Monthly Archives: July 2008

Traste & Superstararna – Pengar/Traktor 7″

Posted on July 25, 2008 by The Faintest Ideas // Drummer

Give it up for some timeless farmer punk and sing along to their anthem Pengar. Then flip your mp3 player over, put on your finest vest and clogs, put lots of Brylcreme in your hair, roll down the windows in … Continue reading →

Posted in 1979 | 15 Comments

Wasted Youth – Reagan’s In L.P. 12″

Posted on July 21, 2008 by The Flakes // Drummer

All these cheapos at Skivborsen in Stockholm/Sweden: Zero Boys, F.U.’s, Hypnotics, Reagans Youth etc etc. And of course Wasted Youths Reagan’s In. All used LPs where like 25-35 swedish crowns. About 3-4 dollars. It was easy to be a poor … Continue reading →

Posted in 1981 | 40 Comments

The Nerves – S/T E.P. 7″

Posted on July 18, 2008 by The Flakes // Drummer

What a perfect transition. From Olho Seco to some of the best powerpop platters ever released. If you haven’t heard Hanging On The Telephone by Blondie you’ve probably been without a radio the past 25 years or so. It took … Continue reading →

Posted in 1976 | 28 Comments

Olho Seco – S/T E.P. 7″

Posted on July 15, 2008 by The Flakes // Drummer

I bet it was Goran Lind from Swedens SOD who sold me this. He was all over these obscure South American, South African, Mongolian or whatever god forsaken part of the underdeveloped world they came from. Gorans taste was usually … Continue reading →

Posted in 1983 | 42 Comments

Really Red – New Strings For Old Puppets E.P. 7″

Posted on July 14, 2008 by The Flakes // Drummer

Three posts in one day! It’s like the good ol’ days in 2006. Since Erich was fast as hell with uploading his part of a Really Red split post we talked about earlier today I needed to put the big … Continue reading →

Posted in 1982 | 8 Comments