Podcasts by Mr. Suaves Mod Mod World

Episode 494: Modcast #494: The Triple Play from 2021-09-26T19:40:07

It's the end of the season, the pennant race is on, the fall classic is looming. So, of course I had to call up some ringers to talk baseball and music. First up is DJ Ken from The Shingles, and...

Episode 493: Modcast #493: Diver Down from 2021-09-20T15:37:17

You know the artists but do you remember these tracks? I've got deep cuts from the back catalogs of some of our favorite bands on this week's show. These are the songs that often get forgotten, ...

Episode 492: Modcast #492: Summer's Slipping Away from 2021-09-04T15:00:19

Indeed, it's the end of the summer season and just in the nick of time here comesguest hosts DJ Ken and Michael Simmons to say a final farewell with their annual summer shindig.

As always...

Episode 491: Modcast #491: The Future Is Bright from 2021-08-28T19:27:41

If the future is so bright you gotta wear sunglasses, the music of now is so great you gotta turn up the volume. Lucky listeners out there are gonna get hipped to some very cool new music from g...

Episode 490: Modcast #490: All Funked Up from 2021-08-19T00:04:02

Here comes some super soul tunes with such rounded edges that it gives 'em a smooth, swaggering vibe the likes of which your ears will be begging for more.  This will have movin' and groovin' an...

Episode 489: Modcast #489: Stirring Things Up With Big Stir Records from 2021-08-07T18:06:12

Power pop lovers of all stripes are probably well aware of the guests joining me on this modcast: Rex and Christina co-founders of Big Stir Records. We talk about turning a live scene into a rec...

Episode 488: Modcast #488: Play Em Again Suave from 2021-07-29T21:37:33

We're just a little past the half way mark for this year and already it's shaping up to be a great one as far as new music goes.  A lot of music rumbles through my ears, and lately these are the...

Episode 487: Modcast #487: Here Comes The Ice Cream Man from 2021-07-17T17:25:39

Ages ago I discovered this great blog (yes blog!) called Ice Cream Man Power Pop & More. It was highlighting all the exact types of music that I loved. Eventually that morphed into the fanta...

Episode 486: Modcast #486: Today's Hit Parade from 2021-07-12T15:46:31

The sounds may cover the decades, but they're all now sounds from now bands. With nods to past eras aplenty, all of the band here are pumping out great, new music. 

As always find a compl...

Episode 485: Modcast #485: Down With The Upstroke from 2021-06-29T22:25:34

Time to get down with the upstroke, the Jamaican R&B shuffle that is the foundation of ska music. Got lots of cool music for you this week with some new ska, some unlikely ska, some ska cove...

Episode 484: Modcast #484: Summer Solstice Sounds from 2021-06-20T22:35:02

I've queued up some sunshine pop for your summer listening enjoyment. It's summer in Seattle, and a few other places around the world as well, and that means it's time for some sunshiney sounds. I'...

Episode 483: Modcast #483: All Things Star Collector from 2021-06-11T22:10:48

This week I was fortunate to connect with the lead singer of Vancouver, BC's Star Collector (Bandcamp, Listen

Episode 482: Modcast #482: Mr. Suave Sells Out (15th Anniversary Show) from 2021-06-01T22:19:57

Fifteen years in and the modcast is still going strong. Stronger than strong having just recently passed 1,162,585 visitors to mistersuave.com, and over over 500,000 downloads and streams of the mo...

Episode 481: Modcast #481: Breaking New Sound Too from 2021-05-24T17:35:56

Here it comes. Another shotgun scatter of new tunes. Breaking New Sound Too. There is so much cool new music out there that one Modcast alone can't hip you to all the mod friendly sounds that aboun...

Episode 480: Modcast #480: Breaking New Sound from 2021-05-14T22:39:42

Sixteen great artists all breaking new sound for you on the Modcast. I've got some power pop for you, some garage rock, some straight up punk rock, some soulful stuff, a bit of indie rock. What do ...

Episode 479: Modcast #479 Tasty Waves&Hot Licks from 2021-05-02T00:03:11

The tide is high, the surf's up, and it's time to wax your stick and hit water. Got an ocean full of garage rock, punk rock, and surf rock.

As always find a complete track list over on the ...

Episode 478: Modcast #478: This Is It from 2021-04-19T19:13:52

No more rehearsing and nursing of parts, this is it, the show of shows, and who knows what heights we're gonna hit with this one. They say a good day starts with a good breakfast. So, a good week s...

Episode 477: Modcast #477: Gateway Drugs from 2021-04-11T15:54:09

What was your first musical crush? What was the band that was a gateway to other similar acts? That's the focus of this week's modcast with Mary Queen of Cosmos joining in the fun. And it's a mon...

Episode 476: Modcast #476: And Now For Something A Little Different from 2021-04-04T17:41:50

This modcast is a happy hour in and of itself, the perfect accompaniment to your own cocktail party. That's the good thing about modcasts, they're always there when youw want them. So hit the paus...

Episode 475: Modcast #475: Time Won't Let Me from 2021-03-24T23:05:03

From old school to new cool Modcast #475: Time Won't Let Me is packed with great music of the power pop, garage rock, mod friendly variety. Plus Dean Hoth from The Eddies drops in to talk about the...

Episode 474: Modcast #474: For your Listening Pleasure from 2021-03-14T16:20:20

Great line up for this go around with a little bit of everything from some soul to ska to psych-pop to garage rock.

As always find a complete track list over on the modcast homepage at Listen

Episode 473: Modcast #473: Look Sharp feat Oliver Orton of Sharp Class from 2021-03-06T20:19:57

I'm joined this week by Sharp Class (formerly Subculture) frontman, mod singer and songwriter, Oliver Orton. Listen as we discuss the band, their latest single, their videos, some of Oliver's fave ...

Episode 472: Modcast #472: More Sounds Of Now from 2021-02-26T00:03:26

Here are 20 tracks, the sounds of now, guaranteed to perk up your ears, all perfect for your listening pleasure.

As always find a complete track list over on the modcast homepage at Listen

Episode 471: Modcast #471: DJ Parka Pat's Got You Covered from 2021-02-13T18:25:21

Record collector and ...

Episode 470: Modcast #470: 20 From 2020 from 2021-01-15T00:54:33

Kicking off 2021 with the obligatory best of 2020. And yes there were some bests in 2020, expecially when it came to music. Here the are some of favorite tracks from last year. Have a listen, knoc...

Episode 469: Modcast #469: Surviving Christmas from 2020-12-23T01:14:04

Christmas in 2020 is like none other before it. This year it's al about remembering the before, getting through the the during, and hoping for the after. Feel good music is the perfect present for ...

Episode 468: Modcast #468: Sixties Dance Party from 2020-12-13T00:15:05

Shine your shoes, put on your best threads, and get your talcum powder, it's time to dance your ass off at home alone one more time this year. Here's a couple of sets with the full on garagesoulr&a...

Episode 467: Modcast #467: Hip New Sounds from 2020-11-20T23:48:28

Covid is raging around the world. It's clear many musicians are using this time to tap into their inspiration and some great music is being written and recorded these days in spite of all the daily...

Modcast #466: 21st Century Garage Rock Reenvisioned from 2020-11-09T07:51:09

Join me on my deep dive into modern garage rock, all from around the turn of the century. A new century required a new garage rock sound. And we got it. Built around buzzed out, guitar driven buzz...

Modcast #465: The Devil Made Me Do It from 2020-10-30T15:19:56

Lucky you, you get to listen to DJ Ken's 13th annual halloween modcast, the unluckiest of modcast spooktaculars. Twenty tracks of ghoulish greatness. Like candy corn for your ears.

You can c...

Modcast #464: Who Did It Better? from 2020-10-24T00:12:03

Welcome to Modcast #464: Who Did It Better in which I will undoubtedly piss off a bunch of people by proclaiming various covers to be far superior versions than the original songs themselves. Chang...

Modcast #463: We Have Lift Off! from 2020-10-13T21:42:49

Houston we have a problem, too much great music for just one modcast! From soul to power pop to punk to sixties styled R&B, I've got a great show standing on the launching pad ready to blast of...

Modcast #462: Skankin' To The Beat from 2020-09-23T23:13

Pick it up, pick it up, pick it up. Welcome to the skacast. Mr. Suaves Mod Mod world is going rocksteady this week with a full load of new ska and reggae tunes for you. I've mixed up a potent brew ...

Modcasst #461: The Lockdown Sound from 2020-09-04T21:43:14

Welcome to Mr. Suave's locked down, shut down, quarantined mod world. Periods of upheaval and trauma often result in amazing bursts of art -- physical art, written art, recorded art, all sorts of a...

Modcast #460 Buy Or Beware from 2020-08-27T02:01:35

That's right I'm having a big ol' fire sale on great music and you had better buy into the proposition or beware the consequences, like missing out on some kick ass music.

As always find a...

Modcast #459: In The Style Of from 2020-08-17T22:51:13

Long have groups mixed soul with jazz and pop, infusing it all with strings and horns, and often synthesizing throughout. Lots of mod and mod friendly bands have experimented with sophistipop over ...

Modcast #458: The Doctor Will See You Now from 2020-08-08T17:05:46

Are you feeling run down and unwell due to a lack of good music? Don't worry, Dr. suave here to prescribe the best medication for your condition. I'm proscribing two sets of perfectly mixed music w...

Modcast #457: Summer Easy Chillin' from 2020-07-30T19:14:12

It's summertime and the livin' is easy. Let the summer wind come blowin' in as you listen to two sets of laid back, summertime tunes, perfect for relaxing on the patio with some gin and tonic.
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Modcast #456: Right On Target from 2020-07-14T21:43:49

Two sets of absolutely fabulous music for the modern mod. This week's modcast is a dynamite show with two sets jam packed with mod friendly songs, every one of 'em a winner. Don't believe me? Just...

Modcast #455: Endless Bummer from 2020-06-28T18:01:49

DJ Ken & Michael Simmons are at the controls this week, dialing in the summer season.

As always find a complete track list over on the modcast homepage at http://www.mistersuave.com/202...

Modcast #454: 3 Chords, 3 Minutes&Skinny Ties from 2020-06-22T20:08:10

Three minutes, three chords, and skinny ties is the one of the best recipes for music. This week I've got your full meal deal of mostly late 70s and early 80s power pop. The tracks here are what I ...

Modcast #453: Better Things from 2020-06-06T20:08:50

What a time to be alive. None of us has ever lived through a pandemic like this. Around the world people are affected in different ways and to different degrees. One thing that for me is a constant...

Modcast #452: Even Bigger Bowlful O' Soul from 2020-05-25T22:21:15

Got your best threads on? Gor your rhythm shoes ready? Put some talcum on the hardwoods and get ready to groove baby, because you're about to get funked. I've mixed up a full show of funky, chunky,...

Modcast #451: Songs for the Cocktail hour from 2020-05-17T23:30

It's happy hour somewhere, and to celebrate Mary Queen of Cosmos joins me to share some great music for you cocktail hour. We've got now sounds from back then, and new tunes with old twists. So, m...

Modcast #450: Music For Hanging Out from 2020-05-09T19:55:09

Spring is in the air, the grill is hot and the cocktails are cold, and here's your soundtrack for just kicking back and enjoying life. All new music this week, with lots of power pop, garage rock a...

Modcast #449: The Innocents Ride Again from 2020-05-01T21:59:19

The 1980s, 2-stroke terrors of So Cal's Inland Empire ride again. This week a few old scooter buddies join me in celebrating all of our shelter in place orders. From our old days riding around sout...

Modcast #448: Best Laid Plans from 2020-04-23T00:21:54

You know the old saying, man plans and the gods laugh. Well they had a good chuckle when another planned modcast sort of crashed and burned. So with almost no time to prepare our old friend and som...

Modcast #447: Kids Want Hits from 2020-04-14T18:09:14

It's not just the kids, everybody wants hits these days. So, here you go, some great, feel good music to get you through the day. Got lots of new tunes, as well as a few past classics. Enjoy.
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Modcast #446: C-19, Not C-86 from 2020-03-28T22:58:58

Modcast #446: C-19, Not C-86 Mary Queen of Cosmos vents her coronavirus frustrations and I clap back with some happier tracks featuring the likes of The Lambrettas, Squire, Rancid, Orgone, Wolf Ali...

Modcast #445: Don't Touch Me I'm Sick! from 2020-03-07T16:14:50

It's gone airborne! From under self-imposed quarantine in Seattle, the corona virus capital of America, here comes Modcast: #445 Don't Touch Me I'm Sick! Wash your hands, adjust your mask, don't to...

Modcast #444: The Rim Ram Room from 2020-02-23T22:44:51

Time something a little different. I've packed out this show with mid-century rat packers, swingers, and singers such as Frank Sinatra, Wynonie Harris, Bobby Darin, Dinah Washington, Julie London a...

Modcast #443: For The Love Of Rock&Roll from 2020-02-03T21:12:47

If you're a music lover like I am than you will love this modcast. I've got a little bit of everything from punk to pop, new to old, sweet to pervy. Don't believe me, just listen in and try not to ...

Modcast #442: Faves of 2019 from 2020-01-12T17:49:19

It's time for my annual look back of some of the songs that I really liked last year. Are these the best of 2019? To be sure they should be included in any best of round-up, but there were lots of...

Modcast #441: Long Time Coming with Neal Augenstein from Modest Proposal from 2019-12-30T18:35:23

Neal Augenstein from Modest Proposal drops into the captains chair for this week's Modcast #441: Long Time Coming and brings a raft full of classic tracks to share. And, some news too. Modest Propo...

Modcast #440: Christmas Potluck Party from 2019-12-21T21:29:28

Are your merry bells ringing? They will be after you hear me and DJ Ken jingle our jangles at this year's modcast Christmas potluck party. We had a little of this and a lot of that, and threw toget...

Modcast #439: Rock On! from 2019-12-02T17:58:23

This week's modcast rocks hard. It's a great collection of new tunes from garage to power pop and everything in between. Turn your speakers up to eleven.

As always find a complete track lis...

Modcast #438: The Soulution from 2019-11-09T18:47:30

If you've got a musical problem then this modcast is your soulution. Jam packed with fillers, thrillers and killers, guaranteed to get your blood pumping and to your toes tapping.

As always...

Modcast #437: It's Later Than You Think (Halloween, 2019) from 2019-10-27T16:49:57

Halloween is here, mostly on time even if later than you think. And DJ Ken from The Shingles is back with his annual corn maze of music, this time around he's going old school, new school, and all ...

Modcast #436: Alexa can you hear me? from 2019-10-05T19:56:43

If you have an Alexa, or any digital assistant, you know how musically inept it can be. Mary Queen of Cosmos, and the biggest abuse of Alexa ever, joins me as we set to prove just how horrible Alex...

Modcast #435: Lean Into It from 2019-09-06T14:36:01

Here we go again with Modcast #435, short and sweet and packed with great music as always.

As always find a complete track list over on the modcast homepage at Listen

Modcast #434: Blast Off! from 2019-08-19T00:38:59

Here comes another full show of cool new music, got some power pop, some psychadelic garage sounds and a whole set of the ladies.

As always find a complete track list over on the modcast ho...

Modcast #433: Done Messing Around from 2019-07-29T22:20:25

No more messing around, just bringing you a great music mix. Some new stuff. Some old stuff. And, it is all fun stuff.

As always find a complete track list over on the modcast homepage at Listen

Modcast #432: Blues in the Beginning from 2019-07-19T00:14:49

Everyone knows that jazz and soul played a big part in the early mod scene, and so of course did the blues. Mostly white British youth became enamored of delta blues belted out by black American mu...

Modcast #431: Jerry Dammers' Bootcamp from 2019-07-01T23:17:01

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 i...

Modcast #430: All New Hits from 2019-06-03T20:45:17

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, ...

Modcast #429: The Sass of Brass from 2019-05-17T01:32:05

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 ove...

Modcast #428: Pressed to Impress from 2019-04-26T15:59:11

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, he...

Modcast #427: All Together Now from 2019-04-07T22:15:21

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...

Modcast #426: Coming On Strong! from 2019-03-24T19:20:16

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, som...

Modcast #425: Garage Rockin' Through the 80s from 2019-03-05T16:44:20

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. ...

Modcast #424: Front and Center from 2019-02-18T15:30:08

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 Sea...

Modcast #423: The Mod Jazz Organization from 2019-02-07T21:39:17

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 b...

Modcast #422: Faves of 2018 from 2018-12-31T14:47:30

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 ...

Modcast #421: Blowing Up Christmas from 2018-12-23T16:29:29

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 ...

Modcast #420: And On And On And On from 2018-12-12T22:40:02

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?...

Modcast #419: Bits&Pieces from 2018-11-23T23:45:19

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 t...

Modcast #418: Mr. Suave's Swingin' Cocktail Lounge from 2018-11-05T21:40:03

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 homep...

Modcast #417 Death Is Amongst Us (Halloween 2018) from 2018-10-28T04:59:37

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 an...

Modcast #416: Do The Dance Around from 2018-10-15T21:30:35

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...

Modcast #415: Garage Stompin' in the Sixties from 2018-09-18T22:03:14

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 alwa...

Modcast #414: iMod Shuffle Vol. VI from 2018-08-27T17:00:55

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 mus...

Modcast #413: Suburban Sunset from 2018-08-16T00:48:59

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. Listen

Modcast #412: This Is Where It's At from 2018-08-03T23:26:25

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 ...

Modcast #411: Behind The Music Vol. II from 2018-07-08T19:49:29

After a dozen years of modcasting the tables were finally turned in episode 400 when I was the one getting grilled by Mary Queen of Cosmos in Mr. Suave Behind The Music volume one. And now it's tim...

Modcast #410: Hold Steady, More Rocksteady from 2018-07-01T16:07:08

Tons of cool, new music all up in the modcast this week, and all of it of the ska, reggae, rocksteady, dub variety.

As always find a complete track list, this week's Northern Soulshaker Cock...

Modcast #409: AndréM's One Handed Shuffle from 2018-06-22T21:58:06

I've got a special treat for you this week. Guest hosting is UK musician and composer André M. André has been pushing out some fantastic, hammond-based soul, funk and R&B for a bit now. When y...

Modcast #408: It's Still Rock&Roll To Me from 2018-06-14T16:18:14

Welly, welly, well, sirs, here it is. Start. Stop. Turn it off and back on again maybe it will work. Lo, and behold the modcast is back up and running after some behind the scenes technical difficu...

Modcast #407: The Obligatory Promotion of Mike's New Album from 2018-05-26T16:14:52

The Shingles (don't Google that on a full stomach) are in the driver's seat this week. Ken and Mike team up for some cool tunes and discussing Mike's new album Listen

Modcast #406: Your Mileage May Vary from 2018-05-16T15:01:53

If you're looking for new tunage you've tuned into the right show. Lots of cool new sounds for you to drown your earbuds in.

As always find a complete track list, this week's Northern Soul...

Episode 406: Modcast #406: Your Mileage May Vary from 2018-05-16T15:01:53

If you're looking for new tunage you've tuned into the right show. Lots of cool new sounds for you to drown your earbuds in.

As always find a complete track list, this week's Northern Sou...

Modcast #405: Play Ball with Mike from Vista Blue from 2018-04-28T16:40:16

It's baseball season so I've called up a promising prospect to give this week's modcast some real slugging power. Mike Patton from Vista Blue joins me this week to talk baseball, music, and basebal...

Modcast #404: New Cool Old School from 2018-04-20T22:25:26

Jazz has always played a big part of the mod lifestyle, indeed it was arguably the founding sound of the original mods. Over the years R&B, soul, power pop and other musical styles have become ...

Modcast #403: Hard To Beat from 2018-04-04T21:00:56

Hard to beat, as in both the music in this week's show and the flu that's been going around. I may have been down, but I'm not out. In fact, this week I'm in, way in, with new music and old.
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Modcast #402: Still Another Bowlful O' Soul from 2018-02-15T00:54:26

Get the funk up outta your chair and start movin' and groovin' to that souled out beat. From across the decades comes another bowlful of sizzling soul tracks, new, old, classic and everything in be...

Modcast #401: The Last Gasp from 2018-01-31T00:06:37

Here it is, the first of the modcast's second 400 shows! Egads. What will happen first, Trummp's impeachment or my last modcast? Stay tuned to find out. And in the meantime enjoy one last dip into ...

Modcast #400: Mr. Suave Behind The Music from 2018-01-21T08:05:52

Hitting a milestone this week with the #400th episode of the modcast. Mary Queen of Cosmos sits me down and tortures me with booze to get the real story of how I ended up here. From The Bangs to Th...

Modcast #399: Mr. Suave's Mod Tiki Christmast Extravaganza 2017 from 2017-12-25T08:46

Another year, another Christmas modcast. The good tidings here are that at least this year we have a Christmas modcast! That's right I'm back with DJ Ken to bring you the yule you'll wish you could...

Modcast #398: Have Yourself A Mary Little Christmas from 2017-12-12T21:32:53

And now for something completely different. Well, okay, not completely different. The difference-maker this week is Mary Queen of Cosmos who is bringing her sleigh full of Christmas spirits to the ...

Modcast #397: Get Hip To The Beat from 2017-12-02T22:55:38

Welcome to Modcast 397, I'm inching ever closer to 400 all the time. This episode is chock full of new music, so turn it up to 11 and get ready to rock.

As always find a complete track li...

Modcast #396: They Got You Covered from 2017-11-21T23:45:13

I'm baaaaaack. And with a very cool show of very cool covers. Everybody loves a good cover song. I've got a baker's dozen of them for you that showcase some of the best. What makes a good cover? Ev...

Modcast #395: Back From The Dead (Halloween Mix 2017) from 2017-10-29T18:51:58

After 10 years of torturing us with his halloween mixes DJ Ken is Back From The Dead with a mix so ghoulish it'll make you long for some pumpkin spice.

Gluttons for punishment will want to...

Modcast #394: Give Yourself A Hand from 2017-10-21T16:36:53

So this is it, this is where the modcast jumps the shark ... again. All the music in the world and I'm busy making a jerk off mix. Hey, I just made it, you're listening to it. I hope. It wasn'...

Modcast #393: Caution Gerbils May Explode if Kicked from 2017-10-04T15:04

Action packed show this week, so hot it could explode into flames at any time.

As always find a complete track list, this week's northern soul shaker cocktail, and bonus videos on the modca...

Modcast #392: What Is The Perfect Pop Song? from 2017-09-20T05:32:03

What is the perfect pop song? Good luck on getting an answer. Most of us can't agree on what a pop song is, let alone which ones are perfect. Or near to. But, Mary Queen of Cosmos had the guts, the...

Modcast #391: Beat Party from 2017-09-04T00:02:35

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 nort...

Modcast #390: Joe Strummer's Bootcamp from 2017-08-25T20:31:16

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...

Modcast #389: Unofficial Tiki Oasis 2017 International Intrigue Mix from 2017-08-07T01:10:48

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...

Modcast #388: Deep Diving the Revival from 2017-07-29T00:09:41

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 bi...

Modcast #387: Twophers from 2017-07-16T20:42:39

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 b...

Modcast #386: The Shingles Ruin Summer Again from 2017-07-05T15:06:19

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 Mich...

Modcast #385: Back in the Saddle from 2017-06-21T13:12:15

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 ...

Modcast #384: Something's Funky Up Here from 2017-05-08T06:08:32

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, oc...

Modcast #383: Now Sounds of the Jet Set from 2017-04-25T06:56:19

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 alwa...

Modcast #382: The Music Go Bang! from 2017-03-28T23:17:36

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 Listen

Modcast #381: Screen Songs of the 60s from 2017-03-15T06:40:35

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 ...

Modcast #380: Mr. Suave's Grabbag of Goodies from 2017-03-03T22:23:44

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 homepa...

Modcast #379: Some Pop In Your Punk from 2017-02-07T23:43:36

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 ...

Episode 369: Modcast #369: It's A 60s Thing from 2016-09-24T22:08:10

Step into the wayback machine for a blast from the past. This week it's all sixties music top to bottom. 

For a complete track list and this week's Northern Soulshaker Cocktail be sure to...

Episode 328: Modcast #328: Guaranteed Fillers, Thrillers&Killers from 2015-05-10T18:20:50

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 ...

Episode 278: Modcast #278: Time, Oh Give Me Time from 2013-09-19T21:27:34

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 abo...

Episode 276: Modcast #276: With Guest Host The Ice Cream Man from 2013-09-02T23:53:06

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 excell...

Episode 271: Modcast #271: The Soundtrack of My Summer from 2013-07-03T17:42:52

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 Listen

Modcast #253: East Meets West With the Shibuya-Kei Soul Sound from 2012-12-05T19:58:14

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 i...

Episode 216: Modcast #216: No Costume, No Candy (Halloween 2011) from 2011-10-30T17:01:30

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. No...

Modcast #191: Mod Essentials III The Britpop Invasion from 2011-02-19T17:33:46

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 pa...

Episode 181: Modcast #181: Monsters Rule O.K. (Halloween 2010) from 2010-10-25T06:09:59

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 yo...

From the Vaults Modcast #63: Mod for the Summer from 2010-07-10T17:01:10

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...

Episode 167: Modcast #167: Classic Songs Ska'd For Life from 2010-06-08T15:56:46

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 ban...

Episode 144: Modcast #144: Something Wicked This Way Comes (Halloween 2009) from 2009-10-26T04:50:17

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 Listen

Episode 1: Episode #1: The 80s Mod Scene from 2009-09-27T01:57:20

 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?
• Chardo...
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Modcast 125: Mod Essentials II - The Revival from 2009-04-11T15:47:39

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, Listen

Episode 117: Modcast #117: Shoutin' To The Top from 2009-02-02T01:19:38

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 sw...

Episode 107: Modcast #107: Halloween 2008 Monsters A Go-Go! from 2008-10-27T20:57:49

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...

Episode 91: Modcast #91: Oh So Pretty from 2008-04-27T20:33:21

Welcome to Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World, Kicking this show off is the brand new single Supernatural Supercilious from REM. I'm not a big REM fan, b...

Episode 90: Modcast #90: I Like What You Say from 2008-04-17T06:23:37

Welcome to Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World, and do I have a big treat for you all this week. Mike Tholfsen is guest hosting and he's a got a great line up for ...