Florida Sound Archive Podcast

The Story of DAN DESTRUCTO of Venice, FL punk/thrash legends NO FRAUD  Dan Destructo's early beginnings started in the late 1970's with his first band The Warp. Shortly thereafter, in the early 1980s, the punk/thrash legends we know today, NO FRAUD was born! No Fraud released one of the finest hardcore punk/thrash demo cassette tapes in 1985. Over the years, No Fraud has gone to release several t...

The Story of Miami sludge punks HEADFOAM with...Red, Louie, & Alex Headfoam formed in Miami, FL in 2017. The band consists of Red Rivera (Bass), Alex Noel (Vocals/Guitar) and Louie Collazos (Drums). Headfoam describes their music as Black Flag meets Black Sabbath. At the time of this recording, Headfoam has released one self-titled album in 2021, which is available on cassette tape and digital for...

The Story of Kreamy 'Lectric Santa (KLS) with Robert Price & Priya Ray Robert Price and Priya Ray are founding members of Kreamy 'Lectric Santa (KLS). Originating out of Miami, FL, In the early 90's, KLS started out of a band called The Prom Sluts and blended punk, psych experimental and electronic music. The KLS collective had more than 50 members over the years and were a staple of of the Miami...

Amy was born and raised in Miami, FL. Starting her own zine in 1996, Fiddler Jones, and soon thereafter founding her independent record label, Fiddler Records at just 16 years old. Fiddler Records released some of South Florida's most up and coming punk and emo bands of the mid 90s and early 00s; with bands such as Dashboard Confessional, Vacant Andys, A New Found Glory, The Agency, Seville and mo...

Pete grew up in the South Florida punk and metal scenes of the late 1980s and 1990s. His first band, Zero Hour started when he only 10-11 years old. He played bass in pioneering South Florida hardcore punk band Radiobaghdad. Prior to that, he was the bassist in Miami hardcore band, Ego Trip. He also played in a punk cover band called The Clap and punk bands, Irish Car Bomb and Hudson. Pete shares...

The Story of Jeremy Rogers Jeremy grew up in St. Augustine, FL and went to college in Gainesville. Since the mid-1990's, Jeremy has played in a plethora of bands, covering a wide spectrum of different genres such as punk, bluegrass, alternative rock, noise-rock, and more. In his early years, Jeremy learned how to play guitar from Floida folk music legened, Bob Patterson. Jeremy also plays bass, dr...

Audrey Silverman grew up in South Florida (Miami) and went to college at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Atoms For Peace was formed sometime between 1983-1984 by George Tabb (Roach Motel/Furious George) and Chip Fowkes. They added Audrey Silverman (bass), Nancy Goff (drums), Tom Holtz (guitar). Atoms For Peace released one album in 1985, it was recorded at Mirror Image Studios in Gainesv...

An interview and candid chat with Cami Alvarez from Miami, FL avant-punk band, Period Bomb.  [Episode: 61 - Recorded 08/19/2023] Music: Period Bomb - Get Off Me Sweaty Boy (2015) Period Bomb - Macho Bird (2018) ☞ Follow Florida Sound Archive on Instagram! @floridasoundarchive Period Bomb https://periodbomb.bandcamp.com/ https://www.overrunbooking.com/artists/period-bomb Instagram: @period_bom...

Mickey Michlaec (drums) Mike Levin (guitar/vocals) Wes Snowden (bass) John Grimadli (guitar) [Episode: 60 - Recorded 08/20/2023] Music: Shyster - So We Lied (1999) Curtains - Resistance (2019) ☞ Follow Florida Sound Archive on Instagram! @floridasoundarchive Shyster https://shyster.bandcamp.com/ Curtains https://curtainsfla.bandcamp.com/ Instagram @curtainsfla

Bruce Staelens has a 30+ year career playing trumpet and teaching music. He grew up in the Orlando area, performing at the majority of local clubs and venues all throughout the Central Florida area. Bruce also played in other parts of the state including Jacksonville, Tampa, Miami, Key West, Sarasota and many other cities. He recorded many sessions for independent blues label King Snake Studios (S...

The Story of MIAMI hardcore/punk band CHOCOLATE GRASSHOPPER Chocolate Grasshopper was a mid-late 1980's hardcore/punk from Miami, FL. Three of the four original band members: Brent Wilson (vocals/guitar), later formed Radon (Gainesville), Andre Serafini (drums), later formed Quit (Miami) and Mike Wetherill (bass) tell the story of Chocolate Grasshopper from the band's origins, the Partyin' With Be...

The Story of Orlando Boy Band C-Note with David Perez Original member David Perez tell the story of Orlando Boy Band, C-Note. C-Note formed in the late 90's and was managed by music mogul Lou Pearlman (Backstreet Boys/NSync). David takes you from his personal early beginnings of his first group Sin Igual to the formation and career of C-Note. C-Note made appearances on MTV over the years, Wami On...

The Story of South Florida Hardcore Band THE BELIEVERS Tony Downs (vocalist) and Chad Palmer (guitar) tell the story of their late 80s/early 90's hardcore band THE BELIEVERS. The Believers were out of West Palm Beach, and are one of South Florida's earliest hardcore bands. Some could argue they were the first. Tony and Chad take us through the early beginnings, the formation of the band, recording...

The Story of Gainesville Punk Rock Queen Debra Fetzer Debra Fetzer has been a force in the Gainesville, FL punk rock and alternative music scene since the early 1980s. Starting with her first Mutley Chix, Debra played in a host of bands over her four plus decade career; playing guitar, bass, and vocals. Bands to Debra's credit are Shitkicker, Ovarydose, All Star 69, The Biddies, Half-Cocked, Half-...

The Life & Times of Drew DeMaio A conversation with guitarist, bassist, and singer....Drew DeMaio. Drew grew up in South Florida where he played in punk/alternative rock band Gus. Drew later relocated up to Northern Florida where in Gainesville. Drew discovered a more community-like scene, playing in bands such as Strikeforce Diablo, Asshole Parade, Argentina, Vanbuilderass and a Black Sabbath cov...

A conversation on the life and music of Danny Morgan. Dan is a singer, songwriter, musician and producer based out of Sanibel Island in Southwest Florida. Danny's career spans six decades, playing gigs all over the U.S. His music has provided the soundtrack to Florida islands, Sanibel and Captiva. Danny has played with musicians both famous and not. Some of the famous folks Danny has shared a stag...

A conversation with Florida punk pioneer Jeff Hodapp . Jeff is a guitarist, bassist and songwriter who's career spans 40+ years. In the 1980's, Jeff played guitar for in pioneering Florida punk bands, Roach Motel, Liquid Plumbers and Morbid Opera. Jeff was also in bands Drug Czars, Trapped By Mormons, Dust Traps, Severe Disappointments and All The V Words/Vudra.[Episode: 48 - Recorded 02/26/2023]...

A conversation with Florida punk icon Chuck Loose. Chuck has played drums over 20+ Florida-based bands ranging from The Crumbs, The Heatseekers, Drugs Czars, Sandratz, and Party Flag just to name a few. Chuck was also the singer for early 90's punk band, Chickenhead. Chuck is also the owner of Iron Forge Press. [Episode: 47 - Recorded 02/12/2023] ☞ Follow Florida Sound Archive on Instagram! @flori...

Jeremy Kolosine is an synth-punk pioneer, composer, and producer out of South Florida by way the UK. He moved with his family to Lighthouse Point, FL at the age of 13. He was the brainchild behind late 70's and early 80's synth-punkers FUTURISK. Some other bands/projects to Jeremy's credit are: The Influence UK, Ksine, Shakespace, Receptors, 8-Bit Operators, and The Red Window. (Lighthouse Point/P...

Interview with 1980's promoter and musician, Richard Shelter. Richard is best known for promoting at clubs such as 27 Birds, The Blitz, Flynn's, and Cameo Theatre. He was also the frontman for The Preachers, and the road manager for Charlie Pickett. (Miami, FL) Florida Sound Archive: https://linktr.ee/floridasoundarchive Richard Shelter Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/richardshelter