November 2012
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August 2012
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July 2012
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Thunders vs Miami
He was impossibly fucked up. A shambles. But still, who could blame him. He was stuck in the swamps of Miami. The Skulls were great though.
Vintage Florida
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April 2012
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ZToyz- Miami Breakdown →
ZToyz were one of my favorite Miami bands when I was in high school. I remember being about 15 and sneaking in to Flynn’s Ocean 71 just to see them. I was good until the waitress asked me to order a drink. I froze and got thrown out! I followed them around and saw them every chance I could- like the time they played at Tamiami Stadium. This is a great video snapshot of the old Miami. I...
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Charlie Pickett at the Agora Ballroom 1980 →
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SoFLa Punk documentary- Charlie Pickett →
South Florida’s punk past in new documentary
Greg McLaughlin’s new documentary spotlights South Florida’s too-brief punk and new wave scene
March 2012
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“Sony’s Smith calls South Florida “the most bizarre and unorthodox...”
– http://www.miaminewtimes.com/1993-09-22/music/rest-in-pieces
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KBF: Patti Smith breaks neck/career in Tampa-1977
It seems as though the mid to late 70’s was a particularly bad time for the Bermuda triangle-like Florida rock scene. Patti Smith was poised to take her rightful place at the head of the ‘77 punk revolution, but Florida stepped in once again and cut her career short at a most critical time. Touring behind her Radio Ethiopia album, Smith had successfully performed in Miami, and was...
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KBF: Tommy Bolin dies after Jai Alai show 1976
Continuing on it’s course of killing rock n’ roll, like a hurricane, Miami (Dania in particular) held the final hand in killing off one of rock’s most promising young guitarists, Tommy Bolin. Having started out as a jazz-influenced player in early bands such as Zephyr, Bolin first rose to real prominence when he joined a post- Joe Walsh James Gang. His playing would attract the...
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KBF: Death of the Dolls
The New York Dolls break up in FL trailer- Crystal Springs, FL (near Tampa)
We start here because in my humble estimation this is the rock and roll event equivalent of the shot heard round the world. The break-up of the New York Dolls put so many other rock movements into motion, it almost had to happen. Punk, Goth, New Wave, Garage Revival and 80’s Glam Metal are all repercussions of...
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Welcome to the first installment of my new tumblr; Killed by Florida. Originally the idea was to be an ongoing rant exploring the multitude of ways Florida has been responsible for killing the body and spirit of Rock and Roll. 60 some years after the birth of Rock and Roll, and Florida stands head and shoulders above any other destination for contributing to the death of rock. Blame it on the...
