185 Miles South

This time around it’s a big one for fans of jumbo shrimp, the living dead, deafening silence and other oxymorons. We're tackling the biggest one possible with relevance to the pod: the best LONG punk and hardcore songs. Nah, not those 2 minute songs that feel like an eternity, we're talking the 4+ minute songs that are ESSENTIAL.  Call us Chaos UK cuz this is literally your four minute warning.

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We're back and talking hardcore. This time around we start by breaking down our favorite hardcore and punk releases from the first half of 2026. Then we're talking the Hatebreed 7", Crusty Hi Charge, and the Neurosis catalog 1987-1996. Whatup?

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We're back and talking hardcore. This time around, we're rolling out a list of the top 100 best hardcore records of the 2010s. You know what that means: NEG, TUI, Mindforce, Rival Mob, Warthog, The Flex, The Repos...we're going deep.

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We're back and talking hardcore. Kev talks about the Rebirth Records Fest and Zack talks about the Subversive Intent record release shows. Then it's time to crown a winner in the Best USHC 7" 1981-1983 tournament. Jackal from YDI joins me for the interview. 

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We're back and talking hardcore. This time around we're taking a look back at the first half of the decade. What was sick? What was sorry? Let's get into it together.

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We're back and talking hardcore. This time around, we're diving deep into the year 2007 and making playlists of the best punk and hardcore songs of the year. You know what that means: Government Warning, The Rival Mob, Iron Age, Trapped Under Ice, Criminal Damage, Rampage, etc.

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We're back and talking hardcore. This time around we're celebrating 4/20 with a quick countdown of the greatest songs Brudda Bradley ever wrote before snapping out of it and paying tribute to the XXX. Also, new tunes, the 2nd round of the USHC 1981-1983 7" tournament, and Eric Ozenne joins me for the interview.

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We're back and talking hardcore. This time around we're talking the cream of the crop: Mt. RushCORE. What records deserve to get chiseled into the side of a mountain? We're breaking down 2020-2024, NYHC, Cleveland, and more. Is the first Locust LP a top 4 PV 7"? 

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We're back and talking hardcore: new tunes, bargain records, the worst rap parts in 80s hardcore punk, and Dan steps back into the ring with Kev to defend his 185 Trivia title. Casey Jones (Ignite / No For An Answer) joins me for the interview.

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We're back and talking hardcore. This time around, Jon Westbrook joins Zack and Kev to kick off round one of the 1st wave USHC tournament. You know what that means: Minor Threat, Poison Idea, Negative Approach, The Abused, Antidote, The Fix...basically the best music of all time.

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We're back and talking hardcore. Gripes, stone cold truths, new tunes, and powerviolence classics. Friend of the pod Pops aka Anthony Pappalardo joins me for the interview.

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We're back and talking hardcore. This time around we're talking the best hardcore / punk songs about war.

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We're back and talking hardcore: 

- What we want to see in 2026

- New tunes

- Kev's FYA fest report

- Are fests a net positive or negative for hardcore?

- Warzone DFTS DFTS

- Enuf demo

- Interview: Jay Petagine (Mindforce / Crush Your Soul)

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Hardcore and punk have always been filled with contrarians who will argue any side of a point just to hear themselves speak...ever been on the internet? When does a hot take go too far? Is it time to lay down some stone cold truths? Yes, yes it is.

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We're back and talking hardcore. In our final episode of the year, we're making playlists of the best hardcore / punk songs of 2025. 

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We're back and talking hardcore. This time around, we're ranking the best 50 hardcore / punk records of 2025.

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We're back and talking hardcore: 

1. Recent gigs

2. Year end annual check in

3. Best European HC 7" 1981-1985 Final Rounds

4. Ranking the Judgement 7"s

5. HC Trivia: Dan (Champ) vs. Kev (Challenger)

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We're back and talking hardcore. This time around, we're making super 7 playlists for the best songs about cops in punk and hardcore. 

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We're back and talking hardcore. Zack & Kev talk the national anthem of Europe's origins and then go through October releases and gigs they attended. Daniel from Sorry State joins us for round 2 of the Best Euro HC 7" 1981-1985 tournament. Lennon from Scarab joins us to talk our top 5 Florida punk/hardcore bands.

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