With Spring suddenly upon us, we celebrated with new music from Real Estate and classic jams from Husker Du, R.E.M, XTC, and more. Plus the latest edition of This Week in Punk Rock History. Originally broadcast on April 26, 2024 at 101.1 FM WBRU-LP Providence.     The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982) The Icicle Works - Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream) (1984)  Belly - Feed the Tree (1993)   XTC - Grass (1986)   The Jesus and Mary Chain - April Skies (1987)  Real Estate - Flowers (2024)    The Psychedelic Furs - Flowers (1980)    Ween - Push th' Little Daisies (1992)    Winter Hours - Hyacinth Girl (1986)   THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY R.E.M. - So. Central Rain (1984)   Hüsker Dü - Standing in the Rain (1987)    True Believers - The Rain Won't Help You When It's Over (1986)    Guadalcanal Diary - Pray for Rain (1986)   The Go-Betweens - Spring Rain (1986)   The Suburbs - Spring Came (1981)    The Replacements - Dose of Thunder (1985)

New music from Buffalo Tom and classic jams from Devo, Public Image Ltd, The Smiths, and more. Plus the latest edition of This Week in Punk Rock History. Originally broadcast on April 5, 2024 at 101.1 FM WBRU-LP Providence.     The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982) Elvis Costello & the Attractions - (I Don't Want to Go To) Chelsea (1978)    X-Ray Spex - The Day The World Turned Dayglo (1978)    Talking Heads - Thank You for Sending Me an Angel (1978)    Devo - Come Back Jonee (1978)   Buffalo Tom - New Girl Singing (2024)   The Smiths - Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (1986)   The Only Ones - Another Girl, Another Planet (1978)  Graham Parker - Local Girls (1979)   THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY The Clash - Garageland (1977)  Public Image Limited - Home (1986)   The English Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom (1980)   Ramones - I Don't Wanna Go Down To The Basement (1976)   Nick Lowe - So It Goes (1978)    The Feelies - What Goes On (1988)   Minutemen - This Ain't No Picnic (1984)

New music from Mary Timony and classic jams from Blondie, Concrete Blonde, X, and more. Plus the latest edition of This Week in Punk Rock History. Originally broadcast on March 22, 2024 at 101.1 FM WBRU-LP Providence.

With St. Patrick's Day around the corner, we decided to celebrate a little with new music from Sprints and classic jams from Stiff Little Fingers, The Undertones, Lou Reed, and more. Plus the latest edition of This Week in Punk Rock History. Originally broadcast on March 8, 2024 at 101.1 FM WBRU-LP Providence.     The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982) Stiff Little Fingers - Roots, Radicals, Rockers and Reggae (1981)   U2 - Rejoice (1981)   Sinead O'Connor - Mandinka (1987)   Fontaines D.C. - Boys in the Better Land (2019)   Sprints - Cathedral (2024)   Shane MacGowan & the Popes - The Church of the Holy Spook (1995)   The Beat Farmers - Gun Sale at the Church (1986) Concrete Blonde - God Is a Bullet (1989)   THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY Elvis Costello & the Attractions - Green Shirt (1979)   The Jam - Pretty Green (1980)    Hüsker Dü - Green Eyes (1985)    R.E.M. - Green Grow the Rushes (1985)  The Undertones - Whizz Kids (1980)   The Replacements - Kids Don't Follow (1982)   Lou Reed - Hold On (1989)

New music from Sleater-Kinney and classic jams from Hoodoo Gurus, Pixies, Mojo Nixon, and more. Plus the latest edition of This Week in Punk Rock History. Originally broadcast on February 23, 2024 at 101.1 FM WBRU-LP Providence.     The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982) Camper Van Beethoven - Borderline (1989)    Hoodoo Gurus - Come Anytime (1989)   XTC - The Mayor Of Simpleton (1989)   Flat Duo Jets - Wild Wild Lover (1989)    Sleater-Kinney - Hell (2024)    The Breeders - Hellbound (1990)   Pixies - Monkey Gone To Heaven (1989)    Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians - Heaven (1985)    THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY The Plimsouls - Now (1981)   Smoking Popes - Gotta Know Right Now (1994)    World Party - Way Down Now (1990)    The Dream Syndicate - Now I Ride Alone (1986)   Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper - Gonna Put My Face On A Nuclear Bomb (1986)   The Dead Milkmen - Punk Rock Girl (1988)   Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper - Elvis is Everywhere (1987)

With Valentine's Day on the horizon, we played some "love" songs, including new music from The Paranoid Style and classic jams from Buzzcocks, Billy Bragg, X, and more. Plus the latest edition of This Week in Punk Rock History. Originally broadcast on February 9, 2024 at 101.1 FM WBRU-LP Providence.     The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982) Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen in Love? (1978)  Echo & the Bunnymen - The Back of Love (1983)    Material Issue - Valerie Loves Me (1991)     Lou Reed - I Love You, Suzanne (1984)     The Paranoid Style - I Love the Sound of Structured Class (2024)   Nick Lowe - I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass (1978)    The dB's - A Spy in the House of Love (1984)     Big Star - I'm in Love With A Girl (1974)     THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY Stiff Little Fingers - Barbed Wire Love (1979)    Billy Bragg - Love Gets Dangerous (1984)    The Cult - Love Removal Machine (1987)    X - When Our Love Passed Out on the Couch (1981)    A Flock of Seagulls - Modern Love is Automatic (1982)    The Vibrators - Automatic Lover (1978)    MC5 - Teenage Lust (1970)

New music from The Whiffs. Classic jams from The Pretenders, Husker Du, David Bowie, and more. Plus the latest edition of This Week in Punk Rock History. Originally broadcast on January 26, 2024 at 101.1 FM WBRU-LP Providence.     The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982) The Replacements - Favorite Thing (1984)   Hüsker Dü - Pink Turns To Blue (1984)   Miracle Legion - The Backyard (1984)    Wire Train - Chamber of Hellos (1984)   The Whiffs - Pretender (2023)   Pretenders - Precious (1980)   The Kinks - Nothin' In The World Can Stop Me Worryin' 'Bout That Girl (1965)  Simple Minds - Speed Your Love To Me (1984)   THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY Elvis Costello & the Attractions - Watch Your Step (1981)   The English Beat - Walk Away (1981)   Dinosaur Jr. - I Ran Away (2021)    Guadalcanal Diary - Trail of Tears (1984)    David Bowie - Fashion (1980)   Superchunk - Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) (2003)    Lloyd Cole & the Commotions - Charlotte Street (1984)

We celebrated the new year and new season with new music from The Mountain Goats and classic jams from The Damned, The Cramps, Guided By Voices, and more. Plus the latest edition of This Week in Punk Rock History. Originally broadcast on January 12, 2024 at 101.1 FM WBRU-LP Providence.       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)

Some favorite new music from 2023. Classic jams from The Clash, Big Star, R.E.M., and more. Plus the latest edition of This Week in Punk Rock History. Originally broadcast on December 22, 2023 at 101.1 FM WBRU-LP Providence.       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)

New music from The Blips. Classic jams from The Pogues, The Plimsouls, Circle Jerks, and more. Plus the latest edition of This Week in Punk Rock History. Originally broadcast on December 8, 2023 at 101.1 FM WBRU-LP Providence.       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)

New music from Deer Tick and Tommy Stinson's Cowboys in the Campfire. Classic jams from The B-52's, Gang of Four, The Clash, and more. Plus the latest edition of This Week in Punk Rock History. Originally broadcast on November 10, 2023 at 101.1 FM WBRU-LP Providence.       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)

New music from Graham Parker. Classic jams from Pixies, The Waterboys, Lou Reed, and more. Plus the latest edition of This Week in Punk Rock History. Originally broadcast on October 27, 2023 at 101.1 FM WBRU-LP Providence.     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) 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)

New music from Rancid. Classic jams from The Jam, The Velvet Underground, Blondie, and more. Plus the latest edition of This Week in Punk Rock History. Originally broadcast on October 6, 2023 at 101.1 FM WBRU-LP Providence.     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)

New music from The On and Ons. Classic jams from The Ramones, The English Beat, Hoodoo Gurus, and more. Plus the latest edition of This Week in Punk Rock History. Originally broadcast on September 22, 2023 at 101.1 FM WBRU-LP Providence.     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)

New music from Lydia Loveless. Classic jams from The Jam, Dinosaur Jr., The Replacements, and more. Plus the latest edition of This Week in Punk Rock History. Originally broadcast on September 8, 2023 at 101.1 FM WBRU-LP Providence.     The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982) The Jam - Absolute Beginners (1981) Sex Pistols - Liar (1977) fIREHOSE - Honey, Please (1987) Pretenders - The Wait (1980) Lydia Loveless - Toothache (2023) Frank Black - Headache (1994) The Replacements - Achin' To Be (1989) Tindersticks - Milky Teeth (1993) THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY Dead Kennedys - Kill The Poor (1980) The Soft Boys - I Wanna Destroy You (1980) The Mountain Goats - Make You Suffer (2022)   Dinosaur Jr. - Start Choppin' (1993) The Cavedogs - Bed of Nails (1990) Hüsker Dü - Bed of Nails (1987) The Cars - Moving In Stereo (1978)

New music from The Hives. Classic jams from The Clash, New York Dolls, XTC, and more. Plus the latest edition of This Week in Punk Rock History. Originally broadcast on August 25, 2023 at 101.1 FM WBRU-LP Providence.     The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982) Iggy & the Stooges - Raw Power (1973)    David Bowie - The Jean Genie (1973)   Bob Marley & the Wailers - Get Up, Stand Up (1973)   New York Dolls - Personality Crisis (1973)    The Hives - Countdown To Shutdown (2023)   The Cramps - Goo Goo Muck (1981)   Gang Green - Alcohol (1986)   The Flaming Lips - She Don't Use Jelly (1993)   THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY The Police - Driven To Tears (Live) (1981)    Devo - Uncontrollable Urge (Live) (1981)    Echo & The Bunnymen - The Puppet (Live) (1981)    Orchestral Maneuvers In The Dark - Enola Gay (Live) (1981)    XTC - Earn Enough for Us (1986)    X - Burning House Of Love (1985)   The Clash - Julie's In The Drug Squad (1978)

More new music from The Waco Brothers. Classic jams from The Specials, Talking Heads, The Fall, and more. Plus the latest edition of This Week in Punk Rock History. Originally broadcast on August 4, 2023 at 101.1 FM WBRU-LP Providence.     The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982) The Muffs - Kids In America (1995)  Dinosaur Jr. - Just Like Heaven (1989)   The Plugz - La Bamba (1981)    The Beat Farmers - There She Goes Again (1985)    Waco Brothers - Teenage Kicks (2023)    The Specials - Monkey Man (1979)   The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love (1991)   Johnny Cash & Joe Strummer - Redemption Song (2003)    THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY Talking Heads - Take Me to the River (1978)    Graham Parker - I Want You Back (1979)   The Fall - Mr. Pharmacist (1986)   Glass Eye - Cecilia (1988)   The Feelies - Everybody's Got Something To Hide (Except Me And My Monkey) (1980)   Shane MacGowan & Sinead O’Connor – Haunted (1995)   Green On Red - Funny How Time Slips Away (1985)

New music from Brad Marino. Classic jams from The Ramones, Sonic Youth, The Del Fuegos, and more. Plus the latest edition of This Week in Punk Rock History. Originally broadcast on July 14, 2023 at 101.1 FM WBRU-LP Providence.   The Jam - Beat Surrender (1982) R.E.M. - Catapult (1983)   Billy Bragg - The Milkman of Human Kindness (1983)  Ministry - Effigy (I'm Not An) (1983)    The Plimsouls - Everywhere At Once (1983)    Brad Marino - Ramones and Stones (2023)   Ramones - Commando (1977)    The Rolling Stones - Shattered (1978)    Beady Eye - Beatles and Stones (2011)    THIS WEEK IN PUNK ROCK HISTORY Black Flag - Wasted (1978)   Los Lobos - I Got Loaded (1984)    Sonic Youth - Eric's Trip (1988)   The Replacements - Treatment Bound (1983)   The Del Fuegos - Backseat Nothing (1984)   Wilco - Passenger Side (1995)      Hüsker Dü - It's Not Funny Anymore (1983)

New music from Deer Tick. Classic jams from The Clash, Elvis Costello, The Blasters, and more. Plus the latest edition of This Week in Punk Rock History. Originally broadcast on June 30, 2023 at 101.1 FM WBRU-LP Providence.

New music from The Waco Brothers. Classic jams from Gang of Four, Pixies, Violent Femmes, and more. Plus the latest edition of This Week in Punk Rock History. Originally broadcast on June 16, 2023 at 101.1 FM WBRU-LP Providence.