South Florida Rockers-Dancing in the Combat Zone Heres the short version In the late 70s early 80s South Florida had a music scene Bands like The Eat Critical Mass The Front and The Cichlids played clubs like 27 BirdsThe Agora and The New Wave Lounge to hundreds of fans. OK usually more like dozens of fans but it was a scene nonetheless and it was ours Cut to Jan 2007 and a reunion benefit concert is held at a theater in Pompano Beach Many people who hadnt seen each other for over 20 years got reacquainted Two of them were Greg McLaughlin and Frank Rat Bastard Falestra Greg was the lead singer for early 80s powerhouse The Front and Frank was co-owner of the legendary Sync Studios in Miami and a renowned noise artist in his own right Frank invited Greg to check out his South Beach Home Studio and on November 11th 2007 Veterans Day recording began on the McLaughlin & friends penned tune Dancing in the Combat Zone Various local musicians who had hooked up at the reunion show were invited to play on the song and McLaughlin soon solicited other bands to contribute their own songs with a military/war related theme for a full length CD This CD features a pretty eclectic mix of Florida Bands Musicians but as a whole it manages to paint a powerful picture of life during wartime in the 21st century All proceeds from downloads of this project will go to Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW.ORG). Whateverway Productions and The Laundry Room Studios began recording the song Dancing In The Combat Zone on November 11th, 2007 (Veterans Day). DANCING IN THE COMBAT ZONE (Mclaughlin-Maguire-Molina-Harris-Falestra-Elba-Bristol Vixen-and Limesterati 2008) This song features Greg McLaughlin - lead vocals Pat Maguire - slide -lead-and twelve string guitar Charlie Pickett - slide guitar Rob Elba - rhythm guitar Ray Harris - bass guitar Mike Molina - backing vocals Dave Cabrera - backing vocals Steve Bristol - drums Rat Bastard - Production All the download rights of this projects will be donated to the Iraq Veterans Against The War. DONATE TO IVAW HELP STOP THE MADNESS & MISDIRECTION http://www.ivaw.org/support Make a financial contribution IVAW relies on individual donors like you to make our work happen. In fact, over half of IVAW’s budget comes from individuals. Please consider making a generous gift right now. $25 will pay for an IVAW care package for an active duty service member. • $35 will cover the postage for 7 new member packets. • $50 will cover the cost of a Regional Coordinator • visit to an isolated IVAW member. • $100 will pay for GI Rights cards • for outreach on a military base. • $250 will pay for copies of IVAW\'s newsletter, • Sit-Rep for 100 active duty troops. • $500 will pay for 2 months of hosting fees • for IVAW\'s website. • $1,250 will sponsor a Winter Soldier veteran testifier. • $5,000 will cover the cost of a leadership training • for 10 members. • $10,000 will pay for the IVAW • Organizing Corps for 1 month. • $25,000 will pay a yearly stipend • for an Iraq veteran organizer. • Buy a CD here or send a check or money order made out to \"IVAW\" to PO Box 8296, Philadelphia, PA 19101. Band s on the record. RADAR O REILLY Radar O Reilly is 3-piece rock band that consists of Righteous Richard (vocals, guitar), Death Metal Douglas (bass, vocals) Sence*Sational (drums, vocals). Radar O Reilly has been at it since the middle of 2002 and could be defined more by what it is not rather than what it actually is. This group is proud of the fact that there is nary a trace of nu metal pop-punk, emo, rap rock/metal or indie rock (well maybe a slight touch) to be found. \"Classic Rawk\" and/or \"Stoner Rock\" fit the motif rather nicely. Fans of hard rock acts such as Monster Magnet, Deep Purple The Flaming Lips, The Who, and many other (too numerous to mention) may be the ever-lucky populace to benefit from the Radar vibe as it penetrates the sonic astroturf!! The group has performed at various hi-profile schmoozefests including the CITYLINK FEST the F*ck the Patriot benefit The \"62 Musicians for 62 Years\" Dave Daniels of Churchills Birthday Bash, the Miami Rockfest, the annual Death Metal Douglas Birthday Bash The Bodog battle of the band in which Radar made it to the state finals,and local radio station 93 Rocks Michael Molina The Coins - Creepin’ Charlie Singer / songwriter Michael Molina was the founding member of the South Florida bandThe Coins. The Coins were formed in 1979 they performed at 27 Birds Balkain Rock Club Gussman Hall among other venues. In 1982 they were voted Band of The Year by the South Florida Home Grown Rock Festival. The Coins are Michael Molina – vocals -guitar & harp Jay Lopez – guitar & Vocals George Thomas – piano organ & vocals Jimmy Anderson – Drums Pat Barber – bass guitar and later Mike Stone replacing Pat on Bass guitar. They delivered a fiery blend of Rock Pop and Soul often compared to acts like Springsteen Mellencamp & Petty among others. In 1983 Michael moved on to pursue a solo career, During this time he collaborated with English singer songwriter Jon Dunmore, eventually scoring a top 10 European hit with ‘Anything For You’ recorded by Richard Greico. In 1991 Michael formed Creepin Charlie and recorded the CD Welcome To The Mission The band consisted of Michael Molina – vocals – guitar- harmonica Steve Capozzi – lead guitar – vocals Tim Stone – piano –organ Ben Lionetti - drums Steve Matsis – bass guitar Holly Steele & Sue Kiss – background vocals. Friendly Fire Friendly Fire plays high energy rock and roll, shamelessly influenced by 70s era punk, glam, and power pop with songs so infectious they had to be registered with the CDC. Formed in 2004, the band played Florida venues from Miami to St. Petersburg and released two self-produced CDs, while at the same time building a large internet following thanks to a jam-packed website, weekly radio show, and a little thing you may have heard of called MySpace. In the summer of 2007 Friendly Fire decided to swim into the deep end of the internet and now plays exclusively online and in the virtual word Second Life The parts of Stunner and Kristal Van Hart are now being played by Case Munro and MacKenzie Rasmuson. The part of the drummer is now being played by Soft Ware. From deep in the heart of Cardiac City, barricaded in Superhero Studios, Friendly Fire is transmitting their brand of rock around the globe, and blazing a trail into a new age that obliterates a playing field dominated by corporate media giants. DIY to the max. Now go glam a beer, and welcome to the future. Dave Cabrera About me: I work for many high profile artists in the industry from touring to recording Producing and songwriting.. (most Notably) Ricky Martin, Christina Aguilera, Lenny Kravitz Sting,Carlos Santana Wyclef Jean,Dr. Dre 50 cent and the Game Mary J Blige, the Late Great Soraya Chris Brown,Scott Storch KC and the Sunshine Band Quincy Jones,R Kelly Fat Joe,The Terror Squad Alejandro Sanz,Chayanne Mya,Buju Banton Lauren Hill,Damien Marley Inner Circle,Raul Midon Enrique Iglesias, Jon Secada Angie Martinez,Abe Laboriel and many others I have also perfomed on many TV shows worldwide such as David LettermanJ ay Leno Saturday Night Live Ellen The Today show CBS Morning Show TRL Regis and Kelly Dick Clark\'s Rockin eve Top of the Pops in London as well as performed at the American and LatinGrammy\'s American Music Awards Billboard Awards and the MTV video awards Also I have worked on many soundtracks such as Adam Sandler\'s The Longest Yard ,Bad boys 2, 2 Fast 2 Furious,Studio 54 to name a few. Music IS my business Arlan Feiles \"If songwriters were bad weather, Hurricane Arlan would be a category 5 ...he\'ll blow you away\" GREG BAKER - The Miami Herald Arlan Feiles Role: Piano Fast Fact: His faithful dog Theo has been to more of his gigs than his own manager. Bio: Arlans story begins on a battlefield. Or at least his motivations do. There are some folk-singers who sing songs of protest because they fear for their own lives. Others sing such songs simply to appease their social standing. Then there are those like Arlan Feiles “ he sings them because he has no choice. You see¦ there are real roots to his protestations. my business. The Vietnam War (though some only acknowledge it as a conflict) left a scar on the Feiles family. His father had been in the jungles, had seen the napalms glow, and had felt the Agent Orange. Living through such times, even the stoutest hearts can be troubled. And so, growing up, young Arlan often wondered about the far away look in his fathers eyes a look which never truly disappeared. Haunting every moment, the ghosts of Indo-China were a part of his life. And so, when he put pen to paper, Arlan kept those memories close. None, he felt, should have to live with such clouds hanging over their souls If he could prevent it in any measure, then he would make the effort. His journeys took him to Idaho in August of 2004. When he heard of the Revolution and its mission, he decided to lend a hand. The Ice-Cold Archbishop Flynn Picardal was a guitarist for The Front back in the day He is now a college professor at The University of Indiana Flynn Picardal is the Icecold Archbishop. Well, sort of. As someone wrote many years ago, life is short and art is long. Although something is lost in direct translation from the Latin, you get the point. Well, Ill let you in on a little secret. Science is even ˜longer than art. It therefore makes sense to devote at least a portion of our short lives to the longer lasting pursuits of art and science. I follow the scientific road under my given name. The other path is for the Icecold Archbishop. Im not at all sure if music such as this is art. But it something that never existed anywhere before and thats enough for me And anyway, Im doing all of this for me, not you. With that said, the Icecold Archbishop hopes that you hear something that you like. Keep listening until you do. Sons of Sappho Sons of Sappho Jeff Freidman Jeff Friedman is originally from Miami Beach, Florida. He moved to Boston in 1975 to attend the Berklee College of Music, where he studied composition and arranging with Herb Pomeroy, Phil Wilson, Michael Gibbs, Ken Pullig, JohnBavicchi, and Thomas Oboe Lee, and guitar with Larry Senibaldi and Jim Kelly In1979 he received a Bachelor of Music in Composition from Berklee College of Music, where he\'s currently a Professor of Jazz Composition. Rat Bastard bio Frank Falestra) is a transgressive guitarist, bassist and audio engineer who was a founding member in numerous psych, noise music, and performance art rock bands of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. In the late 1970s and early 1980s Rat Bastard played guitar in the noted Miami,Florida New Wave group Myrin and the 2 Wotz. Also in the early 1980s he co-founded a recording studio in North Miami Beach, Florida which existed under different names and locations for nearly twenty years. He currently runs his own studio in the South Beach section of Miami Beach, Florida. Among his most famous studio credits are recording Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids first demo cassette, and serving as second engineer and studio coordinator on Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids\' After School Special in 1991. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Rat Bastard was involved in the South Florida Industrial Music scene. In addition to fronting his own project known as Quayle, he also ran the Esync Records label, which was distributed by Dossier Records in Germany. In 1991 he co-founded the avant-garde/noise collective To Live and Shave in L.A. with Tom Smith and Ben Wolcott, and later To Live and Shave in L.A. 2 with Nondor Nevai, Weasel Walter, and Misty Martinez. In 1990 his band Scraping Teeth won Spin Magazine\'s Worst Band in America contest. Later he continued in the same vein with his band The Laundryroom Squelchers (also known as The Squelchers or LRS). Throughout the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s Rat Bastard has booked and promotedexperimental and rock music in Miami, most frequently at Churchill\'s Pub in Little Haiti. In addition to his annual \"Bored Shitless\" and \"International Noise Conference\" festivals, he has booked hundreds if not thousands of bands from around the world including Babes in Toyland, Mr. Quintron, Melt-Banana, Costes and Cock E.S.P.. Despite being known for producing, recording and promoting loud and raucous music, Rat Bastard also has the distinction of once being named \"Best Acoustic Artist\" by the Miami New Times. The Cichlids The Cichlids With Debbie (Mascaro) DeNeese on guitar and vocals, Bobby Tak on drums and vocals, Susan (Robins) Bartel on bass, and Allan Portman on guitar and vocals, South Florida got its first taste of The Cichlids fury at Musicians Exchange in August 1979. They quickly built a large and rabid fan base, playing venues such as the Agora Ballroom, Tight Squeeze, the Treehouse, and Premier AOR. Hearing the buzz and taking a chance on the new punk movement, disco label TK Records signed the fledgling band. Their album, Be True to Your School, was released in 1980 with cover shots by Rolling Stone magazine photographer Lynn Goldsmith. The single, Lifeguard Dan, was backed with Bubble Gum and the previously unreleased Tourists Are Pink. The Cichlids soon became the go-to opening act, often upstaging the national and international headliners such as Iggy Pop,Ramones, The Police, and Pretenders. As is so often the unfortunate case when success brings too much too soon, internal differences caused Allan to depart not long after the album was released, and Susan left a few months later. Soon after that, The Cichlids officially disbanded. As fate would have it, the filming of a documentary about the South Florida music scene proved to be the catalyst for a reunion show on May 20, 2007 at \"The Scene\" in Pompano Beach, FL, with original members Debbie DeNeese, Bobby Tak, and Allan Portman, joined by longtime friend Rob Remias and with a guest appearance by former Cichlid BarrySeiver, taking the stage for the first time in 27 years. This same lineup is currently working on a second Cichlids album (possibly setting a record for sophomore release) and plan to continue doing shows as well. Greg McLaughlin (Frontman for The Front ) THE FRONT -They were a strange agglomeration of individuals from the start. It was as if a molecular engineer had somehow created a functional, living entity using components from a subterranean insect, a marsupial, a Commodore 64, a pterodactyl, and a 1969 Plymouth Roadrunner with a 426 Hemi V8. One would assume that the various parts couldnt come together into something that could perform a useful function. but the parts fit and The Front was born. Randy Rush was still living at home with his parents, well past the point when most young men would be on their own. but he practiced guitar 4 hours a day and could play anything from classical guitar to the latest Eddie Van Halen licks. Steve Myers played the bass. He didnt play fancy and couldnt play as effortlessly as Joe Jacksons bass player, but the bass note was always where it should be. the right note in the right place. Larry Hill,was the bands drummer and recording engineer.. Flynn Picardal was an industrial safety inspector by day and a rhythm guitar player by night. Greg McLaughlin was probably..the artistic one. both in terms of temperament and the ability to write catchy pop songs. They all wrote the songs, mind you, but Gregs songs somehow seemed more ..poppish.. and the most likely to be heard on the radio. When they got together in the summer of 1980, it was understood that they wouldn..t play any cover songs. and they never did, not even in rehearsals. They picked a name, ..The Front.., that had an economy of syllables and didnt carry any baggage that would identify them with a particular musical style. Warren Tepper soon appeared as their manager and was largely responsible for them not becoming a well-kept secret. Warren..s father, Sid, had written some hits for Elvis (not the Costello-kind) in the old days so Warren had some insights into the ..biz A couple of months after they started playing together, Warren had them playing shows at the Agora Ballroom in Hallandale. They would frequently get the call as the opening act for new wavish.. bands playing in the Miami area over the next few years, including U2 (during their first American tour), the Go-Gos, Ultravox, the Vapors, the Psychedelic Furs, Missing Persons, and others. Between these shows, they would play their unique brand of aggressive rock at various Miami-area venues including 27-Birds, the Blitz, the Balkan Rock Club, the Level III Lounge, the New Wave Lounge, and Coconut Groves Continental American Cafe. Their music was an interesting blend of musical influences that ranged from Devo and Cheap Trick to the Beach Boys. Many people characterized it as punk or new wave, but this was likely due to the aggressive intensity and speed of many of their songs. The titles and themes of their songs also made some people think of them as ..punk... Execution by the State.. was about the renewed use of Floridas electric chair and ..Wet Things in the Darkness.. was an ironic view of masturbation. One of the best descriptions was offered by another Miami-area musician who referred to their music as de-evolutionary, heavy-metal, album-oriented rock In February 1981 they released their first record,First Strike, that contained three songs including, Immigration Report. This song, always a crowd favorite, presented a tongue-in-cheek view of South Floridas immigration problem (remember Mariel?) as seen by the local immigration officers who tried their best to do the right thing. First Strike climbed to number 1 on WVUMs playlist This record was followed over the next few years by another single, Aluminum Room/Poor People,this single landed in Billboards \"Single Picks\"section and an LP,Sideways. which was never released The band was amazingly prolific and wrote over 100 songs during their almost 4-year existence The Front disbanded in 1984 Currently Greg is President and founder of his independent label Whateverway Productions. To date WhatEverWay has released Scurge- \'Humanot\' -2003 The Front - \'Let\'s Go Bongo Fury!!- 2004 The Front - \'A Little Nukie Never Hurt Nobody\'-2005 Whateverway Productions is looking forward to releasing \'South Florida Rockers DANCING IN THE COMBAT ZONE..June 28th 2008 Greg McLaughlins body of work The Front - First Strike - Foam - 1981 The Front - Aluminum Room - Foam - 1982 The Front - Sideways - Foam -1985 VelvaScurge - The Human Element - Esync - 1985 VelvaScurge - All The Live Long Day- Esync cassette - 1987 VelvaScurge - Wiggly Snake - - Esync - 1989 VelvaScurge - Defrosted - unreleased - 1995 Scurge - Humanot - Whateverway - 2003 The Front - \'Let\'s Go Bongo Fury !!! \' - Whateverway - 2004 The Front - \' A Little Nukie Never Hurt Nobody \' Whateverway -2005 Pat Maguire aka STRATMAN Is a guy whos recorded for major labels and has been invited on tour by rock legends , but spends most of his time playing acoustic guitar sets for paychecks. In 1992 Maguire recorded three songs with rock and roll Hall of Fame legend Dion for Arista Records. \"He\'s a very unassuming guy\" Dion Says He just sort of sits back in the corner and plays. \"He chooses to just be home and be close with his wife and just be a family man and keep it there. He\'s not flashy. It\'s just all in his fingers. In my eyes hes a star\" Dion \"He\'s one of the best Guitar players around\" Chuck Kirkpatrick Pat picked up a guitar at age 12 and never looked back. His first band, The Meat Department formed in 1966 and worked high school events and other teen functions in Hollywood, Florida and as far north as WPB and south to Perrine at the Hullabaloo Club. With not much interest in academics he dropped out of South Broward High to play back-up guitar and bass for a bonafide Samoan Chief/ lounge lizard, Chief Fala. He was pulling down $300 a week with the Chief and a cottage on Hollywood Beach rent free. This was circa 1969/70. A year later he was playing the Fort Lauderdale club circuit which consisted of The Button on the beach The Flying Machine The Ocean Mist The 4 Oclock Club and The She Club 1974 brought Pat to folk balladeer,Pete Harris they played in WPB at The Greenhouse. Then another folkster, Ross Emery asked Pat to join his existing trio. They became known as the Ross Emery Band with Pat bringing electric guitar to their folk rock sound. The Ross Emery Band was top 20 in sales at the now non existent Peaches record chain (remember vinyl?), outselling Jimi Hendrix, Carly Simon and more. The LP was the first and last for the band selling more than 10,000 copies. Idle Rumors was formed from the Ross Emery Band. Idle Rumors performed in rock clubs from WPB to Hallandales premier rock club, The Treehouse. They split up after 2 years. In 1983 Pat hooked up again with the late Pete Harris to go on to open more than 200 shows as opening act. They were booked by Fantasma and Cellar Door opening for Jay Leno at the Sunrise Musical Theatre. also NRBQ, TEN YEARS AFTER, STEVEN STILLS, THE EVERLY BROTHERS and everyone in between. Many of their shows were at The Button South in the mid 80s. Pat went on to be a popular solo act around all corners of Broward County. During this time Pat wrote and recorded many songs at his home studio and at Criteria. He also worked as a session guitarist for Dion Dimucci with Albhy Galuten producing. other producers Pat has worked with are Pete Solley of The Romantics fame, Steve Gursky (CSN), Steve Alaimo (Dion) and more. He has recently entered in to a songwriting/artist partnership with Greg Mcglaughlin, (THE FRONT) and Rat Bastard of The Laundry Room Squelchers and Americas worst band,Scraping Teeth. Heres to 2008 Brothers and Sisters. ( or as Pat himself would put it ) I was born with an ear. I picked up a guitar. I learned how to play still learning I gigged for 35 years.i made a couple of records with famous musicians, gigged some more, now Im dancing in the Combat zone lookin for a gig. Charlie Pickett CHARLIE PICKETT AND THE EGGS (Buy CDs by this artist) Live at the Button (Open) 1982 (Safety Net) 1988 Cowboy Junkie Au-Go-Go EP (Open) 1984 (Safety Net) 1988 CHARLIE PICKETT Route 33 (Twin..Tone) 1986 CHARLIE PICKETT & THE MC3 The Wilderness (Safety Net) 1988 These Floridans throw original tunes in with covers of wildly varying notoriety,shake it all up and pour out fiery stuff. That frontman Charlie Pickett\'s own tunes often compare favorably to those he chooses to cover makes their scarcity on the live LP disappointing, and using three tunes by the Pirates (during and after Johnny Kidd) and three written or adopted by the Flamin Groovies on one album is a bit much, even if Pickett\'s slide work and the nasty ensemble nearly makes numbers like \"Slow Death\" sound newly minted. (Other borrowings come from Manfred Mann and Lou Reed.) For their long-awaited second vinyl outing, the Eggs took to the studio and cut five songs, including the great Miami localisms of \"Overtown\" and \"Marlboro Town,\" a dopey \"Louie Louie\" adaptation that was a local hit two decades ago for its author, Charlie\'s cousin Mark Markham. (Markham also penned \"If This Is Love, Can I Get My Money Back?\" which is included on the live LP and was also recorded and issued as a 1982 Pickett single.) Even without the special charge they get onstage, the Eggs reel off true-blue high-energy rockers, further establishing guitarist John Salton as a first-rate student of Thunders, Fogerty and Sky Saxon (not to mention a dead-great slide player). It\'s hard to believe this band isn\'t as big a global legend as it deserves to be. Eggless, but joined by such sympathetic grunge talents as ex-Panther Burns guitarist Jim Duckworth and Maureen Tucker, Charlie is still burning with unquenchable rock\'n\'roll fire on Route 33. The material is almost entirely Pickett\'s; Minneapolis legend Chris Osgood produced it to resemble an old Stones album from a real ethnic American perspective. A little bit blues, a little bit country, but strictly bullshit-free, the album is a straightforward electric charge from a real heartlands original. The Wilderness finds Pickett howling and rocking at top form with a new backing band. The Magic City (Miami, that is) Three includes ex-Egg Salton, whose blistering blues-based guitar excitement provides fiery encouragement for Pickett\'s plain and emotional singing which, at times, recalls Neil Young\'s mournful country wail. Covers of a twelve-bar blues and a gospel song, both penned by Son House, and an electrifying new rendition of \"If This Is Love\" settle in nicely alongside such new originals as \"Religion or Pleasure\" and the cowboy saga, \"Destry Rides Again.\" The CD of The Wilderness contains Cowboy Junkie Au-Go-Go. That record was also re-released in an expanded edition that appends the contents of Pickett\'s first two singles and a track from a compilation cassette. Critical Mass CRITICAL MASS IS: Mick Fazz MICK FAZZ- GUITAR, LEAD VOCALS The Ronman THE RONMAN- DRUMS, BACKING VOCALS Jimmy Iommi JIMMY IOMMI-BASS It\'s What Counts That\'s Inside Fazz Ronman Jimmy Formed in the early 70\'s in Miami, Florida, Critical Mass brandishes their version of melodic power pop from roots ranging from The Sex Pistols, < The Ramones, The Stranglers to The Beatles and Cheap Trick. The band\'s first self produced demo, a two song 45 of \"Silver Screen\" backed with \"No One Left To Blame\" released in 1978, has become a sought after example of Florida\'s first punk band. Underground punk aficionados craving rare unheard late 70\'s punk rock can find copies on eBay commanding hundreds of dollars. Ryan Richardson of BreakMyFace.com calls it a \"swamplands gem\". After a quarter century Mick and the Mass have released another self produced offering entitled, Its What Counts Thats Inside The project is a result of a partnering of Mick and former Mass alum Frank Prinzel. Using the resources of the Internet as a vehicle to once again present Critical Mass music to the world, \"Its What Counts Thats Inside\" serves up more of that hard rock edge and pop songwriting style in a scorching, head banging, moshing frenzy! BUY IT NOW!!! Brian Franklin MIAMI NEW TIMES: \"Quite the singer songwriter in his own right, the proof of which now can be heard on Suburban Hallucinations... Franklin\'s full, raspy vocals hi the right emotional buttons.\" \"Suburban Hallucinations is a revelation, exposing the rich, subtle expressiveness in Franklin\'s warbling.\' \"[Stir Fried World] is a natural progression from Franklin\'s worthy debut effort.\" BILLBOARD MAGAZINE: \"With his introspective lyrics and affecting vocal style, [Franklin} has become a familiar face on the stages of South Florida\'s rock clubs and coffee houses.\" INK 19: \"Franklin\'s delivery is soulful and passionate.. Suburban Hallucinations provides the perfect soundtrack for those who are surprised by moments of joy in the darkest of times.\" FT. LAUDERDALE SUN SENTINEL: \"...Suburban Hallucinations is real good, excellent songwriting, and themes that you would not expect.\" XS MAGAZINE: \"...a polished, passionate delivery... [Franklin\'s] voice hits every peak and valley. He unleashes his emotions with poignancy.\" \"[Stir Fried World] succeeds admirably.\" THE NEXT FLASH: \"Franklin steps into the singer/songwriter spotlight with such blinding clarity it\'s hard to imagine him doing anything else but this. Franklin\'s songs are a pure joy to listen to... his somewhat raspy voice a soothing, hypnotic instrument in itself.\" BRIAN FRANKLIN & JACK SHAWDE AT THE HOLLYWOOD PLAYHOUSE, PT1 Nothing Hidden This song is a collaboration between Frank Prinzel and Edward Butler. Performing on this track are Bill Cather, lead vocal and harmonica, Frank Prinzel, all instruments, recording engineering and production. Frank and Ed are Miami, Florida natives both having played in south Florida bands throughout the 70\'s and 80\'s. Bill is a long time veteran of the D.C area music scene working with Ed in very successful southern rock acts. Frank was a member of Critical Mass, Riff Raff, and Dreamer as well as live audio engineer for various bands and venues in south Florida. Frank also served as technician and engineer at Criteria studios in Miami and partnered with Dan Canary of On-Line studios in Hialeah. Frank, Ed and Bill are proud to support IVAW and the critical work they perform.