The Drags “Dragsploitation…Now!”
The Drags “Dragsploitation…Now!” 1995. Estrus Records, 10″ EP. Garage-revivialist punks from New Mexico in fast-motion, lo-fi. Surfy like the Cramps but revved up triple-time and punctuated with shrieks and howls to create some down and dirty trash’n’roll. They veer into Link Wray-inspired creep-rock on two instrumentals: Dragsploitation….Now!” and “10th Man Theme.” “My Girlfriend’s in the FBI” is pure 50′s/60′s rock-n-roll while swigging a bottle of whiskey and a shot of speed. That track, along with “Teenage Invasion” are probably my favorites on this short and brutal EP.
Daily (maybe) pulls from the vault: 33-1/3, 45, 78, old, older, classic, new, good, bad. Subjective. Autobiographical. Occasionally putting a record up for sale.