260: June 2025 (Ray Harkins / Taken / 100 Words or Less)

We're back and talking hardcore. We're talking Punk Rock Bowling, the Punk Rock Museum, Beton Arme, Rixe and Inmates. We're whittling the 1981-1985 Japanese Hardcore Punk EP tournament from 16 down to four. You know what that means: Crow, Zouo, The Execute, The Clay, Lip Cream, Systematic Death, Ghoul, Outo, and more are all battling it out. Ray Harkins (100 Words or Less Podcast/Taken/Bloodguilt) joins me for the interview.

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Episode art photo of Inmates: Sarja Hasan

Intro song: The Clay

Outro song: Gastunk

Chapters

• 1:25 Punk Rock Bowling / Punk Rock Museum reviews
• 10:18 Kevin Hare's best of 2005
• 12:58 Newerish Music
• 17:20 Beton Arme - Renaissance LP
• 20:54 Inmates - Role of God LP
• 30:56 Best Japanese Hardcore Punk 7" 1981-1985 Tournament - Sweet 16
• 31:41 Gastunk vs. Gai
• 33:09 The Stalin vs. Confuse
• 35:37 Crow vs. Disarray
• 38:01 Zouo vs. The Clay
• 42:26 Outo vs. The Sexual
• 44:51 Ikkashinju vs. Lip Cream
• 48:22 Kuro vs. The Execute
• 51:46 Systematic Death vs. Ghoul
• 55:03 Best Japanese Hardcore Punk 7" 1981-1985 Quarterfinals
• 1:01:33 One's Gotta Go: RIXE - first three 7"s
• 1:09:57 Interview: Ray Harkins (Taken / Bloodguilt / 100 Words or Less Podcast)