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| 268. Best Mainland Europe Hardcore 7" 1981-1985 | 22 Sep 2025 | 02:17:36 | |
We're back and talking hardcore. This time around we’re diving deep on the first wave of hardcore from mainland Europe. We bracketed out the best 32 7"s of the era/region and we're smashing our way through the first round of the tournament. Anti-Cimex, Terveet Kadet, Wretched, Riistetyt, Negazione, Kaaos, etc. Did we include Vorkriegsphase AND Vorkriegsjugend? Why yes, yes we did. Playlist: Listen to all the records: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTelYRGBafdh_1LQt2YZ5BGt3TriXntP8 Check the website for playlists, our links, and SMASH that Patreon button: We are on Substack writing about punk and hardcore: Get at me: 185milessouth@gmail.com Zack has a new band: SUBVERSIVE INTENT. Listen to it here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3qzWK0YGECEphQt9pGnFF4?si=9IjaGLC3T_aDIvky6hEIzQ https://music.apple.com/ca/album/demo-ep/1823370186 rebirthrecordsphl.bandcamp.com/album/subversive-intent-demo Buy the demo: https://rebirthrecords.bigcartel.com/product/subversive-intent Listen to Kev’s band: https://rebirthrecordsphl.bandcamp.com/album/false-salvation Go to https://sorrystaterecords.com to bolster your record collection and subscribe to the EXCELLENT newsletter. Intro: Upright Citizens Outro: Heimat-los | |||
| 266. September 2025 (Jesse Standhard / Right Brigade) | 08 Sep 2025 | 01:46:18 | |
We're back and talking hardcore - reunion bands, Ayucaba, Blood For Blood, Prisoner Abuse, Olho Seco, and more. Jesse Standhard joins me for the interview. Check the website for playlists, our links, and SMASH that Patreon button: Get at me: 185milessouth@gmail.com Check the Ayucaba LP here: https://educacioncinica.bandcamp.com/album/operaci-n-masacre Zack has a new band: SUBVERSIVE INTENT. Listen to it here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3qzWK0YGECEphQt9pGnFF4?si=9IjaGLC3T_aDIvky6hEIzQ https://music.apple.com/ca/album/demo-ep/1823370186 rebirthrecordsphl.bandcamp.com/album/subversive-intent-demo Buy the demo: https://rebirthrecords.bigcartel.com/product/subversive-intent Support Kev's band: https://rebirthrecordsphl.bandcamp.com/album/false-salvation https://www.instagram.com/falsesalvationhc/ Intro: Olho Seco Outro: Ayucaba | |||
| 265. Super 7 Playlists: Chicago | 25 Aug 2025 | 01:37:53 | |
We're back and talking hardcore. This time around we're heading to Chicago. From the punk nights at La Mere Vipere in 1977 to the birth of hardcore, Touch and Go, Victory Records, Crudos, and up through modern day. Dan Sant, Rob Moran, and Anthony Pappalardo join me to dive deep into one of the best cities for punk and hardcore. Check the website for playlists, our links, and SMASH that Patreon button: Get at me: 185milessouth@gmail.com Zack has a new band: SUBVERSIVE INTENT. Listen to it here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3qzWK0YGECEphQt9pGnFF4?si=9IjaGLC3T_aDIvky6hEIzQ https://music.apple.com/ca/album/demo-ep/1823370186 rebirthrecordsphl.bandcamp.com/album/subversive-intent-demo Buy the demo: https://rebirthrecords.bigcartel.com/product/subversive-intent Intro: Articles of Faith Outro: Gas Rag | |||
| 264. August 2025 (John Kelly / Urban Waste) | 11 Aug 2025 | 01:50:33 | |
We're back and talking hardcore. - Trivia: Dan Sant (Champ) vs. Kevin Hare (Challenger) - New Music - Scarab Burn After Listening LP - Poison Idea We Must Burn LP - Best Japanese Hardcore EP 1981-1985 FINAL FOUR & FINALS - Hardest 1990s Demo FINAL FOUR & FINALS - Interview: Johnny Kelly (Urban Waste) Zack has a new band: SUBVERSIVE INTENT Listen to it here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3qzWK0YGECEphQt9pGnFF4?si=9IjaGLC3T_aDIvky6hEIzQ https://music.apple.com/ca/album/demo-ep/1823370186 rebirthrecordsphl.bandcamp.com/album/subversive-intent-demo Buy the demo: https://rebirthrecords.bigcartel.com/product/subversive-intent Check the website for playlists, our links, and SMASH that Patreon button: Get at me: 185milessouth@gmail.com Outro music: The Clay | |||
| 263. Super 7 1978 | 28 Jul 2025 | 01:35:24 | |
We're back talking punk and hardcore. This time we're going way back to almost the beginning, 1978. You know what that means: The Misfits, The Germs, The Weirdos, The Buzzcocks, The Saints, The Bags, The Clash, The Zeros, The Pagans, etc. It's an all out THE assault. Check the website for playlists, our links, and SMASH that Patreon button: Get at me: 185milessouth@gmail.com Check out Zack's band, SUBVERSIVE INTENT: https://camelclutchrecords.bandcamp.com/album/subversive-intent-demo https://music.apple.com/us/album/demo-ep/1823370186 https://open.spotify.com/album/5d7NaNwXOspPkPMYwOMeWj?si=KxD-XS2dRM-wbtZYeomNpA BUY THE DEMO: https://rebirthrecords.bigcartel.com/product/subversive-intent Intro song: The Pagans Outro song: The Kids | |||
| 262. July 2025 (Dave Byrd / Striking Distance) | 14 Jul 2025 | 02:27:10 | |
We're back and talking hardcore. It's a beefy episode this week: 1. Best hardcore punk releases from the first half of 2025 2. Hardest 1990s demo - sweet 16 and quarter finals 3. Interview: Dave Byrd (Striking Distance) Zack has a new band. Listen to it here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3qzWK0YGECEphQt9pGnFF4?si=9IjaGLC3T_aDIvky6hEIzQ https://music.apple.com/ca/album/demo-ep/1823370186 rebirthrecordsphl.bandcamp.com/album/subversive-intent-demo Buy the demo: https://rebirthrecords.bigcartel.com/product/subversive-intent Check the website for playlists, our links, and SMASH that Patreon button: Get at me: 185milessouth@gmail.com Intro song: Subversive Intent Outro song: Cheap Heat | |||
| 261. Hardcore Punk Compilations | 30 Jun 2025 | 01:47:49 | |
We're back and talking hardcore. This time around we are diving into the hardcore punk compilation - a crucial component of '80s hardcore and a format that continues to be important today. From Beach Blvd, to Flex Your Head, to The Way It Is, to Only the Strong, to America's Hardcore...we're getting into it. Plus, what's the best side of the International P.E.A.C.E. Benefit Compilation - A, B, C, or D? Ones gotta go: Forever, Rebuilding, Murders Among Us, or Only The Strong. Mein Comp vs Sweet Vision, and more. 100 Comps that tell the story of punk and hardcore: https://www.185milessouth.com/100compilations Check the website for playlists, our links, and SMASH that Patreon button: 185 Miles Of South of Somewhere compilation: https://rebirthrecordsphl.bandcamp.com/album/185-miles-south-of-somewhere-an-international-hardcore-compilation Get at me: 185milessouth@gmail.com Intro song: Ill Repute Outro song: Youth of Today | |||
| 260: June 2025 (Ray Harkins / Taken / 100 Words or Less) | 16 Jun 2025 | 01:52:48 | |
We're back and talking hardcore. We're talking Punk Rock Bowling, the Punk Rock Museum, Beton Arme, Rixe and Inmates. We're whittling the 1981-1985 Japanese Hardcore Punk EP tournament from 16 down to four. You know what that means: Crow, Zouo, The Execute, The Clay, Lip Cream, Systematic Death, Ghoul, Outo, and more are all battling it out. Ray Harkins (100 Words or Less Podcast/Taken/Bloodguilt) joins me for the interview. Check the website for playlists, our links, and SMASH that Patreon button: We are on Substack (sometimes) writing about punk and hardcore: Episode art photo of Inmates: Sarja Hasan Intro song: The Clay Outro song: Gastunk | |||
| 259. Super 7 Playlists 2005 | 02 Jun 2025 | 01:22:11 | |
We're back and talking hardcore. This time around we're talking 2005, a killer year for HC. You know what that means: Blacklisted, 86 Mentality, Mental, Lights Out, Cold World, Ringworm, etc. Check the website for playlists, our links, and SMASH that Patreon button: We are on Substack (sometimes) writing about punk and hardcore: Intro song: Set To Explode Outro song: Wisdom in Chains | |||
| 258. May 2025 (Steve Bruce / Cock Sparrer) | 19 May 2025 | 02:05:10 | |
We're back and talking hardcore. 1. Are obi strips cool or nah? What does it mean when you have more merch than songs? 2. Newerish music: Steroid, Hierarkin, Tarrega 91, Exploator, Ultimate Disaster, Bulls Shitt, G*U*N*N* 3. Hardest '90s demo - round 1 part 2: Merauder, Darkside NYC, Cold As Life, NJ Bloodline, Denied, Krutch, DMIZE, Kickback, Dying Breed, Irate, E.Town Concrete, Everybody Gets Hurt, Freight Train, Fury of V, Hatebreed, Full Contact 4. Old school: The Clitboys - We Dont Play The Game 7" 5. Interview: Steve Bruce (Cock Sparrer)
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| 257. Super 7 San Diego | 05 May 2025 | 02:12:17 | |
We're back and talking hardcore. This week, we're diving deep into one of the greatest cities in America: San Diego, CA. It's a scene with deep roots that shaped punk and hardcore worldwide. It's also my current hometown. I'm joined by Dan Sant, Rob Moran, and Anthony Pappalardo to get into it. BOS photo: @fugu_kapu | |||
| 256. April 2025 (Vinnie Stigma / Agnostic Front) | 21 Apr 2025 | 02:06:07 | |
We're back and talking hardcore: - Hardcore trivia - Newerish stuff: Dynamite, Tramadol, Total Con - Poison Idea - Blank Blackout Vacant LP - Best Japanese Hardcore EPs 1981-1985 - Opening Round Part 2 - Interview: Vinnie Stigma (Agnostic Front) Check the website for playlists, our links, and SMASH that Patreon button: We are on Substack (sometimes) writing about punk and hardcore: Buy Vinnie's book here: https://revhq.com/products/vinnie-stigma-the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world-book Intro Song: Agnostic Front Outro Song: Lip Cream | |||
| 255. 1st Wave Japanese Hardcore / Hardest '90s Demo | 07 Apr 2025 | 01:34:11 | |
We're back and talking hardcore. This week, we're diving deep on two hyper specific pieces of the core: the first wave of Japanese hardcore EPs and the hardest '90s demo. We're bracketing out tournaments and kicking them off with the first half of the opening rounds. View the brackets here: https://www.185milessouth.com/tournament Check out the tunes here: Japanese EPs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QWN9ojqz9A Hardest 90s demos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLTDQSfb8O8 Japanese hardcore punk 81-85 playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQH4qua8aP8 Check the website for playlists, our links, and SMASH that Patreon button: We are on Substack (sometimes) writing about punk and hardcore: Opening song: Gastunk "Shout" Closing song: Blood For Blood "Paper Gangster" | |||
| 254. March 2025 (Tommy Carroll / Straight Ahead) | 24 Mar 2025 | 01:47:38 | |
We're back and talking hardcore: Grand Scheme, Identity Shock, With Hate, Nisemono, Boston Strangler, Acme, Sozz, and more. Tommy Carroll from Straight Ahead joins us for the interview. Check the website for playlists, our links, and SMASH that Patreon button: We are on Substack (sometimes) writing about punk and hardcore: Straight Ahead photo: Bri Hurley Intro Song: Suicide Eyes Outro Song: Sozz | |||
| 253. Super 7 1979 | 10 Mar 2025 | 01:23:38 | |
We're back and talking Punk and Hardcore. This time we're going way back to maybe the beginning of this thing - 1979. You know what that means, we're talking Black Flag, Misfits, The Germs, Stiff Little Fingers, The Clash, and all the classics. Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3yMuhR3OWqpM9roK6NR4MC?si=912393d013b543b7 or https://www.185milessouth.com/playlists | |||
| 252. February 2025 (Sergio / Amenity) | 24 Feb 2025 | 01:34:25 | |
We're back and talking hardcore: The Massacred, Dead On Your Feet, Who Remembers, Rain On The Parade, Rancor, Disaster, Buried Alive, Trial, and more. Sergio from Amenity joins us for the interview. Check the website for playlists, our links, and SMASH that Patreon button: We are on Substack (sometimes) writing about punk and hardcore: | |||
| 251. Al Barile (SS Decontrol) | 10 Feb 2025 | 01:27:21 | |
We're back and talking hardcore. This week, I'm joined by Al Barile of SS Decontrol for a lengthy conversation. We get into early Boston hardcore, recording The Kids Will Have Their Say, who Al thinks played fast hardcore better, the shifting sound, playing California, and tons more. | |||
| 250. Super 7 2010 | 27 Jan 2025 | 01:47:11 | |
We're back and talking hardcore. This time around, we're talking the year 2010, a killer year for punk & hardcore. You know what that means: Rival Mob, Power Trip, Terror, Boston Strangler, Ceremony, Foundation, Mindset, Nails, and more. | |||
| 249. January 2025 (Joe D. Foster / Ignite / Unity) | 13 Jan 2025 | 01:54:21 | |
We're back and talking Hardcore. This week on the pod: | |||
| 248. Super 7 2024 | 30 Dec 2024 | 01:35:53 | |
We're back and talking Hardcore. This time around we're talking the best Hardcore and Punk songs of 2024 and making playlists of them. | |||
| 247. Year End Awards 2024 | 16 Dec 2024 | 01:56:02 | |
It's that time of the year again where everyone serves up their wack lists that leave you wondering if the worlds gone mad. Well it has, but we got you covered with the best Hardcore Punk stuff of 2024. You know what that means: Alienator, Burning Lord, Lasso, Nails, SOH, Woodstock '99, Bayway, Collateral, Echo Chamber, Kriegshög, Speed, The Massacred, Face the Pain, Fatal Realm, Freeze Out, Hindsight, No Idols, The Next Level, Crush Your Soul, Rat Cage, Split System, Missing Link, Scarab, Torena, Chubby & The Gang, Haywire, High Vis, Lost Legion, The Chisel, Armor, Direct Threat, Problems, Thought Control, Simulakra, Punitive Damage, Invertebrates, Public Acid, and I'm sure a few more. We're giving out awards for best art, best riff, best breakdown, best production, best demo, best EP, best LP and more plus there are interviews with all of the winners. | |||
| 246. December 2024 (Jay Way / Bayway) | 02 Dec 2024 | 01:51:12 | |
We're back and talking Hardcore. This week on the pod: | |||
| 245. November 2024 | 18 Nov 2024 | 01:47:26 | |
We're back and talking Hardcore. | |||
| 244. 2019 | 04 Nov 2024 | 01:57:55 | |
We're back and talking Hardcore. This time around, we're looking back five years ago to 2019...a killer year for Punk and Hardcore. What held up? What are the best songs of the year? We're making playlists of the best 6 tracks of the year. | |||
| 243. High Vis | 21 Oct 2024 | 01:28:20 | |
Zack & Dan are joined by Graham Sayle of High Vis. We talk the new record, the old records, shows, sobriety, Knuckledust, NYHC, and more. | |||
| 242. October 2024 | 07 Oct 2024 | 01:47:56 | |
We're back and talking Hardcore. | |||
| 241. Super 7 Playlists: 1980 | 23 Sep 2024 | 01:56:39 | |
We are going way back and talking about the best Punk and Hardcore songs of 1980. You know what that means: Bad Brains, Discharge, UK Subs, Black Flag, The Wipers, The Ramones, The Dead Kennedys, Circle Jerks, and tons more of the greatest music in the history of the world. | |||
| 240. September 2024 | 09 Sep 2024 | 02:01:35 | |
I'm joined by Todd Jones (Nails) and Anthony Pappalardo (In My Eyes) and we're talking hardcore: | |||
| 239. Super 7 Playlists: 2003 | 26 Aug 2024 | 01:54:17 | |
We're back and talking hardcore. This time around, we're talking 2003. You know what that means: The Suicide File, Mental, Righteous Jams, Madball, Internal Affairs, Direct Control, Terror and all the best songs the year had to offer. | |||
| 238. August 2024 | 12 Aug 2024 | 01:29:04 | |
We're back and talking hardcore. | |||
| 237. Super 7 Playlists 1981 | 29 Jul 2024 | 01:57:12 | |
We're back and talking hardcore. This time, we're going back almost all the way to the beginning and talking about 1981. Black Flag, Minor Threat, Adolescents, Discharge, Subhumans, Social Distortion...you know what's up. We're making the best playlists we can for one of the greatest years in the history of hardcore punk. | |||
| 236. July 2024 | 15 Jul 2024 | 01:50:34 | |
We're back and talking hardcore: | |||
| 235. Jerry A (Poison Idea) & Paul Bearer (Sheer Terror) | 01 Jul 2024 | 01:33:46 | |
This week on the pod I'm joined by Jerry A of Poison Idea and Paul Bearer of Sheer Terror. I try to stay out of the way and just let two legends break bread for about an hour and a half. | |||
| 234. June 2024 | 17 Jun 2024 | 01:49:52 | |
We're back and talking hardcore. | |||
| 233. Super 7 Playlists 2004 | 03 Jun 2024 | 01:57:00 | |
This week on the pod, we're diving deep into the year 2004 - a killer year for hardcore and punk. | |||
| 232. May 2024 | 20 May 2024 | 02:00:48 | |
1. Are we music critics? Is Spazz the NOFX of Powerviolence? | |||
| 231. Super 7 Playlists 1988 | 06 May 2024 | 01:58:09 | |
This week on the pod, we're diving deep into 1988. It's one of the best years in the history of hardcore and we're making playlists of the best songs. You know what that means...Bad Religion, Youth of Today, Fugazi, Bold, Infest, Slapshot, Gorilla Biscuits, and tons more. | |||
| 230. April 2024 | 22 Apr 2024 | 01:51:00 | |
What's up, everyone? We're back and talking hardcore. This week: | |||
| 229. Cola Boyy Tribute | 08 Apr 2024 | 01:23:23 | |
Tribute episode to Oxnard legend Cola Boyy aka The Kid Born In Space aka The Disabled Disco Innovator aka the Instant Classic Generator aka Matthew Urango (February 14th, 1990 - March 17th 2024). | |||
| 228. Super 7 Playlists 1999 | 25 Mar 2024 | 02:00:53 | |
What's up, everyone? We're back and talking hardcore. This week, we're diving deep into the year 1999 and making playlists of the best tracks of the year. | |||
| 227. March 2024 | 11 Mar 2024 | 01:59:16 | |
We're back and talking hardcore. This week on the pod: | |||
| 226. Post 1990's Youth Crew | 26 Feb 2024 | 01:49:11 | |
What's up, everyone? We're back and talking hardcore. | |||
| 225.5: Metallica Beauty & the Beast | 19 Feb 2024 | 01:09:48 | |
What's up everyone? Bonus episode time! | |||
| 225. Transcend the Usual | 12 Feb 2024 | 01:58:49 | |
What's up, everyone? We're back and talking hardcore. | |||
| 224. Super 7 Playlists 1982 | 29 Jan 2024 | 01:51:11 | |
We're back and talking hardcore. This week, we're going way back to 1982 and making the best playlists we can for that great year of hardcore punk. | |||
| 223. 2024 LFG! | 15 Jan 2024 | 01:58:46 | |
What's up, everyone? We're back and talking hardcore. This week: | |||
| 222. Super 7: 2023 | 01 Jan 2024 | 01:52:02 | |
What's up, everyone? We're back and talking hardcore. This week we're making playlists of our favorite punk and hardcore songs from 2023. | |||
| 221. 2023 Year End Awards | 18 Dec 2023 | 02:01:18 | |
It's that time of the year again. The most prestigious award show across the land returns to discuss the best of punk and hardcore from the year 2023. | |||
| 220. Confessions & Declarations | 04 Dec 2023 | 01:54:14 | |
What's up everyone? We're back and talking hardcore. Tons of stuff this week so let's get into it: | |||
| 219. Super 7 Playlists: 1986 | 20 Nov 2023 | 01:56:43 | |
We're back and talking hardcore. This week, we're making Super 7 Playlists for the year 1986. A killer year for hardcore and a killer episode. | |||