Rock City Angels

Rock City Angels were an American glam metal band from Florida. They started out in the early 1980s as the punk rock band The Abusers, founded by singer Bobby Bondage and original bassist Andy Panik's who met at a screening of the documentary The Decline of Western Civilization. They found only limited success, and are perhaps best known for having Johnny Depp as a guitarist before he launched his acting career.

Later evolving into Rock City Angels, their hair got longer, Bobby Bondage became Bobby St. Valentine, and the band began wearing eyeliner, lipstick and nail polish. It was during this time that they developed what would become their signature "glam" sound. The music was an aggressive mixture of punk and glam rock, which spoke of rebellion, failed relationships, and the underground culture that they epitomized. Songs such as "Cinderella in Black", "Hush Child", "Dark Angels" and "Teenage Lipstick Boys" were power chord driven and defiant, yet also hook- centered and melodic. However, the band regularly suffered setbacks in their pursuit of becoming a known quantity, as they developed a reputation of having a revolving door when it came to membership. According to Bobby, "The true Rock City Angels that first became popular in South Florida, opening for out of town bands like T.S.O.L., Tex and the Horseheads, and finally headlining our own shows, was me, Andy Panik, Davy Lightning, Brad Shaw and Billy Starr."

Although the band developed a large local following in South Florida, they were ready to call it quits by the mid-80s. At what was to be their farewell show, Ann Boleyn of New Renaissance Records offered the act a recording contract. The band then relocated to Los Angeles where they became fixtures into the 90s. Bobby St. Valentine changed his name to Bobby Durango, and actor Johnny Depp, also from South Florida, joined the band and played guitar with them before getting a part on 21 Jump Street.

After signing with Worldwide Media, and under former manager Grace Reinbold, Geffen Records took notice and bought their contract from New Renaissance Records in 1986. Geffen offered Rock City Angels a contract. Eventually Young Man's Blues, produced by Joe Hardy, was released in 1988. The band toured in support of the album with such acts as Joan Jett and Georgia Satellites.

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