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 all that, you can't argue with the songs. It's another great mix, if I do say so myself.

It was hard to put together the list, partly because what I really wanted were established artists who were now doing solo work. It was easy for some of them. Then there were others, like Steve Marriot who I really wanted to put in the show, that I had to dig deep and still found them in a band situation, or guys like Mose Allison who have essentially been solo artists for their entire careers, I included them anyhow.

So, these are some of my favorite songs, by some of my favorite mod men. Enjoy.

Be sure to head on over to the modcast homepage for a complete track listing and to check out cool bonus videos for The Jet Set and Ray Davies latest solo work. 

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/modcast-159-let-your-mod-light-shine.html for a full track list of this show, to see bonus videos, get band links, and lots more. 

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What is Mod? Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World is one of the web's original modcasts celebrating mod-influenced music from past eras including #mod #powerpop #punkrock #garagerock #northernsoul #britpop #acidjazz #lounge #exotica #ska #modrevival & more. Featuring over 500 mod friendly music mixes since 2006.

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 aren't available anymore. That's why I do the From The Vaults shows where I dust off old modcasts and repost them.

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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 member of Sparks when they started out and later became a producer in the LA undergrounds for The Quick, The Last, Three O'Clock, Long Ryders, Leaving Trains and more.) Their new song shows off Mankey's producing with lots of cool sound affects throughout. The Len Price 3's latest album dropped last month to rave reviews, and you won't get any argument from me. They've outdone themselves again. In addition there are a few supercool, superhero number and some sixties stuff. Nothing not to like here.

Be sure to head over to the modcast homepage at http://www.mistersuave.com/2010/02/modcast-156-play-that-song.html for a complete track list, links to bands, bonus videos and more. 

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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 soul movie Wheedles Groove. Dig in. 

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)
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 Welcome to episode one featuring a number of lesser known, but still fantastic, mod bands from the US in the 1980s. 

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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 just needed to experience some non-violent violence, some unagressive agression. Those were when you headed out to see some hardcore bands like The Stepmothers, Circle Jerks, Delirium Tremens, Pilsbury Hardcore, the Dickies, TSOL and their ilk. The music was fast and loud and the crowds were over the top. Good luck if you were a little guy like me who got caught in the wrong pit. There were one or two times where I came home bruised and bloodied and missing a shoe or shirt. So, here's some heavier stuff, some hardcore suave style.

As usual you can hit the modcast homepage at www.mistersuave.com for a complete track listing and some cool bonus videos.

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 see that while there are some fantastic songs here, there are a number of key artists missing like The Crooks, Squire, The Amber Squad, Long Tall Shorty, The Cigarettes and lots more. From 1977 to 1981 mod was reborn in the UK, which sparked mod revivals around the world. For a few glorious years the energy and angst of punk was wed to the rhythm of soul, the pulse of power pop, and the fashions of the sixties. The Who release Quadrophenia at the height of the revival creating even more interest in all things mod. Inevitably the mod scene became overexposed, it went mainstream briefly, and that more than anything else killed it and drove the remaining mods back to their soul clubs to await the movements next revival -- still more than a decade away. Here then are the songs that I think epitomize the wide range of sounds in the mod revival. So, what are your essential mod revival tracks? I'm dying to find out from people what they see as the quintessential mod revival sound. Leave a comment and let me know what you think of my list here, what you would have added, or what you would have scrapped. Don't be shy.