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In 1980 musical currents were steeped in punk, post-punk, power pop, and new wave. The Specials were riding high off the success of their debut album, and founder Jerry Dammers pushed the band to immediately record a follow-up, More Specials. But rather than continue the DIY punked up ska and reggae they had mastered on their first LP Dammers pushed for doing something entirely different, something new and contrary to the popular sounds of the era. In an interview in mid-1980 Dammers said: "It's time for 2-Tone bands to begin getting experimental. Some of the home-grown ska has started to become a cliche. We've got to start all over again." So he drove The Specials in hard left turn creating an album of easy listening, exotica, lounge music. And young mods like yours truly ate it up. We didn't realize we were cutting our teeth on lounge music and that it was training us up for the coming cocktail revolution of the 1990s. There's no doubt that Jerry Dammers trained mods to like lounge, exotica, tiki and ot

What do you want? New music! When you want it? Right freakin' now! Modcast #430: All New Hits has it all from the likes of The Heck, Geoff Palmer, Librarians with Hickeys, Amoeba Teen, the Skints, Jonny Magus & The Bursting Bubbles, Pale Lips, Oliver Kennan and lots more. As always find a complete track list over on the modcast homepage at http://www.mistersuave.com/2019/06/modcast-430-all-new-hits.html And keep up with me between modcasts: Twitter - @mistersuave Facebook - facebook.com/modmodworld Subscribe - iTunes Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World. Mod friendly music mixes since 2006. What is Mod? Mr. Suave's Mod, Mod World is the web's original modcast celebrating mod music & mod-influenced music from past eras including soul, ska, garage, 60s R&B, power pop, punk, britpop, acid jazz, lounge, easy listening & more. Mod friendly music mixes since 2006. #mod #mods #powerpop #soulmusic #ska #garagerock #sixties #modrevival #modcast

Here it is one of the horniest modcasts ever. That's right this modcast is stacked with horns. All made from brass ... even most of the woodwinds. As always find a complete track list over on the modcast homepage at http://www.mistersuave.com/2019/05/modcast-429-sass-of-brass.html And keep up with me between modcasts: Twitter - @mistersuave Facebook - facebook.com/modmodworld Subscribe - iTunes Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World. Mod friendly music mixes since 2006.

I've been pressed to impress myself of late. Got me a new suit, some new ties and have been upping the game with a bit more effort to step out with style. But, the music is still the same. So, here we go again with a great set of new music, along with a few older gems to round out the mix. As always find a complete track list over on the modcast homepage at http://www.mistersuave.com/2019/04/modcast-428-pressed-to-impress.html And keep up with me between modcasts: Twitter - @mistersuave Facebook - facebook.com/modmodworld Subscribe - iTunes Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World. Mod friendly music mixes since 2006.

This week's modcast sort of came together by accident, as some of my best shows do. It didn't start out that way, but eventually as I was working on things the theme presented itself and I thought it would work pretty well. As you listen I'm sure it won't be hard for you to nail down what the theme is. No matter the theme it's a nice mix of funky, soulful, acid jazz goodness. As always find a complete track list over on the modcast homepage at mistersuave.com. And keep up with me between modcasts: Twitter - @mistersuave Facebook - facebook.com/modmodworld Subscribe - iTunes Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World. Mod friendly music mixes since 2006.

You know when you're at a baseball game and as soon as you hear the crack of the bat you know it's a homerun? That's this show folks. Tons of great new music for you. So, get yourself a hotdog, some peanuts, and a cold one as you enjoy this week's modcast. As always find a complete track list over on the modcast homepage at http://www.mistersuave.com/2019/03/modcast-426-coming-on-strong.html And keep up with me between modcasts: Twitter - @mistersuave Facebook - facebook.com/modmodworld Subscribe - iTunes Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World. Mod friendly music mixes since 2006.

Hello garage rockers, are you ready to rock and roll? Special delivery to you on this modcast is some great old 80s garage rock. It's loud and brash, with lots of fuzzy guitars and pounding drums. The girls will all be in miniskirts and gogo boots, while the boys will have Prince Valiant hair and lotsa paisley shirts. This show is packed with great music, some of it a little obscure as I've chosen some deeper tracks that maybe don't get played as much. So packed that you won't even hear groups like Gravedigger V, Tell-Tale Hearts, Pandoras, Crawdaddy's, or the Fuzztones. But you do get is going to blow you away. As always find a complete track list over on the modcast homepage at mistersuave.com And keep up with me between modcasts: Twitter - https://twitter.com/mistersuave Facebook - facebook.com/modmodworld Subscribe - iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mr-suaves-mod-mod-world/id154325887?mt=2 Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World. Mod friendly music mixes since 2006.

Finally! Welcome to the modcast kids, I've got a great show lined up for you. Out here in the Pacific Northwest we just survived Seattle's snowpacalypse. We got over a foot of snow here in West Seattle at Suave Mannor and spent the past week housebound. That doesn't usually happen out here. Rain yes, a little snow sometimes, but not like this. It was Seattle's biggest snowfall in almost 100 years, but being snowed in did give me time to work up this modcast. Some new stuff, some old stuff, all great stuff. And keep up with me between modcasts: Twitter - https://twitter.com/mistersuave Facebook - facebook.com/modmodworld Subscribe - iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mr-suaves-mod-mod-world/id154325887?mt=2 Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World. Mod friendly music mixes since 2006.

I can't remember who but a while back somebody messaged me and asked if I'd do a whole show of cool organ jazz, and well here it is. The first one at least. I've got a couple of other organ shows brewing in the back of my mind. But this one is all just cool jazz numbers really. Some by artists you're sure to recognize and some by a few that might be new to you. As always find a complete track list over on the modcast homepage at mistersuave.com And keep up with me between modcasts: Twitter - @mistersuave Facebook - facebook.com/modmodworld Subscribe - iTunes Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World. Mod friendly music mixes since 2006.

This is it, the end of another year. 2018 is bowing out and 2019 is stepping up to the plate. This past year was a pretty damn good one for new music. So much so that it's taken me weeks to really filter through the crop and pick just the ripest bits of tasty musical fruit. Tons of good bands simply didn't make the cut, not because they didn't produce good stuff, but just because I only have one more hour this year and so you're going to get just the tastiest bits. The bands that didn't make the show could have a show of their own like The Mads, The Chats, Alkaline Trio, Faz Waltz, Outtacontrollers, the Darts, The Vaccines, The Interrupters, and The Laissez Faires. Which means what remains is going to give you one hell of a ride. As always find a complete track list over on the modcast homepage at mistersuave.com And keep up with me between modcasts: Twitter - @mistersuave Facebook - facebook.com/modmodworld Subscribe - iTunes Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World. Mod friendly music mixes since 2006.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas and you know what that means. Time for another modcast office Christmas party. At past parties DJ Ken and I have thrown up on Christmas, been blown away by Christmas, blown off Christmas, but this year we're blowing up Christmas. As always find a complete track list over on the modcast homepage at http://www.mistersuave.com/2018/12/modcast-421-blowing-up-christmas.html And keep up with me between modcasts: Twitter - @mistersuave Facebook - facebook.com/modmodworld Subscribe - iTunes Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World. Mod friendly music mixes since 2006.

Here we are twenty plus years past the heyday of Britpop and the internets are all atwitter wondering whether or not we're having a Britpop revival. Can you really revive something that never died? Maybe it's more of a Britpop resuscitation. Either way I settle the debate and put the question of a Britpop revival to bed on an all new, supersized modcast. As always find a complete track list over on the modcast homepage at www.mistersuave.com/2018/12/modcast-420-and-on-and-on-and-on.html And keep up with me between modcasts: Twitter - @mistersuave Facebook - facebook.com/modmodworld Subscribe - iTunes Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World. Mod friendly music mixes since 2006.

Here we are nearing the end of the year and entering into holiday season. So, no holiday music! Just a whole bunch of great songs that I've been wanting to play on and off for a while. A few new tracks and lots of others spanning the gamut of time and genre. In other news, Suave Manor is getting remodeled and my regular studio office has been relocated to the basement. So, if things sound a bit different that is probably why. As you can see from this on the spot shot of the modcast coming to form, it's not a bad room. Pretty cool in fact as I can stare some of my favorite framed records. Soon all will be right in my suave little corner of the universe and I'll have a newly remodeled office where I can once again work my magic. As always find a complete track list over on the modcast homepage at www.mistersuave.com/2018/11/modcast-419-bits-pieces.html And keep up with me between modcasts: Twitter - @mistersuave Facebook - facebook.com/modmodworld Subscribe - iTunes Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World. Mod fr

Call it lounge music, cocktail music, exotica, jetset bachelor pad music, whatever, if it swings then its in the mix this week. As always find a complete track list over on the modcast homepage at http://www.mistersuave.com/2018/11/modcast-418-mr-suaves-swingin-cocktail.html. And keep up with me between modcasts: Twitter - @mistersuave Facebook - facebook.com/modmodworld Subscribe - iTunes Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World. Mod friendly music mixes since 2006.

There's a lot of Zombies in this year's Halloween modcast. It's a scary one with zombies, gravediggers, devils, and even hipsters. DJ Ken from the Shingles is back as the head devil for his 11th annual haunting halloween blowout, Modcast #417: Death Is Amongst Us. Missed one of the others? Here's ten pumpkin's full of rockin' Halloween tunes. As always find a complete track list over on the modcast homepage at http://www.mistersuave.com/2018/09/modcast-415-garage-stompin-in-sixties.html And keep up with me between modcasts: Twitter - @mistersuave Facebook - facebook.com/modmodworld Subscribe - iTunesMr. Suave's Mod Mod World. Mod friendly music mixes since 2006.

Welcome to Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World, and this time around I'm delivering some new tunes, some older tunes, some soul, some power pop, basically a little bit of everything. And, I'm excited to have found and have a chance to share with you one special track. As always find a complete track list over on the modcast homepage at http://www.mistersuave.com/2018/09/modcast-415-garage-stompin-in-sixties.html And keep up with me between modcasts: Twitter - @mistersuave Facebook - facebook.com/modmodworld Subscribe - iTunesMr. Suave's Mod Mod World. Mod friendly music mixes since 2006.

Put on your stovepipe pants, slip into a paisley shirt and get your chelsea boots shined up, it's time to slip back to the sixties for some raw and raucous cave-stompin garage rock. As always find a complete track list over on the modcast homepage at http://www.mistersuave.com/2018/09/modcast-415-garage-stompin-in-sixties.html And keep up with me between modcasts: Twitter - @mistersuave Facebook - facebook.com/modmodworld Subscribe - iTunesMr. Suave's Mod Mod World. Mod friendly music mixes since 2006.

Oops, the iPod did it again. I'm either too busy or too lazy to curate my own modcast this week. That's right it's that time again, time for the old iPod to shuffle up a batch of random acts of music excellence. So, here's your chance to peek behind the curtain as it were and see what's lurking on my disk drives. Let's set the iPod on shuffle and be on our way. As always find a complete track list over on the modcast homepage at http://www.mistersuave.com/2018/08/modcast-414-imod-shuffle-vol-vi.html And keep up with me between modcasts: Twitter - @mistersuave Facebook - facebook.com/modmodworld Subscribe - iTunes Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World. Mod friendly music mixes since 2006.

Prepare for a soundgasm of good music on this week's show. Stir up a strong something or other, sit back on the old porch and watch the sun go down while sweet, sweet music soothes your soul. As always find a complete track list over on the modcast homepage at http://www.mistersuave.com/2018/08/modcast-412-this-is-where-its-at.html And keep up with me between modcasts: Twitter - @mistersuave Facebook - facebook.com/modmodworld Subscribe - iTunes Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World. Mod friendly music mixes since 2006.

This week's show is short and sweet. You know what they, size doesn't matter, it's what you do with it.  And I do some amazing things this week with lots of new songs, as well as a couple older tracks.   As always find a complete track list over on the modcast homepage at http://www.mistersuave.com/2018/08/modcast-412-this-is-where-its-at.html   And keep up with me between modcasts: Twitter - @mistersuave Facebook - facebook.com/modmodworld Subscribe - iTunes Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World. Mod friendly music mixes since 2006.