Hardcore in Florida, today
The cover of POISON CONTROL issue #5 What's the state of the hardcore scene in FLA in 2024/25? Looks like there is some life to it, as evidenced by the robust zine POISON CONTROL that we had handed to us after our panel discussion at the Miami Book Fair in [...]
From PUNK readers: BARRY ANDERSON
Those of you who buy PUNK UNDER THE SUN (hardcopy or digital version), whether you were in SFLA during the 1980s or not, are part of the extended family the book was created for. We want to hear your story: why you are interested in that time or what connection you had/have [...]
The SFLA music scene in 1988: A to Z
A look back: Here's an end-of-year overview of major music happenings in the South Florida music scene in 1988 as it appeared in the Miami News column "OFF THE RECORD" penned by News music writer Chris Potash. Selections from this and other '80s newspaper stories about the 1980s SFLA music and art [...]
Meet this year’s Miami Book Fair panelists
Here are brief bios--in their own words--of our cool guests that you'll meet in person on Saturday, November 23, at 11 a.m. at the 2024 Miami Book Fair if you join us for the panel discussion “MIAMI UNDERGROUND: WHAT WE DID IS SECRET.” Emile Milgrim, founding member of the present-day Miami-based band [...]
Miami Underground: What We Did Is Secret
Chris Potash and Joey Seeman are heading back to the 2024 Miami Book Fair to host a discussion panel on Saturday, November 23 at 11 a.m. Miami Underground: What We Did Is Secret In the alt-culture scene of 1980s Miami, artists, music makers, and scenesters mixed in the few party and [...]
Oliver Sheppard reviews Punk Under the Sun
Got Joey Seeman and Christ Potash's PUNK UNDER THE SUN: 80s PUNK AND NEW WAVE IN SOUTH FLORIDA a few days ago. What a treat! (I'd pre-ordered the HoZac title a while back but I've been behind posting here about new books.) Punk Under the Sun is a great, surprisingly large book--in [...]
