South Florida Rocks: Vol. 10 '87 — '97

Many of these independent, non-signed bands in this twelve-album series aired on the South Florida airwaves of the non-commercial outlets of WVUM 90.5 FM and WKPX-FM, as well as WDNA 88.9 FM—before that station became an all-jazz outlet—broadcasting as a non-profit public access/variety station that aired many alternative music blocks. A few of the bands earned airplay on the “Locals Only” programming blocks of the mainstream/commercial radio rock outlets WZTA 94.9 and WSHE 103.5 in the early ’90s, as well as on specialty show blocks at WAXY 790, around 1993 to 1994, when it was a brokered programming outlet.

The “classic local” songs were heard on the early-to-mid ’80s airwaves of WCKO “K-102,” which held their annual “Homegrown Rock Festivals,” while a few more (Z-Toyz with “Miami Breakdown,” for example) had a video that aired on WKID-TV 51 Fort Lauderdale’s weekend local music video show: the days of Cryer, Young Turk, Slyder, Tuff Luck, Stranger, Lifeforce, and Vandal, the Eat, and Charlie Pickett and the Eggs.

All bands—unless otherwise noted—hail from the South Florida tri-county area.

 

 Track Listing: Band/Song (41:02)

1. The Itch – God is a Pillow
2. Baloney Sandwich – Cold Mind
3. Groovie Coochies – What's Going On
   
4. Naked Rhythm – Meadowfly
5. Gus – Nothing New
6. Noah's Red Tattoo – Little Girl (Gainesville)
7. Radio Baghdad – Nothing Yet
8. Splat – I Don't Love U
9. Load – Gordon Sollie’s Daugther
10. Cell 63 – Rogaine
11. The Cichlids – Jewish Girl (Classic Local)
    
12. Quit – Sheperd’s Pie 
13. Vacant Andys – Glue
    
14. Radio Baghdad – Dan Burrito