When Punk Rock broke out in the mid 70’s, what was happening in Sweden at the time?
Punk really caught on in Sweden, all the important bands from the US and England came here early…Ramones, Pistols, and Clash. It took some time for the band scene to get started, but by ’78 there were lots of bands. Were there any Swedish bands during this era that you followed closely? Most of the bands were pretty bad, but we always went to see the Stoodes from Stockholm, an extremely chaotic Stooges-inspired bunch of lunatics, and Problem from Malmö. Amazing band, very inspired by ’60s punk. Did you venture off in travelling to London at all to catch any of the London Punk Scene in the 70s? Yeah, we went there all the time. Charter trips were cheap and the pound rate was incredible. Records were half price compared to Sweden. Of course it was a blast to be able to go out and see great bands every night too. Aside from bands like DMZ/Lyres, The Fleshtones, The Cramps, The Chesterfield Kings, and a few others, the Garage Rock scene was quite minimal. However the Nomads are to be add
