"Stay Free" -- Radio Show #59 (S5, E2)

We started tonight's show with a quick trip back to 1980. Then we investigated some rampant kleptomania and continued to keep our eyes peeled to no avail. If you missed the show, the podcast is available in most places. This handy link will point the way — https://linktr.ee/beatsurrender

"Stay Free"

Show #59 (S5, E2)

January 21, 2022

The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)

The Specials - Rat Race (1980)

Split Enz - I Got You (1980)

Circle Jerks - Group Sex (1980)

Roxy Music - Same Old Scene (1980)

Dropkick Murphys - Mick Jones Nicked My Pudding (2021)

The Clash - Stay Free (1978)

Big Audio Dynamite - The Bottom Line (1985)

Joe Strummer - Love Kills (1986)

THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY

The Romantics - When I Look In Your Eyes (1980)

The Stooges - TV Eye (1970)

Camper Van Beethoven - Eye of Fatima (Part One) (1988)

The Adverts - Gary Gilmore's Eyes (1977)

The Bangles - Tell Me (1984)

Ministry - I Wanted to Tell Her (1983)

The Ramones - Baby, I Love You (1980)

"New Day Rising" -- Radio Show #58 (S5, E1)

It's a new year and a new season, so we had a bit of a celebration. We celebrated all things "new," all things Aussie, different songs with the same title, and some birthdays too. If you missed the show, the podcast is available in most places. This handy link will point the way — https://linktr.ee/beatsurrender

"New Day Rising"

Show #58 (S5, E1)

January 7, 2022

The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)

X - The New World (1983)

Love & Rockets - No New Tale To Tell (1987)

The Fleshtones - What's So New About You (1983)

Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising (1985)

Soul Asylum - New Feelings (1986)

Courtney Barnett - Write A List of Things To Look Forward To (2021)

The Church - Tantalized (1985)

The Saints - (I'm) Misunderstood (1978)

The Go-Betweens - Streets Of Your Town (1988)

THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY

Pretenders - Precious (1980)

The Jam - Precious (1982)

Joan Jett - Bad Reputation (1980)

Freedy Johnston - Bad Reputation (1994)

R.E.M. - Life And How To Live It (1985)

Paul Westerberg - It's A Wonderful Lie (1999)

David Bowie - Sound And Vision (1977)

"Nervous Breakdown" -- Show #57 (S4, E11)

Last show of the year and we went out not with a whimper, but a bang. We played some of our favorites from 2021, along with a sleighful old favorites, including an Xmas song or two. We'll be back in January for more reckless fun. If you missed the show, the podcast is available in most places. This handy link will point the way — linktr.ee/dmemm1

"Nervous Breakdown"

Show #57 (S4, E11)

December 17, 2021

The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)

The Jam - The Modern World (1977)

Pavement - Stereo (1997)

Hüsker Dü - Could You Be The One? (1987)

The Monkees - You Just May Be The One (1967)

Aaron Lee Tasjan - Feminine Walk (2021)

The Cure - The Walk (1983)

The Jesus and Mary Chain - Sidewalking (1988)

The Replacements - Run It (1983)

Modern Lovers - Roadrunner (1976)

THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY

Black Flag - Nervous Breakdown (1978/79)

Jason & The Scorchers - 19th Nervous Breakdown (1986)

Prefab Sprout - When Love Breaks Down (1985)

Sham 69 - Borstal Breakout (1978)

Amyl and the Sniffers - Don't Fence Me In (2021)

The Ramones - Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight) (1989)

The Blips - Throw Me Around (2021)

The Pogues - Fairytale Of New York (1988)

"Step Back, Let's Go Pop" -- Show #56 (S4, E10)

1978 was where we began and ended. In between we raised some hell downtown, we spun some tales in foreign tongues, and we celebrated the births of a couple of old dogs. If you missed all the fun, don't you worry, the podcast is available in most places. This handy link will point the way — linktr.ee/dmemm1

"Step Back, Let's Go Pop"

Show #56 (S4, E10)

December 10, 2021

The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)

Devo - Uncontrollable Urge (1978)

Nick Lowe - Heart Of The City (1978)

The Boomtown Rats - She's So Modern (1978)

Talking Heads - Thank You for Sending Me an Angel (1978)

Parquet Courts - Walking at a Downtown Pace (2021)

Tom Waits - Downtown Train (1985)

The Long Ryders - Lights Of Downtown (1985)

Redd Kross - Stay Away from Downtown (2012)

THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY

The Clash - Spanish Bombs (1979)

The Pogues - Fiesta (1988)

Blondie - Sunday Girl (1978)

The Figgs - Je T'Adore (2002)

Men Without Hats - Pop Goes the World (1987)

R.E.M. - Pop Song 89 (1988)

The Figgs - Step Back, Let's Go Pop (1994)

David Johansen - Frenchette (1978)

"Kool Thing" -- Show #55 (S4, E9)

After a week off and unlimited slices of pie, we were all feeling like old Jumbo. So we needed a workout. We pedaled back to 1990 to start and then we rode around and around until we caught flight and sang with the birds. If you missed all the fun, don't you worry, the podcast is available in most places. This handy link will point the way — linktr.ee/dmemm1

"Kool Thing"

Show #55 (S4, E9)

December 3, 2021

The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)

Sonic Youth - Kool Thing (1990)

Pixies - Dig For Fire (1990)

The Blue Aeroplanes - Jacket Hangs (1990)

Social Distortion - She's A Knockout (1990)

Kurt Baker - Turn It Around (2021)

The B-52's - Dance This Mess Around (1979)

The Undertones - She's A Run Around (1979)

Jason & the Scorchers - Last Time Around (1985)

THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY

Sex Pistols - Pretty Vacant (1977)

Roxy Music - Love Is The Drug (1975)

Pretenders - Tattooed Love Boys (1980)

Pulp - Common People (1995)

The Icicle Works - Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream) (1984)

The Beatles - And Your Bird Can Sing (1966)

World Party - Way Down Now (1990)

"One More Time" Show #54 -- (S4, E8)

On tonight's show, we took a peak back into the year of 1982. And later, as if in a dream, we got angry and smashed our radios. If you missed all the fun, don't you worry, the podcast is available in most places. This handy link will point the way — linktr.ee/dmemm1

"One More Time"

Show #54 (S4, E8)

November 19, 2021

The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)

X - The Hungry Wolf (1982)

Ric Ocasek - Something To Grab For (1982)

Descendents - Suburban Home (1982)

The Psychedelic Furs - President Gas (1982)

Elvis Costello & the Imposters - Magnificent Hurt (2021)

Joe Jackson - One More Time (1979)

Graham Parker - Protection (1979)

Elvis Costello - I'm Not Angry (1977)

THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY

Joy Division - Transmission (1979)

The Ramones - We Want The Airwaves (1981)

The Clash - Capital Radio One (1977/80)

A Flock Of Seagulls - Telecommunication (1982)

Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited (1965)

Deer Tick - Main Street (2011)

Big Star - Thank You Friends (1978)

"Complete Control" -- Show #53 (S4, E7)

This week we spent some time in 1977, a most important year in rock n roll history. And we did some other stuff too, but we did it with the same swagger and bravado as the early punk rockers. If you missed the show, the podcast is available in most places. This handy link will point the way — linktr.ee/dmemm1

"Complete Control"

Show #53 (S4, E7)

November 12, 2021

The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)

The Clash - Complete Control (1977)

Richard Hell & The Voidoids - Blank Generation (1977)

Bob Marley & the Wailers - Punky Reggae Party (1977)

Buzzcocks - Boredom (1977)

Spoon - The Hardest Cut (2021)

The 13th Floor Elevators - You're Gonna Miss Me (1966)

Hüsker Dü - Standing In The Rain (1987)

The Replacements - Nobody (1990)

THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY

Adam & The Ants - Antmusic (1980)

Echo & the Bunnymen - Bedbugs And Ballyhoo (1987)

Miracle Legion - Butterflies (1984)

The Jam - The Butterfly Collector (1979)

Cheap Trick - Oh Caroline (1977)

Iggy Pop - Candy (w/Kate Pierson) (1990)

Television - Venus (1977)