The Beat Surrender Radio Show

The Beat Surrender is a radio program broadcast on WBRU-LP 101.1 FM, Brown Student and Community Radio, in Providence, Rhode Island. Your host, Dan Memmolo, seeks to bring you the best in classic punk, post-punk, proto-punk, cow-punk, power pop, alt-country, garage rock and new wave with a healthy dose of new music stirred in for good measure.
Episodes
Episodes



Friday Nov 08, 2024
The Concept - Show 123 (S7, E20)
Friday Nov 08, 2024
Friday Nov 08, 2024
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)



Friday Oct 25, 2024
The Real World - Show 122 (S7, E19)
Friday Oct 25, 2024
Friday Oct 25, 2024
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.



Friday Oct 04, 2024
Histrionics - Show 121 (S7, E18)
Friday Oct 04, 2024
Friday Oct 04, 2024
New music from Nick Lowe and classic jams from Roxy Music, Sugar, Sebadoh, and more. Plus the latest edition of This Week in Punk Rock History. Originally broadcast on October 4, 2024 at 101.1 FM WBRU-LP Providence.
The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)
R.E.M. - Second Guessing (1984) Lloyd Cole & the Commotions - Perfect Skin (1984) Big Star - You Get What You Deserve (1974) Sebadoh - Rebound (1994)
Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets - Went to a Party (2024) Guadalcanal Diary - Watusi Rodeo (1984) The Thermals - How We Know (2004) Popsicle - Histrionics (1994)
THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY
The Replacements - Unsatisfied (1984) Sugar - Can't Help You Anymore (1994) Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - Me and Mia (2004) Roxy Music - All I Want Is You (1974)
Spoon - Rent I Pay (2014) Lydia Loveless - Head (2014)
The Dream Syndicate - Still Holding On To You (1984)



Friday Sep 13, 2024
Tantalized - Show 120 (S7, E17)
Friday Sep 13, 2024
Friday Sep 13, 2024
New music from Buffalo Tom and classic jams from Gang of Four, Talking Heads, The Smiths, and more. Plus the latest edition of This Week in Punk Rock History. Originally broadcast on September 13, 2024 at 101.1 FM WBRU-LP Providence.
The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)
The Smiths - The Headmaster Ritual (1985) Rockpile - Teacher Teacher (1980) Reigning Sound - Time Bomb High School (2005) Shonen Knife - Rock 'n' Roll High School (2011)
Buffalo Tom - Helmet (2024) Buffalo Tom - Your Stripes (1995) Belly - Now They'll Sleep (1995) Hoodoo Gurus - My Girl (1984)
THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY
The Police - Truth Hits Everybody (1978) The English Beat - Sole Salvation (1982) Gang of Four - I Found That Essence Rare (1979) Talking Heads - The Book I Read (1977)
The Church - Tantalized (1985) Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - The Mighty Sparrow (2010)
Cracker - Happy Birthday To Me (1992)



Friday Aug 30, 2024
A Real Cool Time - Show 119 (S7, E16)
Friday Aug 30, 2024
Friday Aug 30, 2024
New music from Guided by Voices and X. Classic jams from Cracker, Descendents, Devo, and more. Plus the latest edition of This Week in Punk Rock History. Originally broadcast on August 30, 2024 at 101.1 FM WBRU-LP Providence.
The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)
Cracker - This Is Cracker Soul (1992) The Blasters - Marie Marie (1981) Circle Jerks - American Heavy Metal Weekend (1985) Descendents - Marriage (1982)
Guided By Voices - Serene King (2024) The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - The Rascal King (1997) Squeeze - King George Street (1985) The I Don't Cares - King of America (2016)
THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY
Devo - Through Being Cool (1981) Ramones - A Real Cool Time (1987) Hüsker Dü - Ice Cold Ice (1987) The Sugarcubes - Coldsweat (1988)
X - Sweet Til The Bitter End (2024) Yo La Tengo - (Straight Down To The) Bitter End (1995)
Elvis Costello - Big Tears (1978)



Friday Aug 16, 2024
Silver and Gold - Show 118 (S7, E15)
Friday Aug 16, 2024
Friday Aug 16, 2024
New music from The Lemon Twigs and classic jams from Echo & the Bunnymen, The Stranglers, Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros, and more. Plus the latest edition of This Week in Punk Rock History. Originally broadcast on August 16, 2024 at 101.1 FM WBRU-LP Providence.
The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)
Red Rockers - Good As Gold (1983) Echo & the Bunnymen - Silver (1984) Guided By Voices - Gold Star for Robot Boy (1994) Tommy Keene - Gold Town (1986)
The Lemon Twigs - My Golden Years (2024) David Bowie - Golden Years (1976) The Stranglers - Golden Brown (1981) The Posies - Golden Blunders (1990)
THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY
The Pretenders - Brass in Pocket (1980) Stiff Little Fingers - Silver Lining (1981) Midnight Oil - Golden Age (2002) The Three O'Clock - Spun Gold (1985)
Golden Palominos - Boy (Go) (1985) Golden Smog - V (1995)
Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros - Silver and Gold (2003)



Friday Aug 02, 2024
High Fidelity - Show 117 (S7, E14)
Friday Aug 02, 2024
Friday Aug 02, 2024
New music from X and classic jams from Billy Bragg, Sonic Youth, Husker Du, and more. Plus the latest edition of This Week in Punk Rock History. Originally broadcast on August 2, 2024 at 101.1 FM WBRU-LP Providence.
The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)
Dropkick Murphys - Skinhead on the MBTA (1998) Billy Bragg - The Warmest Room (1986) Sonic Youth - 100% (1992) Elvis Costello & the Attractions - High Fidelity (1980)
X - Big Black X (2024) XTC - Making Plans For Nigel (1979) X-Ray Spex - Oh! Bondage Up Yours! (1977) The xx - VCR (2009)
THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY
Sham 69 - Borstal Breakout (1978) UB40 - One In Ten (1981) Old 97's - No Simple Machine (2011) Heaven 17 - Let Me Go (1983)
Dave Strong - I Wanna Know (2024) The Replacements - I Don't Know (1987)
Hüsker Dü - Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely (1986)



Friday Jul 12, 2024
Hot Freaks - Show 116 (S7, E13)
Friday Jul 12, 2024
Friday Jul 12, 2024
New music from The Decemberists and classic jams from The B-52's, The Dream Syndicate, Guided By Voices, and more. Plus the latest edition of This Week in Punk Rock History. Originally broadcast on July 12, 2024 at 101.1 FM WBRU-LP Providence.
The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982)
Guided By Voices - Hot Freaks (1994) Chuck Prophet - Hot Talk (2009) The Dream Syndicate - Burn (1984) R.E.M. - Burning Down (1987)
The Decemberists - Burial Ground (2024) The Smiths - Cemetry Gates (1986) Ramones - Pet Sematary (1989) Bob Dylan - Tombstone Blues (Take 9) (1965)
THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY
The B-52's - Planet Claire (1979) Pixies - Planet of Sound (1991) Hoodoo Gurus - Mars Needs Guitars (1985) The Mekons - Last Night on Earth (2000)
The Pretenders - Thumbelina (1984) The Sonics - Cinderella (1966)
Simple Minds - Promised You A Miracle (1982)