CavityFuck Diablo(Arm Records)Fuck websitesIt is no mystery for South Floridians the love that I harbor for the almighty Cavity. While this is not the first time that we see them within our Blast From the Past column, it will most certainly not be the last time either because as of…
The Methodaires S/T EP (Self-released) www.methodaires.com For a while there I honestly believed that The Methodaires were not gonna get it together and make studio time. But no, they did get themselves together and recorded this delicious six song EP.Comprised of the deliciously esoteric Nia Devine on vocals, Joe Basi…
Legendary for incorporating the surf sound into California hardcore, Agent Orange has been at it for 31 years, and while it lives on the fury of a handful of releases, the live shows are usually excellent, ear-destroying affairs. In August 2009, the band played this same stage with scene stalwarts…
Combat Wounded Veteran 11 Song 7″ (Suppose… I Break Your Neck Records) combatwoundedveteran.com Combat Wounded Veteran was one of the most influential bands in the short-lived power-violence movement of the ’90s. This seven-inch record, simply titled 11 Song 7″, is just that: a pure testament to the simplicity by which…
Raped Ape In Ape We Trust Demo (Self-released) www.rapedape.net Ahh! Sunny, breezy and beachy Palm Beach recalls the idylls of the upper crust and yachting. But like all objects of beauty, there is a darker and more sinister side lurking beneath. Look at all the times Dayle Hinman got called…
Blowfly The Weird World of Blowfly (Weird World Records) www.blowfly.com There’s not much we could say about the great Clarence Reid (A SOUTH FLORIDA FUCKING TREASURE) that hasn’t been said already by me or my peers. But taking a page out of his alter-ego’s playbook, I vow to spread my…
Wanna talk polarizing figures in the landscape of American music? You can have your say about any yahoo in the mainstream media for the last 50 years, but when you dig into the meat of things you’ll find a cast of outsiders who really paved the way musically. While Frank…
Hometeam-Music André Benjamin is… Mixtape (Hometeam-Music) www.hometeam-music.com Hometeam-Music takes us on another musical journey of discovery within known environs. Here’s a collaborative effort between DJs Manuvers, Reese and Ideal painstakingly reproducing the better and lesser-known moments of Outkast’s charismatic fifty percent André Benjamin. The tweaks and productions work well here…
The Panics S/T 7″ (Superdisc Records) Here’s a band from the Fort Myers area that shatters the idea of easy, Gulf Coast living. While little known outside of the KBD and Florida scenes, this EP is the first of three 7-inchers they would release before a full-length effort materialized in…
I guess it’s no secret that we are pretty excited to hear that a recorded effort by Fort Lauderdale’s happening roots reggae/ska outfit The Methodaires will soon be spinning in our homes. I’ve mentioned Florida’s contributions to the ska scene over the years and always point to my disappointment regarding…
I’m happy to announce to our foreign readers that legendary hardcore/thrash/power-violence act Asshole Parade will be making it across the bigger pond and hitting Japan and Australia for some tour action next year as well as playing some West Coast dates. Well-known and respected outside of Florida, these moneymakers for…
Here’s Clarence Reid’s bizarro comedy album, The Butterfly, co-emceed by longtime associate The Butterfly, Milton “Butterball” Smith, who’s sadly no longer with us… but he’s with us on the Tarzan of the Apes routine… seriously, white folks want everything… and now they want to come to Florida and get what…
Originally, the now-extinct 93 Rock, which had a mean “alternative hard rock” edge, was sponsoring this event. When I tuned in to their broadcast, all I heard was really, really bad Christmas music. So admittedly, I was the last to know that Cox Radio (93’s daddy) pulled the plug on…
As much a I’d like to sit here and polymerize and pontificate, I’ll say this much: I am incredibly grateful that the Methodaires have finally gotten it together and unleashed upon our ears a shiny platter of their offerings!When the third wave of ska went down in this glorious land,…
The Methodaires are such a refreshing welcome to the South Florida musical landscape, we almost wish they’d perform with a little more frequency. But in lieu of saturating the local airwaves with their infectious reggae-ska, we’ll take the occasional gigs when they occur. Now everybody knows that this coming weekend…
The young men in Santa Barbara reggae-rock act Iration are so full of green energy that it’s almost criminal — in the sense that it should be regulated by the government. But can the government really regulate island jams infused with the six-piece’s Hawaiian roots? Let’s hope not. Building upon…
DNME Last of a Dying Breed (New Art School/No Dice Records) newartschool.net Back in July 2005, I reviewed this record for the print edition of this publication. Although I normally try to follow a rule of thumb pertaining to time passed for my “Blast From the Past” re-reviews, I’ve chosen…
Anti-Justice Infidel Sect (Self-released)Anti-Justice’s debut cassette EP possesses an incredible low-fidelity awkwardness that made it an instant classic among a small cadre of the South Florida death-metal literati. For the band’s follow-up effort, AJ would recruit young Andrew Jaramillo on drums, and Richard Rodriguez would replace Robert Cleves on bass…
I always had a sneaking suspicion that Chris Ruppel harbored some acoustic-late-at-night guitar leanings and they are confirmed here via this MP3 from his solo effort. Most of you will remember him from his days with Dead Letter Post Office and most recently Fireside Social. He left Miami sometime ago…
In September, we brought a pair of MP3s for your enjoyment via our County Grind (Broward/Palm Beach) and Crossfade (Miami) blogs. Aside from the monetary benefits of doing work, I did this because I’ve always felt it my duty to represent local music and musicians throughout the seven years I’ve…
Blowfly Zodiac Blowfly (Weird World Records) blowfly.com By now, we all know how dirty and awesome the world’s first rapper truly is, but here is a succinct and on-point blog regarding this album by Aesop D. from his site Cosmic Hearse (a one-stop shop for incredibly great and obscure music…
Homestretch Comatose EP (self-released) homestretch.com This seven-inch EP’s been out for a while, and it is also available in cassette format from the technologically adept but actual music-sounding savvy kids over at Drugged Conscience Records. The energetic power-violence influenced hardcore punk within will satisfy purists of many genres and give…
