"The Birth Of The True" -- Radio Show #104 (S7, E1)

Happy new year, friends, and welcome to Season 7. Tonight we celebrated the "new" and the virtues of beginning again. 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 Birth Of The True"

Show #104 (S7, E1)

January 12, 2024

The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)

X - The New World (1983)

The Cramps - New Kind Of Kick (1981)

The Specials - (Dawning Of A) New Era (1979)

Elvis Costello & the Attractions - This Year's Girl (1978)

The Mountain Goats - Clean Slate (2023)

Echo & the Bunnymen - Do It Clean (1980)

The Connells - New Boy (1993)

Beck - The New Pollution (1996)

THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY

The Jam - Start! (1980)

R.E.M. - Begin The Begin (1986)

Aztec Camera - The Birth Of The True (1984)

Guided By Voices - Watch Me Jumpstart (1995)

The Damned - New Rose (1976)

Freedy Johnston - In the New Sunshine (1992)

The Velvet Underground - New Age (1970)

 

"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)