"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)

"Twist & Crawl" -- Radio Show #88 (S6, E7)

We took a quick trip back to 1983 this week and upon return, we danced, we bopped, and we dropped F-bombs like nobody's business. 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

"Twist & Crawl"

Show #88 (S6, E7)

April 7, 2023

The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)

Echo & The Bunnymen - The Cutter (1983)

The Replacements - Color Me Impressed (1983)

Howard Devoto - Rainy Season (1983)

X - Poor Girl (1983)

Lucero - One Last F.U. (2023)

The Clash - Death Or Glory (1979)

The Jam - Mr. Clean (1978)

Bob Mould - American Crisis (2020)

THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY

XTC - Life Begins At The Hop (1979)

The English Beat - Twist & Crawl (1980)

The Dead Milkmen - Instant Club Hit (You'll Dance to Anything) (1987)

Ramones - Bop 'Til You Drop (1987)

Jimmy Cliff - Hard Road To Travel (1969)

Social Distortion - Another State Of Mind (1983)

Talking Heads - Slippery People (1983)

"She's a Fighter" -- Radio Show #87 (S6, E6)

Shout-outs to some women rockers this week. And some Aussie rockers. And some old school influencers. And some zeroes. 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

"She's a Fighter"

Show #87 (S6, E6)

March 24, 2023

The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)

Blondie - Rip Her To Shreds (1976)

X - Surprise Surprise (1987)

The Breeders - I Just Wanna Get Along (1993)

Lone Justice - Sweet, Sweet Baby (I'm Falling) (1985)

Robert Forster - She’s A Fighter (2023)

The Go-Betweens - I Just Get Caught Out (1987)

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

The Church - Reptile (1988)

THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY

Elvis Costello - Less Than Zero (1977)

The Plimsouls - Zero Hour (1981)

The Lemonheads - My Hero, Zero (1996)

Tommy Keene - Back to Zero Now (1982)

The Velvet Underground - Femme Fatale (1967)

Alex Chilton - Dalai Lama (1987)

The Pretenders - Mystery Achievement (1980)

"Lookin' After No. 1" -- Radio Show #86 (S6, E5)

Yeah, we got our Irish up this week and just in time for St. Patrick's Day. But we made some time for good ole 'Merica 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

"Lookin' After No. 1"

Show #86 (S6, E5)

March 10, 2023

The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)

The Undertones - Teenage Kicks (1979)

Stiff Little Fingers - Wasted Life (1979)

Thin Lizzy - Dancing In The Moonlight (1977)

The Boomtown Rats - Lookin' After No. 1 (1977)

Yo La Tengo - Fallout (2023)

The Chameleons - Don't Fall (1983)

U2 - I Fall Down (1981)

THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY

The Clash - I'm So Bored With The USA (1979)

Billy Bragg - Help Save The Youth Of America (1986)

MC5 - The American Ruse (1970)

R.E.M. - Little America (1984)

My Bloody Valentine - When You Sleep (1991)

The Jesus and Mary Chain - Head On (1989)

The Pogues - Boat Train (1989)

"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)

"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)

"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)