Slow landed
crowd
lyrical
3irqnj 3q) ojui Xpoq/OaAa ^indE^ED
in
Euuo3 s.^eqM
S,)Eq)
that they
si
dnoi? ou
-^nsnpui inoqE aiouj pauiEa]
:iEq) j<|>|D!nb jEai aziiBaa noji^
Disnoi solidifit-v..
am
5p3U3i uqof
:3U0) 30IE5 3q) [Xjeq siuauioioD
"ayV\„
"Usually
I
get o feel for
'oiprns aq) ui uaq) pEOi aq)
it's
uo
ibqp q3E3 )noqB siooj p3UJB3| 3M jjuiqj i„ -saXa 5)i ui )snpjE)S
the music while
being written,"
ou sBq puEq siqx •soiiuo 3q) 10} SuijuM 51 3i3q j^qou jng -sDiilJ^ oio-q 35Uodsai guigEi melody lines. Once hove ji 'siqEiOABj E guuauiBg U3aq SEq 'SMoqs 3Aq '\pu go down lines the melody
soys Minshew. "Then I
come up
'
with the
.
.
I
bock and write
p^
"^i-ioiJ aqi SE iiaM se 'asBspi aq) ')Eq) Xjuo )noqgnoiq) s3|b5 ui guisBSiDui uaaq 5Bq puE
lyrics."
Slow's mysticol oltochment to universol
themes
is
i3i|a5 <<pB3)s B
well represented
"It's
about having the
Red
is
about the passing
spirit
it.
of
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p
—
(ssBq) asq .,31)inx„ piAEQ puE (iE)!n3) 3DUEH jXiBQ '(soirup) XsAidg
aAEq
Indion
5!)in3 '(s|BD0A) Azi^ uqof
on Indian
q)|Bj puEq
With
the
to
songs ond
styles estoblished.
break through
Following o gig ot the
began ottroding
to
Slow
B
is
in Atlanta,
51
— uo!)BN
aqx -uoDduDsap
pSSriDOj
— p3XB13i
i3))3q
X||B3i
51 i<3iQ UqOf )S!lE30y^ uo!)BN q)!Ej Xq ajuapi^
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a wider audience.
Masquerade
lobel ottention.
aUQng 'QD
•)SB03 )se3 3q) ssoiDE sanuaA 333I|0D ino) p)D3dx3 uBq) ia))3q 6 pa)a|doioD )snf
obility to love,
planting o seed then oborting
U33q SEq
aqX
by Fluid Flowers.
Slow
Slow may be ready
to
^URnS 'QD
3M1 ..'^'OM
M^°I3.. "^^^^ ^M' '^°''d
without leaving town. do the impossible ond get signed /punos UBq) aaouj ^u!q)ou As for the future? Slow con only hope to maintoin whotever it wider spjOM is that gives them their unique chemistry ond bring it to a 3uoi) audience. The future con only be built on the present, ond Slow is .
.
,
whot o pre-signed Slow's immediate future will be like. my ass off until I'm reody to foil on my face. Then I'll hove to come bock ond rest. Until then I'm gonno bust my bolls We need be in our warehouse. Thot's oil we hove right now, that's our sonduory."
is
Iron
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is
putting together the lost pieces of the puzzle. Chris Nobling's altitude
Gezebel and Anthrox.
When
Dove Minshew's
,.3DU3|0!j\
••
monoger Mark Mason.
The bond soon started ploying the Central Florida olternotive like circuit, eventuolly landing spots opening for upcoming bonds
Yeoh, Anthrax.
rother than address
imogery
aqj qjIM 3UI| Ul pUE '/ClEi0dO13)U0D 3iE 3|jqns„ uo s3uos aq^ q^noq^iv
evoke
to
p3 j<||B3i iaA3U noi( XqM s,ii auaos Disnuj 3q; guiijEui 3|d03d 3qi UEq^ isq^Ei 3|do3d 3q4 Suijjeoj si 3U3ds Disnoi
ready
Studios led to recording time
each song seems
Disnoi iE3q o)
else," soys
Maggie's Dream and veteran college octs such as Gene Loves .
16
try
delivered from feelings of
If it
Baker.
met engineer ond
'
op
,
meshes, cool,
s.)!
3UU3pU0M
3ld03d s,3aaq) ')iEd ouEid e jl
.bout; everyone does whotever they wont.
Il.upip
3i,3MM0mq3!a„
uoi^EN qi'EJ qi!'^ '^!1!"JJ^J oo? 11^ ^i puEq qDiqM Eoi^ius ue si puEq e .,p>|iEOJ„ iO aZU033)ED O) p3U B (33; 0) 5|EU0!5S3jOid lOlsnpui Disnui guouiE it)U3pu3) aqx „-p3pu)S3iun s.^Eqi
'
p3p33U si3qio jno 3UJE3 s3uos 3O10S
was
I
'comfortoble as people rother jvjing siq q^iM Xem 3ujes aqx "SUonipuoD lU3i3jjip i3pun sEq 3310A inoX [Ei^uaiod than just writing music in o ^EqM ;no puij puE 'sioss3DOid riD3jj3 aqi qiiM certoin style," soys Nobling. SUII} 30105 pU3dS 'OipniS 3qi OIUI 03 O^ 1E3i? Thus began months of rehearsal in s3Dinosai aqi 3q p, ill -adE} uo UMop }i }nd o^ which the cohesiveness between the aAEq l.upip 3/v\ }na -3005 aq^ ui sem jEqi musicions wos developed. SEM iSpUlOl ino Ul paiEiOdiODUl XpE3i|E "I think the reason that come about is •• asjs Suiqpoios lEqi 3S13 ^uiqiaujos because nobody discusses what the music is "31" 01
E
,/)i p3pi033i 3M u3qM sq^uoui zz X|uo i3qp3o) aiaM 3f^ -siEnpiAipui 3AiiEaiD guooJB ajqEiiAaui 51 )Eq) iqpojos 51 qvv^oiS 'Xqdosoiiqd s.puEq
personol
3qj_-5pu3J) ujoij )doi3X3
^q p3}U3UJ3ldUJ0D SI 'i3>|33S Slow. 3qi 'uqof 'siEnpiAipui pui^sip "I think the '31EiEd3S U!Eai3i Si3qUJ3UI main thing thot held puEq 3q; qgnoq^iv 'p ajq^dEO
p
'I
S53U3iEME jpg •i3pi0 M3U E 5.1I„ -^UIUiOD UOZIiOq utilizes his voice to ^ Mau E 335 s3op '^nsnpui evoke the mood of 3q) uiqiiM uo guio3 S3guEqD aqi the song. It's ^noqE suoisniij Xue ojo-y 3uu3jjns from Minshew pu 3|!qM 'uqof )ng -oisq^ |3qE| that the o; )doi3)qE ue ui „)50[„ U33q aA^Xaq^ theme of spuEq 3UJES asoqi a>i!i qonoj puE ••• }\n^ aqx 'zn oi paiEdujoo U33q SAsq the
qjiM
p
it
tuning," exploins Boker.
A uaq^ -Xem
)Eqi
uiooi siq; ui ^uiws 'aouEieq p3;a3d rogether iim dijsedies E SI si^iriQ i3Uiuirup planted 3q} pUE 'SS3UM0113U1 S.jiOEQ the seeds for
3q iqSiuJ uo^BN q^iEj ^EqM 31^11 E Sinpid /<|U0 UED 3U0
come from
the bond; he effectively
30111 ^siij 3qi jo papuiaisi
puo33S aqi
The bond
apii^ssiun UE Ul pi0D3i o; snoixuE 01,1 puEq ^uaisjjip Xi3pidoioD
stondord tuning anymore.
in
Minshew's vocals ore the
'33p 3q^ uo pasiod 'moj^ -sguiqi 3iqip3iDui 3UJ0S JO Suiuui^aq 3q; 'sisq^ se/v\ i<3i3U3 3qj^ •uoissriDsip p3iE3q E p3}dnii3}ui puB uj3q:i I
songs
most prominent feoture
SU011B}S 333||03 ;E pUEUi3p Ul i<pC3i|V
ui,i '3011}
to songwriting.
a
^
ploying power chords, you get these weird
porticuior topic. Strong
•puE| 3qi ssoiDE guuq iijM aou3]oij\ Bpgng }^m s33uHqD 3q} ioj /C|}U3|!S ijem uoijEfj m!^d
p3M3!Aa3iu!
" 'Six'
Like "Six,"
[In
o
is
smoother." Friction
lot
could ploy
opprooch.
gone
friction's
I
totol poin."
stople of
of
lot
Croven A," soys
friction in
think our
"I
p
3>jii
if
— from
each other rather thon one
experiences rother thon musical ones," says
bond communicates musicolly. This wosn't olwoys the cose. Slow hove been
paiUED SEM ^1 ;3i3M 3|d03d 3m i3A3i3L|A\ L together since May 1990; before thot the SEM xnois 3L|i uoiiEf^ 3q_L "inos ino bond existed in on embryonic stoge os Ul p3UiED noX gUlLlpUiOS SBM UOl^EU lE3i3 L Craven A, o seminol bond on the local -dooq 3L(i jo E3p! 3m 'S3id03d qFjofcq p\ alternative circuit. aqi
songs
p
rich,
to
s33i3E uqof „-iaW3q sevenths thot sound really cool." )0| E J3q)0 qDE3 MOUJJ Unique tunings ore only o smoll port of the picture. The 3M MOfq -sgUOS 3q) jO XUE UO sound hos become so unique to the band thot it's hord i PIIOS i(llE3i ).U3i3M 3yV\ -35001 M\ ai SEM ^u!q}Xi3A3 [iOeq sXbs to detect underlying influences from the musicions.
said, only
felt.The
^,
approach
their
and Nobling. songs ore in open D
know
When you're
hoving to directly communicate. Insteod,
'33U'
that run through the
Borth
"Most of the don't even
for the
they speak with the music alone.
"^
siyn^
down by
laid
which wos
bringing o completed song to the others. Baker's unique guitar
work, subtle and texturolly
obondoned
along
is
in
Slow establishes o rapport with the crowd
but content.
Xii?o 3|vin
themes
for,
music'
'
of the set, exhousted
end
of
to the restrained frenzy of "Fluid Flowers.'
moodiness of "Six"
Slow's cohesiveness emonotes from
member
crowd
the
in the
Universal they ore, especially
usually joms together, bouncing ideas off
his sonic palette
intensity to
formed and the audience
is
am k without ever
'dooq iB3i3
1!
"luam
ranges from quiet
thot
bond
rage. The
•sanuiiuoD Si<EM|E
As
set.
for
churning rhythm. Finally, vocolist Dove Minsfww breoks out
to the
am inoq^noim k aiqEJIEAB
riff.
adding
in,
tempo
one kind
universal, not just segregated to
be
the brooding
in.
sets the
a gool we were shooting
Recalls Borth: "For me, thot established
tf>e
The band
evident from the beginning of their
to ougment with on anchoring boss Disnuj ^bassist Nick Barth
CpUOl j jO 3XZ1S
mesfi.
oudience, exploring universol themes of
its
on drummer Chris Nobling as he
single light shines
|E00| i3A3i3L|M
3>l!q
another reolm controlled by
into
doesn't take long to find yourself
It
The mystique inherent
•p|0S
oudience
vision of four musicians wfiose conflicting styles
"I
the
won
s
indicative of
wont
to tour
\fs/
to
'
-
THE ROAD TO
by Christopher Robin kmt
Wh>- shoukl people
Forum
Florida and trek out to ttx Foundations
this year?
.Viwne who is not an a^id lowr of the hard rock, heaw metal genre would definitely feel out of place if they showed up at our conventioa But if a fan wants to meet the mo\"ers and shakers of the industry, hear ail the new products and rub elbows with the industry's stars, if s the
kamini
also a
It's
who want
experience for bands
come
to
out;
their first time going to a national convention.
is
Exactly. U'e try to
mw WITH
fOUHDATIONS
fORUH
only place to be for three days.
perhaps this
Mima-
fOUNDER BOB
the desires and needs of tsso diflerent
fulfill
audiences: those trying to break into the industry and the indush7
people themseK'es. The convention gives
them
CHIAPPARDI
the opportunity to
hob-nob and exchange ideas and show off their products and product lines for the fall.
So
wfaetfaer you're a fan or just trying to break into the
industry
music
or you're an estabEshed professional the Concrete
...
Forum has something
for everyone.
E.xactly.
What national bands are going to be showcasing this year? We've got Ozzy. Crimson Glory. Soundgarden. .\TZ, Screaming Jets from Australia, FVong,Warbab>-s, Lillian Axe, The.'Mmighty.Claytown,
??^
Troupe, Bang Tango, Asphalt Ballet, and Baby Animals.
From the showcases of signed and unsigned bands, hippcne. Last year's bands reaJly
broken
yet:
seemed
it
Forum was
the
like
great things have
Chains and Extreme hadn't
like .\lice in
the atylist that set
things
their careers into gear.
The established
doing something
artists are
year's Judas Priest
album was
Osbourne's release
is
a real
new and
comeback
for
exciting. Last
Chuk
new we had
brilliant We're also getting the best of the
bands and you're going to see breakout
artists.
Last year
Pantera; that was a very successful record for Atco.
came out A
alive.
them, and Ozzy
We
Ctfrea
had Warrant
up using the FoRim as a springboard. If you're from Florida, well, v\iho knows when vkill a hot band make their way dowTi there? Now you get to see all the
play before their record
bands that are happening this Since Concrete It's
Fall in
one locatioa
why is
based in N.Y.,
is
of bands wind
lot
the
conventwn held
a great opportunity for Concrete to get out
comes
once a year.
we own New York.
to hard rock/heavy metal,
metal shows you're going to see any\*+iere from
Concrete personnel.
1
If
rock and heavy metal goes,
1
1
it
you go to any
five to twenty-five
only have two people in LA., but
presence — a yearly presence.
LA?
in
When
do have a go out once a year, and as far as hard lovm for three days. I
o\*-n that
How do you plan to keep Concrete worth attending? The industry day. Here's a day v^+ien industry people can walk down the hall and not get bombarded with tapes and be able to mostly see their friends and people they want to deal with. Those people will still be there the second and third day, but they
by other norvirxkistry people. In
my
may be a
bit
crowded out
view every industry person
should appreciate and deal with these newcomers because they are the
Guns
next .Metallicas and
'N"
Roses and they need to be dealt with.
1
think the industry people understand that; the good ones do.
VMut other dunges should we know about ttie convention
We
this year?
have something that's separate from the Foundation Convention
but will be happening at the same time: The Conaete Foundation's .\w3Tds will be
making a
Win It
on industry day and
honor those bands that are
will
difference in heavy metal.
that be an industry-only presentation?
wll be invitation only-
movers and shakers.
It's
be inviting press people and industry
we'll
going
to
be a night to really shine;
industi7 people time to focus on themselves.
among
opportunity to be
their peers, as
Crammys Grammy, but think
will give
an
as receive recognition
1
it
will
do you
^
to the
We will
still
bands that sent their tapes and weren't pumping away?
be accepting tapes as early as February of next year;
we are
receiving tapes for this year. Everything gets listened to and
everything gets a
fair
when
the
Chick Corea Elektric Band comes to town. You can hear it on their new album, "Beneath the Mask." But better yet, you can come play
accepted for the showcase? Should they keep Yes.
live
devek)p into a very
prestigious award. V\'hat advice
You can hear Yamaha s astounding new SY99
and other avwrds. Ifs not as
they don't get from the prestigious as a
vkW
it
also gives the artist
It
shot
the
SY99 yourself at your
nearest
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dealer.
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Do you have any words of wisdom for people in the industry or those starting bands vAio believe in what ibe^n doing but art just waiting for everyone else to atcfa
on?
Don't look at what everyone else
is
doing; that's what Concrete
oa We've found niches that r» one else but diere are others out there. 1
don't have the time. Yet
why
don't
we do
this
I
some young
and be successful
now. going on our seventh year. until
is filling.
is
built
We found our niche
can think of twenty new projects, but
We
aggressive kid will say, '^ey, at it^
Hear the SY99 and the Chick Corea Elektric Band October 11 at the Lincoln Theatre in Miami.
We've been doing this
cfidn't start
seeing real success
about the fourth year. You do what you've got to do. The most
beautiful thing about the hard of the people in
it
rockand heavy nfKtal genre is that most
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THE REAL ALTERNATIVE Hey, Tampa, are >'ou ready to rock
&
roll?
Well get those Bic lighters out and clap your
hands and give a bigTampa Bay welcome to the
condoms:
greatest thing since sert the
band
name
here).
1
of current happening hairspray
how
often wanted to see
would look
asinine that statement O.K.,
(in-
got sidetracked; this
I
utterly
where the writers of Thrust are only supposed to talk about Florida bands. I personally don't like the idea
because
try to
I
write for this magazine
inform you, the reader, about
Tampa
lived in the
and I've seen a
I
ii'st
Bators proud.
If
punk and
you're into old style
hardcore, check the Buzz Junkies out.
month messed up and gave the wrong I
address for the Buzz Junkies. The correct ad-
demo is: Buzz Junkies c/o Jeff
dress to get their
Who, 2513 Novus 34237. The demo is
Street, Sarasota,
54.00. Sorry
Florida,
anyone sent
if
the coin and didn't receive the tape. N.F.G. (No
Fuckin' Good) are another band that brighten
have
things up for me. Brian (former vocalist with
this area, but
me
Pagan Faith) invited practice, is
over to see them
and I was quite impressed. Their
mid-eighties hardcore, a
style
M.D.C. collides
la
Bad
with Seattle's Poison Idea. The barid boasts a
No Means No. And to be quite frank,
strong line-up with a two guitar attack featur-
don't see
Now
I
come and go. There
rwne have attained the greatness Religion or
it.
band out of Sarasota that crank out punk that would make Stiv
early style
to
is
a.ea for eleven long years
lot of bands
some extremely good bands in
are
is
made all over the worid, and
great music being the only reason
too confining. There
it's
are a cool
some
Last
the issue
THE BUZZ JUNKIES (greatname)
firsf'wwld.
in print.
is
"me
refreshing in the Reagan/Bush era of the
it
of, say,
happening.
ing ex-Wanker Jake Pizza and Puffer (thanks
am
not bad
mouthing Bay Area bands; quite the
opposite,
REALITY
actually. After all, I've started a record
rcmpany
band; they have just released an album on
don't get
me
wrong,
I
on
for the Misfits tape)
SLAP OF
guitars.
good hardcore
are another really
thatwillputoutnoth-
Cargo Records.
I
ingbut Florida bands,
them
Rit,j,
unless, of course. Kill-
opening
comes
Joke
ing
knocking
and
the
at
the
at
for
saw
Helmet
Jawbox,
and
found them to be
re-
sprawling corporate
ally
headquarters
extremely tight and
of
STIFF POLE RECORDS. So let me clue you
energetic.
Thosearejustafew xuir^FT^iTTTTr^z
list;
I
FORGOTTEN APOSTLES
^"*^
some of the best
in
No Fraud and Psycho
area bands.
Tribe top
really believe in these bands.
my
They are
uncompromising and would never sell out their ideals; they also make great music. NO
FRAUD are a
hardcore band, but they are also
quite diverse.
PSYCHO TRIBE,
more
hand, are
of a post-punk
on the other
band
of Mercy. Both bands have been
around
Sisters in
some
configuration or another for quite
the
in the vein
and
of Stiff Little Fingers, Killing Joke,
The Tribe and
one
time.
good laugh when Tampa Bay Music Awards namedPsycho
Boyi
I
had
really
a
Hardcore Band
Trib-e Best
in a row.
I
realize I'm
for the
second year
not part of the "Good Die
Tampa Music Schmooze
Christ's sake,
Club," but for
the people that control the
if
voting of these awards think that Psycho Tribe is
hardcore, they really don't have a clue.
A few other bands
that deserve recognition
WITCH DOCTORS, a 3-piece band
include the led
by 'The
Jer,"
who
create
punk-gloom music that
is
some
great surf-
intensely original.
sure there are
On
ing efforts to turn the place
more
they're headed in the right direction.
DETROIT in St. Petersburg, along JANNUS LANDING, are
adjoining
they
the best
for
bands with
the people that run
haw
an
outdoors, all-ages, and
It's
alcohol. Club Detroit
sell
mate setting
attitude.
it
is
Imagine Alice
rip.
Cooper on speed and throw in a strong Pacific Northwest attitude and maybe you'll start to get the idea.
CONSPIRACY are
out of Northport that show a
Their punk-metalsound
is
a young band
lot
of promise.
a refreshing change
from the nonmal grunge/death/metal sound that has made Tampa semi-famous. Look for good things from them in the future. They also have a great un-jaded attitude that
T-4
September/October
]
is
representatives and local print, radio
and recording
industry experts on
two
informative panels..
Both the 'workshop and the
less of
City also
be bringing
THE
DAMNED on Friday, September 27th for their second or third Farewell Tour in the last three years. (Imagine that. At least they let the audience know that they're only doing it for the money.) So be prepared to sweat and feel uncomfortable while seeing one of the best punk ever.
It's
a I
shame
this
don't
know
show
isn't
at
of any other
Damned, but I sure
as hell
venue that actually Qres about the people just spent
$20
cool.
I
in
Tampa
haven't been but
I
is
also
hear
it's
shows; this place
is pretty good at times. It's big and drinks are cheap, but they don't do all ages.
show
I've
seen recently was in
No
Fraud guitar player Pete's living room, which was a hell of a lot more punk rock then doing pay to play in some shithole club. Til next time, buckos, take care and
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£ee 'will be $15 £or
the w^orkshop, $s £or the showrcase.
An FMA membership is
$25« good
through December, 1992.
YOU CAN JOIN THE FMA AT THE WORKSHOP.
doing pretty
THE ROADHOUSE, also in Tampa, does
Yet the best
Non-members
them.
to see
THE BRASS MUG some shows.
who
FMA
members.
a draw and
THE RITZ in Ybor will
show-case are free to
a great inti-
are friendly and don't
does all-ages shows and
are one of the best rock bands in
the area; they just plain
Local Level
with the
Florida dates for the
APOSTLES
Promotion on a National and
least
wouldn't mind traveling to see this band at a
THE FORGOTTEN
Bands to be announ€ed!
places to see shows. For acts with a big draw,
the courtyard rules.
— 2 am.
CLUB
and enthusiastic that it's almost sickening. Keep it up, guys. You're a air.
O pm
user-friendly
from blues to reggae to hardcore, and they are
breath of fresh
I
pm
record label and industry
mention.
failed to
by adding such luxuries as a bathroom. At
Jannus Landing.
so unpretentious
ff
are really good. I'm
punk and hardcore bands can play. THE STAR CLUB in Ybor City does a lot of all-age shows and brings in many national acts. They're mak-
bdnds
over the place, ranging
fo
with nationally recognized
the club front, there are few places that
Gunmens'
is all
Noon
area bands that I think
many more
THE GRASSY KNOLL GUNMEN are another band that bring a smile to my face. The style
good. They are
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THE DEAFENING ECHO OF
aUNf saoAM the formula or something special to make them stand out Tampa Bay's Silent Scream are no exception to this rule. Composed of guitarist Matt Wilkof, drummer Hal Loo, Mark Rodriguez on bass and his brother Patrick on vocals. Silent Scream feel that they have many different angles on their musical
Every musician or band
tries to find
or climb up the ladder of success.
comrades.
Firs, there is the
long-standing friendship between Matt and the Rodriguez brothers.
"We've been together for eons,"
Tampa Bay Music Explosion marked the debuTappearance of Many Faces of Mary, hottest new bands in the Tampa Bay area. Their perfonnance brought down the house,
1990 one of the
earning them a third place award only
five
of over forty-two original songs, the
developed a following large
enough
members
Feet (featuring former
to
days after the band completed
band began showcasing
clubs and theaters and
local
over nine years, and with the recent addition of
for
sound with strong melodic undertones indicative of today's role
do you play
modem
(drums) and Sean
express themselves as an entire
and
after
playing
drums
(bass, lead vocals)
had a
band was very difficult.
for eleven years
I
certainly
and
lot of ideas,
have always had
...
sound of the four or
The mus'C
is
of us
is
coming
from".
Patrick.
As long as the nucleus has been together, they have had a rather hard time with Hal. A hard hitting drummer with an impressive track record, Hal
had reservations at first,
"I
carhe in and did some covers with the intention of just playing out, then
the original material started taking shape Prior to Hal joining the
music of that
and
really liked
I
in early 1990, Silent
demo wasn't quite awe
interesting, the for original
band
inspiring. At that time
calibre, or for that
it."
Scream released a 4-song
tape.
Although
Tampa didn't have too many venues
matter unsigned band radio support.
Now a little over
roll.
not finished until
two of them
^
at the
songwriting
completely finished. The sound of a band
it is
to
good ear for arranging, had rhythm down ... so it was no problem 1
I
and the song
"We know where each
it.
but the direction
for the
jumping into the situation and getting the framewrk of the songs down. look as a whole,
put
development of the songs and the structure of the music?
in the
David Blackshire: The framev\'ork for most of the material was already there not. Steve
&
crossover rock
how Matt
drummers. Then they found
Oingo Boingo). Founding members Steve Webb and Sean
of
Marty Saint and David Blackshire, the group has created a high energy, hard-edged
guitarists
was
With a catalog
line-up.
earn them opening slots for The Ramones and Food For
Delong have been writing songs together
What
its
is
'That helped us to build a solid foundation, and we persevered when there were problems," added
is
the
musicians that make up that band.
five
very strong and emotional, and contains political and social undertones. Is that
is
a specific goal in the writing?
DB: There
we
a focus in the
is
music and
many
crack on a great
definitely
Man"
lyrics.
The
and
lyrics are intelligently written; they're witty
topics. There's a political
edge
some
in
of the lyrics. For
damaging effects of television on the social Some of our songs are very serious, yet the music because the music is just straight forward rock & roll.
example: 'Television Mission
is
a song about the
consciousness (or unconsciousness) of Americans today. they don't feel serious in
SW: I'm not out
to
write about what's
them work.
change the world; that's not my responsibility. I'm a musician; I just play and goingon around me. I think our songs are more personal and that's what makes
We do tend
to be real Pentecostal
When
Sean DeLong: at the time.
100%
Steve and
honest.
I
is
It's
just write about what's
just rock: high energy,
wouldn't compare our music to anybody
the lyrics have to do with real goal
we
write a song
I
don't like to label our music.
I
about things, but we don't try to shove things
down
what they want out of our music.
peoples' throats. People can get
else's; leave
experiences and emotions
life
no
happening frills
rock
in
&
our
that to the masses.
â&#x20AC;&#x201D; what we think about
lives
roll that's
Most of
things.
Our
a year later,
infamous
W^en
I
together, you've developed quite a following
...
so
now what?
a
game
plan. We're very serious about
what
vv-e're
is
side of things,
through the haze, so to speak." The band also covers topics such
doing, so of course
we
talk
Mark stated that, we can it."
"If we're
working on a new song and someone says 'Hey that sounds
relatively difficult to label Silent
in the metal bin.
Then you catch
On stage Silent Scream thrives on energy and individual personalities, each member of the band having the charisma to hold his own. Talking about the pros and cons of being a Tampa original band,
Mark affirmed, "The Tampa
original
music scene has really started happening. With
the great local radio support and the record stores carrying local music product, the cover
as well as get
live
located here, but
SW: The way things are
this
day and age, a
from what music
is
of the musicians
around here,
really about.
deal with the scene itself
is
I
think a
like
lot of the
lot
tend to think that you do get lazy and
if
competition, you tend to lapse.
emphasis on the quality of music
is
off-center
wrong attitude about music. Many the wrong reasons ... and ha\nng to
of people have the
everywhere, a.e in
sometimes a
I
much
it
real turn-off.
for
We've
finally created
something
that
is
makes us want to protect it from everything else in the world like that isn't right. When I find that I have to mix it in with this other shit and be lumped in, it's being guilty by association. Since we're so established here, and we have things together right now, of course we're going to try to make it out of here. Realistically, where are we going to go and that we're going to be able to headline right off the bat? We're going to do what we can here precious and right to us, and that
move only if we need to, but I do feel confident
We
definitely have the
that the
support of the people here.
band w! be able I
to get signed out of Florida.
^y
ICatat
AnOTHER FACE Of MARY -6
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more songs out
woven throughout
What do you have to say about the Florida music scene? DB: People who are involved in the music scene in Florida realize that the industry is in New York and Los Angeles. That doesn't mean that you have to move your band there to make it, but it does help to be in a place that has better access to what's going on. There are bands in Florida who have
it;
band
seems to be fading, k couple of years ago, if you didn't do covers, you didn't play." With the support of Tampa Bay's media, regular exposure on the radio, and the managing
expertise of JFG International backing them. Silent
still
so and
simply evaluates Silent Scream's sound as "Classy heavy metal."
to
you aren't pushing yourself, and there's not that
like
Scream. Their fast, loud and heavy style obviously deposits
to
it.
been signed out of here and are
and the
the strong melodies, a slower groove, intelligent lyrics, and
don't want is ... and the whole politics of it. We're not really about that and we Sure we have ways of accomplishing what we're trying to do and v.-e're going explore them, but the ultimate goal isn't about getting signed, it's about being happy.
what the scene part of
as the ironies of religion,
so,'
gig
i
with the likes of Pantera, Child's Play and
asked about their approach to writing, Patrick stresses
about the future. But after being in the scene for as long as we have, we're really not trying to go by what the scene does. The people who listen to our music are really just a small percentage of
be
out and getting favorable airplay on 98 Rock's
bills
the guys looking like "MTV'- mall-metal-gods," the preconceived notion starts slipping. Matt
see this
SW: Everybody has
Scream has played
endless male/female relationship dilemmas. Musically, they strive not to sound like anyone else.
It is
band getting signed within the next seven months. Most bands don't realize that getting signed is not a miracle. You really have to work for it. You have to believe in your music and you have to believe in yourself. We're going to be a band that stays around and writes for the times. I foresee this band doing a lot of good and changing peoples' lives. DB:
Silent
that, "Lyrically we want to Siay you know, life's ups and downs." Questioning the song "Pieces of Reality," about the confusion and complexity it evokes, Patrick explained, "It's probably tiie most personal song that I have ever written. I was going through a emotionally draining time, looking for a way
on the up
them The songs have come
a different story. Pieces of Reality
And
Loudness, garnering a powerful following in the process.
through the music.
to express ourselves
it's
Pit.
their songs, they appeal to a
or hearing their tape, you're
they're
noL
Scream want to play dates outside of the area, up to Pieces of Reality. With eclectic texture variety of music fans. And if after seeing the band
to the public via a follow
still
not sure
how
to classify Silent
Scream, don't worrv about
by Blockie
^^
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You've also been expkjring new directions with the current line-up right' The new rh\thm section has a totally different feel from the old rhythm
WE'RE NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE
section Those guysit^re
a whole lot
STE/NHAitr-iMOOJ
more
rock band,
like a
you don't mind
if
me saying so. Ifs rock funk
music
seme
W-hat are
new songs
of the
that
you guys have come up with since the
-a
five
been together? Steinhart-Moon's nuciem, surprisingK enough,
Robbie Steinhart and
is
Rid Moon.
Currently
rehearsing for an intn-state lour beginning in the
new
We
material,
\str
And
into
t
fall, the band was eager to talk about the^ revamped rh>1hin section and Rick's obsesswn with BolKian prostitutes. the studio a year ago this May and did fourteen or fifteen songs.
Wall,"
is if
about a
checking out your old lady and she
fly
is
memben
have
a slut and "Rosalina"
-
two songs about problems in the world. I (Robbie) wrote some low songs that are really neat: everyone wntes low songs. I like to write about ants and just weird things. Some -c ui of the uk things uungs iI wnte about are really odd. That's all I can s?y.
did ><ou do that k)cally?
Momssound.
Yeah.
On The
"Fly
lot of tasteful
When win we
be able to hear some samples of music?
The
we know
thing
first
of
is
at the
fairgrounds on about the 16th of October.
Our managers
are
I
can
w wd in Tampa for sixteen years and its been jinxed for as fer back a^
.And uiiat happened with that tape?
shopping
We ha\'en't ev-er. decided to put the thing out. We just recently decided to go on the
rernember. People seemed to get signed out of this area, then they get shelwd immediately So
so
hard to
it's
sell a
what ^t could do "Vit don't
what we all
know ho\N
an album, but we put our to
market you guys" or
no one seems
do, but
kinds of
when no one can come and see you. So we
record
fo>
differe-^t styles
to
want
into
all
this or
it is
album
ready.
So
far
people say,
We haven't had anytxxly that doesn't like We're kind of a mystery at this point We do
hard to put us in a category. Most of the music we have joesn't instantly appeal to eighteen year olds because nobody screams a lot (laughs). Th€ people that have seen us live really enjoy the band, so that's how we 'A-ant to sell it
a
li
1
did the tape as a preview of
that
to deal with it
of songs which makes
so
it,
road and tour,
for labels.
little
We vvan
concerned.
do
to
nght and, hopefully,
,t
if
w«
are selectiw
enough and do things
^ '^^Pi~ "°^ "^^ '"f° - ^^y^ ^«'" be more successful. M loveTu^°u would to be able to the same number 't
'^
.
sell
same
of albums Kansas did, but with Kansas
sort of thing; w>e had to
S^ut ai^'
ll"?
^
work our butts
^^
^
'^^^^
'^' ^'^
the
way
(Robbie)
it
order to build up a following and
off in
^^^' ^'
I
was the
sell
a few
^^ ^^'^^ ^^^^- ^^ '^^^ ^^ ^°
ourselves.
What
We
attributes does the
band have inv?
Ex'Crimson Glory Votalisi
have a killer rhythm section, but
1 don't know about the attribute section. We haven't performed as a five-piece band, we've performed as an eleven or twelve piece band, because we \A'anted the feel of some liw horns. No one's ever gotten onstage with an eleven-piece rock & roll ensemble and attempted to make music. We haw five horn players and female singers and clowns
Laumhes a New Plro/ecf
mmm snms
and jugglers. W'e
pull off our Tower Of Power meets Whitesnake with ZZ Top and a little Pete Townsend. The thing is, we play music good enough to where it appeals toeverybody but it's a little
too
much
WHEN
to handle sometimes.
Are there going to be any \oal showcaises for die band?
We did
the past six gigs as shoncases and had record labels
trying to gear us
up
now is
come down
to hear us.
What prompted the professiwul disassodayou and Crims(m Gkny?
What they are
to
tion between
setting rather than a bar setting
go out and tour concert rooms and stay away from shabbv night clubs. We are going to be out of town, but we don't want to bum out WTiat we're going to do is tour all of Florida— do Fort Meyers and Fort Lauderdale for a couple of months. We're going
more
to try
for right
of a concert club
shooting to open for
t\-pe
some tours, Europe, Japan oreven
here.
through the back door, which would be to have a release
in
We're
We finished Strange and Beautiful and I'd been working on putting together my own band in Texas and Florida. I'w been living back and
We tfi-)ughtw« might attempt going
forth there for a a)uple of ^-ears (Dallas). I'm
Europe and play
just putting togetlttr
whenewr
possible.
o\'er there;
they are
my own thing to explode
on the music scene with
a
wry unique quartet
singer I think
and
positive
tiut
is
a pre cursor for the directi<m in v^iich
you are now oMving? Probably yeah. "In The Mood, "and "Star Chamber" are on the ril
more
be doing. There
songs
songs
w^
like
I
psychedelic will
did off of the
first
Transcendence.'
like
sicte
of what
be a lot of acoustic
skys further into space than
album.
And
So you have no animosity towards Davki Van Landing No,
I
ago.
I
who
the
he^ iumd Mit your
de\'eloping
When
Steinhart-.Moon plays
No, well,
some
that idea.
It's
of the promoters have asked us to bring the horn section with us because they like
just so expensix-e
out and just get tight
— the
want to pay the money,
What product
and too many people. I call it our Spring Training tour. We go of us and if some of the gigs want the horn section and the
five
we'll say,
—
The tape recorded
last
No music
is
available, just T-shirts. It's a reverse
Since the tape
is
We did fourteen
not available to the public,
songs that are
all
different styles.
don't you
Some
tell
us about
it?
committed
How
destiny?
other bands that he plawd with. We also play a couple of old Kansas songs. We enough songs so that if someone sits down and says "Let's pick eight or nine songs and do an album," vx have fourteen. 1 wish we could have done twenty-ii\«, because we have some better
now. We're wilting
and
say,
in a different style
"This stuff is great!"
We
and wt
haw
and produced
a
master quality so someone can
listen
was an album, but it's actually a glorified demo tape. The idea was to put out an EP, but the problem is that a lot of people will say, "Yeah, I'd buy that" Basically, it was Rick and me (Robbie) and twelve side gu>'s, which was a pain in the butt and a lot of money. Now we're trying to make real money with a five-piece band it
call it
it
like
it
that should stay together.
Are any of
th^^ngs from
live,
and can you share some of those song
through many stages. There's
does
I
to
it
can
^t
to see
what
out of that But I'm not
anyone right now.
1
a
song called "No Way Out," which
couple of songs that are more mellow, so
more like Santana. We wt probably won't do them liw.
September/October 1991 /THRUST
is
a
able to see'you live again? It
won't be long.
I can't wait to ^t bxk out and my own stuff. Fm so h\ped alwut
What other dmigs should our readen know about your new direction? I don't know how to describe it other than if s a classic, irxiustrial, commercial, funkadelic
type thing. Its pretty hard to categorize.
the tour,
it
stretch
my
I
could wait until the
just turned out that
admit
I
it's
feel
wry I
any bicks up your skex-e that you
share with us?
it's
erxl of
happening
a strange time, but time to
prowrbial wings.
pared to the old Midnight,
wry
itil
I
enter-
think
com-
be very different
Tm going to be ^le to (fo ewrything I wanted to
do without having to consult with the band.
Are you graig to be a benevdent dxtator of your new project or are you kxAing for an equal you can counterpoint with? Oh, [hi whole band can be involved I'm not going to be a dictator. All I ask is that my new band is going to be able to work together and other.
Can you name any of the other people
in die
band yet?
No
can't,
I
1
really don't
want
to
do that
Do you
have a name for die band yet? I'm throwing things around. But I want it to be agreed upon by CNtryone in the band
Am positiw about everything that's wish Crimson the best of luck, f
think they're gonna do
and shocking.
compromise with each
light
goting on.
flierc
wodd
It feels
Tw wanted to do this for so many N-ears.
H3S hoping that
now.
be in diarge of your own
feel to
a ton of bricks off of my back.
It feels like
great
I
The old Soul Sur\ivor song is called "Expressway To Your Heart," and "Backstreet Love Affair" is a song Rick wTote when he was three or four )tm old! It's been around a long time and been havie a
tiut you secured a solo deal with
You're looking at things in a very positive
that tape going to he performed
titles?
T-8
la-
of the stuff is what Rick's been doing for
did
to
it
kind of deal
why
die earliest a new tape is g(mna come our way, or when are we acbially going to be
taining, diverse
Most likely III go in and do a demo
marketing plan.
many years with
shjff
management, and
ing has been confirmed with anyone right now.
public.
When s
The sfww is going to be wry interesting,
for
and such.
a major label Is there any truth to that? No, I'w been approached by some people. Noth-
year isn't available to the general
haw no prdjlem
ni be out shopping
all
Rumor had
"Yeah!"
for your fans?
is available
I
Are
bels
...
had ewr heard
of this together and go into the studio in early Oct(A>er and start pumping it out Then to put
be a tweK-e piece?
IK-e, will it
project?
Quite possibly. l\t been auditioning people since we finished the album, and getting ready
American music and American bands. We'd then come back to the States after the band owrseas. It's kind of a dream wt have; 1 don't know if it will work out or not
I
with it at alllt was pretty much a planned thing anyway.
it
... and same time.
Are you going to be using Florida musicians to
so starved for
your material?
like fiw years thought he was orw of the most incred-
be painting
ewn that,
more down to earth than that at
will be covering
heard the guy sing once,
start playing I'll
wry good. I feel very confi<fent my own stuff at the same
time.
ible singers
anyflmg on Strange and Beautiful
Is fliere
is
about
I
going to get any more informatwn hfom
you? No. Not today.
well. Their new-
little
Jty Chrisfopher Robin
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name
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...
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STROKIN'
PURRS
IT 'TIL IT
STIFF KITTY one of the more promising
Stiff Kitty is
Tampa Bay area. A line
bands to perpetrate the
up change and a sharpened focus on their musical direction has earned them the "band to
making great music, the members of Stiff Kitty are adamant about stressing that one of the main ingredients in rock & roll is FUN. Read on for a Bobby C, drummer Joe Clutter
ton, \"oalist
andguitarists Michael Smiley, andTerryColvin. Stiff Kitty just
got out of American Music
Works studio doing Johnston
a 3-song tape with
engineeriji;?. Is this tape
Doug
going to be
available at local record stores?
CS: The
pressing
llrst
We
is
demo we
sent the
BC: Definitely!
Tampa
I
ing and carrying on.
comical, and
to various
&
rock
roll
used to have?
refined sound.
All this
fun
incorporated into your stage
is
BC: Absolutely, people running back and forth. JC: All hell breaks loose
had a
really
first
We
tape
and they wrote that we
then
it
would grow
as
life is
taste
new
on
a different point of view
is
getting attention.
and they wTOte a song
around
it
CS:
about taking the purity of a butterily
and what
it
the pain,
crime and everything negative in the
represents and then dealing with
The song
is
all
basially about using day-
dreams as an escape vehicle. "Seat Belt on
much
difficult to breathe,
Take two.
don't think this
I
BC: But
it
portrays the band in the proficient for
less
going as
is
said.
We
manner that
it!
like to play
music.
CS: There's talent here somewhere.
What are Stiff Kitfy's immediate future plans? CS:
We
all lix-e
together, and we're poor
...
To make money! Not really, we want to keep writing good songs.
Is that
relief?
this
sitting in the front
BC: To play Orlando and Miami, and everywhere. In
today's imisical conglomeration, wiiere
does Stiff Kitty place
My Dog" is a great song.
CS: That was a real
and
it
JC:
•
comedy
that
planned...
Very well
riff,
comments
were made, as well as uncontrollable laughter,
JC:
MS: 1 came up with a
like this
time the recorder was turned offdue verbally offensive
and try and
thing that you can.
practice
(At this
many
feel is
"Wings Of A Butterfly"
the
to
we
ewrything you can. Experience ewry-
world.
the audience get up and play.
let
don't play guitar, I'm just a replacement
her about what's out there. In essence,
sweet; >'ou got to get out there
It's
I
the audience involved.
may be times when we'llgo sit
continue a dignified conversation.)
tunes.
Way It Goes" is about a girl who hum-drum conservative world,
some one with
life tells
like to get
which made
us about some of the
CS: 'That's The
Smiley
For what?
Music Connection
good sound, and
was raised in a
stuff.
looks at the wall a lot but he sure can dance.
MS:
time progresses. Tell
...
BC: Yeah, we dance around and
down and
has changed.
CS: We're finding ourselves.
reviewed our
supposed to be
It's
about fun.
did last year to
what direction?
in
is
CS: Whatever happened to the sense of humor
JC: In fact, there
more
intro tape
sense of humor.
CS:
style
Our new
gives a peek into our strange
it
materia!? a
think a lot of the bands in
are too serious. We're up there laugh-
What can we expect soundwise with your new
Our
humor
within the band.
show?
going out
some record companies. Their response was that they \\'anted to hear more. We're going 500 more copies and those will be out for sale.
It's
and
to
enlightening interview vwth bassist Cindy Sex-
3C:
Stiff Kitty,
have.
for" title.
As dedicated as they are
CS:
we
the attitude that
There's obviously a good sense of
w3tch
labels.
BC: The ultimate anal>tical view, (laughter)
That song basically descn'bes
itself?
CS: We're about having fun. BC: We haven't set out to do any one
life
guy
situation.
drov-e
We
by with
were his
passenger seat belted
dog
in. It's
guy can go running into things, but
dog's going to be strapped in
all
at
song
is
never see us
like a
boomerang;
we'll
style.
send
it
Each
out and
know what to expect. Just come out and make your own conclusion.
to
his
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There have been few Florida bands in the past decade who have become as intriguing and controversial as Cast Of Nasties. In addition to having a dark yet marketable look, the band members' brutal musical techniques and unique song writing styles separate them from the rest. While the image and the musical approach is straight from the underground scene, the band has the potential to become a national act. Having been in seclusion for the past few months, guitarist Vincent Breeding, drummer Beau Smack and bassist Beckie Chambers are now ready to debut on Halloween night premiering their new vocalist Kym LaRoux. I met with LaRoux and Chambers to try to pry out some of the secrets planned for their Halloween performance. Thnisb Why did you choose
Of
into Cast
Kym
to initiate
Nasties?
K^m was the obvious choice for the
Chambers:
He airead* knew what
band.
the band was band perfectly. K)™ looks great and is very professional and
about and he
and sings
fits
the
work with.
easy to
V\Tiat else
can
>x)u
ask for in
a frontman?
What was it like to adapt to a band that already had an established image and musical
direc-
tion?
LaRoux: Ewr^thingjust seemed toclick. WTien I
thought of joining another band, they wtre
group I thought of. We ail ha\« similar image and music. With four people going in the same direction without the
first
ideas as far as
anyone pulling
you can get a
a\\3y,
lot
more
done. I
show on HaDoween ni^ on jthymg mostK' new material.
hear that at >'0ur
>'ou plan
C:
I
feel that
the a lot ofthe old material
irrelex-ant to
comes out
in
is
^
^
really
.
^
¥
%
our frame of mind at the moment.
Right now, the band it
is
•
b,
basically pissed off and
our song writing.
A lot of listeners will probabb' find your lyrics, in addition to your
image, to be very inhibiting
and controx-ersiaL C:
I
wouldn't say controversial. Controx-ersial
something >-ou drum up; the \\3y
this is
is
what we do and
we feel. I can understand where it can somewhat abrasive at times. If some-
be seen as
one
is
offended by
it,
I'm sorry but that's
j>«.
life.
Despite the fad thatx-ou don't attempt to write
SnedsS^^^^^^^^^
SsulkT-CoK you.pead>vecomn«rcialpoten.t^, .
..
they're
going to
like
what w're doing.
>-^
blade ready to slash ewrything in the room.
Alotofthecommercialhardrockbandswrite
paints a v.\Td picture of
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C: Basically
are
veiyMictable.
that's
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some
"l.w You Dead"
It
is
ing around and smiling at the
tobe 100% aggression.
realities.
a song about
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good song. have, L:
Some
of the
new songs
like
"Rage In Nir-
and "Vanity Bleeds" are quite hea\y as A lot of the new songs coming out might
N-ana" hell.
show more of a commercial say
v\ie
could get a
mosh
side to us, but I'd pit
going during
"Rage."
I
imagme,
loved one or
when
is
>'ou think of losing a
wu think of someone >x)u really
care about being dead.
stronger than an
I
To me,
a
lot
\o\t >x)u baby" song, because
comes and goes, but death you can't get away from death. love
L We
that's
is
forever,
But your stage show than
write
what vx see; and vx see a lot of and negativity in the worid.
violence, hate
underground music?
audience. They'refullofaggression,cause that's
L: Exactly.
many
We
obviously want to appeal to as
people as possible, but wt're going to
write what heavier, so
w. want to write. A lot ofthe stuff is I think that people who would turn
what
like
"Rage" just mirror that back to the
VN^e're all
that >x)u
about. "Vanity Bleeds"
can take
listen to
it
because
say.
Nasties a look.
picture in your
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like
the heavier
stuff,
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many different vsays.
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song
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it
has in
will
be more theatrical
past?
tiie
I think that vx'k going to let ourselves go more than vx have before and there may be a little more bloodletting than there has been
C:
before.
But to
me
that's
not theatrics,
it's
just
offend some people, but I think evervwe should
theirbacksonabluesybandshouldgi\«CastOf I.'
C: We're definitely not sun gods.
and
So you're hoping to attract a crossover audience of fans from bothmainstreamand heavier
Songs
L: You can tell by looking at us that vx haven't been to the beach in awhile.
The
lyrics to
it
does hav« something to
"Love
You Dead"
mind of
sitting
paint out a
with a razor
L:
It will
show
is
be over-the-top intensity; an intense
what
v^e're
to be looking like a
going
for.
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A LOVE STORY by Michael Marks Success
is
at
hand You must
close >t)u can taste
it.
feel
Kip VMnger, of Winger,
and buffalo wings, of chicken and hot sauce, is the key. Listen to a Winger CD. or tape while eating'a bucket ofkamikaze buffalo wings. The door of happiness will soon open. Ifthe door of happiness doesn't open, the door of the bath-
wth
You're burning
its so
it,
by Michael Bamett All RighH Reserved.
ARIES: March 21 to A|iril 20
LIBRA: Sept. 23 to Oct 23
now is
w-ho
desire for
considered just a friend This per-
son wants to rock (and
roll in
the hay) with you
much as >x)u want them. So go for it Pop in a Skid Row CD., turn up the wlume, turn down the wlume when the copsani\ie, then when they leaw turn it up again. But beware, as
will, because after eating a bucket of kamikaze buffalo wings, happv or not wull
while listening to "Monkey Business."* Watch
ha\t to go. Lucky numbers
19. 24. 16, 34.
room
2. 5, 12, 13. 40. 43.
© 1991
someone
out for the bigbanana. Lucky Numbers: 31. 36,
She was
and spellbound,
loose-leaf
to Nov.
smoke
rings from cigarettes, cigars, pipes,
bongs, or [vou k-now wtatl
is
your destiny.
Read the smoke rings the way grandma read tea leaves, or the way .Alice Copper read the design
on the guide
skin of his boa.
The smoke
rings will
your true low. But be careful smoke. Smoking in a van parked in
\x)u to
where
>-ou
make
\-our
up in smoke. Lucky numbers:
6, 19.
front the local police station will
destiny go
SAGITTARnJS: Nov. 23
to
attracted to >x)a This person
Milli
but cant stand
thing, sort of like
Vanilli. Its
...
faked orgasm. Don't
a low, hate
remember Sonny and
get
fall
lights
were low;
home
7, 11.
29,
1'S.
Stop letting people push you around You're
not a doormat, or a whi pping block.
mayte, but
>x)u
A masoch-
down on somebody's face. You'w your been Roses too long, become Guns. Does Mick foot
Jagger take
it
from an\x)ne? No, he takes it from
month only do to the wx)rld what Madonna did
grabbed her hair and gave her a
to that coke bottle.
Luck numbers: 43, 49, 6,
11,
I
mind,"
said
this
So
will
danger, an old flame who's
bump into >t)u while sneaking
turned
e\il will
a
You must blow
feel.
person
this
off.
Just
before the start of the concert gargle with gariic juice.
Then when the
twt) of >x)u
breathe right in this person's
face.
meet
Then drop
some money on the ground Wlien this person bends over to pick it up, turn away from them and break wind As soon as this happens leax-e quickly, youll find the right
Lucky numbers: 26, 29,
one soon
after.
to July
22
song. These wxjrds will lead to a
But beware,
new awareness.
you're listening to an album,
if
don't play the record backwards. Especially,
if
an Ozzie or Judas Priest album. What would mom and dad, and >our friends, or your old its
sewnth grade teacher say if your new awareness, was running naked around a dead animal with yx)ur
new friends, burning incense, chant-
and trying
Lucky Numbers:
to conjure
to Feb.
18
Wedding." Bake a big white wedding cake and
throw
it
in
your
lover's face. If
your \ovtT
told her.
Venus controls \our destiny. No. you're not going to meet a naked Greek girl with no arms.
But someone you'w desired
months
for
is
ready to be taken. Don't be afraid to handle this person's deeply into Motley Crue and their favorite
person,
song it's
is
a water hose up your behind
and turns it on full blast, numbers: 31. 37, 33, 44, 12,
it's
over. Lucky-
that's
like to
"Dr. Feelgood"
good But don't
So
didn't
I
bad This person
is
it
no turning back.
mean
But
to.
I
did
you want me
cook
I
is
into Trixter
feel
this
I
He
at the publisher.
had.
I
asked him, "Do
Do you want
to kill her?
smiled, said, "Yes." So
I
did it
the
some
got
I
propped her up in
and WTiite Lion. This person
will
The Be
numbers:
my
I
and
I
disgusting.
She didn't
I
it
won't eat
it
asked her
if
reply.
on the
went
to'
love planet
careful, don't
is
to Sept.
placing
\ou.
sat beside her to
friend
"You owe me, now," I
guess
I
I
while squashing some kumquats in your face.
spill
hot coffee in their
Keep changing the radio station. While making lo\«, bounce so hard that >'ou knock this person off the bed and out the window. Lucky numbers 16. 15,4,8,23.21.
lap.
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album. "Cry
Little Sister."
ward off e\il while clearing up acne. Then date someone you don't like, and remember, this month don't get serious. If you want to
This will
it
I
did
—
I
little
sleezy,
you know, doing it in the OK. LuckT
gutter with a few derelicts, that's
Numbers: 22,
12, 42, 45. 14, 17.
my favorite
right
that I'd
said.
I
my friend
"But
him
rather sad as
nobody if
"Did you
...
do
it
"Yeah, but don't
I
head
told him. 'But
cut off his head and put
it.
I
squeezed him
kill
real
I
I
I'd
me," he said
"You'll be better off dead" I
squeezed again; that convinced him. He I
cut off a finger and
his signature in
blood
head His note did made him write that he
didn't cut off Tad's
the job real well.
I
life,
then he took his
own
as
my owrdue rent; now I'm We have fun killing his interns and drawing on their skulls with my pen. He likes to kill Orientals. get my meat paid
indebted to him.
I
We're quite a team together,
I
we'll
guess someday
haw
rules.
they'll
fun until thea
catch us. But
Me and the
rock
music magazine publisher, friends unto the
end
Hadn't thought about that Guess
me?
squeezed the
hard and told him,
and we make up our own
anyone. Theyll
care to join
I
write a suicide note?
I
You're just going to
to her afterward?"
deprawd" we know better than that What
Would you
your
to
with Mamie's.
it
at the schools.
are you going to do with the body?" "...
I
well.
think I'm sick or "Well,
to kill
have squeezed
likes to
suidde."
tell
my my
knife. It's it
he didn't write a suidde note,
My friend
it's
used
I
shook him and woke him up.
took Mamie's
my friend "What
'She didn't say much,"
tell
bad luck."
I
did it'
they won't think
takes
handed him a piece of paper. "Here's
"Why should
him
it?"
did," said
it
Tad "Come on owr, buddy.
all
He looked
was
grey.
told
took out a snapshot of Mamie's
"See?
eat
get a
thaf s what
The doorbell rang and I let Tad ia I hit him on the head I tied him up real tight I got my favorite pea I splashed water on his
told
do," said
how do I know you
and
off
it
on the couch, looked out the
she was hungry.
and
'If
made him sign
is all
Bo>'S
sat
part that
painted
shelf,
my
said 111
anyone where you're going."
dry; that's
got mad, cut off her head,
I
I
cut
my special stew."
feed."
"Well,
one of his
I'll
wrote the suicide note.
do anvthing careless. Picking wrong. Usten to the song
Only listen to their radio station. Only go where they want to go. You must tight back. At a
from the Lost
in
tool.
He asked me what I was talking about I told him, then asked him to pay my rent "Are you crazy?" be said I'm not paying that I've got my own family to
22
games with
up
telephoned
face.
made some
wanted a bowl of Cheerios but I
I
rocking chair. She
eyelids,
'Seems you
a playmate no.
restaurant, accidentally
be happy
wife.
acid from the
looked pretty good in stumps.
out of milk.
it
favorite one,
I
I
soup from her
me
I'w got quite a surprise. But don't
I
my name on her thighs. After I my handiwork, decided that
closet and burned off both her legs.
eat
low
window, holding
wasn't too smart
48, 32. 41.
dominate >t)a While making love this person will alwa\"S assume the top position.
try to
I'll
music
bitch to die?"
also into Scorpions
VIRGO: August 24
An old flame will enter>x)ur life. This person
Can
my rent"
owe yoa
do better than that"
"OX," he said
at a rock
I
"I'U
bring you his
did she say as she died?"
PISCES: Feb. 19 to March 20
pay
"If you'll all, I
photograph, and bring
with
She didn't hear.
was the best friend
pinch this person,
stick this person, that's good. Luck>' 3. 6, 1,
16.
it there's
looked the wrong way
I
>t)u to a tree, sticks
enjoy doing
magazine. She was a seller of ads. She
be touched This
haw a strong relationship. If how^wr >x)ur lowr gets angry and sets your car on fire, >X)ur Now if >x)ur lover ties
said
off.
as well?"
your rent But can you take another
to pay
taken care of it
person because they
relatioHship needs wx)rk.
I
guess, after
"I
me
"Tad ripped
hands?"
She had worked
put
doesn't beat the hell out of >"ou and can laugh. >x)u
"Sure,"
Tou don't
up Tipper Gore?
LEO:Jiily23toAiigtist23 Listen to the Krics of Billy Idols "WTiite
I
31, 13, 18, 35, 29, 10.
49, +4, 30.
AQUARIUS: Jan. 20
her.
my friend.
you take care of him
to her
took her, then killed her,
I
you can't say
I
6,
wanted
I
examined
Listen to the words of \x)ur fawrite rock
ing,
told her
then took her agaia
carved
CANCER: June 22
month.
Success, money, and love will be there waiting for yx)u.
I
He
19
to Jan.
Attend a major rock concert
I
squeeze.
was
It
knees.
fell
—
rang.
cut off her nipples she'd
I
laughed when she
some cooking to do." to make my dinner my special redpe. It calls for nutmeg and milk. I'd forgotten to buy milk. I substituted bouillon. It wasn't wry good After I'd finished dinner, the telephone
eyes.
tore off her
I
I
37.40.
CAPRICORN: Dec 22
when
begged
should put a stop to it Put
ewr>x)ne, ask Da\id Bowie. Get mean, this
hair,
When
arm.
she lay on
fell,
After they're dead, you can't say I'm sorry,
he
submit the other
hair. If >x)u
it after the
She'd looked surprised
dead After you do
might show up on your door step asking what it means. Lucky numbers: 1, 9, 41, 39, 2, 7.
your
to feel so
up through dead
my
said
I
went home
I
the
15, 41.
GEMINI: May 21 to June 21
le^ singer. Also submit to him a locket or
rd done
After
I'w got to go,"
"I'w got
to
alone."
the floor staring
today."
at his refusal to taste
>x»u
it
ist,
no longer
...
was chagrined
I
my friend 1 don't
wry hungry
special stew. "Well,
come
I've
'No thanks," said think so. I'm not
invited her inside.
I
into that situatioa
and this rich person get together and on, don't lip-s\Tic yx)ur moans. Lucky
WTien
Row look. .And write that rock song youw
the song to Poison in care of Bret Michaels,
deeply
Cher? She was tremendous, he was horrendous. You just k-now when they made low. she
Bach of
been planning to write for the last 47 years. The time is right The stars fawr you submitting
is
into Milli Vanilli. Actually this person loves
Dec 21
Start \X)ur diet get that Sebastian
their
is
numbers:
20,14,36.9.
Skid
person
She was
a tragic surprise,
'Mamie, why are you crying?
TAURUS: April 21 to May 21 You will be coming into money soon. A rich
22
Blowing. |its not what you think). Blowing
pain.
wrestling with starshine and beer. The
carry you
SCORPIO: Oct 24
She
sitting outside in the raia
was singing contemporary
haw
I'll
a
The End
special recipe."
This story
is fictional
and any resemblance to persons living or dead is purely coinddentaL
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"-^^"^-^^'^'^ WHO?
Paul DeGolyer (vocals!, John AstI
Haines
(guitar), Charlie
(guitar),
WHEN?
*
would say April of 1990. That was when we actually emerged." WHAT? "We're basically death metal." Ifs a lot heavier than the stuff you hear on MTV. Ifs heavy vocals with eerie, doonty "I
[Johnl
riffs."
WHY?
" 'Cause domination."
CONTAQ:
we want
WHO?
Dav% Scott
(bass), Steve Pate (drums).
to strive for vvorld
(813) 887-5191.
St.
Warren
Brij St.
Warren
(guitar),
(vocals/piano). Brad
Alan
Jeff
(bass), J.J.
Stevens (drums).
WHEN? "Me
[Brijl and Brad have always been t6gether, so we've always played
was
together. But this line-up
finalized in
January of 1991." WHAT? ."Very intense, hard, melodic songwriters. We write songs that sound like they should be on the radio. We're not generic by any means but we're very commercial."
1:11
WHO?
Kenny McGee
Vincent
(guitar),
(guitar),
Christian
(vocals),
Tommy
"Lingus" Weber Hamlett (bass). Dean
Billy
WHO? Gates
Larry
WHEN? band
I
why."
CONTAa: JFG
Mgmt., (813) 879-
Int'l
''We love what we're doing and we love people. Music is a gift from God and we love to see people happy."
WHY? Don
(vocals/guitar),
Acres (bass), Jim Coker
CONTAa:
(drums).
Domizio (drums). beginning of this year. They were a full unit before, but we look at it as a brand new band since [Kenny] joined." WHAT? "Rock & roll. Sometimes people use that word differently, but that describes Heartless. We're nothing but rock & roll." WHY? "We do it twenty-four hours a day. No matter what the business is like or what's happening in our personal lives, we live for that hoor on tne stage. That's
Sapp
(guitar), Jerf
WHEN?
"This Heartless got together at the
Willi'
WHAT? "What we
885-6451.
UNCLE SALLY
"October of '86 was when the
actually formed."
(813)
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consider ourselves
like to
techno death metal. We're the -deadliest. lot of the stuff is tech 'cause we're writing really intricate material with some is
A
variety to
WHY?
'
it."
been our dream and
"Ifs
favorite kind of music. Ifs
good
out our aggressions." CONTACT: Dustin Hardmon
this is
our
for getting
(813)
932-
3555.
r
3700.
WHO?
Patrick Rodriguez, (vocals). Matt Wilkof (guitar), Mark Rodriguez (bass), Greg Hardmon (drums). WHEN? "About five years ago." WHAT? "It's aqgressive but a little bit classier than a death metdl band. Ifs metal with melody. We touch on a lot of different bases."
WHY? "We
ell
the* love for music.
it,
it."
CONTAa: JFG
Infl
Mgmt.; (813) 879-
3700.
WHO?
Warren Buckingham (vocals), Dave Arazmo (guitar), Tony Wagner (bass), Vic
l^•'JJ!l'l-'!'J^':U^
WHEN?
WHO?
'88. Ifs
(guitar),
period."
Dyer
Jeff
(guitars),
Dave
(vocals/guitar),
Don Whitman
(bass), Jeff
Stahl (drums).'
a
"In
year when
seemed
^1
wpy toolc
the
band formed
last
over singing. Things
to take off at that point."
WHAT? "An
all
original
band.
We
style
somewhere between Aerosmith, Guns N' Roses, tl;e Cult, and a splash of ourselves
everything else."
Torre (drums).
"Three and a half years ago in gone through a few changes but we're happy with the way the band is." WHAT? "ifs fun, hard, party rock. I'd say it's sunny rock. Hard, tun, party rock ...
Dennis
WHEN?
have
When we write somettiing tfrat sounds cool and we get that adrenalin surge from thafs
WHO?
Earl
Cosmo
Dan
(vocalsf,
Archie
Muise Jerome
J.
Brice (bass), Frank A.
WHY?
"Ifs what we do. This is the last band for me (Jeff). If this doesn't work I'll be working at A/(cDonald's." CONTAa: JFG Infl Mgmt., (813) 879-
3700.
(drums).
WHEN? "December when
all
14th, 1989. Thafs four of us practiced for the first
time."
WHY? "We
write songs that can't write something that inspired to write."
we
like.
you're
CONTACT: PO Box 4512, Seminole,
what our
WHO?
says: a bleeding heart. All the songs have that thing about a chick screwing you over, or whatever. think thafs how we
LaJoy
You
WHAT? "Our
not
name
FL
34642-4512.
music
is
exactly
I
got the
name
to
begin with."
Bill
Fox .(lead vocals/bass), Dan Seven (guitar), Mark
(guitar/keyboard),
Frank
Martinez
(vocals/drums).
WHEN?
"We've been together about
three
years."
WHAT?
"We're called a funk band but we appeal to a lot of rock people. We have dynamics. We can get real groovy and funky and then real heavy." WHY? "We have some pretty strong beliefs about the world today and we want to give them to people." CAMMLID CONTAa: (813) 821-9152. definitely
WHO?
Rich Chandler (vocals),
Mike Cutolo Williams (guitar), Joel DeAngelis (bass). Ken Kara (drums). Ben
(guitar),
WHEN?
"In
December
jamming, and a full band."
WHAT? we're
in
of '88 August of '89
"The music just writing
we started we became
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is
aggressive. Lyrically
about
real
life.
Not
negative, realistic."
WHY?
we
didn't have an escape we'd This is the only true form of expression that all of us have. just do it for ourselves." "If
go insane.
We
CONTAa: T-22
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Inc.,
(813)
866-0284.
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Cllfc copyright
Uncovering the Hard Facts IN Tampa Bay
©1990
John Urban All rights
Something wicked
this
way comes
when
does this time of year
alv^-ays
as
...
reserved.
after that
it
harsh nights of Autumn. This
time of year.
favorite
my favorite but
ebrate the
The
local acts to be featured in
my
first
bash
is
WORD MANA-
be held at The Rock-It
Club on Tuesday (98 Rock night w/Scott LedOctober 8th
since several labels were
WARREN and SOLDIER
OF FORTUNL The show is ofncially sponsored by the LOWRY PARKZOO. and a portion of the door ^sill be donated to the MANATEE AQUATIC CENTER, which now houses fi\'e manatees and
surprizes,
and
will
popular older songs.
DECEMBER," "LOVE IN
been very active in the
stuff.
local
scene over
tiie last
known
Some
most
for are
YOU DEAD"
"COLD
and "RAGE
Real brutal, yet marketable
show
will
He has previously played ke>t)oards
be STIFF
WTTY, who haw been getting a
forCRUEUDVILLE, INTiaandCHAMPACrC
exposure
lately.
THEATRE.
been watching develop for some time now, and
keyboardist
The other
festival
of events
I
have planned
I
Kitty.
Speaking of coincidences,
This
is
one
local act that
have seen few acts evolve and show as
I
lot
of
have
much
Kitty tiiat
what they sent me, these guys haw more than
sounded
like national quality. It
include
MICK JAGGER and THE POLia.
over the past few months. The band has gotten
that
Thursday, October 31st, and
falls
THE LAST
WORD
a lot tighter, probably
due to the addition of
does a lot of research to help preserve the
was apparently
THE GEORGIA SATELLITES DRIVIN'
N* CR/IN'
on
Halloween. This ytzr Halloween
a
demo
produced by George Pappas, whose credits
The only problem I can
—
They have
very professional image, and their
progress and improvement as Stiff Kitty have
is
Stiff
based out of Atlanta. Judging from
is
on the coolest holiday besides Christmas
out
recentiy re-
I
promo kit from a band also named
ceived a
a feir chance of snagging a deal.
Playing with the Nasties on that
as a
Beau Smack was the original drummer for Stiff
of the newer songs
you should watch out
NIRVANA"
new
be perfonning mostiy
material in addition to a few of their
JOHN CORI, bassist BOBBI CAMPOS and vx)calist MARC T06IE. Togie has act are guitarist
entertainment
at 9 p.m. Live
be supplied by ST.
vsnll
Of Fortune,
few years, but previously was best
LAST
the
will
he was advised by
that
not one cel-
their deal
looking at them. Rounding out the rest of the
coming seasoa
BALL, which
ger),
Soldier
have summoned some of
October extravaganza ewnts to
\>N0
m
I
is
band lost
a representative from a major label to join
the sun's
dominance over the summer days surrenders to the cold,
by John Urban
reminded
it
me
find with their
much
too
demo
is
of recentiy
TRIXTER and CRY
signed national acb like
WOLF.
Talented material, just not diverse
enough
to
make tiiem
stand out Also, the tape
sounded over produced.
I
prefer
more raw and
species. Representati\'es
from the LovsTy Park
more
Zoo Mil be
to provide literature,
HALEN'S debut or producer MICHAEL WAaNER^bestwvrks (SMD ROW,SAIGON
displays
at the
show
and general infonnation on
their \\'ork
with manatees to further benefit the situation.
Warren recently played
St.
memorable opening They managed
But
liw.
most crowd
going to have to change
par-
Mth one of my favorite SL Warren "ONLY YOU." During that track, BRU ST. WARREN tried to disprox-e
ticipation
if I
looks like ewntually
name.
tiieir
someone
is
How about
RIGORMORTIS TORTOISE?
originals,
vocalist
like.
saw them
band
tiie
Either way,
it
VAN
like
show what a band sounds
really
bet I'd love
I
ENUFT FNUFF.
set for
to receive the
KICK) that
a short, yet
sounding recordings
live
Other shows coming up include THE
DAMNED,
on September 2 7tii, The
at the Ritz
the accusation that white people can't dance by
BULin BOYS, BUCK EYED SUSAN
bringing onstage two male dancers, who, with
SCREAM at the Rock-It on October 4tii, STRUT-
Brij,
pulled off an
amusing parody of a Janet
Jackson-style dance routine.
how
came
this
well,
They're
to be.
and they showed me how
things and
I
it
Miami
do a couple of
CATS
We thought it was cool
"HOUYnew dmmmer,
LOVEIT has
U
"He opened
us one day with another band and fit
for
we thought
us better than our drummer did." SL
Warren has been getting maximum
airplay
on
98 Rock's A'OTei^os/ Wanted for a month and a half,
and was number one
straight "We're getting played 95,
and
not too
that's a real big step,
many bands
says guitarist
BRAD
for
two weeks
ST.
encouraging that both
S. Warren
at 9 p.m. at the Rock-It Club. .%id
band
is
I
local radio stations
have
know, you read that the band broke up a while
back.
The truth
is
that they have
is
receiv-
been rehears-
new material and
and
those visual Guitarists
mold and
drummers
TERRY COLVEN and MIKE SMILEY
the bands sound,
roll
bassist
which
is
perf'onner. Vocalist
his distinctive vocal style adds I
attihjde,
more
diver-
attended a recent
closed rehearsal, and the band, including gui-
VINaNT BREEDING,
a
competent musician and dy-
in
Tampa
of scream without copying
him too
out the set So
if
you haven't seen
listen.
since Stiff Kitty's Cindy Sexton
bizarre Halloween
show with
lots of sick
is
blatandy,
and holds that aggression and edge through-
sounding better than ever. They are planning a
BECKIE
C
Bay. He's got that Steven Tyler kind
CHAMBERS and drummer BEAU SMACK w«re
bassist
BOBBY
becoming one of the most outiandishfronbnen
ma-
Wiseguy to join a signed national band, and
BEN
name with Blues Punks
lately, it's
Stiff Kitty
about time you gave them another
This Halloween
bassist for Cast
show
will
be ironic,
was the original
Of Nasties, and Cast Of Nasties'
RICK
guitarist
NIELSON. Both Granese and Slevin came close to getting signed
back
when
tiiey played
will
namic stage
vamp image and
different
drummer JIMMY SLEVIN and
time lucky' superstition
reportedly
left
guitarist (DR.)
vein similar to Hanoi Rocks. Female
in the
CINDY SEXTON more than carries her
and are already scheduling showcases
for
seems
maybe
tarist
Drummer DAVE RYAN
It
plans to pursue connections up
the original INTICE, so
ing recognition both locally and nationally,
jor labels.
17tii.
raunch
is
weight, and
already had the
He's one of
that you can't ignore.
audi-
KYM LAROUX, and he fits the band perfectly.
He
band under a
new daimmer, JOE CLUTTER.
new vocalist. Their new frontman
sity to the band's material.
SOLDIER OF FORTUNE have been
local
own CAST OF NASTIES.
tioning for a
the guts to play local music."
what
better to celebrate the darkest night of
the year but Tampa's
ing constantly, writing
"Ifs very
announces its new line-up
HAUOWEEN EXTRAVAGANZA will take place
on both 98 and
WARREN.
on October
on
THE STRAY
north.AccordingtovocalistVINNIEGRANESE,
because there's
that have achieved thaL"
glam band from
at tiie Rock-It
he plans on putting togetiier a more altematiw
us and used to steal the comb out
of our back pockets," says Brig.
XXX
on
Suncoast
98 Rock on September 8th was the
band's final show.
a
a great
12tii,
TRIPLE
at tiie Ritz
cast over
STIVE NS. "He used to be a little punk that went
that he
called
at tiie
One last note: THE BLUES PUNKS liw broad-
a shot tonight, and the people
WOOD' MOORE wth v\i th
tribute band) at tiie Rock-it
ROD STEWART
October 13th, and the rehjm of
Warren has replaced JIMMY
to school
KISS
Dome October
dance very
went nuts." St.
(a
October 9th,
figured that no rock band has t\tx
done anything like that
and we gave
to
to
TER
Brij
very good
t\^'o
mine who know how
friends of
asked
later
I
and
the old
become
with
'tiiird
a reality.
My message tiiis montii is SAVE THE MANATUS, and it's ha rder That's
to
kill
at the
all tiie
news
for
now.
\'ampires tiian j-ou might tiiink. See you
shows.
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IIM
REED
BLE£nt«aHEAin"SEMtl. COSMO:
ROCK ( ROLL OM«aerEJt Some
people have labeled the Bleeding Hearts as the next Stranger band, as far as popularity and crowd response.
How
do you feel about this statement? As for as Stranger, they keep their popularity
because they are so consistent.
Every song they do is
good song. That what keeps the crowd coming. The is
a
Bleeding Hearts have a rial
sic;
lot
of good mate-
now, and not just headbanging muwe have a lot of variety. The radio
stations alive
such as 95
and
let
YNF keep the music 1
me what happened with the
Jeff Cooke loves
Gun" and "Sweet Dreams." The newest song you're hearing on 95 YNF is "Bonnie and Clyde."
Listen For Your
ndcets To See
are "Loaded
What's your personal favorite on the
CD?
My favorite, which I think is going to do very well,
is Tailing OutOfLove."Archie teamed up very well together on this song, and we both think it's our best
and
I
Our true styles and feelings came out Archie wails, that's all I can say. piece.
TAMPA BAY'S CONCERT STATION IS
LYNYRD SKYNYRD USF Sundome
the band and
is
trying to
a great guy, but he just
is
October 5th
Describe your other band members: Archie,
Chann Td Win
Dano and Fianco.
than just being an electric guitarist.
He
plays jazzalongwithotherdifferentstyles.
present us in our true form. Capricorn's
wasn't right for our band. The failed to
Morrisound
To start off, Archie knows so much more Capri-
corn Record deal.
producer
at
Home Of Rock "X Roll.
the people get familiar with
our songs. So after the shows we sel a lot of our tapes. Tell
ous songs we're re-doing
Tampa Bay's
demo
reach our level of talent We
feel
TobeincludedwithArchiealmostbrings out the equation 1+1=3. My one plus his
one gives you three, not two. That ki nd of is what makes the Bleeding Hearts what we are. Franco and Dano are
ROD STEWART
attitude
Florida Suncoast
TT
Dome
October 12th
TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS we can do a finish the
want on
it
CD .
.
We are going to and put all the songs we and then present it to Jeff,
lot better.
.
we can show the band's true talent. The record companies can present a lot of problems; you only get one or two so
changes.
It's like
trying out for a pro
football team. If you
The
exactly will be
CD will
on ly as good as you r worst pi ay er. Franco has to be one of the tightest I've
ever worked with.
drummers Dano is always
extremely solid and surprises his talent
all
What will be
me
USF Sundome October 23rd
with
the time.
on the new CD?
consist of four songs we've
already released: 'Take
It
On
the Chin,"
"Kick In Your Love," "Best and Only Friend" and "Ten Ways." The two previ-
the
title
of the
new CD?
The title will be Z-oocferf Gun. Our picture will
we're at our best
What
They have
have a couple of bad
days, that can be your whole career. We want to make sure thatwhen we're looked at,
also very talented musicians.
to be to be in this band, because you're
be the gangster shot the single
be Bonnie and Clyde.
We
like to
will
think
about being in the 1920's when the bad guys ruled, just like the rock and rollers do.
I
feel
bands are like gangsters; you get
a gang together and bust loose.
SEE YA NEXT MONTH!
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B^ateVffil^iS^BMniB Jacks©mrflte Weath€r-wi«,
ma)'not have been
it
summer on
the hottest
record. But
get involved in Hospice, they learn
music-wise ifs been so hot lately that
to accept what happens as natural,
the only safe thing to do
that they
get in the
is
SMAOn As host chib for diis year's 'Battle of the Bands," sponsored by
Wm
lOa
MUSIC,
DISCOMT
115 and
Shade's
presented
year's
HOSfta
If
UMUn COMOtT.
may quote
I
this
Jacksonville's
'most
most revered, most respectecT
beloved,
died from terminal cancer
she
and before she
left
friends.
behind a party
Jl of her
for
With the help of Rick Tracey
WFYV
from
some time
she not only
left,
very cktse friend of
(a
Hospkx
Cindy's), the
Benefit Concert
are better than
fine
eipected." Participat-
ing bands were
WU
and
MKCT ACCtSS. The finalists, all
this
still hot, did I say that? You bet The hottest band around,
TK
did.
their
HOVSI, got
together for
it
performance at
live
first
DOCXSIDTS, drawing
lots of
smiles
and
were Tattoo Mona
The band has generated a wry healthy
Faith Nation,
Rae Rae Rox,
and Chronic
Reality. Al-
interest
from Columbia Records,
who
though Faith Nation and Rae Rae Rox
may
tied in the weeldy competition,
premiere event, for what kwks to be a
Rae
dropped out of the contest before the
own. (Rumors
finals for reasons of his
are floating that hell be doing Shade's
on Halloween.
The
my
made
I've
plans.)
night of conspetition was
final
or
may
bands were scored on a
(First Coast
in
SL
from the home
I.
you did one
when.
and
more
up to you;
Plans are un-
kxal programming to get
sometime
in
October with
stati'on get
is
d
in-
Artimus just got tired of road
rough
it
over eleven
years ago? The Hospice program works
with families of terminally
ill
patients,
helping them to cope with their
providmg them with
work and answers
a support net-
often in this culture
and
illness,
and the
sion of those
left
k)sses,
to their questions.
Too
we fear death
grief
life
— and he enjoys
Itfe
family more.
—
you
mi^t haw cau^t
his
the Metal Capitol, and
ewn showed
footage of onstage action.
well as doing
some shows with f1 1,
new adffition
to the area
(drums)
cals),
new
a
music scene.
on the
alternative/
IAD iOT, cau^t modem jazz with a
response. At the
1
IHODCSIA —
joined up with
AUET ANCEl,
band,
Tom
should be
original act
ail
and confu-
b^ind can be
as
a
on October Uth
at the
hear, and caire
'jt w:tr.
OH LOCUS somn. This
fiiQ
length
dant lANA'S
alternative
MM
ing the knobs.
MBSTAIEN
followed
I
are at
NEAOf«ST
—
to
a lot
go o«r
need of a
is in
k)t
is
Brian Hendrickson. Tracks include
'Say
No
More," 'Meant to Be" and
'Lady, Lady," the latter of vrfiich
of work. Hopefully, they'll get the bugs
being re-recorded
and Baha's mil continue with
'right this time."
live
b
au^t up with so many of you some
these days; you have
great
POI
its
just yet, but
been another lineup change,
andMaDANOI
nOOWy
with a few
it
the
news
for
are talking seriously
labels.
QONK RtALHare
getting ready to deliver their long
sometime
late
MANyMCESOTMAiyhawre
lAE lAI
will be
tering the stijdio in October. last
en-
They
gig before entering
the studio at Balungo Bay with
HftC,
and
are out
ducing and engi-
down
the volume.
Somebody
needs to explain 'Progressive" night to these people. Ifs a
way of life, not a
drink special. Get real. That's
it
for this
month. Remember, goodness has nothing to do with it
continued next page
tiwly.
IIDDIXIS]
(formeriy the
perform on the 16th.
will
Finally,
lead vocals'
Arce
l&e Oead guitar). kwk for TKtM
be sure to
Art of Being Eaten area stores soon.
Dajtona's
WAMPUS
last
have been featured
sewral weeks. This show
is
h
the
similar
shows w^iich are Qtching on
to locals
...
over Florida,
many also incorporat-
ing a liw performanoe by bands in their roster.
WIHZ Program
According to rector,
Di-
MAL MKSnr, Ihc time has go beyond
finally
I
the non-profit animal ri^ts organiza-
shm^
to
dunge
the wirkl,
it
will
giw
The
tion also
happened reantly.
Alii
the local bands and their fans an op-
to be in
CLOSET,
SMW and other bands par-
portunity to share in the joy of hearing
release.
ABw
all
for rock radio to
their
ticipated^^
DEXTEK
will be
Giw "em
a
aD
NOIIID
having original
on Saturday
acoustic music
for
more
ANCa
Beacham Theatre.
nights.
ii'st
played the
the show.
and
An
autograph session with Morbid Angel at
an area Peaches went well
for
and Aeroslnidi. from both the
music community and the genhas been oveiwhehmng.
should
haw doTK
Locals
shows across
this
kmg ago.' haw
FVirkia
started with similar time frames as
WDITs
show, yet
many
of
them haw
SAWON Kid at the
ewry Sunday as well as strengthening area bands
aiMSON aOIV singer,
Petty
eral public
We
Tom
cf reaction
expanded their formats to 2-3 hours
"-^d the
HATtON. new
The lewl
opportu-
DEAD SEIIOUS open
music on the radio ak>ng side
Van Hakn,
local
details.
ENTOMKD
DNIEASNED opened
debuted their
DAVID VAN LANDM, FBAI filOiy
on regular
rotation.
WD(Z
may just be in for a better thing than they thou^t Keep up the good work, you're exdtBl ^bout original
also at the SUtion.
gu)5.
opened the show.
local
On Saturday nights in DeUnd, CASA DEL MOSN offers heavy fans (st>ie, not necessarily weight) a chana
station) a
If
and regional misic being pbytd
on the mfio, giw WDIZ caD and
let
sifiport for original
(or
your kxal
them hear your
music
respec-
Tunes include 'Down From
Here" and
1 Am The
Roadracer
One."
recording
artists
POmSUMI are releasing their debut album in Japan and Germany thb
month. The boys are currently busy writing
and about
bass, respectiwly. Jay
Thomp-
the band 'obnoxious." Then they actu-
neering
NWimNELDEIS
tol^eANIMA4JKMT10Ntapeis come out Entitled lAO; look for it ken gestures in supporting the kxal muse scene. While don't expect {this at area record stores. Two benefits for
guitar
HATI-
ary Andy M)«r pro-
Bands includ-
facility-.
Jim and Joey Levrett on
NOM STUDIOS sonand the legend-
Ray on stage, but made him
set
nity- to
management termed
and Droduction
from
five
area recording
nal tunes for this special event
NATTEI FOX
re-
vKre politely aslzd to leaw the
stage after the
FLORIDA SOUND, an ing
MMK
mean?
cording a 24-track at
RKHT AS RAIN and TK
mkinight
to
recorded
is
Ilie current lineup includes brothers
all
next month.
with Pete
The shww
again.The bandhas returned toTampa.
it
are scheduled for
demo
Sunday from 10-JO
OP recently featiired a ZAPPA top PttSIOtm PAKTY. The »POUT0 PliNCVU and MUTHA FUNKEI provided ongi-
to Ceo's.
ACT Hare
In October fea-
TKDOC aOWSDEU
tic
name
NASTT NAMTS, EOJKI,
Watch
projects going.
bands on Tuesivs.
Largo has
in
changed
the show.
showcasing original
E.
till
IIEWSIIES
music.
!S
open the show with a special all-acous-
home
TNOn fiiU-length liw
other locals
lot of
»ENiy w-il oper
MU
land at the BACH CUI on Oct 7. MAUI dOSn wiD
ber.
come out witti a
THE
Nowm-
the road, with shows scheduled in .New
haw
tape. "Ihey
TENTJAt
90 minute prograrr. sh/owcases two
York and out west Don't expect these
Tl# and a
turn
haw
will
tures include
and about on
(drums) and Billy
ally let
HAS
release party
ORCUS RED MOON, CRITICAL MASS, RUSH OF VIOUT, SLOW, AMKR ROSE, MMD'S EVE and CAT
are out
^em out again to nODOCnONS in Tampa recording a for MOSnSSHt nut MKHTwi&i MJSTEI six song EP. En^neering on this effort
and
release.
NAOMI'S
formerly of Seventh Alley. The
WSEOiy
hoys
new
haw
out soon as an
UNOl SAUy haw postponed the
the
Several clubs
I'w
European
as
McDyne (guitar) and Billy Thomas (vo-
Metal Awards.
were watching MTV a coiq)le
of weeks ago,
Drumming chops will be
blues scene have been drawing a good
MSPKI, and who
and why did a rxk radio
involved with
Tampa Bay
If you
mention of the Metal Awards when
placed their
While we're on the subject
for,
Metal Band award at die
Kurt Loder proclaimed Tampa Bay as
for the official information.
it
New
m£ lAND,
the ARTIMUS
awaited product
formation, just what
new drum-
re-
in a
FOXXXHEAO,
(at
ori^nal Florida bands ewry other
WFYV. Of course, you know by now which magaane to keep your eyes on
whafs
a
grouped'refocused
MB
is caijec CHUM aixi is produced b>' lOHN CROSLM of THE REIVERS PO-
there's
for
will
Angle Campbell (vocals)
is
t»»n work-
this time) for a
atCOlDEN NU6-
Orlando
'Fish and Chips"
first
and
in
regwnal music issue to
SI6NATUIE SOUND declares
album v^ich
(guitars)
^e
Florida blues.
ing on their
whafs
go into
home
comers Bruce Vendl
pri-
is
out,
some
down
only be slated
tour with Lynyrd Skynyrd.
modem
tracks for
are in
and
took
are laying down the
ing double duty. She
(bass)
who
MORELAND and JAMKKTEtSON
day as Knighthood
members Kenhicky
STU-
AU
calist/guitaristRebecca Thomas ispuD-
joining origi-
and minimal banter.
The big news
KMeNAlE
At legendar)'
DIOS,
already involwd in other projects. Vo-
is
the
Eddie Mikkel (bass) and Jason Karen
b>'
QKSl Can't re\eal
started
up,
at
Congrats to the Loos for vwnning The
...
any airplay. The next step
derway
OICUS OF K>01S haw broken though memben of the band are
as
haw
been drawn to their kwr-ley attitude
Jacksonville's favorite under-
bitching about local music not getting
we need your support
'new and
Slevin are putting together a
surprising project"
name of the release, Ei Bootleg A Nada will remain the same. The band will record the new bacb at PIATK STUDIOS with Andy Myer twirl-
call ...
is
Man and Jimmy
business and the Vin
Horsemen.
don't want to hear any
I
re-
is
professional
named themselves DA KLS. Yes, but
on WFYV.
you who to
PA on some
some denra ti^ks
by MAoonf Magazine. Listeners
HOUSCSNAXEIS.
Erika Wrath (drums) along with new-
late off
me<fium rotation on Rock 1(S, and told
performance. The Doc
second album at
SnOMAM are also work-
GRP. lAZy
tM aoM nomoA
While the concept seemed
I
last-ever
recordng rather then an EP, though
hell of a job
Violence, will
lOa-rT OUI on the liw 98 Rock
the
broadcas I, )'oumighthave missed their
decided to
you ask me,
MITN NATION
at
tour date in Jacksonville has been con-
and staff),
tion, finished their
Mkhael Po-
Yes, that
ifs a
WMMO tLVwere named medium
nal
going to focus
LOO haw
you ddn't catch them
there rece-"Jy.
marketstationoftheyearforAA^muac
indefinite sabbatical to pursue other interests. If
killer
played
are featiired in the Florida Faces sec-
Bobby Lane
XnEVS this month.
or at
fiAIDY
are taking an
MUT lOOSI
KACHAM TNEATK. The new shim
weD, the production
last issue
CET
on
NMB
har^outparty and hear some
wr.o
DEAD SEIIOS,
length albums.
ing on
KUES
The
are in the process of
to
area bards.
In other ex-Circus of Fools news,
More good news; By the time you pick up thus copy of Thrust, youll be The CD, Subtle
radio
NASTIES.
KODUC-
STAUION record:r.g f^
I'.i
mer, Greg Gall, formerly of Last Rite.
supporting your local talents.
hearing
is
CAST OF
firmed. Opening band will be The Four
everybody came out a winner. Jacksonville,
The band
land.
J. is
has answered to a
darker calling, joining
Thrust
a tough time deciding uhich if
Nicky
vMe vo-
(Promo-
a great time (thank
to win.
bass player Dez, guitarist
Jersey
release of their
MAIM, do you? As judges
band was going
Sti-
have
New
Kym LaRoux
calist
SyMPHONy
q'its. Guitarist Eddie
it
Fox returned to
ML
regrouped. Joining original members,
dnmmer
called
handled by Custer. The October 2nd
office of
for al] the hospital ity.Haney
we had
dana
lurking about
Enquiring minds want to know.
I'm too nrodest to forget to mention
L£SU
lAir
UCKSEAT lOMANa
and
Soon Dept, NWKTMAIE
haw
mi
at filEfi
TIONS, ia«HT«IN«
at Dockside's (which has
sane
The
Petersburg. Oh, you don't tiiink
we not only had
Mike has relocated
and Hemlock.
letto
recent
HAyAX
guest judge JIM
tions)
Friss Band).
You might remember Matt from
HIS 116
Roll for the
b Port has joined DUMA,
Owr
for the fall.
In the Sorry-lt-Had-To-End-So-
locating to
to join the Atlanta based
tOl TOMMY B£»IIN AND jud^ and MUD, and RAE RAE.
lUINS (Camelot Music), TODD HIDCCS fTurtles Records) and special
Bobby
Best
DAN MACDONALD IKX SUNT EnterUiner), PAUL
working on a
replacing guitarist Mike Locke (ex
TM S-
Times-lmon),
(Ftorida
is
sok) project as well
aaident),
1- 10 scale.
Supreme Court of Rock & evening were
Smi
in Jaclsonville.
the
winning band
panel of
Rkky Wilcox
shortly.
marily on original material this time
ground bar
a
cassette, titled
around. Catch them
or not, this band has
it
gone into airplay on
become
NUTH NATION. The
ingand production. The
Eye of The Chicken should be out
House. Believe
concert, and the winning
band was
a division (^ Panda, with
long and prosperous gig for The Ck>ck
also
he Id just three da)5 before the Hospice
was selected by
not have been at this
M
Steve Repetti handling the engineer-
better than expected response.
a
They
^
Matt
Ifs I
OOa
local dates.
have been recording atTIMC MACM
and much needed program.
chosen by audience applause meter, Lisa,
Grandmaison and Ricky Wilcox are
om funeral arrangements, SrmOS,
was bom. The proceeds go to help
I
mi-
Ross, Stevie
an then heading to New York for some showcase On the studio front DT
muse, Cindy
local
John Lard: The bands and the aowds
TATTOO NONA USA, SOUL 6UAIDIANS, lAB MOOD, lAE lAI lOX, Min NATION, CIONK UAUTT, L KYOTI,
The band, Kacy
going to play a few
and fan of
friend
made her
honor of opening
vacation full of spke, vigor and ration.
up tour dates
summer
105 remembersMiss aNDT lEMOa.
ago,
tihe
have returned from
A
a month-long search for the band that
haw
Rock
Ifs in that spirit that each year,
JacksonviUe's fevorite local talents in
would
and
am and s/iouff/ go on living.
DILOIIS TU£-
Hiey're ba-a-ck.
SCOK
Ortaf>4o
I
by- ^1a<=ta«s
crippling as a.Ty disease. V^'hen families
B#y
fan^Pii
.^^sar3i->l
new material as weD
as setting
FOR SALE 72 SATELLITE SEBKINC^ SE MOPAR, NEEDS SOME BODY WORK
318
RUNS CiREAT, *f>»00 OBO. Rick>^ C«13) 536-4 lOO
A%JSI179i by Linda and The big excitement around town was the record
release party for
Ci^
IM
SfiNTA ff - fKf DOmO a t the Button Sou±. T'rw CD was produced by
CAIT
STTtYDEI and co-produced
bk)
and $15.00 processing fee. Send IV,
Sample
Pompano
Beach,
Fl 33064.
705
E.
In adifition to thej
usual festivities sunounding Miami
MAIC of POITNOr by
from
Five bands
CD
the
an
played to
electrified
ence.
HUIT
aud-
sponsored by
B(md oithe
We wish
Year.
of showcasng on both Friday and Sat-
popular progressh«
there will be an additional 'cKib
will
showcase additional bands or
TMI
and The
COAST
cess,
with the highlight of the evening
was
huge suc-
a
itself.
"There will also be a cooperative
between ASC.\P and .Miami
lASt
Rocks. Too! to bring us the
mSK fOtM
coLncide with
wr.ich will
Sunday, Fdmiary 2nd at the Fountain
growing
Bleu Hotel on Miami Beach. The Fo-
in popularity ar.y
more
rapidly than just
band around. They broke
the record for attendance at the
mm
fitOTTO
rum, which
is
whole shebang, panels,
new
a
addition to the
have two da)5 of
will
workshops and
much
more,
this
month, with
covering a range of topics inducing,
the club overflowing.
The Purple
but not limited
Grotto
planning a Halloween Bash
is
Starting Your
to:
Crafting Hit Songs,
Own
Label,
and Getting
with
T» RMK, THE 600DS and The
Your Musk HeardByTheRi^tPeopie.
Itch
on October 31sL What a great
Guest Speakers include Bany Gibb
SANONKKI cancelled their tour with White Lion to get ready for their tour of Europe
withOzzy Csboume.
Their
album
is
on
verge
tfie
BhiES Bros, and Street Band,
members
The
EC.MF
The E Band
of
Silver Bullet
and Cinderella. Re^stration will include
for the
admission to aD
events surrounding theweekend; those
biBy working on a special project
who wish
be
will
Saigon Kick played one
good
as
If it is
album, kis
for
6UN SOUND
their Japanese fans at
their last
last
as
thrilled.
time be-
atSUMMEK
fore leavingfor their tour
ON THE KACM with The
itch open-
ing for them. Saigon Kick has just conq)leted their second
Check
it
vkko for yVi.
INSKNED n-fUMC riNCis sometime
in
Oc-
tober. Thrashers are already looking it
this
in
record stores, so
abum
we
look for
to be a great success.
Check out Souft progressve club,
Florida's
newest
04)1 MTENSITy in
showcase only
(which has not yet been chosen) or
throu^
a Ticketmaster outlet For
information
call
305-7S3-2124. The
deadline for submitting packages to
•Miami
Rock, Tool
is
think that's die case. Thougji the band
has been
musk
to their lineup.
R^ Hot ChiE
named new drummer for MMBI. Hooker has new originals,
more
and wth the new lineup are getting
is
a Bttle
thnwing in reggae and blues.
rotiy to hit the roai
MRSANCI
has
saw was EVEiy-
fmished recording their 9-song LP at
and these guys play exactly
MX SAa snows in Orlando, and
I
it
Makan
feel to
an
The Button South continues to OF bring us /»/ kxal talent fME
MU
nrnf
rWIArwill
be
kt the top of the
list
iOaS, TOOl VOLttm bands Interested
in
in .Miami Rocks, Too! to
is
MUUU
M. Ifs time
show featuring Uii-
MTOI AlIET MAO MAB6AIT and lASMM DOWN. Sho*t;.T.e is 9:00 pjn. WASHIN6T0N SQUAIE recently recordeda
tapes.
Be sure to include a photo, a one page
recording
Blade
2bt
ber
NNTMDII
intense and powerful set and were
This band was on-key the entire night
on Sunday
music Expect both
these bands
head into our aru around October If
you
haw
the chance,
Many
people in Tallahassee
Some
pk)de.
is
be^nning
feel
to ex-
say the scene here coukl
be as good or better as .Athens or At-
The ingredients are
lanta.
There
is
»»
is
preparing for their
all
here.
(WWB), FS^s coBege
radio station, vi^ikh airs songs
and
last
h^see before heading cisco.
the music scene
RM MHl
ripped from the speakers.
gig in Talla-
for
the best of tuck. A
little
taste-of-every
thing sh<rA' WIS OT.y.'.K. at C .r
plaNed
a set.
wj
li
jw heard a diverse group
were there,
purchaseid are hard to
There
is
VMl
for local
RVH,
which
is
a
metal fan club.
its first
and
.Anne
records and tapes. Local ckibs support
MAUBTEEirS MAIAUDQ
the scene by booking entertainment
ist
KOMM and OX
are two pro-
Petty
.April
continu-
jMic, bands appearing
this
continued
month
started
it's
sensatknaL
If
LCTTeRHeAD LCCOS •
CALL RICKY
•
V :~
Ml.
vmte
Jacksonville's best radio statkn, "Mr.
cm, (Saigon's
A
Ma-
to .Malmsteen's
MAM-
Brooks' has his job cut out for him.
Yet ifs clear that he lows what he's
label
the
f.rst
tl-.e
wets
of Oc'jjber. In .^Gami at
CACTUS CAN7INA on South
Beach,
M
WOIUII
s
it
noun. Some of South
mSIC
Ffcrida's fin-
est female musicians, songwriters tfa
and
eami-
DIME
SMtMC ei-Ves:<er Soarrow member) and WENDT KOESSDl Call the CacTIE
MAVUKXS f;rst
— guarantee;
DIOS
do each day, and a coU
v^ill
begin
re-
... And haw never heard man whine, complain or moan at
aroundhim. this
anytime. He's always professional, friendly
k>t
t^t He
perform
is
out at one of the
many promotwns he
gets going for WFTfV,
you might just
go up to him and say
to ixcozie a c!as-
the hardest working
Ihank You' to man in North
the
at the
& roO scene. Of course,
JOE ZAWINUL
Button South. Joe
lucky to
WTYV are all haw him on their team. I bet
that station as
it
does
woukint work half as weD
virithout
Mm.
if it
wasn't for
formerly of Weather Re-
Carey's great skills at (Epiomacy, orga-
good iiow.
nizatkn and partying Jacksonville's
port; this promises to be a
Bass plaver John Goodwin and his
TW APfETUEtS, will open the
hanid,
re-
So the next time you see him
MCA
lANOT 10117 THOMAS will
v*-th
cer-
more than he
OrTEliA STU-
alh-jm for
themonvinyi.OIK
metal band from
and ri^t on
^ves a
tainly
Florida's rock
Zawinul
Vader's
I
the rest of the staff at
SniDKATE
dioring
go the extra mile for those
to
MSEN
a.-d
all
Hospia Week, Carey went out of his viray
sk. HomegrcMT. 'ni greats
to
records
Tallahassee
doing. Even with a milEon things to
ceives.
return to Mia.Ti on SeptemJxr 22nd
area bands and puts
(Darth
for
mates on
C T • I E
lECOIDS
director
Thirdstone/Atlantic), to be in your area
ers,
you're a
based in Tallahas-
F
promotions
.As
tus at 3i}>532-5'l'95 for details.
record company
see caEed
CAKT MOOKS, nOMO-
South Fk)riia rock-
fan of this axe master and want to join
the club,
month's
TIONS DBECTOI, WnV, lOd 1I8>
records this mor.th at
show for kxal bends. An independent
first
c.Toice:
th.c
(guitar
rock
&
roQ scene woukl get pretty
duD. So here's your 7W?fc5T
W
TTffi
EYE, Carey. We know you can handk
show.
on
it their label, has just
recently soki ckise to 5,000 copies of theb'
CD in Europe
in just a few weeks.
DVC
won
also
North
Florida's
best metal band
award at the Tampa Bay Metal .Music Awards.
DVC
are finally getting the
rauders, P.O. Box 12196, Tallah,assee,
Thafs about or anybody
nusic business. If you don't think that
or wants
is
enou^,
tions,
04* 5M,
OX
Produc-
and Manufacture Records are
^xxisoring and promoting a compilation
CD of local bands to be distributed
locally,
CD
natMnaSy and in Europe. This
will feature the best seventy mifr
T-SHIRTS
Florida 32317-2196.
k)t of support firom local people in the
it
Anybody vnth
«^o wants
me
to
irtfo,
info,
coverage,
check out your
please feel free to write
me
at
^
Thrust
and call it done. I'm here for you and it helps
if
you
let
me know
there. Foundations
up;
you
if
Forum
TO
C/S
DIE
you're out is
coming
you are planning to attend, see
there.
FOR $8.00
Don't Forget
ROD .At
Postage Paid
OTHER STCUIIIflT
far right
BAND ^LVe^RS LAAMNATCJS
for
it-
flat So in recognition of
on with the
jct
..:,
M
wasn't for these hard
hard work and dnfiation,
-
October.
in
Lookou t
c
.
;
It
will re.ease tneir
NUCUAI VALOa
Yngwe .Malmsteen's official \JS Fan
Club), and
-
a C<'^'
Sources say that
album
I'tj-
on SepteTJx-
making
is
cording their
duction companies that help set up
come by. Watch
is
Tvk-o
BBl
vnift
x aptx
ing Mieeis. Performers inckide
hassee has
record sbre that sells local bands'
this space for further information.
The KOS nVE Lounge
The Plus
band who
a.Td will
Fve just been informed that Talla-
muskians.
can be
ing to bring kxal music to the general
months
singers wiU perform durir^
promotes shows
-?o^
ii^t But D
of musicians.
CDcaaedZ;«fl///»
it
tlie-
...,.,-...-..:.,._:._:_
>.t:
NO SAT NO, ZEN LUMINCS, SmOMfi SrOONS, STIAMJK Off all
i, is
_
workirg indivkkais, the music biz
where
0" JOE, lie D¥C
'IS
ing back to West Palm Beac-.
San Fran-
Well miss them, and wish them
ijLt
-
call407-96>W72.$TlAN«l :s.nea:>
along
musk
i-in
.-eto
nig.-.-
paki us a visit recently.
as their heavy and powerful
-—
::
K»S TWO
l-.c Tl'C. TSe
Lounge, wiiic-
at
upbeat tempo. The band put on a wry
^'i
y:rx~-
-
TK UAIM on Septer.-
ship,BkMkiri
artists
Square. Four ni^ts of music were
showcasing
submit
heU on
September 26r.. T'nis concert will be a triple headiir.er
Meta!
JUMOr ^AHKy
irc-oe
ber 23rc i'c
should be out in a couple of weeks.
recognitwn they deserve, thanks to a
Oct 15th.
recorded, but details of when
Davie.
for all
to attend the
can purchase ticketseitheratthe venue
fl
out:
slated to be released
for
Speaking of linei^ changes, Pat Baile>
Stewn Fox
ON A SPECIAL
JACXSONVU£ CONHNUBD.
MiAMiCONTHUH)
Church), a speed
of going gold in Japan. The\' have been
Reconfing Studio.
guitarist
nding the funk banduagon, but I don't
of
the Bee Gees, Leon Pendervies of The
lineup!
self-titled
.Many people might say they're just
Miami Rocks, Too! and
tTCM, one of South Florida's
favorite progressive bands, is
about
not chosen to
be hekl on Satur(by, February 1st and
being a 'scream contest"
TK
who were
actually partkipate in the showcase
effort
Itch. It
ni^f
Thursday (January 30th). Local ckibs
Midsummer Sight's Scream party this month with lASXn CASE. HASTK NUDE MAIband, had their annual
and February bt,
urday, January 31st
nusicians
hick. a
THE EN6»tS, DVC, TH SrOONS, COID WATn
SHATTItfOSTS, who ha w just added
Rocks, Tool, which includes two nights
alsa
pete with the wirjiers (rfthe next three
SQUEEZE,
are
AIMT, MA6IC JUAN, ana THI
a
is
catch themliw.
&s/ Bflrtf faircft
for
:t
wry
or November.
HinON SOUn. They will com-
them
PAGE THIS MONTH.
powerful group, very exdting to watch.
to
features
rounds
»N«mc
their
QOKX SUM won the first round the
r"2le
Miller
very tight considering the diversity of
Boca Raton on Sep-
of the
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might possi)h
several
tember 20th. This
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and caught
great northern bands in the pro-
brings in a total
The
bands from tf«
fiM& is the onl)
far. Other bands that
that One song "South of the Border'
that a second one
show
R&R myself,
to oier.
band gjaranteed a spot on the
One band sponsored by
TMNC,
show was so good
in
bands have
even managed
cess.
Another band
gave stirring per-
at
to get a little
I
utes of live recording that Tallahassee
this
and many
some
diverse,
rTCMa.-xi\IANDAL
NIEKENDS
b out
bands took vacatnns.
Peppers, their
DOWN, NAKED IHTTNM THE
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as school
can be compared to the
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month
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''
Next Big Power Metal Band" and
how could thk
will "rule the vrorki,"
resbt Iktening to the tape?
i
Times Square" more
Plant and
heard.
I
started the tape off into a hard-n-heavy
sound with cool guitar
parts. Impressive vocals by
Todd
of Bmce's cool guitar dominate 'Hard as
one of the better songs. Shorter songs, stronger
Nails,"
new image without
back-ups, and a
gmmicks
the
all
might help these guys out in the king njn. by Sandie
Olmsted
month's Test Spins are residents of the state of Florida. In commercially available in Florida. Demo tapes not
artists in this
available to the public are reviewed in Florida Demo-lit ion, found elsewhere in this issue. Spitt Image Best Kept Secet vocals of Stephan McNally are so soulful. You have to
way
the best
is
i<xk band. Tunes on this debut are bouncy and youthful energy, and
aiming
dream" status. This
for 'teen
full
roci(
is
mack
hard enough
bet for a hit Split
is
Image
to,
but
even some of the older set Best Way Out" With a little spit and polish.
to satisfy
"Easy
will
of
for the
general public that most parents would not object still
this
obvious that these guys are
it's
hearts, busted cars, hitting the
down. So pick up
up and the your
part about Trash Palace
St
rhythmic
style of playing
start
Drummer
down
a solid hip-shaking
with emphasis on the kick-
Hollyvrood and bassist Steve Francis lay
and
neighbors
satank
— got
Invasion metallic
...
in
Satan himself. Only
like
in
animal ri^ts and confiision.
Old Lady Drivers' three songs are vein as Assuck. Since there's really couldn't decipher
no
lyric
much
same
the
sheet for O.LD.,
what point they are
I
trying to get
bown
— the
for
inspirational lyrics. Best way to enjoy the band; a roomful
by
else to drive,
days, cold beer
grunge-death metal, check
and somebody
an animal ri^ts group
is
pretty informative.
you're into fuU
If
this release
SUMMER'S REIGN
Recorded at Last ResortlDeuitos
MCQUEEN STREET fkOaeea This band
But hey,
from Flwida,
isn't
lots of folks in Florida
Although
Street (SBK)
from Alabama.
they're
have the same accent /all
McQueen
hear in Alabama.
will
debut
Street's setf-titled
&
immediately jnjnches the rock
roll
groove button in
your brain. This band plays the kind of
musk that makes
even the most matronly
the whole project
they wanted
&
roll diversity.
My
Two
personal feve.
meant
to be played
way
this release the
itself
seems
to lack
no lacking in
for
song,
of .Alan
^r. But
conyoce. I thak
and write the musk
as opposed to \rfat to hear,
memory
passed on last
fey
Urk soirsone
thefi be better
off.
talent, jtBt direction,
hnervl
is
ing naestro, .M Koehn, this
Recorded at Essex Forge, Tampa
Smooth,
classy
homs and whining
with basic, concise ^itar flowing melody. The bass a drum-line
very likable Klien sings
chori
is
laid
back
give this recording a
teavy and in great tin» with
{juafity. You'll feel as
good
as
Klien does after hearing this 3-song demo. Don't forget the incense aid lations to the
pai^ prints to go with it And congratu-
band
for
becoming
an
really
Arsenal's songs keep a real heavy guitar
keyboards along
which rounds out their mellow sound. It is and easy to listen to. Lead vocalist Martin
wth
girl
W
a semi-finalist in the
Yamaha Sound Check, by Lee Am Leach
kmmd" Heart's
is
Ann
a real rocker.
Wilson's is
wai
All rf
ewn
Ae hits the high ones with ease
Belkves In You" and
(fivitfii^
and aoss
Heavy Metal into Hard fock,
you'O find that tbesongsundemeaft it all potential,
haveenonmxs
by SatSe Oimsted
S(m GUARDIANS {I2TH HOUSE]
Albnan Bros. SAar/es 0/ Two Worlds [Ipk) let loose
with
some
those long instrumental southern guitar sok)s like the
loop" and "bowed ^itar." There quality that ftows
remind you so much of when Duane was loose with
alive. Greg lets one of them slow, bluesy growlers ('Get on which proves once again that he is the
Life")
best of the white blues singers around.
some
real guitar
vocals and that deep
get
B3 sound, you come 19 with rrRsic
that will stand the test of time. rising again
When jou
boys from the South with some intense
— and
not a
Look out LA, ttK Souft
moment
is
too soon, by Chip
Mignacca
throu^t
tfiis
hand.
Althou^
ti»
lyrk writing and vocals are competent, i fmd mysef drawn more to tfie musk itself, especially the arrangements and instrumentation. They seem to aand out in a
way yai wouklnl expect Soul Cuaraans tal,
is
— very
sing,
by
.^inst
fct
ail
Steei.
nne /or 00090
BRUa BATTEN'S ATOMK COCKTAIL Spoa MetJ recorded at Morrisound and American Music Works
Recorded at Warehouse Studios, JacksonoUk I
don't
know one
"Sick and rirtd."
single person
certai aly can't cafl this ci
ther.
who an't
And "Innocent Man" rock and
we
relate to
is hilariwis.
can't call
it
because the niusic
is
so
realistic
We
country,
Dare we utter the dreackd word "aossover'?
this tape
Bruce Batten, formerly of Thunder,
1
like
and the lead
the
worU an Atomik
Cocktail.
Once
I
nowserMr^ u? made rr,y wy into is
Bruce Batten's battered promotional materiak, there
was no turning back, Conpiete
what these %'ampires" are supposed desCTiptions of
how
...
wth
I
realized
sketchesof
to look like,
Leslie R.
te
new
September/October ]99] /THRUST
is
one
«' the best I've
icK two on Side K, 'Chiklren Rendered
mi^i
rtPNUmS
on even MetaUka's
nisi
QuaJi?/ heavy metal,
'•c:eas€.
by Elizabeth Lee
Scene 0{ The Crime
last
rock ballad on this
EP
layered
is
TISNOTWAmEDS
I
from
ciassk .ACS groove. Not
t^
OR
rock band-
The News Comes
h
<rf
a'll
that feey
are vstet
\^teknds. The priina? focus
songs,
is
-:
-
--r--.
band
this
wor*"
• _
^
m an hanncn»is ash-
Ccmiig at ywi 'a
la
chLnes! Whatever!
and very strange
include
A li^jan^
i
dnim ma-
famd it a very mtfrestir.g t^ at best
at
worst iy iec .4wj i«3di
GROOVE THANGS ^ipms>«(Neverglodes} Recorded at Secerglaiks. There's so
Lauderdak
Ft.
much funk thnw^out
feis release that
d^ are hwrfing,
juS nslted down, fee and fee nei^JXHS are screaming ail fee refri^rator
m
—
^
agns. 'The
emotional, introspective and brilliant
lines is
Wl»n
Eke "you got kss faife then jwi grt doibt
weak
Isjt
your soul
is
strong, ain't sure
know vrfiat's vwot^" o«r a slide mellow saxophone, you know feis band has it Groove Ihangs don't missa ttang ... and jw jiwukint eifeer.iy Leslie ft
Marim
JASMMDOWHiiyeifrfga/ Recorded at
Qed Sound,
Dark, FL
Afqropriately named, the tape features the soigs 'Life Will Go On," "Coamig Home,' and love Rae,"
&
rf
«hkh iserve
a femriis
x^
inoedWe
for
lyrical
t^ wD worth a g^en. Ay Awjtf RAPOAPEPMpeMM/Ajpmte Recorded at Natural Sound,
Eric Jdinson,"
Vocalist BJ. Capital emphasizes power, dignity,
and mainstream commercial rock. Overall, the
Growl and
:i together, very ti^t As far as son^ go, I don't life >-n ... it Happens-'Thewhofe force ofthis band is much -ore positive, and thafs where they seemto do their best
M.^s Capitol's w)ke has a good range that would carry if they let the guitarist get a littk more wild and give
o«r
if
they
^t
^^ is
.^am
deep in your throat and Junt kud i^xd Ape, irasic to bai$ jniff buddy to
a sweaty
and tmnsed mess
has and
ultra
to:
speed driven drums and
^t Ikks frwn a
lekd guitar <hi amphet-
amines! Invite son» friends over and fwra your personal pit' by Eitaiteth Lee
own
KroisHBToAHaDay
-;" J
harder sound. Promising,
EP
harmonks, make the
Recorded at Mystery Stuths
a
«
full
canpieiMRts the lyncs. by lesBe R. Marini
and hmg! Here
band more of
Fmhx (Rex)
content The ^gressive lead wak, enhanced by strong
STQUNGROADImiSm/
the
Marini
VisBid
DAMAGE bp^Spocefish)
a imot for those rf yoj wlwse listening
is
make
m whkh
the songs have been well written.
Lee
c]ir\^: This
ETMG
a-frar^Huents jive so e2«tks5j>
can play their
B<^ Invito proves himself as a dear ^tar wizard, k) Etii^h
poteitfal, 3, does fee rest rf
Leslie R.
rfiyfem. ptentv of tensio cha.n5ef
pleasures are faind in the peaks and valkys rf running flying fingers.
^
what's right but you
Recorded at Crow Produdms, Tampa
and
it
tkm, an important keynote wtJii-
all
rift
think
Etfacs present a sound self-describd
iiskistriai
yoir heart
BsU>yDeVitoGifd<rS(M is
I
Bi2z also tafecreat for the coverartaJKl-;-e ;:<Kiuse
lyria
itself off as swne "New Alternative Excess" garThe wrki needs bands life i» Not Wanteds. The
This
pweernii cut;
wife motivated ^;rics and a vwy positive fiow. Sv.2er and
.Am" and fte
of crass comniercaliss and payob,
tiiat
d
Co(fc
you hear
is
the tunes wife
*)esn't get in the
Recordai <d M.^torl Studh, Jacksonalk
Call" feafaire
f« bani life the Not Wanteds, rock musk
best part about tias hand
vocals,
machine" and 'mkirange percussion devkes"- and very
passing bage.
up it
(felnitely E.\'CLLT)E guitars, setjienccrs or
Recorded at Syritrax Sludks, Atlanta
fiii!
ka
in^ni-nents feted wi this
cbssd by l^e Am Leadi
waiid be
songs. 'Gabneila"
"hmcW has hit
vocak.
ob%3t3ry hard
entitled "Just .As
jwiT average run rf the mill demo
Santolla dresse
coroe
tfeesn't
books and good
enr^teizes the ^arkle and crack In fomian Caas's
aH in ik great flute solo
On" and 'Hi^er
harmonk weak ard
wasn't
way t^ fee
it
»oss Sve. More
comes
it
Recorded in Orisndo
track called 'FeeRn'." Your
other two tunes 'Sail
R^M
(kdtarist
bet
i
t&it kits of
fancy fretwork and fingerings, ara
Marini
fmOLthtiUheyCatAUs d AND Recordings, Melboume
on the
needs a big sound and
standard h.ard rock,
Recorded at Winbnark Studio, Th'iS
Pensacoia
baed
Virgivia Beach,
VA
metal unit has a solkl 7-song
tape commercially availik.
The band
of the Florida music scene and
's
a 5
ytn veteran
'j-
melodk styk b appeaSng, althot,: seh« dkin't hi^lig'nt me }ynd\
yet ,
•^-
,-
r^ore creative, by Leslie R. Marira
aYSIUMfcspr«/Nofre</
eet
mayhavtshownthl;
-^
could behind titb
~i
Sheet Me'
22
soi^ demo
feel- g is anjfe^ng yt«
South with Bone
and
A-.j-ik Cocktail will be "the World's
ill
BMXi^t provoking feme with as mssx
a
IS
And scare 38 ^leckl, vitso
there is ibout
by
Mel" is a great southand hard sfUl at
Recorded
Marini
Leslie R.
bdwe the wr«igpers<m jsdcs u?
Maiira
length release are eKe-3ent; there's no Walant himrr.ings
Fur^er emj^ia-
are e^perinKn-
Vonpirei From HeS TIMEPIECE
S-pecia!
trafitionaL Tail tafe
a part of ining in tfe S<Hith.
aom up
terrilwy. Give this a listen just so you can say
you heard lairen Finchman
wift a warn-
l&jro^iaice rock,' T!k prodiction wi this fiid
wr^ng bit songs. Opening
ensure continuois pky, 'Rebel to
ern ballad
but they've tested die theories before leainng into
unknown
Ik.;,
^e. by Oig> Mignaca
A»e Agmst Steel (Chirtsffie}
AOR
a mellow, Squid
is
S*
crossed over la
b^k alive
co?ne
heavy metal with a message category.
"v
tiwWs
ii
The roster features Grayish Of Love bassist Am^ Kin^ and Arwd Smith on such cool things like 'giatar
ones in 'Kind of Bird" and "Nobody Knows," which
..ni.
is
BUQUE SM Mar's ikfi
~.xs
"
CODE OF
m
Hopefully, fce/re not in it for the raoney. A decent effort reminding me a lot «' the Ejqikiited. by Leslie R. Marini
Recorded at Pftmedu, Gairtesviie
of
the best southern rock they have ever done. It's almost spooky to hear Warren Haynes and Dickey Betts play
With Your
'
the soflfwritir^.
nksst from 38
instruments, and Greg, Dickey and the boys have
'"'' :
wtten it Wife Leatkr Spatula, these ^ys wsfl
shark-cafching hook trd Donnie Var. Zant's cfcan
If it
the make-up and haii^jny,
take out the persistent heavy guitar rhythm,
back over the fttt
us stu^
pcrfitical
vocals, r«i may pmA tfus 'jp out m »j9itj> ycy're a tan, hi strong son^, good js-odudxOT and good music wll
"Bi^ rf Souis." tf you lake avay (rff
some
vsr.sh
on "Armored Char." Arsenal reafiy shines throu^ as a whole on parts of the ihim like tk chorus of '^meone the "Christian" kbel, take
fre^ as the arrange-
a.nd
Recorded at Morrisound, T<rmpa
couki have
JethroTull, especially wfen you
e^ 7um
Ms. St^Fs voke rirak
.isomerffte
out {^ the Bay area fer
AW(X. conss (f of Jife rri tt IsiarKi , Ftor Ida wi th a hard rock groove only fisind in old timers of true rode like
a four piece metal bami frwited by female
r,
Leslie R.
like "Black Velvet
^ppa
songwiSag
SPEOAl
There's
songSress Qiristene Steel. Tau^ 1^ Fkmda's own sing-
The Gypsy Saints The Gypsy Samfs
a
~orgs£
>
the mega-hit "Sousd of Your Yoke,'
by Leslie R.
ARSENAL ilrmm^C^ Recorded at Papaks Sfj4&, Si. Lem,
was
it
— LOUD, by Sandie (Msted
who
tntiT
vi'iin
.3g
u? afe one
room
first
man-
s usually faagtt >«ih
-i« doTK
that g.-jr
Thk band
you r sjaritswhik talffligyai back to
Ihis tenth
Augustine
good; the
dedicated to the
70's
Marini
Worlds," has a great haunting sound and features guest
axeman Steve Stevens. Play
to,
might want
certainly
some of
is
St.
to con-.e
5;z«s the barafs notoriety for
find lots of
I
is
the band were able turn around
some thought provok-
ing meaning, and "Going Back To Mexico" shows
production
"Faded Memories"
,
jBodxtion on
EmT k my fevwite cat The
hei»y
across on fee detso, but
affec-.:o-.ately
is
1:
the boys apjH'oach
two cassettes ava: ^ioie
Stiff
represents a determined effort and
Southern rock,
Collins, Skynyrd's guitarist
else
provocatively. '.My Reli^on" adds
CD
mprovement The
on some fishnet
pull
this
a return to classic
if
woman
stockings and a black leather mini and gyrate her hips
the band's rock
out by
Marini
Leslie R.
Bo and
issues musically w+iile givaig
on
5/ifi7odbn'
Till T>.e
just as
LUCIAN
and ako at the
sr-'r-g ori^nal
pleasing voals a.nd
EIvb' that sour.ds a'x
&
no work for three
^n. by
Underglass
thrash that Brandon
bestsongwri ting I've heard
...
it's
t,
sounds of Bo Smith and Tragic Rabbit
Trans-Species Unlimited, w+iich
and
&
the death
all
picture "so far? Nobody's writing songs about saving the in to the
of the
sold,
is
something (fifferent lurking around
is
whales here. 'Backstage Pass" should clue you
the
British
throughout Jack-
available
is
up with
some xka
Recorded at Morrisound, Tampa
a long time.
in
tape
you'll get
Tragic Rabbit htidt
definitely ILi
of friends,
the
k
ftey are.
-.
7:,e
Raorded at Morrrsotwd, Tampa
aaoss. This release also comes with a pamphlet put out by
striptease beat
Pkk up
that
band's love shows, by Leslie R. Marini
There
other words music played at breakneck
The
force of Prodigy.
and
riffs,
sonviUe wherever local music
Drivers (No Systems)
Pete's Assuck deliver four brutal tracks of full-on
isolation,
vocals from Gary Brock. Guitarist Brian Milner sticks to a
tfie
Assuck's case the lyrics are thoughtful, dealing with
LA hard rock
is ttie
k
humar
ing:
Liar"
Imagne
little.
lined into 21st century technology beefed
mom before you read any further, by Leslie R. Marini
speed with vocals that sound
Recorded at Flamingo Studios, Tallahassee
sure to keep
toes. Oops, there's a
ASSUCK/Old Lady death metal
The best
redundancy. 'Dead
Faith," the title track, 'As
Queensryche's Geoff Tate sweat a
-e
outstanding. Liyskim have
within a heavy metal genre that
best classical compositions of the 18th century sfream-
reference in this review somewhere. Better check witfi
Aim Leach
4 SoagEP
on his
Devil
is
highway and getting
confused and get a good
this tape, get
dose of bluegrass boogie that
be on bedroom walk everywhere, by Lee
Trash Palace
give
"No Faith For The
yoj ca- gene!^ly
guitars,
surprises
aged to define a cBstinctiw sound adstyie c^swigwriting
Darkness Reigns" gives vocalist William A. Wren a chance to let
aedit They're singing songs about broken
these guys
desaibe
to
"No
it
k
release
.
Recorded at Infmity Studios, Qearmter Eager and fresh
thk 7-song
of the first full length release from Jacksonville's ProcEgy. After the initial impact of
pkk up
people do
gi^
rr.uch afer.
it's
what degree and how z^^i
to
Elysium are pissed off,
dark side of
clap of thunder, a whirlwind of guitar, a rain of
percussion, this qiens up side one
The bands and
gauge
ments. What El>5:.-
Recorded at Warehouse Studios, Jacksonville
addition, all of the releases below are
And when
lyric writing
nomoy As DaHuessRagns A
often told people that ifs better to pkk up a
I've
in frustrated anger than a gun. Usually,
was then somewhat surprised by what
I
Recorded at Morrisound, Tampa
mean, what was
I
^y trying to prove?
.
:
SHITKKKER
MOLES
Onginal Band Edition
Sometimes dirgy and dingy, often
&
are a rock
who understand
quartet
roll
beautifiJ, the
chords can move mountains
... if
they're the
Moles
that three
with punk, Shitkkker
ri^t three
Chuk
chords and they're played real kwd. Personnel includes
INE GAINESVIILE REPORT OIL, Ihrust,
kids, since this is the
aB-Plonda music issue of
seems lik a good tinie for me to introduce you
it
to soine ot the better
kiuwm original nnstc tunds here
in
HogtotHi.This list isitc(»q)ktebec»ise IKK- acts spring
upsoqukldyth^ifsdS&uittokeept^onal!
n^
Youl
lastm
much more emi^usis on
that's
latefy- .Any*-ay, let's
msixr
in the air for
d»
u=>
ran Hankin's
t^-
ptaju^
viola
ALPHA LAS VKAS Ha ha
...
this is
Seve Wkies
ISce
I^
years, gaining
^
in
probkms
in
to
1
limner and Jay Totty. Hetch-He::ry have two albums
d that,
I
siig in a scitaray way,
kmd
of
Bke Dan
Rusty Vakntine
Futw^ ad^ the w3dK2rd element vnth hs muscular bsand of mayhem.
Techy kad guito ^rom
Tom
key is the alter ego
Recbsteiner) plus an
Anthraxy crunch and iaih-like vooi growls make ftis
sawgaiord
fw-piece a wrlual
st!^
st31
conang
roo&ra metal. Good
of
tr?^
folk-rock with
mi i^ri^tbass. Tfx group is named for the
(Hily vihite-water
r^kis
btmch
guns
of kEgihalred bo>5
who
iiia lo
shoot
as kxid as siy muse's ever been made,
summer
l^ band dissolves
as guitarst'singer Greg Drais and drum-
mer Daw Peck
mow
caused g^tarist S:mi
to
Alasb
to
wwk, whidi
aSsim „.
intum,
it
meOow
Cuit»!st^iT^ hot Yi has been a Hogtewn scene
Efixhire for over a decade. This soft, ekctric tjalest project Jane iiares wjcal
f Ihence the
group
her
is
iitks with Cedly Paige
cassette, fdbeff
A
from Sanford a
de^te her worth
nitely
"
~
writer Rw>*,:
...r... i...,o
beats), vihie
ered,
anaknt
most accessil^ propct yet from
guit2rst/s.ir.ger;^nthe-
Vtwl, Foahok Sode^). .Akkd and ^tted by d-jmmer/ jaa fen KarinRoidi and guitarist QuirajBr^-toB (Scorjfaca).
FROG POND barei
three-piece hoiocaust-of-open-diordS' kiJssf ...
not unEie IkeSser
Du
at times. Brothers
and are starting
to
mellow out a
iiEtk,
now
|tD
tunes
...
as
Gem and
y«i
fwra
Caoetta. Syntissize'S Justice
em^ize
a.nd
at iit
utemen. Singer/guitarist Mike Hager
audkixe, but
h^ at Bve s»ws.
for
cm
ats going through
like
...
k^ from
^litarist
combining
SUMAC Put four stirong-voiced group and wild variety
CEO
is
Schiorg sL-gt' Chick Speta and '
'
-
for
pla)5or.;yi:___
_
^oixtd
quite a few
Ga^ Counts.
.Mife
Radd
theatre,
^.r-.q :-.c;p"e.
The heard
Cairste.
ftmt
as do
is
Sat
the hand
:iyear.
p<^ tunes ili x>..u:.
an a cappella vocal
murder
act like
and then
live,
27-
Revealed sums them up well.
is
is
feel real
fun and
sodomy is
bad
doing so.
for
Hard to define pep-rock
Tc^fi-ipetd metal so complex
more
like
it's
operettas or
becomes "Metal
haw
new
a
highest
cassette
kwl
in a Bottk,"
and Death's 'Zombie Ritual"
Cerial."
Hear
riffs
stolen from guitarist
Silverstein
Mjaeanof (WiW
Andy Adcock and
calkd Vwyl, and
^ko bawn ffluisMne is
as
tb&ni
are
b)' g'j>s
fms
who've coalesced from other
Bums
a-c
bassist Geoff
diummer
A
with
cci}<ne
is
the Replacements, back
thank
to
Stewns.
30s who
like
when
like
thrash but
put
presto, instant cult
Hendrix jamming with
the ''mats* were
a
still
UNIQUE AND COOLEYT duo who come
off
weQ on
but sag a littk in liw performances since they don't
play instruments Bve. Hit singk: "Lefs Get this Party Started."
VULGAR BOATMEN Minimalist rock Everl)s (Sd
...
sort
&
of.
roll
here, the kind of stuff the
The Boatmen's membership
roster
changes often, and there's a touring wrsion of the Boat...based in Incfiana.
The
story's too
complioted
to
'elate here.
mellow?
WHORECULTURE -
pu"-^
some
of
of oki Zep nfts. Singer
a jackhammer tearing up a city sdewaic in
is a four-i»ect rock band that sounds ftat way, infkserad by Black Sabbath's riff-as-marauiSng-anaa.re
about set
grimy
Stewn
Curtis (ex-Halkidfix) just
haw gotten
good nspor^i.
YOUNGIES
skw-nsjtion. Chunks of coiKTEte shatter the windshkkls
ScMoog
tiie
''._;-.-;j i-'.wi...T.t.:i-.e calculated hugeness
joined tbe group. A coupk of exploratory gigs
SCHLONG
songs
.Mike
punk band.
men
tactics. .Most oi iheir
reached their
earlier, like, say, 1965,
many years and
in a garage for
band. The Unkkntifiedsound
Bkck was
Billy ^;ip. pia\-rd
Good-time bh«s-rock played mostly by punk fans, &e Doctors are aUe to take their vixs ts venues where punk bands wouldntstanda charix Have you ever betn
conda-snake
in their
had come around a littie
Dunham
worb.
h3ag»
them
tape,
Native Tongie, Brittania and Siknt Image. in the
it
.Multi-instrumental rap
the original Redlme, sir.^er Kevin
with Scordxr, and
wish
Rags Records)
Spank Barbk, thb commercial metal
haw
new drummer
UNIDENTIFIED Tale a couple of guys
on the Hellwitch diut album,
REDUNE
horn section and
of 'punk-rock aedibility' ever,
not speed metal
Warner Brothers
changes to the terrifying breakfast epk, "More .Milk on My
v,i'h a
personabk smoothk frontman Henry Puertas. The Tone
PRECIPKE ...
Youll laugh,
better.
TONE UNKNOWN
comdy and garage-punkfree-jazz m
Sothing
Stew Wickes and sin^ Donnk Posey
a bmsh-chipper.
of passing cars, pedestria.ns ihkid their faces arsi run.
':ovedto :
in
you gf t ewrytfiing from
most cyrJcal acoustk duo you ever
nastiest,
Guitarist
the speedy tendencies of
Guinan. The
synth jam-ming, not as
MOIST BISCUITS Den's
women
vi^at
SUPER K)R GINGERBREAD FAQORY
ROOTDOaORS
.-awback
b
of
Eddk Sanchez
a loving and highly unpredictable manner. New,
no*
Geo!^ Cawno b one of Gaineswlk's kwest-pro^k FMise-rock practkkmers, but tx's
:_c
for
Chad Salter has left the band to pursue a more stnight-ahead punk direction, but Dean in stores near you. Vocalist
PERRY ORCHESTRA
la.T<k Guitarist Br»l
Vmsn and drumitKr Toi^ Mafchurs.
H.n*.
first
on Gainesvilk's own Bulkthead Records; kok
stuff circa
Number Two), Craig Paketta (band artist Number Two) and 1 don't knew who else, all making
MIKE HUNT
basic
tape away.
Syncopated fear rock. Strongbox released the single
::rjiimer for
an acr(Aatic three-man dance
Hendrixes^ie
that
they're
We're talking random NOISE here, with
cr-T.mtr Dave
%s ¥ulia.ms, arei hyperactive rigftto wwk from basast Kevin
new
giving their
STRONGBOX
1985. Easy comparisons include Meat Puppets and Min-
Sz/gL:!
FUTON
j,«ye thromng raw meat
k>w-key attitude. Spoke are so non-conmier-
totally
be a maniacal frontman.
combine into something not unlike good SST
1^'-
mi^ expect
Jazjy instrumentals are the Mimes' forte, wth chunky
trrjT.a'^c as
Met^jdte&om lack. Futon may notbeSwSrstiand put m£n Li dresses and have them advoQte the devil
mixed
i:
MALICIOUS MWES pov«r-dior£ng
for this trio,
torrents of distorted guitar
their fmal recordings for Shreds.
iffl-and-coming rapper, Lazy Otis a«iy)ines ;arty-
sensibiBties with
tfcey're ^sproadiirig kgsl drinking age.
I
But bessst
here, performed by r._^:i'-
and
game
the
and a
drummer Rob Miiregor (Moks). Noise 13
ten turns cover tunes inside-out, as 'Message in a Bottle"
George and Ch-jks contrSxite to
Matt and Sefe Reyi!oldsh»!fpla>«i hardcore together jeais,
game
is
audknce with
known garage-rock band
cartoon music. Thread-snorting voalist Brian Wells of-
cassettes, matyof ttxmwth Foil meitiber
A new
\
the
Charles Cotmts and bassist Merry! Maker iex-.^chmg
punk
for good.
lAZYO
^e pa.onoi^
aBowii^ sora freeibm
little
broke up in 1990 after guitarist/singer/song-
BILL
WashL^igtori. D.C.
troupe that keeps the visual interest
^movement (the ^that the soi^ haw no setarrangerotJTtand feature ftesty of creaky guitar jams). Fcii is fe sist
down
anymore
is
hardcore
blasting the
it
2
JUSTICE
^n
FOIL
SPOKE mekdk
cial they're
writer John Saulnier committed suickk. McGregor
Defi-
ianma^^K.
Like a kiose-nitii^ traitjacket, F(h1 simultaneoisiy
web-lik
officially
when D(R^rty returns hrom las internship at a libertar-
cme
lyrics aiKi
lasting but
b^ wouid re-form permanent!)
are Aeir prime instrument,
r:^:r.,2nd^tar.
Tmtik.
na ^r a rousu^reu.-'.ion gig with Kinghorse
(kio Rcain Sircus
oldies radio
15,000 cop-
OPTIMUS PRIME
Dou^rtycame fawk
Singecprimary song-
a feeing of c«)&iement (mostly Drcm
kng
the efforts of
back to Ja.mes
Brian
--M.ns wherever tlKy go, c.
^g
while,
was decided ^ai tvt
on High Springs
Gainesville'spremier pink-rock label,Bullethead Records.
debut, I'm
from
is
to
jungle bird sounds to children's songs. Real cool.
looked jke this fnw-pkct
it
Bomb
Hebericks, known
WYOC.
station
k)ci<irg :ito.
months ago
Daw
Tone Unknown and his efforts
^ow
get a local music
Eight Hack>' souls (giv« or take a guest musician) Just six
in the early
Cheery,
owr
NOISE 13
JEFFERSONS
New-age
Hiough ^n-'r? \?rY t'^.* zri pleasant s<xjnding d«
^
Reconk
his work
Hard-driving country, blues, funk, noise and rock it
r'.rst
year^andhas marstaineda kiwprc^k
ki-.iban
SMART BOMB powerful often humorous. Smart
had a crazy backing
NUMBER TWO
Brown's backing band, Jackson moved to Gainesvilk
wse
DHKK) FISH BAND Bid the
length
p(^. Inskk Oui :o
ackilt
resuns
blues-beiler vwth a
Im^ StiKfes, where many
i^JJineswlk bands record.
Fish sir
full
Loolrtm j^ fe>& promses to be the first
band nariK), and guitarist Bob McPeek is best
|feiown as oj-owner {rf .%ror
percussion and
Zeke
Griebel (Schkng, Futon, Carpet Farmers) has proved to
tra&ionali^ !»nk band was gone
CECIIYJANE
t
rock or
&
Records, the big outlet for k)cal bands here.
ies.
faQ.
anyone eke around town, and Iher
better thai
Gn^ and bassist Dean Criebel to
so ttee guys are sdil cm hiatus.
i
woridng on her fir^
is
be rekaed &is
to
lastj^ar
jfarm Schkmg to corriat the boredc-m. Dave has yet to
Who<q)k
for
much
band. Their self-titkd cassette has sold
YVONNE JACKSON
some ki»l of Sah^kepDinosaur modal yin-yang about each
After
step toward the big time for these four.
in Florida.
they practice, the Ca.T3et Farmers bang ait
ilter
key
a Girl TTDng,"
CARPn FARMERS Just a
Remia Johnson.
c«^ ofbig ra hits, ItTakes a Real Maf and 'Ifs Just
Call
mosdy femak
in town,
Vastly popular but possibly broken up, .\Dol play
they'd
members
its
Lead guitarist Chaz
as a littk reggae.
the latest work from ^itarist
if
(while
rock group doesn't touch
has just issued a second, Snal tape calkd S/irecb, through
known rapper at present,
of 18-year-old
much
as
this jazzy
Scaks (Legal Tender, Mr. Whoopee) owns Hyde
NDOLPHIN
.Mammas and the Pappas
conskkring
surprising,
some time
of action for
Quirity,
INSIDE OUT
IMG SHOALS TRAa personnel
a
into feir ff*m as songvsrittjs.
Pretty, sli^ttiy
on ska
Wilson on bass.
This
KEY JAYE Cainesvilk's only nationally
ANATHEMA
Out
seventh grade science teacher on guitar
«k «'the more L.-dque acts in town.
^oig,
is
I
out Tliey moved to Hogto^'n from Ar er,s, GA a couple of years ago. DeSnifcly
good
SKATTERBRAINZ
Moon
(Chuck Holden), and die amazing and overworked Kevin
the
time^itarrii^hass{^JorgeCer\cr2(Stron^!)bounces
Kdbm^, and nevk^y-siQ^ imma
my
offers a
recorcfing in the works.
mak/female vocal interplay that occasknally suggests
HETOI-HETCHY Dreamy, droning, woociaia-^ade music from Lynda
bS
Syllibus.
MRWHOOPIE
generaDy happy psychedelia and
Kreuzen than anything
sok
pursued odier bands),
their style has
uncertain.
and
and then Hazel
haven't seen them yet
plans for the future are
i:u:i>-
writes murky, often dissoiant, oS-
jdse.
Itch is
supposed to be a return to punk-rock form, but
the BuUrushes
band ahrays
the band's kng^vity. Band leader Gilberto de Paz has a
abstract territory with
m
includes
wide recognition
modll^ then stalling due maintaining 2 (hmmer. Nonethekss, a
grown more incBvidialis:::
my new metallic whatzit band,
ftink we sound ra«e
ji^
fe iuUm
with the Smegmas, but he's gradu-
more ambknt
One of the longest lasting rak acts
This progressive dariCe.funki'rock quartet has evolved
material available yet vi^kh
shwed a knack for cranky, loud
Moses
send a Hallmark card after one of their t\Ss
HENRIEHA'S LOVERS rapkL'y in
Hi nes
in '88
into
your dog.
new baiKi;
bri^t, complei pop with a
^s he^d gready
hajhicinatwy edge
moved
ally
When grindcore meets thrift store, the result can only he Gunk, a four-piece, two-boy, two-girl combo nice
long awaited Akka's album. is
Wade
Guitarist
new
punk- rock back
enou^to
— .Mkhael Cripe.
SINT1EMP0 time, and plenty of danceable rhythms. .No recorded
MOON ITCH
can actually
GUNK h
town
best guitarists in
guitarist^inger
Gadsen. Bass lines are provided by tape, or some-
gros^, ar.d
c(»isidering a nsove to Lcs.Angeies to recnit a
Regvdkss, Akka's soond
who
lately writing
material.
flattens
dttn get to work on
...
Grinch have been holed up
Josh Greene are
put
by singer/
to play the blues, led
ad exec Barry Sides and boasting one of the
guitarist/racEo
Gainesville's only latin salsa
from former drummer Joe Voisin sing.
a
is
times bassist Chad Salter.
...
get to it
Akka's ri^t now.
Riwr Rioemx and drummer
Vem
and Bethany Pacer (drums).
(bass)
Four white guys proud
"Black Flag meets Rush"
it,
drummer Curt Harbau^ and
forth by
GRINCH
hate to say
I
pretty apt description of the hard, aggravated rock
original maif-
vai b that bassist Jo^ McKay has left the guitarist
inter-
as
of
ALEKA'SATTK Thin^ are up
Voisn has shown
v^o knows?
so
Drake
MONOPOLY Much
Rob Harris (Moks) on
and former .Mutky Chix members Deb Fetzer-
lead guitar
BARRY SIDES BLUES BAND
Guitarist/
reportedly out of
it
titou^ the ori^n2^song tug seems to be bitirg more
jKOik around town
is
Diane (Whitaker, drums) and three
by the irascibk Eddk Ray
led
is
(ex-Wankster) and features
guys named Rob.
Thrash metal with a melodk edge and ballsy vocals
m this geme than in. say, country music or blues
rial
the group, but Crinch singer Joe est,
them.
of
a pkti»ra c^ rock music here, most of
loosed dassifiaUt as 'progressive." For a
up the standard of excelknce.
certainly hokling
singf r Eddie Ray Chulo (ex-Wankster)
woman named
one
attempt at blending southern rock
Gainesvilie'i urJy
Cynkal, rekntiessly hooky power-pop, styled after late
70s Britiii adslKlhe Buzzcocks, Pistols,
Fingers, etc
mwths
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JACXSONyUM.fi
IAN:
bauL down
think they need to break
1
But
a
that barrier
from alternative to whatever the alternative was before. mean, it's just music; a lot o^ what's 1
how you scored
tjXpiiin
deaTwith Sub-Pop,
a
happening
We v>>ent up to New York and got a deal
IAN Cf 1-\SE:
Mth Rough Trade, and that was about this time last year, and it didn't work out ... So the A&R guy turned Sub-Pop on to us, and Sub-Pop liked the tape, so they signed us.
Rough Trade,
We had already recorded for
so they just picked us up.
Howr about video plans? IAN: We're just waiting to get noticed a
— but
other album
—
more
a tot
vocals, better songwriting,
More
structured.
and most
likely
little
more. 'I
Not many bands get one with their first album. I Hopefully, the single and the first record will help
Mark will come up with a guitar line, arxl Brannon and just drop the rhythm into it It just comes out from practice. I
S 1
turned n^o a gossip had to gently remind the bands that was indeed an interview and if this nonsense
i4/
in Tampa in 79.
session, so I
oa
I'd
probably a
It's
more fiin than playir^g
tot
in
LA
Do you miss Florida? Oh yeaW We want to move back. We're trying to get
Describe your writing process. IAN:
which was one of the first real punk bands The music still hasn't quite caught like to come home and just play and hang
Jackets,
iout
name out
get our
And noM you're getting ready to record your foDovmp to Broc's Cabin. M^RK: Itll be a tot more intense just like the
that the bands are gettir^ big, and
is
they're getting racfio airplay.
our publishing deal worked out we'd
like to
buy a
in Tampa. feel we shouW be included in the Bay area Music Awards, even though we don't live there now. We really are a Ftorida band
house
I
Your new songs seem Not really.
have a different direction.
to
—
a song called
There
is
that a
comment about
Tou're Too Hip Baby." the
Is
whole LA scene?
no region involved in it there are people that in Tampa, too. If s basically about people
ike
who
At the Tampa B^ Music Awards, Psycho Tr3>e as Best Hardcore Band yet you are not a
won
hardcore band Please e.Tplain how this happened? The way they ran it down to us was that hardcore was an old term, describing old music that wasn't
around anymore. And what they were tal ki ng about was hardcore in attitude, which think is a way of 1
it's
There
this
continued they could transcribe the tape themselves. Order was quickly restored
covering their asses because they
because I'm Estening to demos. unpolished No, thafs how \*>e like it to sound
Maybe
this point the interview
We
can't bad
Any fiwughts on
a mistake.
SE Music
the
Conference?
The
It's
incredible.
We made a tot of friends ai>d we
a tot
a great thing.
On the down
panelists were
learned
was the way the bands were
side
up to play at different venues. The case
split
else.
made
that because ifs recognition.
Gunn>en:
is
think they're above everyone
mouth
in point
being .Monday .Mornings playing at Tampa Theater.
What about "Orange?"
have a
it
The support
guy who's done our other records, so we're gonna do it with him. Hopefully, well get a good
strong. You've toured the East Coast, including
New York
sound
LAN: If s
the
Do you want M.ARK; We'd
on the
getting played
it is
1
mainstream
Would you MARK; No,
a fresh
some of
are
call
And
when we
to
...
But
play it
it's
We
fresh to other
play
it live,
we
But we're working on our odier
practice it too. stuff, too.
I |
Mark Gentry (guitars Brannon Gentry (drums) and Ian Chase (a neighbor) on bass. They havetivo rekases on Sub-Pop the single, 'Creel, ' and the full length and widely acclaimed, Broc's Cd)in The
. I |
folkxc-up will probably be aoaildle in March.
.
Florida in 1982 by brothers
what you should
The term
&
call
us
Bob Seger.
...
just Rein
roll,
don't
1
1
know
vocals'),
—
Sancttoa
"altemative'' has been getting overused
a lot lateW,
and
and Rein Sanction has picked up
a
we
T
any
lacsuits.
We
amp
SAJGONIGCX
again?
MAMKH
need to get a guitar oriented producer
Of ixnora 9Bat
in Florida for
v^Tong places. Bands
the 1991 Foundation Forum. Their own headline Z-Rock concert in Hawaii. A new single, '.My Life,*
happen
to
tiie
should create a unique kind of sound irutead of
to be released shortly,
copying whafs hip.
tficir
Are ftere any messages Florida fans shouU know about where you're going?
we just hope you'll
didn't like either of
on
the recendy released Unsigned
turn on to our music. If you our bands, we hope you'll still
check diis out We're just tiding to make ourselves happy, playing the music that we want to play.
R.LAWBtDAL£,H
The
bykffi'ot
managed
today's
is
one
to e.xpand the boundaries of
modem progressK-e
environment By com-
bining the distinctive elements of such varied musical styles as funk, jazz,
The
Itch has
many
CD
it is
requests keep coming ia
The
to spread quickly, infiltrating
outside the club. Tonight was a
Lauderdale's Sumnoers
band taking the
local
more danceable music
intentions are "to cut their listeners and,
promoting
most of
all,
to be signed to a
label."
The South Florida music indusb^ fastest
for
growing in the nation, and
it's
is
one of the
only a matter
one category. The coalition of
of time before this v^-ealth of undiscovered talent
music and explosive stage performance has
gets thrust into the eyes of the national industry
been drawing record-breaking
aowds
many
to
of
leaders.
No doubt
the Itch will be
among them.
Since the band's inception just (Ker a year ago, they
hav% attracted widespread attention from fans, press
and
and industry professtonals. Shortly after the release of Unsigned!, a compilatton
CD showcasing local
talent
The
became from all
Itch
a South Florida epidemic, drav^ing fans facets of the
hardcore fans can be found enveloped in a
pit
Chili Peppers,
is
to the
Primus, and anything and
that
The
Itch
is
a band to be
taken seriously. Vocalist Miles Hie, guitarist Brent Jest bassist Mick Who? and
have made
it
drummer Dennis Dean
clear that The Itch
is
^-SHADOWLANDJ TAMPA,
by
consistently scheduling shows, giving fans
I've
What prompted Bret ar>d
I
the
anything
band together. When the
to
music v«
really like
to
put a
new band to play the something wild, more
start a
—
So you're music for
getting back to
1
was
in a
band
a bigger business
lev<el.
to
make this a joint discussion ' on many subjects that are relevant to the Florida music scene and made many interesting points. Since space
is limited, 111
try to condense their
number of subjects.
H'haf s new with the Grassy Knoll
I feel like an infant ... going from an adult an infant We w^re like the adults, the big guys on
the
Hock
of Florida, going to this
You've become a
tot
huge
more vocal as
a
thing.
6ont man.
It Wis different to go out with purple hair and combat boots and be a nut Now every frontman out
combat boots on and is crazy and wiki So coming to me for the talent now. want to be
there has
Gunmen?
We're working on putting out a 10-14 song
ifs
CD that
we can get distributed and just tiTing to get the music out Hopefully, we will be going on the road
else
can you h^vel
out and not
I
kixjwn as a talented musician, because otherwise I'll be lost in the swamp. If you Vxk at e\<ery band
now, they're doing what was doing three years ago.
are things with the mighty Psycho Tribe?
like
dut
complete
state of
oa
m your
and we kind
of like
limbo with a glorious past and (77ie
room
views of the
We
erupts in laughter.)
really like
throu^ some
we don't think that wil a great
(fiversity of
I
effect
ifs time to
become an
artist
Uhen Saigon Kick was still a local band eadi show used
to be a special
keep
it
that
way on
can be and
it
event Have you been able
Ok
polish everything.
I
to
road?
can't be.
I
wanted
personally wanted to
this
band
to
sound
like
we worked toward Thafs why we put everything into the tour. When we were down here we had time to experiment when you're on the road you have no time to experiment the record, so that's what
Tampa music scene?
some good groups coming out Dogs on
they're going
is
all,
We're just floating atong as always in a
laurels to rest
What
all
get paid a dime?
Nothing's going, nothing at it
over the place, get
all
So
sponsored
It
are a cogl band.
called the Straight
and .Monday .Mornings
ioo/m^WMNT
We don't have to set up the shows, and besides,
in
in the first place?
was punk rock.
on
Actually,
Hell let's The bands touched
There's
what got you started
We were always into music, but what got us playing
September/October ]99] /THRUST
just
Stiff Pole Reconls, I Figured, "Vthat the
How
Further?
and
out we weren't really even into that kind of music
any more. We wanted to
that as fer as I'm concerned we're the
...
After a year on the road do you feel Eke a pro?
tired
new Shadowland album came
to get a deal
like
Psycho Tribe were at the corporate headquarters of
where
robb
name change
went around
turned into a workaholic. Its the only thing,
was supposed to be an inteniew with the Grassy Knoll Gunmen, but since both 'Bills' of
tour.
n
chri&lopKer
sat
and answered questions.
I
not a flash in the
plenty of oDoortunity to catch them live. Those who can't make the shove's can novv experience The Itch
26
FURTHER
to the
Tnis
in eariy October with Clar^
energy, and less pretentious. is
pan. With a continuously relentiess schedule, the
band
GML
at (305) 587-7971.
at Fort
Kramer
stage, vocalist .Matt
in the club's office
same band
as part of a Creative
of
everything in be tweea Something everyone should
however,
more
Itch.
The band has earned them comparisons
oa
Management
and
aowd
fdtowers that have been embo<£ed by The
agree
entertaining shows of a lifetime For informaion about the Itch, please contact
music scene. Metal, alternative, even
drenched with sweat among the huge
Red Hot
Take the time out to catch The Itch liiv...and expenence one of the most pouxrful, high-ervrgy
house
you know. We're that same Florida band we're just busier and working a tot harder. .As fer as egos or
byslff
views on a
the South Ftorida clubs that the band frequents.
full
on the Beach. Prior
Have you changed since the album's come out?
GNOa GUf4MEN
StPSYO^OTTOBE lAkGO,FL
Itch has
many
and a Japanese verston of new bonus cuts.
that includes two
Things are happening for Saigon Kick. The band had just sold out a Pee Wee Herman benefit at Tampa's Rock-it Club, leaving hundreds in line
venues. With the band's popularity soaring, their
others,
aeated a sound so unique that
difficult to confine to
their
metal and
GRASSY
Do We."
been receiving regular airplay on
Itch has
WKPX, and
Breaking out onto the scene, The Itch
band that has managed
The Dotted
II:
Line, which contains the single "^Vhy
n?s
,
.AnupcomingJapanesetourwthOzzv'Osbounie. A nomination for "Outstanding Debut .Album' at
down
THEITCH
print everything
Enough said
our album, and there are a couple of people we
No,
't
discussed, especially since the conversation
turned back into a gossip session, and these bands really enjoy performing live. Besides, we don 't need
attemative music to really break?
Rein Sanction were formed in Jacksonville,
hear the term rock
I
think of honky-tonk, like
for
we couldn
Ekie to a lack ofspace,
tot heavier.
fun to turn up the guitar
People are kicking in
good hard rock band.
BRAN'NON: When
it
| are considering. | What do you think needs
it's
yourselves a heavy metal band?
just a
'
they're playing Metallica.
if
ending a
to see
i
ShadcMiand tune because But we try to make the
of the acoustic guitars.
Totallyl
record We've been playing it so
alterna-
. . .
_ I
People n Orange County
the tracks you're working on?
ctosest to a
is
violins.
we
the time,
came out
just
Is
not fresh to us.
radio play?
commercial rado
market al over the country.
tive college
still
it's
stiD pretty
is
extensive^.
people, at least like Jacksonville
play it because
definitely
long,
comment on
to
for "Broc's Cabin"
all
our music way more than people in LA, and
"Sea Sheir
produceitourseK'es.WeliprobablyuseBobMcPeek,
about how people in LA
. . .
go down there
tot of friends there.
listen to
What
We
up playing for people who wanted They didn't do very well there.
Tiiey ended
about Orange County
It's
think if s lame.
Ice
.Monday Mornings;
lirie-up
changes, but
them adversely. TTiere
bands in the area.
Do you have to woric
a k>t of
new
material? Arc you going
any into your shows?
which will be on the new record and we're doing a set tonight with three
Yes, v«'re doing ".Motion"
acoustic tunes.
'
.
me about your trip to Europe. Kt) words: Sold out Europe ^^-as great Tell
The new album it N^-as
a deal
we got very lucky on. Before we signed the tour deal, "More Than Words' hadn't hit yet We signed the contract a week later. ".More Than Words' hit and E.xtreme were worth a k)t more money. It v»-as that
something that was supposed to be half-full \,«nues. it turned out completely sold out e\«ry day. in the States we ha\« ev-erything done for us, and there v^-e kil 11 The album had wanted to ive for e\'ery show
—
1
weeb by the first date, ei^t weeb We got to Lorvlon and played the
been out three by the
last date.
Marquee with E-xtreme. There were seven hundred people there. By the time the tour was over, by the fifth week, we went back to London and played our
own
'approach,
Dut at die
nndentand you played some
festivals?
was the Dynamo
festival in
Einhoven, Holland.
The mosh pit was about seven thousand people. We played two festS-als. Then we played Gifhom in Ciffhom, Germany with White Lioa Mr. Bi^ Eifreme, and us. We started and ended up in En^and.
What was
it
They were such
a
A
progressive.
away
is
drummer. There's also more aggression in make the lyrics aucfible because want people to understand what I'm saying.
You have
to
national act
Saigon Kick up
os-er d>ere.
piajmg there again,
that
if
does
By the time we're
feel
I
aU-ays the best coming home.
You know, even
there were only a huncfred people here
coming home. Because
that's
strongly about
What about
making p)ans
to
go out on tour
I'd
tove
home towa
your
m
Our writing and
of this band.
egos in d^s barxl
.
If
someone
There
in a
music
ego, then the
really stagnates,' says Craig.
to
band
much you can say about something without it becoming annoying and stupid. A band that sings
Farrcry.'
history.
is
Wth
is on the same level. They're just using something as a crutch instead of using a little brain
...
Why wouW anyone think's PMRC ammuni-
'let
Death nary.
a
is 1
word with
vwxddn't
five letters
like to die.
I
out of the
Vandal
pjslke
For eight years, guitarisfvocaiist Chuck Schuldiner has fronted the FTorida-based metai
band Death. Some say he is partially responsible for the extreme genre of music that goes by the same
name
I
love. It's just a
lumped
gets us
name. Unfortunately, that
Vandal has been makirt
rock scene for years.
I
want to do a show
Named
Scream Bloody
.-
to 'A+iat a
person
Tampa Bay area
its fair
with a new album
titled
n the
to
earn them the
Now,
take Death to
its
next
is
poised to
never
THRUST: How about an update on Death. CHUCK SHLIDINER: I've got a top-notch line-up that I'm excited
about We've got Sean Reinhardt
(drums) and Paul Masvidal (guitar) from Cynic We'\."e also
which
recruited Skot Carino [Fester]
time. These guys are really professional into
on
great 'cause I've knowTi Skot for
is
in the
music scene. Farrcry, a Miami based allgroup, formed overtwoyearsago,andafter
common
nitely
But people didn't even know w+x)
.Martin.
Islaixi at
it;
topless bar it's
I'd
this
no snull wonder nenous.
little
'I've
and I've nevtr even seen powdery stuff,
this w+iite
v»>ho
song
Dealt If
it
needs
it?
Im
Hell,
i
vote for Ronald Reagan again
guy serious?
— Dead
no
see
a full-on if
I
Series.
in the stucfio writing
and record ng, .After
summer of 1990
set to
room joking hue
tion
Wth
performer can master. People are eating these guys
up and,
the release of ivsigned, a compila-
CD of bcai
satisfied
bands released by Stiyder Records,
them
a spot
WSHE
die
and earned
103.5,
at Farrcry all-ages shows.
Those
kids
ist
on
the local club circuit all
The
baixi has
original shov*cases with
Gntron (drums) .Miami original
for die last
xene
>'ear ago.' The band has new management company
will
fall
be releasing a
called.
We're Sot
They have incurred indepen-
dent record label interest and rumors are flying everywhere about a major label showing heavy interest Should the major label 'nibbles' pan
two years, and with the
starting to explode, ifs
act
now with
six yean
also die band's parting line as diey
is
leave die li« stage.
current
and Derek
lineup, w+iich includes Sosio (bass)
his only vice
lineup, with the exception of the addition
Joking, which
been per-
its
same
twelve song CIVcassette this
Eric Knight to the lineup, they began playing out
forming
Dead Lee gets
out of Orlando, Florida, and
ago by guitarists
Richie Fitz and Tony Reeds, ai>d after adcfing vocal-
into a
so.
a raunchy, rude, crude metal
recently signed with a
Dotted Line with the song "If s Only Love.' five years
doing
of anodier guitar player a
on die follow-up CD, ihsignedll: The
Vandal was founded
in
—
"We've been together almost
the single 'In Your Eyes' qukrkly became the most
requested kxai song on
heavy metai music in a way that only a
CD
die release of the We're Not Joking
no
out
will
be
I
.Metallica
v^.
are the
nwst
kiyal kids in the worid.
Venom
Hell.
It
was brutal
I
I
always told people that thrash was
going to take people by surprise. 1 remember people asking me, "Wat are you going to do once it's 1
me
was
like. •\^'hat
are
you talking
abouf
about the upcoming release. Human. Obviously this is a turning point for ttie band.
band has risen
delayed until after the
to the top.
Whether you're trying to describe Vandal's hard
flyers
and made second and
but we really appreciate it
it is
existence.
that this
driving rhythm section, intricate guitar arrange-
all
third
over .Miami
Beach. Nobody in the band has any idea wiho they are,
the most evil thing in
wonder
favorite market,' says guitarist Craig
generation copies, pasting them
actually put out the first death
metal album, Welcome to remember thinking it was
Thats detV
Two people who work at the South Beach
our
have taken our did death metal cross over?
think that
Tell
band to stand out
from thirteen to seventeen, and that crowd is greatly responsible for the huge himout that has become
shocking for people and they were putting us down.
dead?"
iKar
Is
it's
show. Ifs a parade of tasteless kxker
whole new market,' expiairu vocalist .Mark Christian. "The sh()w drew what happened to be 'our' crowd.' The average age ranged
so
onstage
>xxi see
\\'hatyou see onstage with Dead Serios is a stage
they tackled the South Florida club circuit
wanted a name that would stand out and desaibe the mood of the music We were pretty
I
I
could."
ing slot with Trixter.
It v^as music no one liked at the time. We started playing in late "83 as Mantis, then it changed to
When
cocaine;
Repubficaa
they acquired good management snagging an open-
pushing themselN-es muskally.
Dead Lee, you'd
socially questionable lyr-
was more than a
neverbeenina
FARRCRY
bass,
When you started pbying death metal, v4b1 was I lioe?
Death.
diat Mickey
Florida.
"We tapped
and
and Tastes Uke Qiickea'
WAMhFl
their tlrst promotional tour in the
same man
-Psycho Dyke,'"He Who Smelt
tides nke
reputatk}n as the top drawing \oai band in South
spending a year
the
pull die plug in case v»e got too rowdy.' W'lth
life.
some
and they're
know this was
DisneyworU, they were waiting offstage ready to
much more original
rock and mix with equal
"You know, when we played Pleasure
ics.
faykorot
original
frd^ train
belting out obscene
With the Honda muiic scent growing larger and more competitive every year, its becoming
iev-el.
Flay^ the
'
reason for
difficult for a
n
ieech
In speaking with lead vocalist.
homeless chikiren or
going to end up doing in
new manage-
amounts of .Monty Python humor and you have the styieand music of Melbourne. Florida's Dead Series.
share of
Human (set for release Oct
22nd) and a fresh line-up, Shulcfiner
is
for
itsimpk reads "Dead Serios-'Take some
heavy metai
Beit .Mel<! Si.-.i
and de<ficatk3n have continued to benefit
bokmg
The marquee might read 'Metallica
.Maybe their parents were alcoholics. That's the key
Gore, Leprosy
international (albeit underground) acclaim.
currently
Improv" or ".Megadeadi in Concert at The Comedy
A wfaHe back a guy was found dubbed to death, and one of your tapes was with the body. You can't blame that stuff on music if someone is messed up in the head, maybe if s due to the way they were brought up. Maybe they were abused.
and Spiritual Healing, helped to forward the music that has given the
is
by iee cum
1990 South Ftorida Rock .Awards, their hard woric
com-
it
too far to
DEADSEWOUS
by karot
in with Satanic bands.
come
5438.
VANDAL MAM1,FL
(Sctio-
to
hard work into
plan; we've
MELBOURNE,
bat the criticisms?
his band. Either way. Death's three prior releases.
no backup
the music do the talking.
enjoy living and the
Thafs what
ment. Please contact Eric Knight at (305) 884-
Farrcry 's career successfully underway,
that these bands do care.
name as Combat
is
time.'
much
time arxl put so
Store,' yet
people
ALL the
the kev to suaess. "We've dedicated
is
stop now.'
Thafs not going to happen with
What about &e name Death?
a crippling disease that's going to prove to people
DEATH by (^
much
then the
you can soon expect to be hearing from them Catch the Sve show, watch for theself-titled CD and
doesn't
music business. 'Ifs
in die
it
the ri^t place
at
diat there
God. There's nothing wrong with God, but there's
to cut yourself.
so
size of what
draw a crowd the
we're drawing, egos start to surface
good
being
Eric believes
'OiKe a band starts
make
takes to
it
not being at the right place at the right time, ifs
any
band develops an
abused their freedom of speech by preaching about
It
aren't
and support being
this attention
all
be next? Every band has a plan or a theory about
shows
w+iat
the Satanic bands?
I'm not into self-mutilatioa
So with
through as a group when we come out of the studBo with the product' sa>^ Mark.
is
focused on .Miami's original scene, who's going to
one member
creativity
out of .Miami
rest of us.'
support of the
•^'e aren't trying to showcase any
it
just goi ng to open the doors that much wider for the
album.
I
about supporting the kxai music here
because the next band that makes
CD and
in the process of recording a full length
exb^me. People hated Stryper because they
to an
already-
put them at the head of the class. They are currently
what write and wouki make anyI
boost tremendous supportfor the k)cai scene. "V^'e 're really sti-ong
and hard work have
Fan-cry's detScation
performarKes has gar-
IK'e
nered them a huge kxai foltovtnng ar>d iielped
and work.' No doubt
part, it's just dedication
a band sings about something
Have you ever ttiou^t of doing anything
coming back home?
it feel
when
with their energetic
tion to defeat heavy metal in general
thousand records sold. Phis, we're re-releasing the record over there with two bonus tracks; an acoustic verswn of "Coters' and "Hey Hey Hey."
It's
\3a
we
planned. The only thing
is
The unique quality of Vandal's music combined
we vrork. We don't hang out we're always in if we do come out if s for P.R. work
day. They're eating
fifty
How
wouU
performances. Ifs very
live
practice.'
is
cool? These bands are giving the
did you do there?
believe they're estimating
i
of people
one hurt themseK-es.
feel
.Mega inteniiews. Like
lot
plan
or occasionally to see arwther band. For the most
I
power. And
What ei^t a
realin that a
happens; nodiing
don't
"VS'e
and
spontaneous. VSlutever Piappens at our shows just
Jr.
our studio aixl
form of music banned. There's nothing wrong with w+ut I'm saying. .Anyone an pick up the paper and read about any of the topics that write about A five year old coukl pick up a paper and read about abortion, but it's auto-
about Satan
to Japan.
party,
I
to sec this
number
went
I
Facuseh,
Eli
about the band's tremendous success.
tasteful
the vocals. Yet,
it
hungry band; we were a hungry
Randy LaPierre and drummer
'^Ve're not a party band,' explains .Mark when asked
a very aggressive,
is
feeling in our songs
Craig Martia keyboardist Ira Saltzman, bass-
tarist
more
got
you notice right
drastic difference
the drumming. Sean
one single. By the end of the tour we were a Afferent band after playing with those guys. That made us a
also
it
only so
band, but they were a hungry band with a
You
a lot smoother
Unfortunately, there's certain bands that are taking
tourinl vrith Extreme?
like
vocalist .Mark Christian, Farrcry also inckides gui-
not heavier,
wxxjid never write anything that
We played the festival for fortj-fh-e thousand people, it
it's
if
ist
like I
shows a more mature
extiremeiy heavy,
same time
matically bad
sokl out date at the Marquee.
definitely
it's still
so that
During
I'd like
we can thank them.' on the
their first year
to
know who
powerful vocal
onto a sound that plan to
ga
will carry
about the
if
natiaral
occurrences of die
human me-
tabolism, and you're in need of a different form of
many people. 'A lot of our
entertainment, ifs a good bet that youll be highly
chord in
songs are based on personal experiences and we
scene and have continued to earn opening sk)ts for
that talb about the envirorvnent and
such notable national acts as Sweet F.A., Babylon A.D.. Saigon Kick, and South Gang. Fronted by
pening to the planet
new
national tours passing dirough the area,
you're not easily insulted or offended by open talk
them w+ierever they
cov«r a wide range of topics," says Eric
to vvalk
be appearing as an opening act for
will also
Their strong, emotional music win
away vnth the Button South's •Band Of The Year 1 990 ' They dominated die local
managed
be touring the Southeast this
will
and
many
ability,
of the year.
Dead Serios fall
everyone should agree that they have stumbled
strike a relative
scene, Farrcry
Kni^fs
ments, or Eric
first
*We have
impressed
whatever comes
yjp.
We
basically write
Dead Serios has
and something to laugh
song, for example, called "Self Destruction'
what s
witfi wihat
to offer. They
supply your daily dose of headxanging metai music
a
more can you ask
hap-
about
"...
There's a k>t of emotion and
.Maybe a barf
for?
at to
go along widi
it;
what
As Dead Lee himself puts
bag and some earplugs — thafs
it:
all
youll need."
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Reggie are switching gears to look at
we
This issue
Reggae
our own backyard Perhaps
artists in
stantly perfonming in Naples
The band
touring.
is
when they are not
eager to take their com-
one of the most popular is FRONTIINI MASSME. The band, not even celebrating their first
mercial Reggae to a wider audience.
anniversary, has hit the area with a furor well
the Best Reggae Band, the
received by the Reggae community. Frontline Massive demonstrate culture with a raw, genuine Reggae authenticity. It's a relief to have a
popular attraction
Reggae band that plays its own material. Rumors were circulating about a 12" release sometime in June, but at publication, there
still
mysterious
almost commonplace when there is a major act in the area for Frontline Massive to record.
It's
fore
hotels/resorts.
too
it's
late.
Another band that deserves to be mentioned
is
DEMOCRACY.
many
other Reg-
Calypso Rose. The band also plays original tunes. Titles
such
—
as "Life
own
its
is
the Best
Thing," "Always"
and
,
in
Really
"I
Love You" are
com-
the Reggae
many
Like
gae bands, Democrac>' has been a strong opening act for such artists as Edie Lovett and
betheopeningacL In fact,
especially for patrons
...
The group is slated to have only a few peribnnances. Check them out beand
has
not been one. Certainly anticipation is building from their fans, who have been reported calling local record stores requesting the
Dubbed by the Tampa Bay Music Awards as word on the street is that lAM-IYA is breaking up. The band was a
Do now
in their repertoire.
munity take it for that granted
With
The members inOswald clude "Ham" Caines (bass and vocals), Vernon
time and dedica-
Wallace (keyboards
Frontline
and vocals), Steve Lake (lead guitar
Frontline Massive
simply "opens for
major
acts."
tion.
Massive
will
and vocals) and Barnes Robert
graduate from an
opening act status to
(drums and vocals). Tampa Bay will
major act
a
themselves.
It
is
7TH AN-
definitely the in-
host
tention of the band
NUAL INTERNA-
to progress andbe-
TIONAL FESTIVAL
comelarger.Their
on September 2 8th (next to the Performing Arts Center).
song, "Legal," written by lead vocalist Tappa Zee,
is
notorious to their fans.
scheduled to participate. There will be food,
There are other Florida Reggae bands that deserve a note of merit including
Some
slated
games and a
Black Ninja.
is
ELEMENTS.
finally playing original
of their
The event
from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Area vendors, musicians and dancers from all cultures are is
The members of the band are Zulu, Ras Makonnen, Tappa Zee, Tonto D. Benghi and
The band
Riverwalk Park
at
popular
most
its
music.
most recent tunes are "Cool
It's
culUiral bazaar of arts
and
crafts.
a family event that >x)u shouldn't miss.
Check your mation or
local
call
newspaper
for further infor-
the International Festival
Com-
mittee (813) 935-3356 or (813) 223-8518. Ask
Adams
or Jody
Wrea
Down" and "My Way," written by Jahco Charles
for Katie
and vocals) and Everton Samuels (lead singer and percussions). Other members of the band include Glenn Roy (drums) and Joe Bowan
The University of South Florida is proud to a announce "CELEBRATING OURSELVES' tribute to ethnic diversity. The festival is sched-
(bass
-
(keyboards).
uled for October 6th, 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the
Oriando has much to offer from the realm of Reggae. One band that has been playing the
Tampa campus. As
area since 1987
opened
for
is
such
EMPHASIS. Emphasis has
acts as Third World,
Blondy, Tiger and Ninjaman. The
Alpha
members
a part of the celebration,
vendors representing different foods from around the worid will be on campus, as well as bands (including Reggae). Contact Tropix Entertainment (813) 972-2499 for further in-
local
include Mikey Ranglyn (keyboards and vocals),
formation.
David Watson (bass guitar and lead vocals),
It's Carnival time! Miami is having their 1991 CARNIVAL CELEBRATION. Every year
Ricky Tafari (drums, keyboards, lead/back vocals)
and Preston
the carnival gets larger and larger. Carnival
(lead guitar).
Miami.
Many people, even in the Reggae community, may not be aware of THE COCONUTS, who boast an international background that
date
includes a percussionist/vocalist from the Phil-
the world of Reggae, the
ippines and a bass player/lead vocalist from
RANKS made
England. The Coconuts have taken Southwest
thrill
to see singing pool-side with Trailor
Florida by storm. Perhaps this group stands
Load.
Rumor
out because none of the
members
of this six-
piece band are of African-Caribbean or AfricanAmerican background. The Coconuts are con-
October 10th. See you
is
in
atlACNTHE RAPPERS CONVENTION, music "greats" were in attendance. From Recently,
dynamic
a special appearance.
has
it
that
Shabba
is
SHABBA He was coming
reading Reggae Vibrations for further details. Till
then, IRIE.
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RED.
he knew well
the birthplace of the blues,
New Orleans (or is it Mississippi? I've lost track) may be the home of the blues, but the blues Vacations" in Florida, just like so many white-
Spana You could hear a lot of Tampa Red's sound with tiie great Muddy Water's band of the
legged tourists in shorts and black socks.
fifties,
—
Florida. Yes,
Big Maceo and Otis
strel
bom
were
in, raised in,
all
clubs and parties
some
the rage, and
min-
of the
Chicago
ivories.
after playing
over Florida.
was also one of the most
egg!)
prolific blues
writers of his day, giving us such classic blues
It Hurts Me Too" (Elmore James
top shows
numbers
south.
had a big hit with tfiis), "Sweet Uttie Angel' (made popular by B.B. King), "Love Her witii a
came from Florida and played the The most popular was the Florida Cotton Blossom Minstrels, featuring the "unbilled Queen of the Blues," IDA COX. Ida was also kno\\'n as the sepia MAE WIST. Some of Ida's better
known
(at
Women
Blues," "Wild
as
and a filthy favorite of mine
Feeling,"
"It's
Tight
Like That," a big hit in 1928.
When Tampa Red moved
the time) tunes included
"Mean Pappa Turn Your Key," "Midnight Hour
to
Chicago
in the
he se t up a boarding house, where
thirties,
every
Don't
blu*"- artist
who came
to
Have The Blues," and that tender love ballad, "Moaning Groaning Blues." I'm not making this up. I wish I were. Truth is stranger
town stayed and rehearsed.
than fictioa
biggest contribution to the
Tampa also gave us "Baby Me Play With Your Poodle," made popular by Chick Willis. Mr Red. may be Florida's Let
before Gary Lewis and
blues.
Playboys we
had the FLORIDA PLAYBOyS from Tampa. This group was an all-
The Sunshine State has also been the birthplace to many
white country group, but
v\x)men.
it
wonderful blues
fea-
huh"
of Tampa
bom
in Georgia,
but at the age of two months his family moved
going blind due to glaucoma. Ray attended the SL Augustine School for tiie Blind, where he
many different instruments and
read music in Braille.
As if going blind in Florida wasnt bad enough, his mother died when Ray was only
him
totally alone.
The only
thing he had was music.
Ray Charles yodeling.
ine
I
prefer not to.
as far
tiie
die,
Unued States that was humanly possible.
Continental
from Florida
Visit the
as
Sunshine
go blind, and have
State, have
to yodel to
your femily
make a living
Who hell
could blame Ray for wanting to get the out of here.
Ray went to Seatu. and joined the Maxom Trio, where he never had to yodel agaia
Think I'll go on down
EDWARDS
bom
was
in
1896 in
team Butterbeans and Susie. Her comedy from her rich vocal style so she
act detracted
doesn't get
num
tiie
might have.
credit she
Susie's
Got Your Bathrater On" arid "When My Man Shimmies." Tarpon Springs, on the West Coast, aside from being the home of the Vk-orld's only Sponge big
rs v\'ere "I
Museum, Springe-o-rama, vs-as the birthplace WKilAM BUIY THE MD' EMERSON. William was an organist who later moved to Memphis and recorded with Ike Turner v^-ay '
before Ike started snorting and beating Tina
FL Lauderdale gave us GUITAR NUBBIT, so
named because he
lost a
couple of fingers here
in Florida as a child.
Florida
may not be as famous as Chicago or
Mississippi for blues, but we've
had our share
crawl out of the sand and humidity to
mark in Many area
their
and I
make
blues music.
LUCKY PETERSON
artists like
his dad, James, carry
on the blues
legacy.
guess as long as folks go broke, go blind, lose
body parts here in Florida, we will have
some blues
drop down to Cammville Just to see an old buddy of mine
to give the v^'orid.
I'll
If we not too
We'll go
sti-el
and
to Gainesville
To see a friend of mine I believe
ve
(Anna Mae Bullock) Turner.
Brother Ray saved 5600 and had a friend procure a map. Ray told his friend to find tiie place in
I
fear,
Pensacola and became half of the popular min-
of
Ray headed to Tampa where he played with many different bands. He even had to yodel when playing with the Florida Playboys. Imag-
^"^ l^.P'
Getting Soft"
"It's
SUSIE
Ray had sight until he was about six, when, after watching his brother drown, he started
leaving
'" ^^'°"^'''
and penned such songs as Got To Stop Drinking," and every man's
to Greenville, Florida.
fifteen,
Red! ^"^
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RAY CHARLES.
learned to play
men and
GABRIEL BROWN vv'asaguy
Got the Right One Baby, UhBrother Ray was actually
Prices Good Xhru 10/28
all
to
Mr. Red (whose head was shaped just like an
or ran like hell
Florida. At the turn of the century,
shows were
with Otis Spann tickling the
Tampa Red moved
tured none other than Mr. "You
|II.»9(D
in
He was bom Hudson Whittaker but we know him
Memphis may be
the
(US
bom city.
a tribute to a place
Way
$7.97
influential blues guitarists
all
The red headed Mr. Tampa developed a style of blues with just his guitar and a piano that had a big impact on the way blues was played. He had a sound tiiat influenced young players like
from
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Take my woman down to the beach And sit down in the sand and play. The great Muddy Waters wrote this song as
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idy Rel<
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Where the sun shine everyday Well I'm going down to Florida Where the sm shine everyday
Florida has played a major part in the devel-
ind
Al
One
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Marvelous Marvin can be heard in Tampa, mid-days on WMTX FM and AM (MIX 96). He
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recentbj broke his hand, but did not develop
down
into
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you can save your dollars for use in a of outboard equipment when you go
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less
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this point in
necessary and the
your basic tracking
time,"
which actually describes when the studio or room all (that is, when the machines are being cleaned Bumpable studio time is when the studio is not
use at
in
or repaired).
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CHOOSING THE STUDIO: If possible,
take
someone who you can
give your honest advice
when you go
to
trust to consult
and
check out the shjdios,
preferably an experienced manager, producer or engineer.
Scout out several
local studios before deciding on one. Find out has recentiy recorded there (although you should have
who
researched the room well enough to studio rep to play you
there
is
some
of the
know by now) and ask
facilities
If
who
is
anything you hear that interests you, determine
the key person involved with those tracks.
with him to discuss your ideas.
It is
knows the equipment
well. This
Then set up a meeting one of
actually better iu use
demo
the studio's "house" engineers for a
the
current projects.
tape because he
way a band can achieve the
"The reputation of the studio you choose is of major importance. Talk to others who have recorded there
and get their reactions to the service and performance of those affiliated with the studio. Remember, you can tell a whole lot by just looking." desired recording without wasting time. ever, for a
new
act to bring into
tiie
It is
how-
preferred,
studio a producer
who
is
already familiar with the band's style and taste in music.
Room ambiance
can be a big factor
room
in
you clap your hands
in a
padding) you don't get
much echo back;
your recording.
When
witii "soft walls" (fabric
this
means the room
or is
You may not want to cut sometiiing intense like live drum tracks here. Rather, you will want a room tiiat has hard surfaces where these echo type sounds are more prominent. For certain dead.
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and ambient, but will absorb some of the echo. Examine the studio you plan to record in carefully so you won't be disappointed with the final product The reputation of the studio you choose ( just like everyone live
and everything else your band surrounds biz) is of
major importance. Check
itself with in
for cleanliness
the
music
and well
maintained equipment. Machine alignment before every session
is
crucial, so
dure on
make
sure the
tilings of this nature.
facility
has policies for proce-
Talk to others
who
have recorded
there and get their reactions to the service and performance of
Remember, you can
those affiliated with the studio. lot
tell
a
whole
by just looking. Basically,
you should
detail
before going into the studio.
everything about your project
Know tiie
types of rooms you need and influences you want in the the best surroundings for your
to record in, the sort of people
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Recorded at Qtantwn and Calliope 5/udos
Favwite tracks
-.^nsity.
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Only Love," 'Burr r.r.f n'
"It's
BKk^ and "Self
&
and would complement any rock
tial,
so!$
and Me,"
is
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witfiout the guitar parts, set
^e
apart from
it
wimpy
melodic wiAout getting
this
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even
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and those of you that
stuff,
should be
felt it
i
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write
Bad IMtit
like
on thorazine feeling that the good
like you're
do
ballads
laifwy to Hell" with the daims, guitar, bass and voals
"1
number up and
with potential, by Christopher Robin
d musicians and
wxd
to be
souftd ballad (from
seems
rr.
pursuing songwiling insteai of covers. Tloy are a hard rock orien led
outfit,
yoj'll hear witfiin this
s(^
and the singer is one of die best
formaL by
Leslie R. Marini
They
THE CATHERINE WHCEL Recorded at Full Breezy and odd
,
mu^c from Tampa's
\feeL "Dark" gives me merawies of old David Bowie and left me feeling good A knock back a few mpcaled , dark beers kimk swind to relax and enjoy and maybe even do some quiet partying tc^ by Elizabeth Lee
CaBierine
i
nSITCH Recorded at Ckd Somi Fl.
Lauderdde
alternative
hard rock, The Itch makes
with this three song
Coming
ikmo
g^p aito
heady
its
ibut lot
to rival the best of the
across as a serims version
d the Limbomaniac's
soMd witn flavors of Red Hot Oiili PeRjer's giving ita hot
^l^^e
Itch'^e a blaang example of Miami's dioice
world
to
and
1
hon-
know as well.
growing number of fans
me
some ba-a-ad sounding
is
What
ing to Knjnch,
a great
three
sotgdemo. Pretty basic ahematrve faire. Of special
Tye Dye
interest is fte
old and
Rap.''This<fcroo
zmWa
band promises a new one
titt
K Wt
B siually fa irV in earl)'
Vi^MEMbethles
while the four part vocal
"Bro'icen Class,"
harmonies of "Hamonds and Holding On" are fell
forcefully
Aces Wild are currently working on their upcoming
verses. "Blue Eyes"
cares
ftmy FuPu" on
'Little
when
Brij
&
over for gas and food, as long the
mix
is
horrible
and the band soundas
can instruments recorded
tin
in
if
The
they are pla>ing
an acoustically poor
going to take more
and
the impression
tiiat give
someone
—
it just
Their sound
soi^
like
of-place guitar work, yet the
son^ were cdwsive and
workable. .More confidence or focus project to mahire. It
would happen
if
needed for
is
this
would be interesting to see what
Lynn were locked in a room witfi nothing for a ironA or so. Still a good
but Janis Joplin aftaims effort
"Sock
band cannot go
II
South
Wail,
recently opened
Baton Rouge
fe
premier loal band,
Florida's
national acts judi as^ Zeka, \lxen.
and several i^hers.
With a uruque st>4e,
have an outstanding chemistry, the outcome
Leslie R.
punch. The raiBkiansbip
is
ovwly iMcharaaL Catchy mek)dies and run
a
(
former^ Panda
at
is
a
is it
Hbv dare
a song.
Thumbs 19 on
to
make
real
makeup and
music. Cfevid
public in
to a steady-paced song that
popular inconsistencies of television is
"No Big Surprise," a
ftou^t out tune
mind
—
that even
a real classic,
by Lee
hk d*
A
A sfc^ on Souft with LA's
Florida's musk scene is four piece XXX [whose former guitarist is now
W^y-touted feted x). These guys are
finally
garnering some of the attention Ihey (feserve ;Aer cutting a tune vnth
Luther Campbell on Lute/Atbntic Records
m upcoming Homiioys.* Thee guys show men ~
feature fTick titled "Hangin with the
for
their live
are hi^-energy veteran showis
a must-see for
all
rockers,
by
Thimif«n' hard rock
thrajh
is
this band's forte.
WiSwut
vmen
reailt
was a blending of speed
WK^wn
off.
Tbat
in metal jist before the birtfi of
began absorbing ffew York punk a
sticlong wilh
mowing
California guitar players in n«tal bands
tk
irRt^ format
draw most of
la
(rf
pitch
and places
Radio ready Evfl."
The
Johnny Ramone. The
from
You." slows down as a typical
September/October ]99] /THRUST
iniluenas and
their influence.
to scrtom, growl
The writing
showing
b
he
Backed by a
and even croon a
after
Harm
hand's varied musical
rhythm
section,
the dynamic guitar innovatwns, and strength and
emo-
rhythm
new name on
the
garnered
pl^ng ou t wily twice.
©g was open-
five
memheis haw
[rfaye rs
come
hell
powerful.
also dfetect the need for a
w^inalily.
I
band
restriction
section. "I'm
detect
Side"
from hese guys
on Your Skk"
some
Ue Sick
newest release from
Thb album
even has a
deah metal
All
1
is
the savir^ grxe.
Marin
Leslie R.
off,
If
hey could
19S, but disbanded
from Beyond. The now back wih ex-Deah members Kam Lee, Rick .Mil Andrews and Terry Butler, who have re-re-
Rozz,
corded
From Beyond. Featuring such songs as 'Corpse 'From Beyond," Kam Lee's growls and
Grinder," and
sLnging help
of
make his one
he )tar. by
of the best
deah metal
tapes
Corey Ditnrmo
MEGASMEGMA Lweiifs raw punk-metal. The songs, wih titles Mom" and "Fiends of Gynecology" set the his whole ^atr. These ^ys apparently don't
This tape
is
"Mosh Yer
If
you're into obnoxious
doesnt souul hab' bad, and
lyrics that are
ns^ want to check his out IhqnOmtik Presence
coo^letely asinine, you
ATHEIST
is
talent here, but
aaomplish a
Im/
he
is
aaisic that
leaves
more,
spotli^t by
brutall David Vincent's vocals
right at you.
take themselves too seriously.
Dr^onfly can pick up where his cut k)t
he
after recording a 4-song tape tided,
real soon.
bt rfwork, and some room for
I'm On Ymir
1
and
must buy his one. by Tony Brown
and showman-
oif fticcess
— the vocals stay on key — and the entire is
a heavier bass
Blessed Are
said about
Morbid Angel? Extremely from
like
a faster
me
oi/t(^ room on the Test Spins page.
Massacre, originally formed in
Recorded at Outline
wih
Boh
A little "oomph" here and there might bring
What can be
tone for
best cut
cSdn't hear any).
I
Could Change" had
Olmsted
we ran
DRAGONFLY
he
I
hese pop songs wih
MORBID ANGEL
by IMravioItt
along
"If
mellw* piano tune: "In Remembrance."
Fraitline's first
iittfe less
(at least
You" and
Stewart and his songs back into
Saridie
Lauderdale
a brand
smoke on^ge. Great songs,
to hear a
musk
MASSACRE hoa Beyond
Ft.
^p guarantee Frontline a \*oie kit
Fd Oke
a solo career as a singer/
Hole: Jhe next releases are conmerdaStv avalabk, but
in die
performed in oher bands extensively for years] and posi-
arrangement
solid
and no guitar
k)ve to her
titles like 'Ps>'chic
boys are no newcomers to the bii (aU
tively
group
.Mebwime,
4(yPhil Collins veia with heavy keyboard
guitar sound.
still
ing for White lioi and blew the headliners away. These
also
a wkie range of topics and contain
styles.
may be
monhs,
musk
to
beginning to e merge. You
Oed Studios,
this period that
I'm tooking forward to more, by Ijedk R.
diverse undertones,
would
that
dub scene, his band has already
four
1986 dance
New York
absent-mindedly singing along by the end of the song.
tans
Togeher for
now pursuing
is
Top
in the
into the scene, while
It's
He
Florida.
heir instruments, by Leslie R. Marini
presents a good balance, and the vocals are allowed plenty
The songs cover
gjng harmonies make up "See No
seooBd tratk
34
re-
be to see and hear
will
songwriter, and has released a two-song demo. His
/?. .*fflmii'
band
wih he
Calhoon, has relocated l^om
hey want, come yiai may. I preset a bri^ future for this band as hey kai) more about what it is hey want to do and get a better feel for
Florii
it
by Blackie
former top ten songs
early Queenaycltt, late Rush,
an ii^i^ hjzz and fan base
tune ranks as the fave
little
Bly Stewart
do what
Frontline
a
her voice. The songs are
BiDy Stewartwho boasts and impressive bio and two
sappy
ttstance" and 'Stratospheric Pandbra," Inferno are a
Souh
JodsonaSe Jacksonville, Weapon
listener or
tfiat
ii^rces pretty eaaly—.MetaJlica
Am Leach
VANDAL
Razor Red Recorded in Miami
ai:d
was a very strong period
little.
Ultraviolet
hooks
Jacksonville. This is a
afraid to
the late
and mirh captured on heir demo,
how entertaining
live,
FRONTIKE
misk, emplo^ng a vnde variety of
the focal point of the
skib without boring the
Wet Flower
well-
WEAPON Magmm Aiford,
mainstay metal force in
just think of
tjnes, "Back to
some good Ksing Fonx. With song band not
mind
and she obvwusly has
wih
a quirky
It"
the frolic
to label this wonderfully
it's
like Blondie,
itpunk rock?
Is
raw stages but concentrating on witing and
Alhough
Oiris/o-
me?
this to
Wih
track.
time,
m the band's practice room
— and
brings to
fun. France
Watch Me Do
some
1
oil Puppets stage,
and
by Jim
and Josie Gotten were around and bands had
influences
can pick up the
stage,
& Jaoby's Shed Studio
It
Blias is a very versitle vocalist,
WFERNO
devekiping a sound
on
Florida,
catchy and short, no kiss of attention span here. "You Just
^y a carvQsh ^ real soon, iy Z£s/(e
Recorded at
Recorded at
woiild like to
I
I
Masters
Souh
Waitresses,
great time expirementing
it feir
alter-
The
gpr«ral
cently recor&d ftis 4-song demo. Guitarist Joe Bennet is
ha rd rock bandTriple
down^
to the nasty flat
radiates attitude
when bands
70's, eariy 80's
Billy
RoK
The band
Very interesting his tape.
Marini
and humorous band with
young band from
Webb (drums) and Sean DeUmg
America today,
same sound that
do, it vhH doom fte Dogs On Ice to ^gs with bad PAs and warm beer. will say that D(Jgs On ice favt all tfie latent ftey need to be the "Mad .Magaaitf Band rf the Year," and we should look for them
SliMios, Clearwater
a 4song demo that range from a hard/soft tune about the social pains in
the
Methodial, weB planned ethereal hea\y metal from a
and lead voais) have come together and produced
dominant bass
pher Robin
little
Machine" and "Whiskey
as "Evil
Recorded at Hidaway Studios
W2W
Blactehire(Ex-R(KxCangdpjmmer,now^tarist},Marty Saint (lead ^itar), Steve
b
Heavy Metal?
sarcastic, witty
fi^t, yet not
tfiis OTie. ijf
straig
(rf
Hayek
Afariu'
& roll for too long. The sound
demo do
this
memo-
M«y Eoces Of Mary)
to
/?.
hauntingmeandgetting in the wayof finding my Ramone's tapes.
in the
hair^ray and grow up
is
has been floating around for
Recorded
lineup has decided to wash off fte
Gang
m "Tfou Saved My Heart" prove that this band knows
how to write
demo
dynamic performance.
rable,
(bass
This
icwsiii layerings and efecfaic overtones give t}» songs
de^ wd
c^
Wn FLOWER
dreary
strong vocals and superior musioi percussion,
written, well
nice 3- song tape by this tasty baniBeatlesqie
mix
heavy metal and a
has become a local favorite in
SIN
a very honest sounding effort and
"alternative" title? If
your speakers, by Larri Mtksia
evangelism. The best sohg
GREGORY SARGE AND THE SIGNS Th is isa
.Me," this
wrot^ I can recommend ^ving Arson a chance to setfire
(fecries the ever
by Christqim Robin
classic
slammer "Indian Song,"
Drinkin' Man."
when ^ey get
Recorded in somebody's basement
with impressive material.
"ftartoeak" and "Remember
Krunch. Ifs
DOGS ON la
It'satme miracle thatoneirf the n»mbe?s of the
this
PA
and burn, white boy's bhies and paying your dues.
of crash
an eye out for them, by LorriMahla
DEL HEliS
earmark
parts of the songs. I'd bet thst live
a powerful
is
stomping rock & roll,
those other
all
will
takes more. 6^ tcsi'e
has been missing from rock
mwe. by
Recorded
a tuneful voice
the back-
ir.
tape, by Blackie
Their music
chemical warfare to hold Aese
ffian
The sound represented here
is
Recorded at American Music Works, Pinellas Park lyrics
guitar gets lost
ALLIGATOR ALLEY
As
Recorded at Upland, Arlington, VA.
with memorable
you're feeling (b^n. You'll enjoy listening to
This 4-song
as a lesson to
JIM
hear
LYNN NORTON Thoghtful
he
sound that obsnously wasnt
a big
out humpers such
Ihis
men's room. Try a^in, guys' by Elizabeth Lee
Tampa Bay artist's first demo effort 1 dkbi't enjoy the out-
on
tured
native-tinged
Brad St
WALL il WALL
his Fisher Prfce recorderin
rhythm
in the
hese guys have
cockroach that becomes resistant so
ftBVocallyandmtfikally talented gfoup. Keep an ear and
Wall
heard aB year, the first being my thra year old's tajsng of
ground,
bands out there so hung up on 'making it" Just as the
and "Always Be There" are motiva-
upEfting songs
ti«ial,
left
used to that stuff
WARREN
The name St Wanen belongs to %irren. The? songs are well written
Wan Stielios f 've
\'
long as they can play, drink beer, play, get paid, play, have
enough money
I
the production. Everything, except the vocals
is
band that nuy
a
guys back, and you know what happens
^ixsR.by lorri Makek
PRESS THE aESH
Prdably fte secoid most amateur sounding tape
is
a stage divnng duck.
The only ixef ihoai
versatile.
such as "Dreams", and "Open Your Arms" and the
and
Circle"
to
Recorded at Blue
who ^ves
this
and
sounds muddled, even
spend a weekend. Lsten-
get the feeling that this
I
not go anywhere, but
The $
are strong,
holds up, and as long as they can play, they're gonna play.
demo is toa&d s unmistakably infkienced by Dokten. Witii n' Roll Dreaming," "bves A Gamble,"
rock
to
poverty and famine in our often times cruel vrorid.
A band like this should serve
Catchy tunes ywi won't hear on
main^cam
way
The
everyday r-.-rxianejasoD
voals release
bts of blood, and
witti
he
Dreamers Song," an eye opening track refkctiig on (he
drunken stupors, uncontrollable
of nights of
cheap horror movies
pits,
ARSON
the "star" instrujwnt of this
by
rock with explosive d>-namics. Musically they display a
Arson are fwe very taknted guys out of Ocaia, FiorKia.
The bass being
for.
iop 40. by Sackie
.Mean Street supply a steady dcsi ofrockiroll.Many
Krunch
stuff.
fw Kacy Kasem's
adt
old school of sot^
wi<k ran^ rf earth shattering songs such as "Winners
the walls of hard
TOUMYTYEDYI statifflu.
and as a band to watch
he
home blues hrown in for flavor. Their hard rocking tunes run he gamut of hard rock, wih powerhouse ballads
more while they break down
ST.
As the naisc scene in wjr day takes a firm
Hey! This
cold pizza.
these guys are,
consistentl)' leave their
starving for
Orlando
Sail,
very likable
j-et
know who
Souft Fbrida
estly cannot wait for the rest of the
...
tai !or
of he lyrics rise above
Recorded at American Music Works, Pinellas Park
mosh
Recorded in South Florida
rating
*
"TC^ Clss
iti
MEAN STREET
KEITH KOLLINS/KRUNCH
remind
ACES WILD
A+
coukbi't teep sSi listaiing to
& roll,
Leslie R. Marini
Good catchy chorus andharmonies
the right places.
all in
Margritt to an
concert Back to a driving 4/4 beat on
in
should be saeaming to hear these originals. They are a well tafented, gifted outfit
evoke that swaying back
fails to
a&l
"^
bri^ten up .Mad
polish in the arrangements
I
PiajT.a'i:," 2
but thafs not a aime. Good songs, good voqIs, and a
smooth
Christopher,|
arid write as well
'
aO.
sa;,? it
usual predictable .MTV crap. .Mad
Margritt are from the standard school of hard rock
^
—
drai't
run their own proiic^tm oMnpany. "You Gotta Dana,"
Love," and the ballad number, "Just You
"Someone To
he Mdfersons,
Each of
two
ns^cians ha«e|
popular dance artists
Dean and Michaei pby instruments
There's a heavy Poison influence in \rx
traJe fiar^
the souwfe of the
vray, these three
many
that
.natural talent.
MADMARGRin
my
release sent
somehing
by Karat
collection,
From
approxinately twelve years.
roll lover's
aw^ at theff
been pluggng
Elhisiofl h.ave
Destniction." All the songs possess imn^.eastB^k poten-
The new metal in any
^
This
retease
by .Aheist
is
not your
way shape or form. A new
has evoked, just as brutal, but is
talent
The Kreator
album in a class of its own. a clue and
buy
it
It's
style
typical
deah
s^ of muskian-
mudtmoR precise.
voals
set
thb whole
Ifs not (kms n' Poseurs, so
great
'
^
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