Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World

Great line up on this week's show if I do say so myself. And I do. Lots of new music, as well as lots of great tracks from yesteryear. As always find a complete track list, this week's northern soulshaker cocktail recipe and bonus videos on the modcast homepage at mistersuave.com. And keep up with me between modcasts: Twitter - @mistersuave Facebook - facebook.com/modmodworld Subscribe - iTunes

Unless you've been living under a rock you know all about the recent outbreaks of violence during protests, anti-protests, free speech marches, and so on. From Portland, OR to Portland, ME; Boston, Phoenix, Seattle, San Francisco, Louisville. It seems like there is some sort of unrest just about everywhere. None of it more publicized though than the white supremacists and neo-Nazi's who marched in Charlottesville, Virginia. We shouldn't be surprised, this has happened many times before. Sadly, it will likley happen many times again. A now famous quote from uber-contrarian Henry Rollins has been popping up in memes and social media over and over again. "This is not the time to be dismayed, this is punk rock time. This is what Joe Strummer trained you for." That got me and Mary Queen of Cosmos thinking and drinking (we do a lot of both). Who are the people Joe trained? Who are the graduates of Joe Strummer's Bootcamp? This week's modcast highlights just a few. As always find a complete track list and bo

As is his usual modus operandi Ken from the cocktail syndicate is back with the officially Unofficial Tiki Oasis 2017: International Intrigue mix. It's really chapping my hide to have to listen to this since for the first time in a few years I'm not attending Tiki Oasis. I had to buy a roof and some siding for the house --neither of which I ever get to really look at you know seeing as they're on the outside and I'm on the inside-- which really put a dent in the old pocketbook. And following on the heels of my trip to New York, where the Suave's spent money like drunken sailors on leave, and ahead of an upcoming mele kalikimaka holiday expedition to the Hawaiian islands, money is tight. Like .... well never mind what it's tight like. Get a cocktail and loosen up for a good time. As always find a complete track list and bonus videos on the modcast homepage at mistersuave.com. And keep up with me between modcasts: Twitter - @mistersuave Facebook - facebook.com/modmodworld Subscribe - iTunes

Welcome to Modcast #388 in which I deep dive the mod revival and post-punk late '70s early '80s mod revival this week. There are a few here that most of you will know, but much of the rest is a bit more obscure. But no less better for being less renowned that's for sure. If you know 'em all, and if you don't sit back and enjoy the show. As always find a complete track list and bonus videos on the modcast homepage at mistersuave.com. And keep up with me between modcasts: Twitter - @mistersuave Facebook - facebook.com/modmodworld Subscribe - iTunes

It's double the listening pleasure, twice as nice, two times the fun, on all new Modcast #387: Twophers. Because, I'm playing two tracks from every artist this week. Started out with a couple of bands that I just couldn't decide which track to include, and so I thought what the hell I'll play both. And, so here we are with a whole of show of double doses of musical goodness. As always find a complete track list and bonus videos on the modcast homepage at mistersuave.com. And keep up with me between modcasts: Twitter - @mistersuave Facebook - facebook.com/modmodworld Subscribe - iTunes

Only the second episode of season 11 and I'm already shirking my modcasting duties and turning the show over to The Shingles. DJ Ken is joined by Michael Simmons and the two deliver some seriously suave sounds for your summer soundtrack. As always find a complete track list and bonus videos on the modcast homepage at mistersuave.com. And keep up with me between modcasts: Twitter - @mistersuave Facebook - facebook.com/modmodworld Subscribe - iTunes

I'm baaaaack. Did you miss me? My first extended sabbatical from the modcast is over. It only took 10 years for me to take a real break. That's right I've got ten full years of modcasting under my belt now. So welcome to season eleven. And that puts us at the halfway mark of 2017, so I've got lots of new music from the first of half of the year. As always find a complete track list, this week's northern soulshaker cocktail, and bonus videos on the modcast homepage at mistersuave.com. And keep up with me between modcasts: Twitter - @mistersuave Facebook - facebook.com/modmodworld Subscribe - iTunes

Hello funkonauts! This is the funkiest modcast in a long while, so I hope you're in for some very cool super soul. This is soul music, superfunkified, always cool, always fresh, sometimes jazzy, occasionally with a hint of acid, and never without a full dose of the disco. This is funky. As always find a complete track list, this week's northern soul shaker cocktail, and bonus videos on the modcast homepage at mistersuave.com. And keep up with me between modcasts: Twitter - @mistersuave Facebook - facebook.com/modmodworld Subscribe - iTunes

Flashback to 1968 and think go-go boots for her and cuban heels for him. All the while the groovy now sounds of the jet set generation are smoothing out the rough edges all around. As always find a complete track list, this week's northern soul shaker cocktail, and bonus videos on the modcast homepage at mistersuave.com. And keep up with me between modcasts: Twitter - @mistersuave Facebook - facebook.com/modmodworld Subscribe - iTunes

This week's modcast is fully loaded and ready to explode with great music, new and old. As always find a complete track list and bonus videos on the modcast homepage at mistersuave.com. And keep up with me between modcasts: Twitter - @mistersuave Facebook - facebook.com/modmodworld Subscribe - iTunes

This week I am joined by the inimitable Mary Queen of Cosmos as we explore songs from films of the sixties. If you like movies, especially movies from that decade of decades, then you're going to love this week's modcast. As always find a complete track list and bonus videos on the modcast homepage at mistersuave.com. And keep up with me between modcasts: Twitter - @mistersuave Facebook - facebook.com/modmodworld Subscribe - iTunes

From Britpop to power pop to indie pop I've got a grabbag full of all sorts of goodies on this week's modcast. For a complete track list and bonus videos be sure to visit the modcast homepage at www.mistersuave.com. And keep up with me between modcasts: Twitter - @mistersuave Facebook - facebook.com/modmodworld Subscribe - iTunes

Two great tastes that taste great together, power pop and punk. Or, pop punk for short. I hesitate to call this a pop punk show but definitely leans in that direction. If you like those original pop punkers The Ramones, or Nikki & The Corvettes or The Go-Gos or The Muffs, Green Day, The Presidents of the United States, The Fastbacks, and so on then you are going to dig this week's show. For a complete track list and bonus videos be sure to visit the modcast homepage at www.mistersuave.com. And keep up with me between modcasts: Twitter - @mistersuave Facebook - facebook.com/modmodworld Subscribe - iTunes

If you asked me to DJ your dance party you'd get something kinda like this -- a whole set of floor filling, toe tapping, blistering rug cutters. I'll keep the chat to a minimum and let you just dig the deep grooves. Get to steppin'!For a complete track list, bonus videos and links to band websites be sure to visit the modcast homepage at http://www.mistersuave.com/2015/05/modcast-328-guaranteed-fillers.htmlAnd keep up with me between modcasts:Twitter - https://twitter.com/mistersuaveFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/modmodworldInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/mrrobsuave/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7GRj5El2drXcG7sPay6BWv?si=Vq4MIa56Sm6MryFjStlMwwSubscribe  with iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mr-suaves-mod-mod-world/id154325887

Time. We are running out of it. All of us. Time is important. Right. How else do you get through the day? There is no way for us poor humans to not think about time. Try it. Try to not think about time right now. How long did you last? Exactly. See what I mean. And, as they say time is money. So you are gonna be rich by the end of this show. This week I've got a time theme going, and all of the songs are about some element of time. Seconds, minutes, hours, whatever, you can rest assured that because this is the Mod Mod World you know it's gonna be time well spent. Quit wasting time!For a full track listing and bonus videos get on over to the modcast homepage at www.mistersuave.com.Twitter - @mistersuave Facebook - facebook.com/modmodworld Subscribe - iTunes

A big welcome back to The Ice Cream Man, guest hosting the modcast for a second time. He is hot off the debut of his own newly launched power pop podcast which you can find it at his most excellent blog, The Ice Cream Man Power Pop and More!. If you're familiar with his blog, then you know that this will be a fantastic modcast with really great music from bands like The Riots, The Solicitors, The Judes, The Most and much more . What else would expect from The Ice Cream Man?For a full track listing get on over to the modcast homepage at www.mistersuave.com.Twitter - @mistersuave Facebook - facebook.com/modmodworld Subscribe - iTunes

Sun. Surf. Sand. It's summertime, at least in California. Who better to give you a musical spray tan than guest hosts Ken from The Shingles and Mike from Sparkle*Jets UK? No one else can do to your ears what they can. So, get yourself a lot of gin and a little tonic, collapse onto your beach chair, and prepare to get some summer sun. For a full track list and bonus videos get on over to the modcast homepage: http://www.mistersuave.com/2013/07/modcast-271-soundtrack-of-my-summer.html And keep up with me between modcasts:Twitter - https://twitter.com/mistersuaveFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/modmodworldInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/mrrobsuave/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7GRj5El2drXcG7sPay6BWv?si=Vq4MIa56Sm6MryFjStlMwwSubscribe  with iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mr-suaves-mod-mod-world/id154325887Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World. Mod friendly music mixes since 2006.

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 artists -- Flipper's Guitar, Pizzicato 5, Love Tamborines, Kahimi Karie, Fantastic Plastic Machine and others -- mixed together everything from sixties pop and motown, to acid jazz, krautrock, French ye-ye and twee. The result was something like if Sergio Mendes and Burt Bacharach had a Japanese love child. So this week I'm exploring the soul and style of Shibuya-kei and also exploring a few of the scenes influences, as well as some of it's offspring and distant cousins. Be sure to head over to the modcast homepage at http://www.mistersuave.com/2012/12/modcast-253-east-meets-west-with.html for a complete t

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 important stuff over on the modcast homepage at http://www.mistersuave.com/2011/10/annual-halloween-modcast-216-no-costume.htmlAnd keep up with me between modcasts:Twitter - https://twitter.com/mistersuaveFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/modmodworldInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/mrrobsuave/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7GRj5El2drXcG7sPay6BWv?si=Vq4MIa56Sm6MryFjStlMwwSubscribe  with iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mr-suaves-mod-mod-world/id154325887Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World. Mod friendly music mixes since 2006.

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 ran fashion spreads of Liam-esque models in fishtail parkas and Hush Puppies and Oasis duly became the biggest band since The Beatles. Once again mod chic had officially became the nation’s leisurewear and outlook of choice. -- Mojo Magazine, 2004 In the early 90s American music ruled the airwaves internationally. Seattle had spawned the angrily apathetic punk-metal hybrid that was grunge, and the slacker sound had rolled right round the world. For every action there is a reaction. Britpop was that reaction. Blur front man Damon Albarn explained Britpop has a reaction to grunge's lack of style. The Britpop