278. January 2026 (Jay Petagine / Mindforce / Crush Your Soul)

We're back and talking hardcore: 

- What we want to see in 2026

- New tunes

- Kev's FYA fest report

- Are fests a net positive or negative for hardcore?

- Warzone DFTS DFTS

- Enuf demo

- Interview: Jay Petagine (Mindforce / Crush Your Soul)

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: 185milessouth@gmail.com

Check out Zack's band, SUBVERSIVE INTENT: https://rebirthrecordsphl.bandcamp.com/album/subversive-intent-demo

Check Out Kev's band, FALSE SALVATION:

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

Feeble Minds demo: https://feeblemindsfuckyou.bandcamp.com/album/demo-2025

Zack's substack post referenced in intro: https://185milessouth.substack.com/p/state-oppression-2026

Intro track: Feeble Minds
Outro track: Raw Power

Episode art photo: Oscar Rodriguez

Chapters

• 0:00 Minneapolis
• 8:40 What we want to see in 2026
• 15:04 New music
• 24:52 Kev's FYA report
• 35:28 Are hardcore fests a net positive or negative?
• 51:11 Warzone DFTS DTSF
• 1:04:28 Enuf - 1988 demo
• 1:14:50 Interview: Jay Petagine (Mindforce / Crush Your Soul)
• 1:40:56 Final thoughts