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THE GOODS DOUG ADRIANSON Herald Music Writer The flapping noise that drowned out The Goods' concert last week at Hollywood's Theatre Under the Stars was the sound of bureaucrats covering their backsides. Not the most graceful display of diplomacy, but one that yet may work out to everyone's satisfaction. In case you missed it, the four-piece rock band was booked for one of Hollywood's outdoor concerts April 5 on the beachfront Broadwalk at Johnson Street. That day, a newspaper story noted that The Goods' repertoire includes a safe-sex ditty entitled Keep the Rubber Side Down, during which the band tosses condoms to its audience. Flap flap flap flap. The switchboard lit up at City Hall and The Goods showed up to find their performance canceled. It would be easy to milk all this for a little quick martyrdom on the cross of artistic censorship, but singer/ keyboardist John Camacho is more interested in just getting the band's music heard. "What's the old saying? When you're in somebody's house you talk to them the way they want to be talked to," said Camacho, whose brother Jim sings and plays bass. Tony Oms plays guitar; Kasmir Kujawa the drums. "We've met with the city manager and offered a compromise, to set up a table with AIDS information (including the free condoms). This way we wouldn't throw anything out, but the information would still be there.. . . "We really want to play in Hollywood, because three of us went to Chaminade High School there," said Camacho, now a student at Miami-Dade Community College. Conceding that the condom-toss might have a different effect on a crowd of families and geriatric tourists than it does in a college-age setting, Camacho said: "I don't see where we're bothering anybody, but if it bothers the old people, I guess we should respect our elders and all that." The Goods' music, which they call "RIP Music," is energetic, melodic rock. Keep the Rubber Side Down is a raucous thrash-style number, quite different from the rest of the songs on their recent demo tape. Controversy or no, this is a band worth hearing -- and you can catch them Friday around 11 p.m. at the Wet Paint Cafe (915 Lincoln Rd., Miami Beach; 672-3287). February 5, 1990 EIGHT LOCAL BANDS SHOW AGAIN THAT MIAMI ROCKS TOO DOUG ADRIANSON Herald Music Writer The show must go on, as every performer knows, and Miami Rocks Too did exactly that. Eight South Florida rock bands strutted their stuff Friday and Saturday at the Kitchen Club before near-capacity crowds -- including scouts from nine record labels. It was two nights of enthusiastic rock, support-local-music cheerleading and heroic efforts. ... Next came The Goods, youngest and most energetic of the featured bands. The Goods keep adding strong new songs and styles without losing a bit of their edge-of-meltdown mania on stage. Bouncers waded into the crowd to discourage slam-dancing to such Goods standards as I'm Not Average, but fans responded equally well to the minor-key ballad Something More, well sung by guitarist Tony Oms and bassist Jim Camacho. For its energy and originality of material, the Goods' set was the talk of the event. ...