Straight outta Jakarta, Indonesia, across all kinds of time zones, we at the Punk Scholars Podcast (PSP) are proud to bring you Indonesian "punk for life" and scholarship leader, organizer, and musician, Fakhran Ramadhan. Interviewed by the PSP co-host team, Jessica Schwartz and Mike Dines, Fahkran's interview bursts with knowledge and a love for his punk community and the political milieu that necessitated punk's uprising and resistance, bringing joy and friendship from collective struggle and the promise of difference and inclusion. As PSN Indonesia Chair, Fakhran continues to be an enthusiastic, tireless documentarian of his scene and music from his band, No Slide Next.

Guest Bio. 

Muhammad Fakhran al Ramadhan, or Fakhran Ramadhan, is an Assistant Professor in the English Department at Universitas Islam 45 Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia. He earned his M.Hum in Humanities from Universitas Indonesia and is currently preparing a research proposal on aging punk in Indonesia for his doctoral degree, which he plans to undertake in 2026. Fakhran is a punk scholar, musician, and Chair of the Punk Scholars Network Indonesia. His academic and creative work focuses on Indonesian popular culture, popular music, and youth subcultures—particularly punk—while exploring broader themes of identity, politics, resistance, alternative education, and grassroots cultural production. Through his leadership in the Punk Scholars Network Indonesia, he actively connects academia and activism by organizing conferences, cross-cultural collaborations, public talks, and community-based research.

Fahkran's Playlist (as explained in the episode)

1. No Slide Next – “Hymne Guru Indonesia”, from the album From First to Last, Vandal Destructor, 2025.
2. Anthrax – The Devils You Know, from the album XL, 2022.
3. MCPR – “We Are Punk, We Are Pride”, from the album Songs for Priders, Priders HQ Records, 2023.
4. Romi and The Jahat – “Buah Hati”, from the album Rumah, Nilai Merah Records, 2018.
5. Bad Religion – “Do What You Want”, from the album Suffer, Epitaph, 1988.
6. No Use for a Name – “Biggest Lie”, from the album The Feel Good Record of the Year,  Fat Music, 2008.

Links

Fakhran Email = [email protected] 

Fakhran Instagram = @fakhranramadhan 

PSN Indonesia Instagram = @psn_indonesia15 

No Slide Next Instagram = @noslidenext 

PSN Indonesia Email = [email protected]

Fakhran Linkedin

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The PSP theme music is excerpted from “Crows” by Watch You Drown. All rights reserved. 

Season 2, Episode 4, was recorded on September 10, 2025, on Zoom with participants in the UK, the US, and Jakarta, Indonesia_. Mike Dines and Jessica Schwartz co-hosted and co-produced this episode and edited the transcript, which is available here.

Jessica Schwartz also edited the audio.

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