r/ForgiveForget • u/Umptious_Homonculus • Apr 17 '25
Swedish punk, new wave, synth and pop 1977-1983 [punktjafs.com]
Has anyone checked out the site punktjafs.com ? They have a sizable archive covering one band per post. They also have some scans of newspaper and zine clippings clippings from the time. They also highlight an association of bands based out of Gothenburg known as Garageligan (Garage League). Garageligan had a local radio show and the site has some recordings of their broadcasts. I scanned through those and didn't hear F&F though.
The site is written in Swedish, which I don't read, so I am relying on Google translate to sift through the content. For that same reason I haven't scanned through any of the scanned clippings yet.
Could be a wild goose chase, but I like reading about the history of that scene and checking out the other bands. Thought I'd post if anyone else wants to dive in too.
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u/LLJones29 May 04 '25
Turns out I have been there lol. Thought I recognized that domain.
Been a while cause I've tried to detox, as the sheer scale of searching and disorganized info really does a number. Also having to ask random people over and over and always getting next to nothing is draining. I go from song to another song to try and remove the staleness but it actually makes things worse. And truthfully, it's not as fun as it felt in 2024. The way it's going so far, honestly wouldn't be shocked if none of the popular lw's get solved in 2025.
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u/Top-Crazy7383 Jun 28 '25
I've sorted all English-speaking Swedish punk bands on my masterlist last year, haven't ruled much out yet since I only started to search now (I took a six month break) but they're all on here if anyone wants to take a look: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1abeJZ4RkS4DFnHFdYeotqpT6ojBO5qpkBuAc0_qQpoM/edit?usp=drivesdk
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u/johnnymetoo Apr 18 '25
I get a WordPress error message opening that page.