"Here Comes the Summer" -- Show #43 (S3 E16)

Tonight we celebrated the arrival of summer. And we smiled so hard, we showed our summerteeth. But we wouldn't have it any other way. If you missed the festivities, the podcast is available in all the right places, including beatsurrender.podbean.com. The sun-soaked playlist looks something like this . . .

"Here Comes the Summer"

Show #43 (S3, E16)

June 25, 2021

The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)

The Undertones - Here Comes the Summer (1979)

Superchunk - Cruel Summer (2012)

The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon (1966)

Hüsker Dü - Celebrated Summer (1985)

The Hold Steady - Constructive Summer (2008)

Prima Donna - Atomic Love (2021)

The Clash - Atom Tan (1982)

The Jam - Heat Wave (1979)

The Jesus And Mary Chain - Surfin' USA (1988)

Chuck Prophet - Summertime Thing (2002)

THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY

Dead Kennedys - California Über Alles (1979)

Ramones - California Sun (1977)

The Velvet Underground - Who Loves The Sun (1970)

Dire Straits - Twisting By The Pool (1983)

Martha and the Muffins - Echo Beach (1980)

Patti Smith - Summer Cannibals (1996)

Wilco - Summer Teeth (1999)

X - 4th Of July (1987)

"Snacks and Candy" -- Show #42 (S3 E15)

Well, after a hiccup last week, this show finally aired tonight. And it was a goody. We hung with the slackers of 1992 for a bit and then we rubbed elbows with royalty and trashed the palace before we left. That's a member of the Beat Surrender staff below, leaving a mark in the bathroom. If you missed the show, the podcast is available in most places, including beatsurrender.podbean.com. Have a look-see at the playlist below . . .

"Snacks and Candy"

Show #42 (S3, E15)

June 18, 2021

The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)

Cracker - Teen Angst (1992)

Sugar - Helpless (1992)

The Lemonheads - My Drug Buddy (1992)

Miracle Legion - Snacks And Candy (1992)

Dinosaur Jr. - I Ran Away (2021)

Sebadoh - Skull (1994)

Misfits - Skulls (1982)

The English Beat - Rotating Heads (1983)

THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY

Sex Pistols - God Save The Queen (1977)

The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead (1986)

Midnight Oil - King of the Mountain (1990)

R.E.M. - King Of The Road (1987)

Screaming Trees - Nearly Lost You (1992)

The Rave-Ups - Positively Lost Me (1985)

Social Distortion - Bye Bye Baby (1992)

"Teenage Kicks" -- Show #41 (S3 E14)

We lined up another show tonight and we knocked it down. We hung out in 1985 for a bit. We traveled to the Emerald Isle. And we talked about some movies and soundtracks. We didn't lose our heads, but a wig or two may have been flipped. If you missed the show, the podcast is available in all the right places, including beatsurrender.podbean.com. Here's the deets . . .

"Teenage Kicks"

Show #41 (S3, E14)

June 4, 2021

The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)

The Replacements - Little Mascara (1985)

Hüsker Dü - Makes No Sense At All (1985)

Camper Van Beethoven - Take The Skinheads Bowling (1985)

10,000 Maniacs - Scorpio Rising (1985)

Fontaines D.C. - A Hero's Death (2020)

Stiff Little Fingers - Alternative Ulster (1978)

The Undertones - Teenage Kicks (1978)

That Petrol Emotion - Big Decision (1987)

THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY

The Ramones - I Want You Around (1979)

Hoodoo Gurus - I Want You Back (1984)

The Del Fuegos - Don't Run Wild (1985)

Lone Justice - Ways to Be Wicked (1985)

The Jesus and Mary Chain - Just Like Honey (1985)

The Creation - Making Time (1966)

The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon (1985)

"Cracking Up" -- Show #40 (S3 E13)

Alright, alright. A good time was had tonight. We spent some time in 1988, but we weren't confined there. We bounced around through the years like we were everywhere at once. And we celebrated the birthdays of the Bard and the Modfather. If you missed the show, the podcast is available in most places, including beatsurrender.podbean.com. The playlist looks a little like this . . .

"Cracking Up"

Show #40 (S3, E13)

May 28, 2021

The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)

The Godfathers - Birth, School, Work, Death (1988)

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

The Fall - Victoria (1988)

The Go-Betweens - Was There Anything I Could Do? (1988)

Pernice Brothers - Mint Condition (2019)

Pixies - Gigantic (1988)

Dinosaur Jr. - Freak Scene (1988)

Lloyd Cole and The Commotions - Perfect Skin (1984)

THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY

Nick Lowe - Cracking Up (1979)

Bob Dylan - Girl From The North Country (with Johnny Cash) (1969)

The Jam - Girl on the Phone (1979)

The Dead Milkmen - Punk Rock Girl (1988)

Mojo Nixon - Debbie Gibson is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child (1989)

Bad Religion - Stranger Than Fiction (1994)

The Plimsouls - Oldest Story In The World (1983)

Blondie - Dreaming (1979)

"Looking for a Kiss" -- Show #39 (S3 E12)

A swell time was had tonight. We dipped our toes into 1980 and sang along to songs about girls and boys and cross-dressers and junkies. Good ol' family entertainment! If you missed the show, the podcast is available in all the right places, including beatsurrender.podbean.com. Here's how it all went down . . .

"Looking for a Kiss"

Show #39 (S3, E12)

May 21, 2021

The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)

Jim Carroll Band - It's Too Late (1980)

The Soft Boys - I Wanna Destroy You (1980)

Echo & The Bunnymen - Crocodiles (1980)

U2 - Stories For Boys (1980)

Chuck Prophet - High as Johnny Thunders (2020)

New York Dolls - Looking For A Kiss (1973)

Jonathan Richman - Velvet Underground (1992)

The Velvet Underground - Rock & Roll (1970)

THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY

Devo - Girl U Want (1980)

X - White Girl (Single Mix) (1980)

Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - Coma Girl (2003)

Joe Jackson - Pretty Girls (1979)

Buffalo Tom - Guilty Girls (2011)

Cheap Trick - Southern Girls (1977)

The Pretenders - Tattooed Love Boys (1979/80)

"Hyper Enough" -- Show #38 (S3 E11)

After a week's hiatus, we were back and ready for some goddamn fun. 100% of it. We played some favorites from 1995 and then we hit the pavement in search of employment. If you missed the show, the podcast is available in most places, including beatsurrender.podbean.com. See playlist below. Catch you on the flip.

"Hyper Enough"

Show #38 (S3, E11)

May 14, 2021

The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)

Matthew Sweet - Sick Of Myself (1995)

Morphine - Honey White (1995)

Yo La Tengo - Tom Courtenay (1995)

Rancid - Time Bomb (1995)

Smoking Popes - Rubella (1994/95)

Split Single - (Nothing You Can Do) To End This Love (2021)

R.E.M. - Superman (1986)

Superchunk - Hyper Enough (1995)

Bob Mould - I Don't Know You Anymore (2014)

THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY

The English Beat - Get-A-Job (1981)

The Clash - Career Opportunities (1977)

Elvis Costello - Welcome To The Working Week (1977)

Dead Kennedys - Take This Job And Shove It (1986)

Throwing Muses - Bright Yellow Gun (1995)

The Alarm - Sixty Eight Guns (1984)

The Long Ryders - Gunslinger Man (1987)

The Cult - Rain (1985)

"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)

THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY

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)