Tuesday, February 28, 2023

"The Beat" -- Radio Show #85 (S6, E4)

We celebrated two years on the air since we rebooted the show. So we immersed ourselves in all things "Beat." Things got a little crazy. Generations were admonished. There may have been some fatalities. And we danced a little too. 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 Beat"
Show #85 (S6, E4)
February 24, 2023
The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)
Elvis Costello & the Attractions - The Beat (1978)
The Gun Club - Sex Beat (1981)
Jack Kerouac - Beat Generation (excerpt from Desolation Angels ) (1960)
The Fleshtones - American Beat '84 (1984)
Charlie Sexton - Beat's So Lonely (1985)
Iggy Pop - Frenzy (2023)
Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper - Gin Guzzlin' Frenzy (1987)
Joe Jackson - Beat Crazy (1980)
Hüsker Dü - Flip Your Wig (1985)
THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY
Generation X - Your Generation (1977)
The B-52's - Song For A Future Generation (1983)
Hoodoo Gurus - The Generation Gap (1988)
The The - The Beat(en) Generation (1989)
The Smiths - Cemetry Gates (1986)
The Replacements - Johnny's Gonna Die (1981)
The Beat Farmers - Riverside (1986)



Tuesday, February 14, 2023

"Neon Heart" -- Radio Show #84 (S6, E3)

We got right to the heart of the matter tonight. Broken or sick, sweet or neon -- all hearts were fair game. And appropriately, we ended the show in the arms of the goddess of love. 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

"Neon Heart"
Show #84 (S6, E3)
February 10, 2023
The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)
Squeeze - Another Nail In My Heart (1980)
The Style Council - A Solid Bond In Your Heart (1983)
Circle Jerks - Put a Little Love In Your Heart (1982)
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions - Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken? (1984)
The Shang Hi Los - Aces Eights & Heartbreaks (2023)
Buzzcocks - Totally From The Heart (1996)
The Boomtown Rats - Neon Heart (1977)
The English Beat - Doors Of Your Heart (1981)
THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY
Nick Lowe - My Heart Hurts (1982)
The Knitters - Poor Old Heartsick Me (1985)
Uncle Tupelo - Give Back The Key To My Heart (1993)
Minutemen - My Heart and the Real World (1984)
The Waterboys - Killing My Heart (1991)
The Len Price 3 - Sailors Sweetheart (2007)
Camper Van Beethoven - Sweethearts (1989)
Television - Venus (1977)



Friday, February 3, 2023

"Sick of You" -- Radio Show #83 (S6, E2)

We celebrated some January releases that spanned the decades and then it was all about the girls and the beach. 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
"Sick of You"
Show #83 (S6, E2)
January 27, 2023
The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)
David Bowie - Golden Years (1976)
Lou Reed - Sick of You (1989)
Meat Puppets - Backwater (1994)
The Pogues - Turkish Song of the Damned (1988)
Brad Marino - That Girl (2022)
Ramones - You're Gonna Kill That Girl (1977)
Little Richard - The Girl Can't Help It (1956)
Possum Dixon - Watch the Girl Destroy Me (1993)
THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY
Patti Smith - Redondo Beach (1975)
Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach (1980)
The Dead Milkmen - Beach Party Vietnam (1986)
Jonathan Richman - The Beach (1985)
The Smithereens - Strangers When We Meet (1986)
Marshall Crenshaw - Whenever You're on My Mind (1983)
Sebadoh - Everybodys Been Burned (1992)