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Hosted by comedian & reformed hardcore kid, Ryan Sim, Dead Ramones charts the history of hardcore music & sub-culture. Each week, Ryan and a guest comedian review an iconic album from a given year. Tune in as your host tries to explain how important these records are to people who have no concept of the weird & wonderful underground scene of hardcore-punk.
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The great and patient Tom Witcombe from the Flog Cabin podcast joins me for a great little chat. We're talking about one of my favourite ever records this week, and Tom couldn't be more ambivalent about it. I think TUI really embodied the spirit of hardcore for a period in time there, combining all the things that make it so cool - the toughness combined with the vulnerability of being a "confused kid" and this underlying punk rock rattiness beneath it all. We mainly talk about comedy I guess.Topics discussed: comedy, thoughts VS feeling, Jeselnik, post-punk, the F-slur. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Australia's favourite nephew Luka Muller joins the pod to discuss Have Hearts's second & final record. We discuss our mindsets at the time, how this record smashed our expectations of hardcore more widely, as well as all the cool bands we were in.Topics discussed: scents, smells, aromas, comedy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
My producer/manager/promoter for Powerbomb Comedy joins the pod to discuss Australian heavy music heroes, Parkway Drive. We discuss their 2007 watershed album, Horizons, and how it changed everything for heavy music in Australia, as well as a couple of detours into the winding roads of Nat's brain.Topics discussed: The Amity Affliciton, the Northern Beaches, public transport, flipping cars, data, getting crushed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Brisbane's favourite sovereign citizen/former military operator/creek dweller Jack Knight was down in Sydney for the comedy festival, so I got him on to discuss the 2006 Hope Con classic, Death Knows Your Name. Jack and I don't see eye to eye on many things, but that only makes our friendship even stronger.Topics discussed: the killdozer, apes, ape sounds, eggs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Alright, it's the big one, the record I named the whole damn podcast after, and we have returning our first ever guest, the queen herself Edan McGovern.'Witness' by MLIW is yet another turning point in my own musical lifespan - not only did they redefine what hardcore was capable of, they turned me onto authors, poets & other styles of music I never thought to look to for inspiration in making my own art. But more importantly, I think this record represents something that anyone making any style of music is always reaching for - it's truly personal, truly universal, and truly uncompromising.Topics discussed: thalidomide, boy bands, allyship, Ethel Cain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Stokesy aka @harrowingfilms drags his corpse into the studio (my dining room) to discuss THE metalcore album of the new century. Misery Signals changed the landscape of the scene with their debut album, taking what was fast becoming a stale sub-genre and blending it with an authentic emo influence, as well as authentically emotional subject matter. A real fun one here.Topics discussed: Pete Wentz, Mark Hoppus, shoes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Kiyanosh Sahebi joins the podcast to bring a jazz-hip-hop fusion perspective to mid 2000s hardcore. Terror are one of the most energising bands in the culture, and continue to carry the flag for hardcore 20 years on from this debut. I think Kiyanosh is a convert, thanks purely to the undeniability of this record. Nothing sums up hardcore for me quite like this record.Topics discussed: pronunciation, Iran, the north shore, friendship, jazz-hip-hop fusion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Comedian and British Person Freddie McManus joins the pod to discuss Hatebreed's seminal 2002 album, 'Perseverance.' Another episode discussing the mainstream appeal of heavy music, including MTV Headbanger's Ball, UFC sponsorships, supporting Slipknot on tour, etc, etc. Also: analogies.Topics discussed: masculinity, respect, horses, russian dolls. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bec's back and more patient than ever. We're discussing the record that changed my life (and I'm sure plenty of other people's). Converge are an enduring force in hardcore & extreme music, and for better or worse their flagship album, the record that cemented their legacy, is a concept record about a bad breakup, told, of course, from the man's perspective. But damn, it's fucking good.Go watch Bec Charlwood's stand-up special "BIPOLAR BABY" on YouTube at your earliest convenience and listen to her podcast Screen Queens.Topics discussed: 9-11, Ariana Grande. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lauren Bonner joins the pod for an introduction to the quintessential screamo/skramz/emoviolence band Orchid. DTRT is not as lauded as Chaos Is Me, but I personally like it more and it's my podcast. I try to explain, quite badly I think, where they fit into the sub-culture and their legacy. Lauren does a lot of heavy lifting on this episode and it's a great conversation.Topics discussed: how to intro a podcast, gratitude, being in service of others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sunshine Incarnate, Jen Carnovale, joins me in closing out the decade with one of the most important punk-adjacent records ever, "We Are The Romans" by the pride of the Pacific North-West, Botch. I truly believe most of the bands that played the Hellfest or Soundwave festivals every year would not have existed without these guys - no Every Time I Die, no Norma Jean. But even more than that, these guys gave rise to a hugely diverse and creative underground scene in the Seattle-Tacoma area that transcended genre and subcultural borderlines, and continue to make some of the most interesting music in subsequent projects to this day. Jen is a delight and a real trooper on this one!Topics discussed: comedy, fun, motherhood, crying. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The third and final cohost of the Community Noticeboard podcast makes his appearance on Dead Ramones. Jamie Kirk joins me to talk about the album that got all us 32-39 year old men into hardcore.Topics Discussed: emogame, misogyny, parenting tips, the best pubs in Marrickville. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jackson Stewart is one of the few people who can make me laugh really fucking hard. Snapcase are one of my favourite bands. He hated this record but was very diplomatic about it. We talk about the "gimmick-ification" of 90s hardcore & how Snapcase brought some straightforward honesty back to the scene, how their career ran parallel to the mainstream but never really broke through, and the snare sound on PTU.Topics discussed: mushrooms, clowning, street harassment, Adelaide. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fellow oldhead Kevin Jin joins host Ryan Sim to discuss Integrity and their landmark 1996 album 'Humanity Is The Devil.' This band has had such a huge effect on the hardcore/punk/metal landscape while maintaining their true underground status the whole time. I will definitely need to do a deep-dive episode in season 2, but for now, enjoy this discussion of how HITD cemented not only Integrity's sound, but the Clevo style and holy terror as their own subgenres.Topics discussed: being Chinese, Western Sydney, Blackwire Records, big stim, autism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oh man was Jack angry about this. Jack Wright is one of the funniest comedians in the country, with an online profile inversely proportionate to his skills as a comedian. This one is released early because he's in Adelaide right now and I want you all to buy tickets to see him. We're talking about the landmark metalcore/metallic-hardcore album Destroy The Machines by one the premier Vegan Straight Edge band, Earth Crisis. Jack hated it.Topics discussed: Smoking cigarettes, Australia's feral rabbit problem, smoking weed, Reversal Of Man, showers, donuts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Host of Triple J Lunch, stand up comedian & all round Great Hang David Woodhead joins the pod to discuss one of the most iconic bands in punk and hardcore history, Sick Of It All, and their 1994 mainstream breakthrough "Scratch The Surface." I know people will be mad I didn't do Unbroken, but we'll get there. Season 2 baby.Topics discussed: comedy, 3 Days Grace, emo, Thursday (the band), Drake, more comedy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We continue our investigation into the '90s 'major label feeding frenzy' with our second record from the "Straight Edge Cobain" Walter Schreifels (of Gorilla Biscuits). Quicksand were a formative band for me, and comedian Steph Broadbridge is a real champ on this episode, letting me gush about them for an hour.Topics discussed: Jazz, raw emotion, how many notes is too many notes? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Comedian, comedy promoter & polyamorist Andrew Hastings joins the pod to discuss what is potentially the origin story of nu-metal, Brooklyn's Biohazard and their 1992 debut album "Urban Discipline." We cover the slow but steady movement of extreme music from cities into the suburbs, and how the 90s "major label feeding frenzy" facilitated many underground bands finding their way into the mainstream. This episode also features the greatest riff of all time.Topics discussed: Wind, Convection Currents, Deez Nuts, Wrestling, Pornos & the greatest Seinfeld episode ever. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Leatherface are not the 'quintessential nineties hardcore band' - at least not when you think about the American scene of the decade. But this album was insanely influential in its own circles. I don't think we'd have Hot Water Music, or a lot of those Fest-adjacent bands without this album. It's also one of the very few perfect records ever made in the history of rock music. So enjoy this left-of-centre choice for episode 12, and enjoy the boyish charms of my guest, Andrew Bensley, of Community Noticeboard fame.Topics discussed: The Muppets, the Canberra DIY scene, listening to people have sex in a share house, emotions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Shad Wicka joins host Ryan Sim to discuss the landmark pre-Rage Against The Machine record. Inside Out is legendary mostly because retrospect is 20/20 and we all want some claim to the mainstream, ie. Zach De La Rocha is actually a hardcore kid. We also talk guitarist Vic DiCara's legacy with the band 108 & Krishnacore, and more generally the arbitrary delineations between hardcore and the mainstream.Topics discussed: identity theft, Eastern medicine, tibetan prayer flags, compliments, my sore back, those damn white people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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