What follows is the unneccesarily complicated history of the Idle Minds (AKA Brigada Stakhanov)...

In the beginning, Dr. Sars (pictured! HA!) and Sandré (pictured) joined forces to become... the Idle Minds

Sometime in 2004, Matt Matthews (pictured) was drafted 21st overall from the rookie pool and joined the Idle Minds as the third wheel.

In the summer of 2005, Sars and Sondré were called up for active duty, so Matt and new recruit Steph provided you with your weekly dose of Punk, Indie Rock, and whatever else they felt like playing.

Steph graduated to her own show (Twee Time. Mondays at 5PM), and Sandré seems to show up once the ground starts to freeze, and then disappears again when spring is upon us (Mysterious!). In the meantime, Matt holds the fort and plays the best in punk/hardcore/alt/indie/whatever-he-damn-well-feels-like-playing.

Welcome to 2007... the year of the Idle Minds! "uhhh... we play punk... and stuff... I dunno"

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Download the last four Idle Minds shows!!!

Monday, June 18th, 2007: [Playlist] [Download]
Sorry. Nothing witty to say about this week's show. It's just good. Listen!

Monday, June 25th, 2007: [Playlist] [Download]
Guaranteed to be the best episode of the Idle Minds ever, or your money back! (***) A catchy-as-all-hell alt set anchored by new Polyphonic Spree, a UK post-punk set and a special Alex Soria/The Nils set.
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Monday, July 9th, 2007: [Playlist] [Download]
Back after a week break, and rarin' to go. New Bad Brains! New Bad Religion! Need I say more?

Monday, July 16th, 2007: [Playlist] [Download]
A 19 minute 'Fucked Up' song! A preview of this weeks bound-to-be amazing Jay Reatard/Ponys/Deerhunter show! Ton's of new stuff! Oh, and a set for the ladies! Hawt!

Classic episodes/interviews!

Interview with Jason Reece of ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead:
(download it here)

Special Misfits Edition Of The Idle Minds: [Playlist] [Download]
A very special Misfits edition of the Idle Minds. Two and half hours of Misfits! Every single song ever performed by the Glenn Danzig-era Misfits (57 songs played!) and a history of the band. Guaranteed to make you sick of the 'Fits for a while! (I know I am!)

Contact the show at: theidleminds@gmail.com

Idle Minds: News - Saturday, January 6th, 2007

New downloadable episodes coming soon...

Alright... typical of the idle minds, we've been slacking quite a bit with the downloadable episodes (via this site, or via podcast).

You can now sleep easy, as new episodes will be available this week, as a whole new season of the Idle Minds starts up for 2007. Who loves ya!