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 maybethird wave depending on who you talk to -- of Britpop influenced bands, many of whome weren't even British. Throughout the first decade of this century the momentum of good music has been maintained and there are scores of bands out there that I could have highlighted in this show. I picked just a few, all bands with tracks that I think are worth keeping in your hip pocket. Any mod collection would be well served by their inclusion.

Be sure to head over to the modcast homepage at mistersuave.com for a full track list, bonus videos from The Rifles and Graham Coxon, and more. 

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 psychadelic rock of the 60s/70s and the post-punk and new wave movements of the 80s.

The bands on this modcast provided the launching pad for the mod influenced, British reinvasion that came to be called Britpop.

Head over to the modcast homepage for a complete track list, bonus videos and more. 

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.mistersuave.com/2010/10/modcast-181-monsters-rule-ok.html

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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 The Shambles. With a resume like that it's pretty clear that power pop is in his blood. In addition to his musical prowess Bart is a one-stop mod promotional guru, and a walking encyclopedia on the US mod scene.

The interview is long, but worth it for those of you interested in the history of the mod scene, and for anyone who likes the great power pop music of Manual Scan and The Shambles. Bart talks about both bands, as well as about his work behind the scenes as was one of the folks that kept the mod scene going, producing shows, publishing fanzines, organizing rallies and events.

The Shambles website
The Shambles on Myspace
Manual Scan on Myspace
The Che Underground

Be sure to head on over to the modcast homepage at mistersuave.com for a full track list, and some very cool bonus videos of Manual Scan and The Shambles.

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 World, I opened today's show with a track from a band called Airborne Toxic Event, and even though they're out of Los Angeles man they sound a lot like a british band with obvious influence from Franz Ferdinand and the Fratellis. The rest of the show is equally as good. I think there is pretty much something for everyone here -- except for the Def Leppard crowd (you know who you are, now leave me alone and learn to like better music).

If you're in the mood, you might want to cruise on over and check out the Mr. Suave's homepage at www.mistersuave.com. I try to keep my top friends up to date with some classic mod bands as well as newer groups I've been listening to of late and also reviewing new and old bands alike.

If you've got questions or just want to chat drop me an e-mail at [email protected]. 

Thanks for listening. 

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 homepage at http://www.mistersuave.com/2010/06/modcast-170-new-to-you.html and check out bonus videos from new bands The Young Veins and The Like, and a tragically disturbing one from Bubblegum Lemonade. 

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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.

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 cream sundae. Now, not so much. You practically can't be a ska band these days if you aren't doing a slew of covers of classic songs in a ska style. For better or worse, the modern ska catalog owes as much to covers as it does to original composition. There are ska styled covers of everything from the Village People's "YMCA" to the Star Wars theme song.

So, here then is a whole bunch of ska related covers. This whole modcast is either songs done in a ska style, or a cover of a ska band made new, or something along those lines. There's even a cover of a cover of a cover of a commercial buried in here.

Be sure to hit the modcast homepage to get a full track listing and check out some bonus videos.