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Dead Ramones
by Ryan Sim
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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50. ASPHALT HEAD RUSH - The Legacy of RORSCHACH
I thought we needed a palette cleanser after spending over an hour discussing MCR last week, so I'm turning my focus to another seminal New Jersey band, RORSCHACH. This band holds a level of mystique to me - they're dark and hostile and ugly and there's not too much info about their time, but…
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49. MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE PART 1 w/ ANDREW HASTINGS
Returning champion Andrew Hastings, aka EL PERRO GRANDE, takes over on this episode discussing New Jersey emo-core/horrorpunk/rockstar figureheads, MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE. Treat this episode as a teaser for the Patreon. In Part 1, we cover Bullets and 3 Cheers, and Part 2, all going to plan, will be...
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48. PUSSY MECHANIC w/ BRIDGET HASSED
BRIDGET HASSED joins the pod to discuss DIY in comedy, the pitfalls of being an "independent artist" and exactly what a pap smear is, in technical terms. Bridget is an MICF Best Newcomer nominee, and for all intents and purposes, the ringbearer at my wedding. Hosted on Acast. See…
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47. A TOURIST AMONG MY FAMILY & FRIENDS - The Career Of BLACKLISTED
A deep dive into the story and discography of maybe the best band to have played hardcore music, Philly's BLACKLISTED. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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46. 1981—2024: 43 Years Of Hardcore
The first of many solo episodes to come, I recap our first season together, reflecting on the albums we discussed in chronological order, and allowing the dry creek bed that is my brain to occasionally flow with a flash flood of random thoughts. Thanks for coming with me on this journey, thanks…
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45. 2024: SPEED - 'ONLY ONE MODE' w/ JOSHUA CLAYTON OF SPEED
Josh, guitarist from Speed, long-standing Sydney hardcore mover & shaker, Legions frontman, general legend, is in the Dead Ramones studio (my incredibly stepdad-coded office) to talk about Speed's debut album, potentially the defining hardcore record of the year. We talk about having enthusiasm,...
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44. 2023: FIDDLEHEAD - 'DEATH IS NOTHING TO US' w/ DREW BENSLEY
Drew Bensley from the esteemed Community Noticeboard podcast returns to discuss last year's best album, Death Is Nothing To Us by the amazing Fiddlehead. We discuss the legacy of Pat Flynn and Have Heart, the place that profundity, poetry and history holds in hardcore, and also in the cultural...
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43. 202ƻ1: TURNSTILE - 'GLOW ON' w/ SHAD WICKA
Part 3 of the COVID series, and very emblematic of that era that I fucked up the year. This is another 2021 album, sorry, but I do believe its effects were seen extensively throughout the following 12 months. I also don't think I can do a podcast series about modern hardcore and not spend an...
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42. 2021: EVERY TIME I DIE - 'RADICAL' w/ JAMIE KIRK
Jamie Kirk from Community Noticeboard rejoins the pod to talk about one of the flagship bands in the metalcore genre and their unexpectedly final record. Lotta drama here, harking back to the messy bitches in Cro-Mags. We talk about the band's legacy, the boring legal drama that capped off a band...
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41. 2020: GULCH - 'IMPENETRABLE CEREBRAL FORTRESS' w/ JULIET RAE TIMMERMAN
We've hit the COVID years, and GULCH represent the start of a new wave of bands taking advantage the internet to continue growing, either through videos of spectacular live sets, meme-able moments & hyped merch. Luckily this album backs up the hype in a real way. It's dark, violent, mysterious…
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40. 2019: KNOCKED LOOSE - A DIFFERENT SHADE OF BLUE w/ ALEKS MILINKOVIC
Serbian poster boy Aleks Milinkovic joins the pod to discuss the 2019 Knocked Loose record 'A Different Shade Of Blue.' Big episode talking about what seems now like a fork in the road not only for KL, but hardcore more widely. These guys are now playing Coachella and getting nods from Billie...
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39. 2018: DRUG CHURCH - 'CHEER' w/ ALEXEI TOLIOPOULOS
Okay, I do owe Alexei and you all an apology - I scanned through to find the sneezes so I could edit them out, but the episode was already late and I couldn't find them quickly so they stayed in. Sorry. But. Certified Movie Boy Alexei Toliopoulos gives us one of the best episodes yet, talking…
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38. 2017: INCENDIARY - 'THOUSAND MILE STARE' w/ BEN HUNTER
Brisbane's stepson, Ben Hunter, joins the podcast to talk about Long Island figureheads Incendiary. I know everyone loves 'Cost Of Living' but 'Thousand Mile Stare' was really the record that made me turn my head. We talk about how these guys manage to be functioning members of society & living...
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37. 2016: G.L.O.S.S. - TRANS DAY OF REVENGE w/ DAISY WEBB
Melbourne comic Daisy Webb joins me to discuss the 2016 molotov cocktail that was Trans Day Of Revenge by the band G.L.O.S.S. (Girls Living Outside Society's Shit). The band only existed for about 2 years but in that time did so much to push trans-feminism into the wider consciousness of punk and...
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36. 2015: FOUNDATION - 'TURNCOAT' w/ MICHAEL CHO
Michael Cho joins the pod this week for a sleepy night time episode - this is Dead Ramones After Dark baby, so grab a cognac and settle into your favourite chair. We're talking 2010s straight edge icon Foundation and their final release, the Turncoat EP. In a very distracted, tangential episode…
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35. 2014: BANE - 'DON'T WAIT UP' w/ ANNABELLE JAMES
Another red hot episode. Annabelle James is the best, she's so funny, and she dropped in before she heads off to Scotland forever to discuss Bane's final album (although they have been pretty active of late, so we'll see). This record does so much in such a short time, exploring the concepts of...
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34. 2013: NAILS - 'ABANDON ALL LIFE' w/ ALICE TOVEY
Alice Tovey is a comedian and writer for shows like Gruen and Question Everything. She's also an absolute sweetheart. We psychoanalyse Uncle Hardcore himself, Todd Jones, and get into the virtues of unhinged anger in art. Great album, great episode. Topics discussed: white guys with dreadlocks,...
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33. 2012: THE GHOST INSIDE - 'GET WHAT YOU GIVE' w/ ANDREW 'BIG DOG' HASTINGS
First episode in Dead Ramones HQ, Hastings is back to deliver his expertise on the state of the Scene (capital S) in 2012. Skinny jeans. Black vans. Grotesque designs on all your band tees. The Ghost Inside. I'm drinking haterade on this episode - I know this band is beloved in certain circles…
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32. 2011: TITLE FIGHT - 'SHED' w/ SOPHIE EUGENIE DESSERTAINE-WILLIAMS
Sophie, the other half of the genius Basecamp podcast, joins us this week to discuss everybody's favourite album, Shed by Title Fight. I thought Shed was commonly acknowledged as THE TF album, turns out it's actually Floral Green, but I don't like that one as much. I really think Shed did a lot…
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31. 2010: CEREMONY - 'ROHNERT PARK' w/ NICOLA LOMBARDI
Nic is on the pod! Cohost of the amazing Basecamp podcast, stand up comedian, lawyer - what can't she do!? Nic brings some awesome insights and a good lexicon of influence to discuss Ceremony's third, and arguably best, full length record. A great way to kick off the new decade of hardcore, with…
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30. 2009: TRAPPED UNDER ICE - 'SECRETS OF THE WORLD' w/ TOM WITCOMBE
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…
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29. 2008: HAVE HEART - 'SONGS TO SCREAM AT THE SUN' w/ LUKA MULLER
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....
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28. 2007: PARKWAY DRIVE - 'HORIZONS' w/ NAT TOWNSEND
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…
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27. 2006: THE HOPE CONSPIRACY - 'DEATH KNOWS YOUR NAME' w/ JACK KNIGHT
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…
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26. 2005: MODERN LIFE IS WAR - 'WITNESS' w/ EDAN McGOVERN
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...
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25. 2004: MISERY SIGNALS - 'OF MALICE & THE MAGNUM HEART' w/ STOKESY aka @harrowingfilms
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…
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24. 2003: TERROR - 'LOWEST OF THE LOW' w/ KIYANOSH SAHEBI
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…
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23. 2002: HATEBREED - "PERSEVERANCE" w/ FREDDIE McMANUS
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...
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22. 2001: CONVERGE "JANE DOE" w/ BEC CHARLWOOD
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…
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21. 2000: ORCHID - "DANCE TONIGHT! REVOLUTION TOMORROW!" w/ LAUREN BONNER
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.…
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20. 1999: BOTCH 'WE ARE THE ROMANS' w/ JEN CARNOVALE
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…
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19. 1998: REFUSED 'THE SHAPE OF PUNK TO COME' w/ JAMIE KIRK
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....
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18. SNAPCASE - 'PROGRESSION THROUGH UNLEARNING' (1997) w/ JACKSON STEWART
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...
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17. INTEGRITY - 'HUMANITY IS THE DEVIL' (1996) w/ KEVIN JIN
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…
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16. EARTH CRISIS - 'DESTROY THE MACHINES' (1995) w/ JACK WRIGHT
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…
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15. SICK OF IT ALL - SCRATCH THE SURFACE (1994) w/ DAVID WOODHEAD
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…
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14. QUICKSAND - 'SLIP' (1993) w/ STEPH BROADBRIDGE
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…
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13. BIOHAZARD - 'URBAN DISCIPLINE' (1992) w/ ANDREW HASTINGS
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…
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12. LEATHERFACE - 'MUSH' (1991) w/ DREW BENSLEY
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...
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11. INSIDE OUT - 'NO SPIRITUAL SURRENDER' (1990) w/ SHAD WICKA
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...
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10. GORILLA BISCUITS - 'START TODAY' (1989) w/ DANI CHALMERS
Dani Chalmers spent the first half of her life working for Resist Records and booking tours for hardcore bands. She's brought out Gorilla Biscuits, as well as Walter Schreifels other bands Quicksand and Rival Schools. She's now a reformed hardcore kid, and listens to Triple J. I enable her…
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9. BAD RELIGION - 'SUFFER' (1988) w/ MEG JÄGER
Comedy darling & gay icon MEG JÄGER joins the pod to discuss the seminal album SUFFER by BAD RELIGION. We go over the storied past of one of punk rock's most famous and longest running bands. This album is a great bridge between punk rock and hardcore, and really established a "California" sound...
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8. SUICIDAL TENDENCIES - 'JOIN THE ARMY' (1987) w/ ANDREW HAMILTON
I chose to review this one because it is, according to history, the most 'important' crossover record from that early period. God damn I hated it. Cyco Mike just sounds like Aldi Lemmy, and it really goes to prove no matter how good you are at your instrument you can still make the most boring...
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7. TOP TEN OF 2023 w/ BIANCA HROVAT
Professional girlfriend, perfect angel & most recently, New Fiancee, Bianca Hrovat (she has other accolades but would prefer I don't list them publicly on the internet) joins host/boyfriend Ryan Sim to discuss the year's best hardcore records. We establish a threshold of whether any given band…
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6. CRO-MAGS - 'AGE OF QUARREL' (1986) w/ NICK CAPPER
Comedian & podcaster Nick Capper joins me to discuss the seminal 1986 album "AGE OF QUARREL" by Cro-Mags. We talk about the soap opera that was this band, the egos, the drama, the snide remarks - honestly it's better than Real Housewives. Topics discussed: Ween, being weird and offputting…
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5. RITES OF SPRING - 'RITES OF SPRING' (1985) w/ ALEX WHITE
Host of the Community Noticeboard podcast, stand up comedian, and husband, Alex White (@whitebaitonline) joins host Ryan Sim to talk about the original emo band, Rites Of Spring. We discuss out dark and twisted minds as well as our broken hearts over here on the island of unwanted toys. Topics...
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4. AGNOSTIC FRONT - 'VICTIM IN PAIN' (1984) w/ BEC CHARLWOOD
Comedian, Triple J host, Trivia Queen, Bipolar Baby Bec Charlwood joins host Ryan Sim this week to discuss Agnostic Front's legendary debut album "Victim In Pain" from 1984. She thought I'd done her dirty by making her listen to some random piece of shit, and I explain how much of a landmark this...
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3. MINOR THREAT "OUT OF STEP" (1983) w/ SAM BOWDEN
Sam's allowed to say THAT word, don't freak out. I try my hardest to explain Minor Threat to a man who unironically owns one of those frilly ren fair shirts. Sam is one of my oldest friends in comedy & this was a blast. I love Minor Threat. Topics discussed: Buckfast / The Killers / The Positive...
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2. Bad Brains - 'Bad Brains' (1982) w/ Jack Knight
Comedian and flight risk Jack Knight joins host Ryan Sim to discuss the historic self titled album from DC's Bad Brains. Released in 1982, I inform Jack that Bad Brains were in fact, black dudes. Topics discussed: Scamming your way into a music college / QAnon Mario / Folk Music / Jack not...
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1. Black Flag - 'Damaged' (1981) w/ Edan McGovern
Gen Z spokesperson, stand up comedian, creator of content, and TikTok insurgent Edan McGovern joins host Ryan Sim to discuss the 1981 Black Flag album, 'Damaged.' Who are 'they' that Hank is so mad at? Why is everyone playing a different song? Why do white dudes have it so hard in society? We...
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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.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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