"The Great Leap Forwards" -- Radio Show #103 (S6, E22)

The final show of the year, so we had to take care of some business, including sharing some of our favorite albums of 2023, celebrating some December birthdays, and playing a few Christmas tunes for good measure. See you in 2024! If you missed all the fun, the podcast is available in most places where podcasts reside. This handy link will point the way — https://linktr.ee/beatsurrender

"The Great Leap Forwards"

Show #103 (S6, E22)

December 22, 2023

The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)

Big Star - September Gurls (1974)

R.E.M. - Moral Kiosk (1983)

The Replacements - I Will Dare (1984)

Tommy Stinson's Cowboys in the Campfire - Here We Go Again (2023)

Robert Forster - Tender Years (2023)

Billy Bragg - Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards (1988)

Sinead O'Connor - The Emperor's New Clothes (1990)

THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY

The Clash - Clampdown (1979)

Waco Brothers - Best That Money Can Buy (2023)

Cheap Trick - Dream Police (1979)

Deer Tick - Grey Matter (2023)

The Pogues - Fairytale of New York (1987)

Hüsker Dü - We Wish You A Merry Christmas (1986)

Ramones - Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight) (1987)

The Silos - ¿Por Que No? (1990)

"World Shut Your Mouth" -- Radio Show #102 (S6, E21)

This week we spanned the decades and then we sang about our baby and the fate of the world. If you missed all the fun, the podcast is available in most places where podcasts reside. This handy link will point the way — https://linktr.ee/beatsurrender

"World Shut Your Mouth"

Show #102 (S6, E21)

December 8, 2023

The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)

The Connells - Slackjawed (1993)

The Replacements - Within Your Reach (1983)

The Who - The Real Me (1973)

Electric Six - Danger! High Voltage (2003)

The Blips - Who Took My Baby Away? (2023)

Ramones - The KKK Took My Baby Away (1981)

Bob Mould - Baby Needs A Cookie (2020)

Los Lobos - Don't Worry Baby (1984)

THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY

Circle Jerks - World Up My Ass (1980)

Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth (1987)

The Jam - The Modern World (1977)

The Plimsouls - Oldest Story in the World (1983)

The Pogues - White City (1989)

The Del-Lords - How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live? (1984)

Shane MacGowan & the Popes - That Woman's Got Me Drinking (1995)

"The Days of Wine and Roses" -- Radio Show #101 (S6, E20)

With Thanksgiving on the horizon, we got a little hungry this week. If you missed all the fun, the podcast is available in most places where podcasts reside. This handy link will point the way — https://linktr.ee/beatsurrender

"The Days of Wine and Roses"

Show #101 (S6, E20)

November 10, 2023

The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)

Buffalo Tom - Tangerine (1995)

The Police - Peanuts (1978)

Gang of Four - Cheeseburger (1981)

The B-52's - Butterbean (1983)

Deer Tick - Disgrace (2023)

Tommy Stinson's Cowboys in the Campfire - That's It (2023)

Sugar - If I Can't Change Your Mind (1992)

Love & Rockets - All in My Mind (1986)

THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY

The Dream Syndicate - The Days of Wine and Roses (1982)

The Clash - Koka Kola (1979)

Jack Kerouac & Steve Allen - I'd Rather Be Thin Than Famous (1959)

The Three O'Clock - With A Cantaloupe Girlfriend (1982)

The Detroit Cobras - Hot Dog (Watch Me Eat) (2004)

Joe Jackson - (Do The) Instant Mash (1979)

Golden Smog - Pecan Pie (1995)

"The Big Music" -- Radio Show #100 (S6, E19)

This week we dabbled in some Halloween hijinks, but we kept it in check, giving ourselves time to stop and smell the flowers. If you missed all the fun, the podcast is available in most places where podcasts reside. This handy link will point the way — https://linktr.ee/beatsurrender

"The Big Music"

Show #100 (S6, E19)

October 27, 2023

The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)

David Bowie - Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) (1980)

XTC - The Ballad Of Peter Pumpkinhead (1992)

Ryan Adams - Halloweenhead (2007)

The Jam - Ghosts (1982)

Graham Parker & the Goldtops - The Music Of The Devil (2023)

The Waterboys - The Big Music (1984)

The Replacements - Left of the Dial (Let It Bleed Edition) (1985/2023)

Ramones - We Want The Airwaves (1981)

THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY

Elvis Costello & the Attractions - Good Year For The Roses (1981)

The Smithereens - Blood And Roses (1986)

Talking Heads - (Nothing But) Flowers (1988)

Waco Brothers - Walking On Hell's Roof Looking At The Flowers (2000)

Pixies - Debaser (1989)

Hüsker Dü - Books About UFOs (1985)

Lou Reed - Halloween Parade (1989)

"Tomorrow Never Comes" -- Radio Show #99 (S6, E18)

This week we celebrated the days of the week. All nine of them. If you missed all the fun, the podcast is available in most places where podcasts reside. This handy link will point the way — https://linktr.ee/beatsurrender

"Tomorrow Never Comes"

Show #99 (S6, E18)

October 6, 2023

The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)

Wilco - Monday (1996)

The Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays (1979)

Tommy Keene - Tuesday Morning (1998)

Morphine - Thursday (1993)

Rancid - Tomorrow Never Comes (2023)

Hüsker Dü - Something I Learned Today (1984)

The Velvet Underground - Sunday Morning (1967)

The Connells - Sat Nite (USA) (1989)

THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY

Joe Jackson - Friday (1979)

The Jam - Saturday's Kids (1979)

Billy Bragg - The Saturday Boy (1984)

Blondie - Sunday Girl (1978)

Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Wednesday Week (1979)

The Undertones - Wednesday Week (1980)

Bash & Pop - Friday Night (Is Killing Me) (1993)

"Cut Your Hair" -- Radio Show #98 (S6, E17)

This week we took a quick trip Down Under and then things got downright hairy. If you missed all the fun, the podcast is available in most places where podcasts reside. This handy link will point the way — https://linktr.ee/beatsurrender

"Cut Your Hair"

Show #98 (S6, E17)

September 22, 2023

The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)

Hoodoo Gurus - I Was A Kamikaze Pilot (1984)

Midnight Oil - Read About It (1982)

Hunters & Collectors - Throw Your Arms Around Me (1986)

Died Pretty - Blue Sky Day (1986)

The On and Ons - Let Ya Hair Down! (2023)

Pavement - Cut Your Hair (1994)

Billy Bragg - Greetings To The New Brunette (1986)

Old 97's - Brown Haired Daughter (2011)

THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY

The English Beat - Sorry (1982)

The Beat - Walking Out on Love (1979)

Squeeze - Is That Love (1981)

Dinosaur Jr. - And Me (2021)

The Three O'Clock - Her Head's Revolving (1985)

The Kinks - Catch Me Now I'm Falling (Live) (1980)

The Fall - Victoria (1988)

The Ramones - I'm Against It (1978) 

"Honey, Please" -- Radio Show #97 (S6, E16)

This week we celebrated some birthdays of unsung heroes. Then we shook off some aches and pains and ran for our lives. If you missed all the fun, the podcast is available in most places where podcasts reside. This handy link will point the way — https://linktr.ee/beatsurrender

"Honey, Please"

Show #97 (S6, E16)

September 8, 2023

The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)

The Jam - Absolute Beginners (1981)

Sex Pistols - Liar (1977)

fIREHOSE - Honey, Please (1987)

Pretenders - The Wait (1980)

Lydia Loveless - Toothache (2023)

Frank Black - Headache (1994)

The Replacements - Achin' To Be (1989)

Tindersticks - Milky Teeth (1993)

THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY

Dead Kennedys - Kill The Poor (1980)

The Soft Boys - I Wanna Destroy You (1980)

The Mountain Goats - Make You Suffer (2022)

Dinosaur Jr. - Start Choppin' (1993)

The Cavedogs - Bed of Nails (1990)

Hüsker Dü - Bed of Nails (1987)

The Cars - Moving In Stereo (1978)

 

"Raw Power" -- Radio Show #96 (S6, E15)

This week we started the show in 1973 and then we went to war. Urgh! If you missed all the fun, the podcast is available in most places where podcasts reside. This handy link will point the way — https://linktr.ee/beatsurrender

"Raw Power"

Show #96 (S6, E15)

August 25, 2023

The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)

Iggy & the Stooges - Raw Power (1973)

David Bowie - The Jean Genie (1973)

Bob Marley & the Wailers - Get Up, Stand Up (1973)

New York Dolls - Personality Crisis (1973)

The Hives - Countdown To Shutdown (2023)

The Cramps - Goo Goo Muck (1981)

Gang Green - Alcohol (1986)

The Flaming Lips - She Don't Use Jelly (1993)

THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY

The Police - Driven To Tears (Live) (1981)

Devo - Uncontrollable Urge (Live) (1981)

Echo & The Bunnymen - The Puppet (Live) (1981)

Orchestral Maneuvers In The Dark - Enola Gay (Live) (1981)

XTC - Earn Enough for Us (1986)

X - Burning House Of Love (1985)

The Clash - Julie's In The Drug Squad (1978)

"Haunted" -- Radio Show #95 (S6, E14)

This week we did one of our "all covers" shows. And we shouted out some of our loyal listeners. Good times all around. If you missed all the fun, the podcast is available in most places where podcasts reside. This handy link will point the way — https://linktr.ee/beatsurrender

"Haunted"

Show #95 (S6, E14)

August 4, 2023

The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)

The Muffs - Kids In America (1995)

Dinosaur Jr. - Just Like Heaven (1989)

The Plugz - La Bamba (1981)

The Beat Farmers - There She Goes Again (1985)

Waco Brothers - Teenage Kicks (2023)

The Specials - Monkey Man (1979)

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love (1991)

Johnny Cash & Joe Strummer - Redemption Song (2003)

THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY

Talking Heads - Take Me to the River (1978)

Graham Parker - I Want You Back (1979)

The Fall - Mr. Pharmacist (1986)

Glass Eye - Cecilia (1988)

The Feelies - Everybody's Got Something To Hide (Except Me And My Monkey) (1980)

Shane MacGowan & Sinéad O’Connor - Haunted (1995)

Green On Red - Funny How Time Slips Away (1985) 

"Treatment Bound" -- Radio Show #94 (S6, E13)

We took a step back in time this week to the year 1983 and then we got loaded, among other things. If you missed all the fun, the podcast is available in most places where podcasts reside. This handy link will point the way — https://linktr.ee/beatsurrender

"Treatment Bound"

Show #94 (S6, E13)

July 14, 2023

The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)

R.E.M. - Catapult (1983)

Billy Bragg - The Milkman of Human Kindness (1983)

Ministry - Effigy (I'm Not An) (1983)

The Plimsouls - Everywhere At Once (1983)

Brad Marino - Ramones and Stones (2023)

Ramones - Commando (1977)

The Rolling Stones - Shattered (1978)

Beady Eye - Beatles and Stones (2011)

THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY

Black Flag - Wasted (1978)

Los Lobos - I Got Loaded (1984)

Sonic Youth - Eric's Trip (1988)

The Replacements - Treatment Bound (1983)

The Del Fuegos - Backseat Nothing (1984)

Wilco - Passenger Side (1995)

Hüsker Dü - It's Not Funny Anymore (1983)

"Stars and Stripes" -- Radio Show #93 (S6, E12)

This week we attempted to get all patriotic up in here and failed thrillingly. Things got nice and sleazy later in the show. If you missed all the fun, the podcast is available in most places where podcasts reside. This handy link will point the way — https://linktr.ee/beatsurrender

"Stars and Stripes"

Show #93 (S6, E12)

June 30, 2023

The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)

The Blasters - American Music (1981)

Elvis Costello - Crawling to the USA (1979)

Nick Lowe - American Squirm (1978)

Circle Jerks - Stars and Stripes (1982)

Cracker - Sunrise In The Land Of Milk And Honey (2009)

Deer Tick - If I Try To Leave (2023)

Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God (1988)

The Godfathers - If I Only Had Time (1988)

Squeeze - If I Didn't Love You (1980)

THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY

The Stranglers - Nice 'n' Sleazy (1978)

The Clash - Hate and War (1977)

The Smithereens - Beauty & Sadness (1983)

Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (1977)

The Mighty Lemon Drops - Inside Out (1988)

The Chameleons - Up The Down Escalator (1983)

X - 4th Of July (1987)

"Always the Sun" -- Radio Show #92 (S6, E11)

We tapped into that summer state of mind for a bit this week and then it was all about the ladies and germs. If you missed all the fun, the podcast is available in most places where podcasts reside. This handy link will point the way — https://linktr.ee/beatsurrender

"Always the Sun"

Show #92 (S6, E11)

June 16, 2023

The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)

Superchunk - Cruel Summer (2012)

The Undertones - Here Comes the Summer (1979)

Blondie - In The Sun (1976)

The Stranglers - Always the Sun (1986)

Waco Brothers - The Men That God Forgot (2023)

Gang Of Four - Not Great Men (1979)

Camper Van Beethoven - Pictures of Matchstick Men (1989)

Big Dipper - When Men Were Trains (1987)

THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY

Joy Division - She's Lost Control (1979)

The Modern Lovers - She Cracked (1976)

The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary (1985)

The Smiths - What She Said (1985)

Pixies - Isla De Encanta (1987)

The Breeders - Saints (1993)

Violent Femmes - Gone Daddy Gone (1983)

 

"Knockin' on Mine" -- Radio Show #91 (S6, E10)

We took a quick trip back to 1993 this week and upon return, we threw off our bucket hats, pulled up our pants, and dropped some bombs. If you missed all the fun, the podcast is available in most places where podcasts reside. This handy link will point the way — https://linktr.ee/beatsurrender

"Knockin' on Mine"

Show #91 (S6, E10)

June 2, 2023

The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)

Paul Westerberg - Knockin' on Mine (1993)

The Juliana Hatfield Three - My Sister (1993)

The Posies - Solar Sister (1993)

Archers of Loaf - Web in Front (1993)

The No Ones - Phil Ochs Is Dead (2023)

R.E.M. - Exhuming McCarthy (1987)

The Young Fresh Fellows - Amy Grant (1987)

The Bangles - James (1984)

THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY

The Runaways - Cherry Bomb (1976)

The Jam - 'A' Bomb In Wardour Street (1978)

The Clash - Spanish Bombs (1979)

Hüsker Dü - Dead Set On Destruction (1986)

Uncle Tupelo - Chickamauga (1993)

Yo La Tengo - From A Motel 6 (1993)

The Saints - River Deep Mountain High (1977)

"Not Cool" -- Radio Show #90 (S6, E9)

We are back from a little hiatus and we hit the ground running with a show that dared to stay up late and talk about who we are not. If you missed all the fun, the podcast is available in most places where podcasts reside. This handy link will point the way — https://linktr.ee/beatsurrender

"Not Cool"

Show #90 (S6, E9)

May 19, 2023

The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)

Devo - Uncontrollable Urge (1978)

Ramones - Don't Go (1981)

The Who - A Legal Matter (1965)

Wreckless Eric - Whole Wide World (1977)

The Blips - Stay Up (2023)

Talking Heads - Stay Up Late (1985)

The Clash - Stay Free (1978)

Winter Hours - Stay With Me (1989)

THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY

Sex Pistols - I'm Not Your Stepping Stone (1979)

Translator - Everywhere That I'm Not (1982)

Descendents - I'm Not A Punk (1982)

The dB's - Not Cool (1984)

NRBQ - Me and the Boys (1980)

The Long Ryders - I Want You Bad (1987)

Jonathan Richman - My Career As A Homewrecker (1991)

"Message of Love" -- Radio Show #89 (S6, E8)

We paid tribute to Seymour Stein this week, co-founder of Sire Records. The man responsible for signing all the bands we played tonight and many more we couldn't fit into our one-hour show. If you missed all the fun, the podcast is available in most places where podcasts reside. This handy link will point the way — https://linktr.ee/beatsurrender

"Message of Love"

Show #89 (S6, E8)

April 21, 2023

The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)

Dead Boys - Sonic Reducer (1977)

The Pretenders - Message Of Love (1981)

Aztec Camera - Oblivious (1983)

Dinosaur Jr. - Feel The Pain (1994)

Cowboys In The Campfire - Dream (2023)

The Replacements - Kiss Me on the Bus (1985)

The Smiths - I Want The One I Can't Have (1984)

The Undertones - Boys Will Be Boys (1980)

THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY

Ramones - Judy Is A Punk (1976)

Talking Heads - Pulled Up (1977)

Lou Reed - Dirty Blvd. (1989)

Richard Hell & The Voidoids - Love Comes In Spurts (1977)

Echo & The Bunnymen - Crystal Days (1984)

The Cure - The Upstairs Room (1983)

Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action (1976)