Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World

Made in the USA is a tag that means something over here. Sort of. At least it means it wasn't tiny-hand crafted by children in a third-world sweatshop. Supposedly. But, I digress. The point today is that made in the USA means mod in the USA. [Originally broadcast 2013] Worldwide, the modness out there is almost palpable. Spain. France. Russia. The Netherlands. Philippines. Is there anywhere a mod...

Soul music really is the soul of mod. Since the 60s mods have had a love affair with soul music. It's amazing how big (and sometimes surprisingly subtle) an influence soul has been to music overall. Too many songs are really just soul songs gussied up in another genre whether it be garage, or lounge, or sophistopop or whatever. So, this week I'm taking you all out for a serious soul fling. Put you...

Slow down, you say? I'm moving too fast, you say? Hurry up and get on the good foot, I say to you. Got a great show lined up for all you kids to dig. Want some Brit-pop? You got it. Yearning for a bit of soul music? You got it. Mod? power pop? Check. Check. Yup, got that covered too. Speaking of being covered, I've even got some cool covers of classic songs. Might I suggest you get yourself some b...

Welcome to the mod world. The power pop mod world this week. Get your skinny ties on because I've got a full show of power pop for you with 17 great power pop tracks. Full track list available at Mistersuave.com . 

For the full track list visit the modcast page . Merry Grimble, ho ho ho and all that stuff. This is the time of year that all over the planet people are striving to be of good cheer. And the mods on the internet are no different. I have invited a bunch of mod bloggers, mod podcasters, mod friendly bands to tell us about their favorite Christmas song. You'll hear from guests The Bang with a specia...

East meets west with Shibuya-kei taking center stage in the mod world this week. Shibuya-kei was a 1990s music movement that wasn't about Tokyo's ultra-trendy and fashionable Shibuya district as it was about a rather lucky gathering of Japanese musicians who mixed bossa nova, soul, funk, jazz, techno and synthpop into a retro-futrist sound that was redundant yet fresh. Shibuya-kei's most prominent...

Now is the time for all good mods to come to the aid of their scene. Download this podcast, turn up the stereo to 11 and introduce the world to some great music. Whether it's soul, power pop, classic rock, or new wave I've got you covered this week. [Originally broadcast November 28, 2012] Great bonus videos and a complete track list are available at http://www.mistersuave.com/2012/11/now-is-time-...

Two hundred fifty? If you'd told me six years back that I'd pump out 250 modcasts --with a little help from my friends-- I'd have told you to bugger off you crazy fool. But, lo and behold here we are doing just that. (Publishing the 250th show that is, not buggering off.) Amazingly, over that time the show has been downloaded over 268,921 times and there have been over 200,000 pageviews at misters...

Welcome mods! I've set the wayback machine to jet us 30 years into the past. For your listening pleasure I present the chosen few of '82: some rather obscure, some more recognizable, but all of them worth hearing out. Almost all of these songs were released in '82, although there are a couple of late '81s in here, but you would have been listening to those in '82.  Really this just scratches the s...

Keepin' the beat in the mod world this week is a whole host of great bands from The Who to The Chase to The Ska Vengers , with sounds from power pop to soul , to ska . What's old is new again with a couple of cool covers mixed in with brand new originals and a few classics that always put your toes to tapping. As usual you can get a full track list and watch bonus videos from The Ska Vengers and T...

Welcome to  Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World , the 241st show of that name, if you can believe it. The long march to episode #500 continues, and I'm almost halfway there. Summer seems to have finally arrived in Seattle. Temperatures are pushing the mercury up above 80 degrees, which around here is pretty warm. The skies are blue, the nights are long (not Alaska long, but long enough) and it does indeed s...

Life is easy in the mod world this week. As in easy listening. Of course it's always easy listening to Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World, but this week it's especially easy. From bossa nova to lounge pop, I've got a suave set of easy listening music from the heyday of the now sound, mostly though not exclusively. I've even thrown in a few surprise easy gems from Supergrass, Truly Smith, Frank Sinatra and...

Lost in the "vaults" is more like it. This show was popular in it's first appearance in 2010 and has had a couple resurrections since then. So, bringing it back yet again, you know to give the people what they want. ~Mr. Suave, 2024 In the early 90s there was a bubbling up of cocktail music coming from the unsorted Goodwill record bins all the way to the dusty film music libraries of long dead or...

What a week. Icy cold storm kept me holed up in suave headquarters most of the week, only to emerge to the news that Etta James had died, Jamesetta, that was her real first name which she later reversed for her stage name, grew up hard, lived hard, worked hard, and sang hard, she had a voice that was large and in charge. Didn't seem like much of a show without something from the legendary Ms. Jame...

Ken and Darren from The Shingles are on hand to scare the bejeebers out of you. Don't worry they won't do it with heavy metal or gangsta rap. Nope their serving up delicious treats from the likes of The Action, the Mummies, Batlove, Swingin' Neckbreakers and more. Get your costumes on if you want some candy.  As always find a complete track list, bonus videos and all the important links to all the...

How do I like my music? Long, hard and fast like my . . . . modcasts. This week's show has a lot of little gems from my musical gold mine like Ace Spectrum, The Luck of Eden Hall, Pimlico, The Parties, Beady Eye and lots more. Please enjoy. Be sure to head over to the modcast homepage for a complete track list and this week's bonus videos. 

Welcome to where the action truly is. Another great episode of Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World is on the launching pad ready to send you to new heights of musical ecstasy. Among other things I've got a review of the lates release from garage rockers The Greenhornes (also known on occassion as The Raconteurs ), as well as the usual mod friendly tracks from past and the present. Be sure to cruise on over...

This week on the modcast, something old something new, but nothing borrowed or blue. The something new is Mr. Suave's Reviews You Can Use , this week with a review of The Spazzys latest release "Dumb is Forever". Head on over to the modcast homepage at mistersuave.com for links to the band sites, bonus videos from The Q and Asteroid #4 and lots more cool stuff.  And keep up with me between modcast...

All brand new show baby. It's time for Mrs. Suave's Hot Rockin' Beats, bringing you all the heaviest of hits. You'll be tearing your hair out in no time at all. Promises. Be sure to hit the modcast homepage at mistersuave.com for a full track list for all the modcasts, bonus videos, links to bands and blogs and more. 

Welcome to Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World , and a midweek modcast. This week I'm dusting off the record crates, delving into the modern mod's record collection and digging out some of the best tracks of the 21st century. The turn of the century brought us a new wave of garage bands updating the garage rock sounds of past eras for a whole new legion of fans. It also ushered in a second wave -- or maybet...

Here, finally, was proof that mod could mutate into a reflection of contemporary street culture and yet still retain its vital characteristics: confidence, defiance and an appreciation of a nice pair of shoes, all wrapped up in a cocksure bravado traceable all the way back to original ‘tacky herbert’ Jimmy Cooper. A booming Loaded magazine (run by Jam fans James Brown and Tim Southwell) happily ra...

Rising out of the mod, twee, power pop and C86 scenese of the 80s came a guitar driven alternative rock in the UK. It was partly as a response to the hordes of flannel wearing grungesters and the burgeoning gangsta rap scene of the day. This alt rock movement was based outside of London, primarily in Manchester, and had as it's own roots in the British invasion bands of the 60s as well as psychade...

Welcome to Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World where we're all breakin our beats on some nasty funk and soul this week. So, get on your good foot.  Head on over to the modcast homepage at mistersuave.com for a complete track list as well as bonus videos. 

Ken from The Shingles is once again at the wheel of this scary Halloween hearse and he's steering it on a creepy course sure to give you a bit of a tingle up and down your spine.  Creepy, kooky, ooky and downright groovy, this year's Halloween modcast has it all: Boss Martians, Fred Schneider, The Damned, The Who, and a hell of a lot more.  Modcast #181: Monsters Rule O.K. (2010)   http://www.mist...

I'm taking you back to the early days of the US mod scene this week with some great music including a couple of really cool live tracks from The Bangles & The Three O'Clock . Even cooler than that is that I got a chance to interview Bart Mendoza. He's been making and shaking the mod scene since the late 70s when he started Manual Scan , and then later as member of T he Shambles . With a resume...