Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World

Once more into the vault my friends, once more into the vault. Step back in time, to a time when the modcast was young and fresh. Take a giant step outside your current listening constraints and journey with me all the way back to those oh so sweltering days of Summer 2007 . I've opened up the vaults and dusted off a classic modcast that I think you'll enjoy. Again. Welcome to Mr. Suave's Mod Mod...

This week's modcast is jam packed with all new songs for you. That's right these are all 2010 releases; brand new bands and brand new songs. Or, at the least brand new songs, since some are from old friends like The Vibrators, Hot Hot Heat, Bubblegum Lemonade and even Devo . Hopefully there'll be a few new treats here for you. [Originally broadcast in 2010] Be sure to head on over to the modcast h...

Welcome to Mr Suave's Mod Mod World , the big ska covers show. I don't know when exactly it happened, but at some point covers ceased to be just a ska band staple as they were for Madness , The Beat , The Specials and so on back in the two-tone era. Then, covers were soemthing that rounded out a band's performance, a nice little extra that was the musical cherry on top of each band's original ice...

This is episode 61 of the Mod World and I thought it wouldn't last three shows! Go figure. This week's show has a little something for everyone, I hope. Don't just take my word for it, actually listen to the music. You'll be blown awayby The Fratellis, Radio Stars, Manfred Mann, Downliners Sect, The Understones and more, I guarantee it. Head over to the modcast homepage at mistersuave.com for a fu...

Welcome to Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World . This week's show is brought to you by the letter Y as in Y chromosome. It's mod men week on the modcast. I've collected songs from mod men, some with undeniable mod street cred like Ray Davies, Steve Marriot, or Paul Weller, and to others like Mose Allison and Paul Heaton who I will go to my grave arguing are every bit the mod as any other man. Regardless of...

Welcome to Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World. Got a big, bold, beautiful show for you this week with new tracks from Paul Weller, The Booze and The School as well as new bands like Fitz and The Tantrums and Sunshine Highway . Along the way I've thrown in some golden oldies too from So Cal mod-skasters The Untouchables , and ska-pop new wavers Graduate . Kicking it all off is one of the Lambretta's earlies...

This week on the Mod Mod World I'm shining a light on some great sounds from acid jazz to power pop. This week's show is a bit longer than usual, but it's worth it. It's an eclectic mix to be sure, but then mods are lucky enough to enjoy many different styles of mod friendly music.  (original broadcast 2010) Don't forget to head over to the modcast homepage at http://www.mistersuave.com/2010/03/mo...

This week the mod world is full up with cool sounds both new and old. New from The Futureheads and Ocean Colour Scene, and old from the likes of The Doors and Pimlico. It's a good show, I guarantee it. If you've been perusing past shows and find some that aren't currently available just leave me a comment and I'll put them back online. Storage and bandwidth cost money, so some of the older shows a...

Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World, modcast #156. In honor of Valentine's Day I've done nothing. Nothing for Valentine, but everything for you dear listener -- and it's a much better story. I've got a couple of brand new tracks from The Eddies and the Len Price 3 . The Eddies are twins Dean and Dale Hoth backed up by legendary producer Earl Mankey on the drums. (If you don't know, Mankey was an original me...

Welcome to Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World , this week I'm laying the funk down. Since mods cannot live on power pop alone, I've got a full bowl o' soul for you, with extra funkification to help you get your groove on from the likes of The New Mastersounds, Lo Fidelity Jet Set Orchestra, The Fantastics! and more. Head on over to the modcast homepage for a full track listing, and a preview of the Seattle...

Happy New Year, I'm back baby! [ Original broadcast January 3, 2010] Welcome to Mr. Suave's Mod Mod world, 2009 is in the history books, and 2010 is upon. But I'm giving 2009 one last gasp before moving. The first decade of the 21st century is history, but this last year saw great music produced. I've got eleven treats for you to close out the last year from power pop to soul to indie rock. And it...

This is the second of my big power pop shows, because as I pointed out last week , one modcast alone couldn't contain it all. So I've put together another near dozen perfect power pop songs. Some you'll be familiar with, and a few you might not, from the likes of The Raspberries, Gary Valentine, The Peasants, The Zippers and more.  Be sure to swing by the modcast homepage and check out this week's...

Anyone who listens to this show or reads this blog will quickly realize that I'm a big power pop fan. So, I'm finally doing a right proper power pop show. And to kick it all off I've got a Mod World exclusive. If you're a mod power pop fan of a certain age you are probably familiar Modest Proposal -- they were a mid-80s mod band from Washington DC. Opening the show this week is a previously unrele...

There's definitely chill after dark these days. That can only mean that Halloween must be nearly upons us. With that in mind here is a spooky, surprise-filled modcast from guest DJ Ken from The Shingles -- Something Wicked This Way Comes . Be sure to check out mistersuave.com for more podcasts, spooky and otherwise. Modcast #144: Something Wicked This Way Comes (Halloween 2009)   http://www.mister...

 Welcome to episode one featuring a number of lesser known, but still fantastic, mod bands from the US in the 1980s.  The Modsters -- Why Aren't You Dreaming? Chardon Square -- Lost in the Cartoons The Question -- Shall Be Love The Key -- Feeling Special The Leopards -- Psychadelic Boy The Targets -- Sax Man Manual Scan -- Nothing Can Be Everything The Three O'Clock -- Jetfighter Modest Proposal -...

Flashback to the early days when the modcast was fresh and so clean . . . . . . Welcome to another mid-summer classic, this of the power pop kind. There's nothing better than the news that power pop legends Cheap Trick -- celebrating their 35th year of existence if you can believe it -- have a new album simply titled The Latest . Or that California's own sunshine power poppers extraordinaire, The...

This modcast is a bit different than the others, since I'm turning the mod mod world into the punk punk world. Growing up in southern California in the early 80s I was lucky enough to get to take in some of the great music of the era, namely hardcore punk. Most of the time I was wearing paisly shirts, three button mohair suits, desert boots and riding my scooter. But there were sometimes when you...

Welcome to Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World , and welcome to summer. Like it or not, this is the obligatory summer show. Can't wait 'til the summer comes. How can I tell it's summer in Seattle? Please, there were two momentary sun breaks today, and  Metro was smellin' pretty ripe on the way home. Be sure to get over to the modcast homepage for the complete track list, band links and bonus videos. 

Welcome to Mr. Suave’s Mod Mod World . This is a special episode of the modcast, the second in a series I call Mod Essentials . The first one, Mod Essentials: In The Beginning premiered last summer and featured my take on the most essential mod tracks of the 1960s. As you can imagine it was hardly definitive. And this one likely won’t be either . This is Mod Essentials II: The Revival . You will s...

Welcome to Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World . This week it comes from California, the it being some great mod bands down through the years. California has always been the nation's defacto leader for the mod scene. Not that there aren't great scenes and bands from around the country, but in California you have three scenes in San Francisco, Los Angeles/Orange County, and San Diego, and each has its own di...

It's all smack and tackle thanks to this being Superbowl weekend. The food is great, but I'm not one for the game myself. I'd much rather sitdown and listen to some great garage rock, or some swingin' lounge music. Or, I could mix up a modcast of epic proportions. Flashback to 1984, and to 1967, and to 1978, and even just back to '02. Flashbacks are great aren't they? So are the tracks on this wee...

Welcome to Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World . This is the 113th modcast, and the first of 2009. Here's hoping that this year will be better than last year. Not that last year was all that bad but it did end on a rotten, stinking, rancid note for your humble host who had a computer catastrohe and lost tons of archived digital music. Even my backups were blasted away. Thus far, my new year has been spent t...

For a full tracklist visit the modcast page . The temperatures in Seattle have dipped uncomfortably low so that must mean it's about Christmas time. So, here is my annual foray into holiday shenanigans. This year's modcast has all the elements of a classic -- old and new, power pop and punk rock, garage and indie faves, traditional --and not so traditional-- holiday cheer. Everything from The Womb...

Halloween Modcast 2008: Monsters A Go-Go! Be afraid, be very afraid. Ken from The Shingles is at the controls of the this week's suave modcast and if that doesn't scare you, nothing will. Get haunted by the likes of Me First and the Gimme, Gimmes; The Damned; The Kinks; the Ghastly Ones; The Dead 60s; Swamp Zombies; Gene "Bowlegs" Miller and a whole hell of a lot more ghoulish goodies.  And keep u...

Flashback to 2008 and Modcast #106: You're Wondering Now. [Originally broadcast 2008] This week's modcast opens with a track from Stereolab's new release, runs on along and closes with another new release from London's Supernovas, a band that is on a self-proclaimed mission to trigger a new mod revival. It's a good show that I think you'll enjoy. Head over to the modcast homepage for a complete tr...