185 Miles South

We're back and talking hardcore. It's a loaded episode:

1. New tunes

2. Stone Cold Truth: The greatest Italian hardcore record ever

3. Back Ta Basics #2: the Krutch / Surrounded split 7"

4. Roadtrip! Hardcore, USA: Indiana

5. The best UK punk 7" 1981-1983: A WINNER IS CROWNED

6. Interview: Shaun Ross / Greg Cerwonka (Excel)

Hell yeah.

We are on Substack writing about punk and hardcore: https://185milessouth.substack.com/

Support the pod: https://www.patreon.com/185milessouth

Check the website: https://www.185milessouth.com/

Get at me: [email protected]

Check out Zack's band, SUBVERSIVE INTENT: https://rebirthrecordsphl.bandcamp.com/album/subversive-intent-s-t

Buy their new LP: https://rebirthrecords.bigcartel.com/product/subversive-intent-st-lp

Intro song: Wall Breaker

Outro song: Mad Man

Episode art photo: Bill Batchelor

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We're back and talking hardcore. This time around, we're breaking down the year 2012...a killer year for the 'core. You know what that means: Boston Strangler, The Rival Mob, The Flex, Terror, Violent Reaction, Hoax, Title Fight, Prisoner Abuse, King Nine, and more.

We are on Substack writing about punk and hardcore: https://185milessouth.substack.com/

Support the pod: https://www.patreon.com/185milessouth

Check the website: https://www.185milessouth.com/

Get at me: [email protected]

Check out Zack's band, SUBVERSIVE INTENT: https://rebirthrecordsphl.bandcamp.com/album/subversive-intent-s-t

Buy their new LP: https://rebirthrecords.bigcartel.com/product/subversive-intent-st-lp

Intro song: Boston Strangler

Outro song: Neon Piss

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We're back and talking hardcore. The best new hardcore releases. The earliest hardcore band from Illinois. The first stop in our journey through the Back Ta Basics catalog. Round 2 of the best UK punk 7" 1981-1983. It's a loaded episode...let's get into it...

Check out the Substack: https://185milessouth.substack.com/

Support the pod: https://www.patreon.com/185milessouth

Get at me: [email protected]

Check out Zack's band, SUBVERSIVE INTENT: https://rebirthrecordsphl.bandcamp.com/album/subversive-intent-s-t

Buy their LP: https://rebirthrecords.bigcartel.com/product/subversive-intent-st-lp

Intro track: Rat Cage

Outro track: Burning Dog

Public Acid photo: Albert Licano (@jerryskid1)

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We're back and talking hardcore. This time around, we're going back in time and across the pond to hash out the greatest second wave UK punk 7". It's a gauntlet of heavy hitters: Discharge, GBH, Rudimentary Peni, Conflict, Chaos UK, Subhumans...you get it. 32 of the best records go to war in the first round. The winners move onward to the next battle. The losers get "make an offer" added to their Discogs pages. 

Check out the Substack post for this Episode where I break down every band/record in more detail: https://185milessouth.substack.com/

RIP to Episode 1, the legend, Joe Rivas: https://185milessouth.substack.com/p/rip-episode-1-the-legend-joe-rivas

Support the pod: https://www.patreon.com/185milessouth

Get at me: [email protected]

Check out Zack's band, SUBVERSIVE INTENT: https://rebirthrecordsphl.bandcamp.com/album/subversive-intent-s-t

Buy their LP: https://rebirthrecords.bigcartel.com/product/subversive-intent-st-lp

Check Out Kev's band, FALSE SALVATION:

https://rebirthrecordsphl.bandcamp.com/album/false-salvation-through-shards-of-glass

Intro track: Flux of Pink Indians

Outro track: The Blood

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We're back and talking hardcore. Massive amounts of Sick Of It All talk, Dan (champ) takes on Kev (challenger) in 185 HC trivia, and then Ben Sizemore from Econochrist joins me for the interview.

Support the pod: https://www.patreon.com/185milessouth

Check the website: https://www.185milessouth.com/

We are on Substack writing about punk and hardcore: https://185milessouth.substack.com/

Get at me: [email protected]

Check out Zack's band, SUBVERSIVE INTENT: https://rebirthrecordsphl.bandcamp.com/album/subversive-intent-s-t

Buy their new LP: https://rebirthrecords.bigcartel.com/product/subversive-intent-st-lp

Check Out Kev's band, FALSE SALVATION:

https://rebirthrecordsphl.bandcamp.com/album/false-salvation-through-shards-of-glass

Intro track: Razar

Outro track: Sick Of It All

Cover art photo: Chris Boarts Larson

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We're back and talking hardcore. This time around we're loading up the car and hitting the road, going state by state to discover the first hardcore bands. Check the Substack post that goes along with the episode for more information and get at me if you have more info.

Support the pod: https://www.patreon.com/185milessouth

Check the website: https://www.185milessouth.com/

We are on Substack writing about punk and hardcore: https://185milessouth.substack.com/

Get at me: [email protected]

Check out Zack's band, SUBVERSIVE INTENT: https://rebirthrecordsphl.bandcamp.com/album/subversive-intent-s-t

Buy their new LP: https://rebirthrecords.bigcartel.com/product/subversive-intent-st-lp

Intro song: Sick Of It All

Outro song: DDT

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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.

Support the pod: https://www.patreon.com/185milessouth

Check the website: https://www.185milessouth.com/

We are on Substack writing about punk and hardcore: https://185milessouth.substack.com/

Get at me: [email protected]

Check out Zack's band, SUBVERSIVE INTENT: https://rebirthrecordsphl.bandcamp.com/album/subversive-intent-s-t

Buy their new LP: https://rebirthrecords.bigcartel.com/product/subversive-intent-st-lp

Intro song: Candiria

Outro song: Gastunk

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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?

Support the pod: https://www.patreon.com/185milessouth

Check the website: https://www.185milessouth.com/

We are on Substack writing about punk and hardcore: https://185milessouth.substack.com/

Get at me: [email protected]

Check out Zack's band, SUBVERSIVE INTENT: https://rebirthrecordsphl.bandcamp.com/album/subversive-intent-s-t

Buy their new LP: https://rebirthrecords.bigcartel.com/product/subversive-intent-st-lp

Check Out Kev's band, FALSE SALVATION:

https://rebirthrecordsphl.bandcamp.com/album/false-salvation-through-shards-of-glass

Intro track: Raw Distractions

Outro track: Early Grave

Abyecta photo for episode art: Sarah Johnson (@sarahajohnson_)

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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.

There is a massive Substack post where every record is broken down. Check it here: https://185milessouth.substack.com/

Support the pod: https://www.patreon.com/185milessouth

Check the website: https://www.185milessouth.com/

We are on Substack writing about punk and hardcore: https://185milessouth.substack.com/

Get at me: [email protected]

Check out Zack's band, SUBVERSIVE INTENT: https://rebirthrecordsphl.bandcamp.com/album/subversive-intent-s-t

Buy their new LP: https://rebirthrecords.bigcartel.com/product/subversive-intent-st-lp

Check Out Kev's band, FALSE SALVATION:

https://rebirthrecordsphl.bandcamp.com/album/false-salvation-through-shards-of-glass

Intro track: The Rival Mob

Outro Track: Infernöh

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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. 

Check the website: https://www.185milessouth.com/

We are on Substack writing about punk and hardcore: https://185milessouth.substack.com/

Support the pod: https://www.patreon.com/185milessouth

Get at me: [email protected]

Check out Zack's band, SUBVERSIVE INTENT: https://rebirthrecordsphl.bandcamp.com/album/subversive-intent-s-t

Buy their new LP: https://rebirthrecords.bigcartel.com/product/subversive-intent-st-lp

Check Out Kev's band, FALSE SALVATION:

https://rebirthrecordsphl.bandcamp.com/album/false-salvation-through-shards-of-glass

Intro track: Demonstrate

Outro Track: Legionaire’s Disease Band

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