As a culture and music commentator in Miami for the biweekly Wave and daily Miami News, CHRIS POTASH participated in and helped spotlight the emerging alternative art and music scenes during the early days of the rebirth of South Beach. For his weekly Off the Record column in the Miami News, he interviewed performers native to and passing through South Florida, including Luther Campbell of 2 Live Crew, John “Stix” Galway of the Psycho Daisies and The Silos, King Felix, Frank Falestra, Dee Dee Ramone, LL Cool J, Chuck D, Flavor Flav, Jimmy Cliff, Alpha Blondy, Doro Pesch, Brenda K. Starr, and David Moss, along with performance artist Karen Finley and painter Purvis Young. Potash has compiled, edited, and contributed to two volumes: The Jimi Hendrix Companion: Three Decades of Commentary (Schirmer Books) and Reggae, Rasta, Revolution: Jamaican Music from Ska to Dub (Schirmer Books). He has also produced commercials, web videos, and short-form documentaries on art, industry, music, religion, and culture. Potash currently works as the marketing and public relations manager for the Allentown Art Museum in Pennsylvania.