"Somewhere Apart" -- Show #37 (S3 E10)

Episode 10 of this new season is in books. It was a burner, but we made sure to keep it under the speed limit. Hey, if the Minutemen can obey the traffic laws, why not us? If you missed the show, the podcast is available in most places, including beatsurrender.podbean.com. Playlist below, have a look-see.

"Somewhere Apart"

Show #37 (S3, E10)

April 30, 2021

The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)

Soul Asylum - Sometime To Return (1988)

fIREHOSE - Sometimes (1987)

Minutemen - This Ain't No Picnic (1984)

Paul Westerberg - Ain't Got Me (1996)

John Paul Keith - I Don't Wanna Know (2021)

The Hold Steady - Sequestered In Memphis (2008)

The Mekons - Memphis, Egypt (1989)

Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians - Somewhere Apart (1986)

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The Jam - In The City (1977)

The Style Council - A Solid Bond In Your Heart (1983)

The Who - Pictures Of Lily (1967)

Guided By Voices - Glad Girls (2001)

Camper Van Beethoven - (I Was Born in a) Laundromat (1989)

The Police - Born In The 50's (1978)

Squeeze - I've Returned (1982)

"A Bit Part" -- Show #36 (S3 E9)

So that just happened. We lined up another episode and we knocked it down. We took a peek into 1979. We honored Mr. Joey Ramone. And in between we sat for storytime and it didn't leave us sleepy eyed at all. If you missed the show, the podcast is available almost everywhere, including beatsurrender.podbean.com. Here's how it went down . . .

"A Bit Part"

Show #36 (S3, E9)

April 23, 2021

The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)

Gang of Four - I Found That Essence Rare (1979)

The B-52's - 52 Girls (1979)

XTC - Life Begins At The Hop (1979)

Joy Division - Disorder (1979)

X - ALPHABETLAND (2020)

X - Burning House of Love (1985)

New Order - Love Vigilantes (1985)

Echo & The Bunnymen - The Back Of Love (1983)

THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY

The Specials - Gangsters (1979)

Madness - One Step Beyond (1979)

Lloyd Cole & the Commotions - Lost Weekend (1985)

Big Dipper - Wet Weekend (1987)

Buffalo Tom - Tangerine (1995)

The Lemonheads - Bit Part (1992)

The Ramones - I Just Want To Have Something To Do (1978)

"Places That Are Gone" -- Show #35 (E3 S8)

It was Friday night and we had ourselves a good ol' time. Kinda like Phil Alvin on that iconic Blasters album cover . . . actually, it was exactly like that. If you missed the show, the podcast is available almost everywhere, including beatsurrender.podbean.com. Here's what we played tonight . . .

"Places That Are Gone"

Show #35 (S3, E8)

April 16, 2021

The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)

R.E.M. - Begin The Begin (1986)

Billy Bragg - Greetings To The New Brunette (1986)

The Smithereens - Behind The Wall Of Sleep (1986)

Tommy Keene - Places That Are Gone (1986)

The Jayhawks - Dogtown Days (2020)

The Jayhawks - Blue (1995)

The Beat Farmers - Blue Chevrolet (1986)

The Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues (1988)

THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY

The Stranglers - Peaches (1977)

Buzzcocks - Everybody's Happy Nowadays (1979)

Elvis Costello & The Attractions - I Hope You're Happy Now (1986)

Dave Edmunds - Girls Talk (1979)

The Blasters - American Music (1981)

Violent Femmes - American Music (1991)

Billy Bragg - Ideology (1986)

"Movin' On Up" -- Show #34 (S3 E7)

Another fun show in books, people. We did a deep-ish dive into the year of 1991 and then hopscotched across the decades until we landed in 1996 and signed off with a tribute to the late Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne. If you missed it, the podcast is available pretty much everywhere, including the latest big boy to succumb to the Beat Surrender -- Spotify.

"Movin' on Up"

Show #34 (S3, E7)

April 9, 2021

The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)

Primal Scream - Movin' On Up (1991)

The Pixies - Planet of Sound (1991)

Material Issue - Valerie Loves Me (1991)

Uncle Tupelo - Still Be Around (1991)

Teenage Fanclub - What You Do To Me (1991)

Matthew Sweet - Coming Soon (2021)

Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend (1991)

The Monkees - Sunny Girlfriend (1967)

Mojo Nixon - Girlfriend in a Coma (2005)

The Cramps - The Way I Walk (1978)

Alex Chilton - Volare (1987)

The Replacements - Alex Chilton (1987)

Talking Heads - Cities (1979)

Jonathan Richman - I Was Dancing in the Lesbian Bar (1992)

Billy Bragg - Sexuality (1991)

Fountains of Wayne - Leave the Biker (1996)

"Jumpstarting" -- Show #33 (S3 E6)

Another fab Friday, friends. If you missed tonight's show, well, we glammed it up a little. Check the video below for a taste of what you'll have in store when you listen to the podcast. The podcast is available wherever you may listen to podcasts, including beatsurrender.podbean.com. Playlist below, have a look-see.

"Jumpstarting"

Show #33 (S3, E6)

April 2, 2021

The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)

David Bowie - Queen Bitch (1972)

Lou Reed - Vicious (1972)

Iggy Pop - Lust For Life (1977)

David Bowie - Friday On My Mind (1973)

Ian O'Neil - Events (2019)

Deer Tick - Jumpstarting (2017)

The Jam - Start! (1980)

They Might Be Giants - Don't Let's Start (1986)

THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY

The Dream Syndicate - When You Smile (1982)

The Long Ryders - Looking For Lewis And Clark (1985)

The Bangles - Hero Takes A Fall (1984)

The Three O'Clock - Jet Fighter (1983)

Radio Birdman - Aloha Steve & Danno (1977)

The Saints - (I'm) Stranded (1977)

The Kinks - Till The End Of The Day (1965)