The Beat Surrender Radio Show

Worlds Apart - Show 129 (S8, E4)

With St. Patrick's Day around the corner, we served up the "Full Irish," including new music from The Murder Capital  and classic jams from The Undertones, Pogues, Stiff Little Fingers, and more. Plus the latest edition of This Week in Punk Rock History. Originally broadcast on March 14, 2025 at 101.1 FM WBRU-LP Providence.
 
The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)
The Boomtown Rats - Never Bite The Hand That Feeds (1977)  U2 - Out of Control (1980)   Cactus World News - Worlds Apart (1986)  Them - Baby Please Don't Go (1964)   
The Murder Capital - The Fall (2025)  Sinead O'Connor - I Want Your (Hands On Me) (1987)    Thin Lizzy - Don't Believe A Word (1976)   Fontaines D.C. - Televised Mind (2020)   
THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY
Stiff Little Fingers - Suspect Device (1978)   The Undertones - My Perfect Cousin (1980)    That Petrol Emotion - Big Decision (1987)  The Cranberries - Liar (1992)   
The Commitments - Hard To Handle (1992)  Flogging Molly - What’s Left of the Flag (2002)   
The Pogues - Misty Morning, Albert Bridge (1989)

Raymond Chandler Evening - Show 128 (S8, E3)

New music from Patterson Hood and classic jams from The Jam, The Kinks, Jonathan Richman, and more. Plus the latest edition of This Week in Punk Rock History. Originally broadcast on February 28, 2025 at 101.1 FM WBRU-LP Providence.
 
The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)
The Clash - Janie Jones (1977)  Fountains of Wayne - Joe Rey (1996)   Elvis Costello & the Imposters - Stella Hurt (2008)  The Special AKA - Free Nelson Mandela (1984)  
Patterson Hood - The Van Pelt Parties (2025)    Pernice Brothers - Jacqueline Susann (2010)   Jack Kerouac & Steve Allen - Dave Brubeck (1959)  10,000 Maniacs - Hey Jack Kerouac (1987)   Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians - Raymond Chandler Evening (1986)   
THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY
Nick Lowe - Marie Provost (1978)  The Figgs - Simon Simone (2004)  The Jam - Billy Hunt (1978)   The Kinks - David Watts (1967)   
Jonathan Richman - Vincent Van Gogh (1985)  They Might Be Giants - Meet James Ensor (1994)  Billy Bragg & Wilco - Ingrid Bergman (1998)  
The Go-Betweens - Lee Remick (1978)  

Lovers Walk - Show 127 (S8, E2)

With Valentine's Day on the horizon, we played some "love" songs, including new music from Chuck Prophet and classic jams from Buzzcocks, Ramones, Elvis Costello, and more. Plus the latest edition of This Week in Punk Rock History. Originally broadcast on February 7, 2025 at 101.1 FM WBRU-LP Providence.
 
The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)
Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Lovers Walk (1981)  Billy Bragg - A Lover Sings (1984)   Ramones - Oh Oh I Love Her So (1977)   The Damned - Love Song (1979)   
Chuck Prophet - Give the Boy a Kiss (2024)    Jonathan Richman - When She Kisses Me (1991)  The Replacements - Kiss Me on the Bus (1985)  Scruffy The Cat - My Fate Was Sealed With A Kiss (1987)   
THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY
Squeeze - Another Nail In My Heart (1980)  The Jam - The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) (1982)   Buzzcocks - Promises (1978)   Waterboys - All the Things She Gave Me (1984)   Aztec Camera - All I Need Is Everything (1984) Smoking Popes - Need You Around (1994) 
Grant Hart - 2541 (1988)

Shaky City - Show 126 (S8, E1)

New year. New season. A tribute to Los Angeles. New music from Redd Kross and classic jams from X, The Long Ryders, Concrete Blonde, Black Flag, and more. Plus the latest edition of This Week in Punk Rock History. Originally broadcast on January 17, 2025 at 101.1 FM WBRU-LP Providence.
 
The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)
X - Los Angeles (Live) (1987)  Frank Black - Los Angeles (1993)   Translator - L.A., L.A. (1983)   Charles Bukowski - I Come from San Pedro (1980)  Camper Van Beethoven - Cowboys from Hollywood (1986)   Concrete Blonde - Still In Hollywood (1986)  
Redd Kross - I'll Take Your Word For It (2024)   The Muffs - Lucky Guy (1993)   Charles Bukowski - Jam (1980)  The Long Ryders - I Had A Dream (1984)  The Dream Syndicate - I Have Faith (1988)  
THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY
Black Flag - Nervous Breakdown (1979)   fIREHOSE - Sometimes (1987)  Tom Waits - Frank's Wild Years (1983)   The Gun Club - Fire Spirit (1981)  The Blasters - So Long Baby Goodbye (1981)  
The Plimsouls - Shaky City (1983)   Los Lobos - Shakin' Shakin' Shakes (1987)   
David Bowie - Cracked Actor (1973)  

Shop It Around - Show 125 (S7, E22)

Some favorite new music from 2024. Classic jams from The Clash, The Replacements, Pogues, and more. Plus the latest edition of This Week in Punk Rock History. Originally broadcast on December 13, 2024 at 101.1 FM WBRU-LP Providence.
 
The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)
The Replacements - I'll Buy (1985)  Sugar - Gift (1994)   Gang of Four - Return the Gift (1979)  Jason & the Scorchers - Shop It Around (1985)  
Chuck Prophet - Sugar into Water (2024)  The Hold Steady - Spices (2021)  The Lemonheads - Kitchen (1992)   Buffalo Tom - Recipes (2024)   
THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY
The Clash - Hitsville U.K. (1980)  XTC - Respectable Street (1980)   X - Ruby Church (2024)  Steve Wynn - You're Halfway There (2024)  
Ramones - Danny Says (1980)   Hoodoo Gurus - Tojo (1984)  
The Pogues - Fairytale Of New York (1987) 

Lost Planes - Show 124 (S7, E21)

New music from Ducks Ltd. and classic jams from The Cure, The Dead Milkmen, Fountains of Wayne, and more. Plus the latest edition of This Week in Punk Rock History. Originally broadcast on November 22, 2024 at 101.1 FM WBRU-LP Providence.
 
The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)
The Clash - Brand New Cadillac (1979)   The Fixx - Lost Planes (1982)    The Blasters - Jubilee Train (1983)    The Cure - Jumping Someone Else's Train (1979)   
Ducks Ltd. - Train Full of Gasoline (2024)    R.E.M. - Carnival of Sorts (Box Cars) (1982)   Big Star - Back of a Car (1974)    The Three O'Clock - Jet Fighter (1983)    
THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY
Squeeze - Hits of the Year (1985)    The Jam - Down in the Tube Station at Midnight (1978)   Fountains of Wayne - Survival Car (1996)   10,000 Maniacs - Can't Ignore the Train (1985)    
The Dead Milkmen - Bitchin' Camaro (1985)    The Psychedelic Furs - Into You Like a Train (1981)   
Talking Heads - The Big Country (1978) 

The Concept - Show 123 (S7, E20)

New music from Chuck Prophet and classic jams from Matthew Sweet, The Damned, The Jesus and Mary Chain, and more. Plus the latest edition of This Week in Punk Rock History. Originally broadcast on November 8, 2024 at 101.1 FM WBRU-LP Providence.
 
 
The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)
Matthew Sweet - I've Been Waiting (1991)  Pixies - Head On (1991)   Blur - There's No Other Way (1991)  Teenage Fanclub - The Concept (1991)   
Chuck Prophet - Wake The Dead (2024)  The Clash - City of the Dead (1977)   The Hives - Die, All Right! (2002)   The Jim Carroll Band - People Who Died (1980)   
THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY
The Damned - I Just Can't Be Happy Today (1979)  Buzzcocks - Everybody's Happy Nowadays (1979)  Joe Jackson - Happy Loving Couples (1979)   The Jesus and Mary Chain - Happy Place (1988)  
Steve Wynn - Making Good on My Promises (2024)  The Dream Syndicate - The Side I'll Never Show (1988)  
Lucinda Williams - I Just Wanted To See You So Bad (1988) 

The Real World - Show 122 (S7, E19)

New music from Steve Wynn and classic jams from Lou Reed, The Chameleons, Camper Van Beethoven, and more. Plus the latest edition of This Week in Punk Rock History. Originally broadcast on October 25, 2024 at 101.1 FM WBRU-LP Providence.