Modcast #461: The Lockdown Sound

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 art.  Since right after the global shut down I started scouring the interwebs for artists who were producing new music from lockdown. And I found it. Lots of it. More than one modcast could possibly contain. I'm not gonna do another one, at least not right away. So you'll just have to enjoy this one.

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Emily Capell -- Rapture (Sweet Rapture) (2020)
The Regrettes -- What Am I Gonna Do Today? (2020)
Muck & The Mires -- Zoom Breakup (2020)
Marc Platt -- Insane World (2020)
Andy Lewis -- In the Lockdown (2020)
Nick Pride & The Pimptones -- Don't Turn Me Loose (2020)
The Go-Go's -- Club Zero (2020)
Gallows Birds -- My Lambretta (2020)

Geoff Palmer & Lucy Ellis -- In Spite Of Ourselves (2020)
Goldfinger -- 99 Red Balloons (2020)
The Dollyrots -- Teenage Kicks (2020)
The Grip Weeds -- For Pete's Sake (Stay At Home!) (2020)
Billie Joe Amstrong (with Sussanna Hoffs) -- Manic Monday (2020)
Oliver Orton -- Days (2020)
Kurt Baker -- You Can't Do That (2020)
The Interrupters -- Get Down Moses (2020)

Watch more lockdown music:
Emmaline is Quarantined -- Vista Blue (2020)
Housebound Ska Collective - Feel Good Inc.
Sparks - All That (Live in Isolation)
CHRISSIE HYNDE & JAMES WALBOURNE – DYLAN LOCKDOWN SERIES 01: IN THE SUMMERTIME

Modcast #460: Buy Or Beware

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.

 

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The View -- Underneath The Lights (2011)
Suave Martyrs -- Footsteps (2020)
Jordan Jones -- Be My Baby (2019)
Rick Hromadka -- Full Blown Freakout (2020)
The Lodger -- You Got Me Wrong (2006)
The Choosers -- Hanging Up On You (2013)
The Lash Outs --Get To Work (2016)

Herzog - Fiction Writers (2020)
Seahorses -- Love Is The Law (1997)
Theatre Royal -- TV Blind (2020)
The Eddies -- Together (2017)
Locksley -- One More Minute (2009)
Schizophonics -- The One I Want (2019)
The Images -- Lost In The Crowd (2016)
Graduate -- Acting My Age (1980) 

The View -- Superstar Tradesman  

Theatre Royal-Live At The Cavern - Part 2
 

Suave Martyrs - Man About Town

Modcast #459: In The Style Of

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 the years, ultimately paving the way for the acid jazz sound that we've all come to love. Here then are some from across the span of time of the modcast that have dabbled in such sophisticated songmanship.

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Animal Nightlife -- Native Boy (1983)
The Questions -- Bottom Line (1984)
Tracie Young -- The House That Jack Built  (1983)
Eggstone -- April And May (1997)
Nick Heyward -- When It Started To Begin (1983)
The Truth -- Exception Of Love (1985)
Cloudberry Jam -- Your Love (2005)
Paris Match -- I Want You To Want Me (2007)

Rhye -- Hymn (2018)
The Pearlfishers -- The Last Days Of September (2014)
The Big Sound Authority -- Soul Man (1985)
Danny Wilson -- Davy (1987)
The Pale Fountains -- The Norfolk Broads (2013)
Incognito -- Talkin' Loud (1993)
Shakatak -- The Blue Zone (2019)
Swing Out Sister -- Breakout (1987)


Animal Nighlife - Boys With The Best Intentions

Big Sound Authority -- (Call Me) Soul Man OGWT

The Pearlfishers: Love & Other Hopeless Things

Modcast #458: The Doctor Will See You Now

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 which will have you rocking out in no time at all.

 

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The Total Rejection -- Drilling Holes Into The Sky (2020)
The Donkeys -- Listen To Your Radio (1981)
The Idolizers -- Golden Days (2020)
The Pretenders -- Hate For Sale (2020)
Pavid Vermin -- Throw Me In The Trash (2020)
The Maggots -- Go Away (2007)
Sweet Reaper -- Sidewalk Psycho (2020)
The Yum Yums -- Summertime Pop (2020)

Librarians With Hickeys (Feat. Lisa Mychols) -- That Time Is Now (2020)
Bad Moves -- Tides (2020)
Starbenders -- Hangin' On Tonight (2020)
Inspiral Carpets -- Generations (1992)
The Resonars -- Carrie Don't Care
Freddie Dilevi-- Let The Good Times Roll (2020)
Nick Lowe -- You Stabbed Me In The Front (1990)
The Targets -- Mods Dancam Sós (2019)

 

Modcast #457: Summer Easy Chillin'

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. All perfect for relaxing on the patio with some gin and tonic.

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Terry Callier -- Love Two Love (1978)

James Taylor Quartet -- Baby Come Back (2020)

Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77 -- Love Music (1973)

Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames -- Sweet Thing (1966)

Ben Sidran -- About Love (1972)

Janis Siegel -- Lovin' Eyes (2020)

Laila Biali -- Revival (2020)

Emanuel K. Rahim and the Kahliqs -- Al-Alim (1973)

The Jelly Beans -- I'm Hip To You (1964)

Alphonse Mouzon -- Sunflower (1973)

The Everettes -- Looking For Love (2020)

Lack Of Afro -- You Could Do Better (2020)

Joel Sarakula -- Sunshine Makes Me (2020)

Jean-Paul 'Bluey' Maunick  -- Got To Let My Feelings Show (2020)

Junior Parker -- Taxman (1970)

100% Pure Poison -- Windy C (1974)

Some cool, funky, mod jazz.

Ben Sidran -- Poor Girl

Modcast #456: Right On Target

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 listen to this. You'll be glad you did.

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Diamond Hands -- Hide Away (2020)
The False Positives -- Favorite Things (2020)
The Spitfires -- Life Worth Living (2020)
Johnny Marr -- The Right Thing Right (2013)
RAF -- Get What You Get (2019)
Hi-End -- Perfect Company (2020)
The Whiffs -- On The Boulevard (2020)
Len Price 3 -- You Tell Lies (2010)
Chardon Square -- Moving Bright Colors (1984)

Voodoos -- TV Set (2020)
Marc Platt -- Joe Strummer (2020)
The Palisades -- All Around The World (2018)
Kickovers -- Black And Blue (2002)
Duncan Reid And The Big Heads -- Welcome To My World (2020)
The Rifles -- Inbetween Days (2006)
The Action -- Never Been To Boston (2017)
Dot Dash -- The Color And The Sound (2011)

False Positives -- Favorite Things

The Whiffs - Please Be True (live unreleased)

Modcast #455: Endless Bummer

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

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Dobie Gray -- New Ray of Sunshine (2001)

Michael Simmons -- First Days of Summer (2018)

Pearlfishers -- We'll Be The Summer (2001)

Linus Of Hollywood -- Cabin Life (2018)

Astral Drive -- Summer of '76 (2018)

Popdudes -- Ridin' In My Car (2020)

Raspberries -- Drivin' Around (1972)

Latin Soul Syndicate -- In My '64 (2003)

Rob Bonfiglio -- Passenger Seat (2018)

Dean Friedman -- Summer Days (2002)

Orange Peels -- Seaside Holiday (2020, 2009)

American Breed -- Cool It (We're Not Alone) (1968)

Alan Boyd -- Channel Surfing (2004)

Remember the Thunder - Aurora Model Motoring

Modcast #454: 3 Chords, 3 Minutes & Skinny Ties

Three minutes, three chords, and skinny ties is 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 fondly call lesser lights, not as a slight, but rather as an acknowledgement that they should've been so much more. There are at least a dozen shoulda been hits right here in this modcast.

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The Fans -- You Don't Live Here Anymore (1980)
The Official Secrets -- Fooling With My Heart (1980)
The Innocents -- Every Wednesday Night At Eight (1980)
The Click -- Just Another Monday (1983)
Expressos -- Want (1981)
The Really 3rds -- Daptapper (1981)
Shivvers -- Teenline (1980)
The Spoil -- Dream On (1983)
The Telefones -- Brave New World (1981)
Nines -- Holiday (1982)
The Tweeds -- I Need That Record (1981)
Mod Lang -- Because Of You (1982)
Crash! -- Alright On The Night (1981)
Ivy & The Teachers -- Angry Faces (1980)
Start -- No Direction (1980)
Terminal Spectators -- Another Day Another Dream (1982)

Modcast #453: Better Things

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 comfort is music. I've been listening to a lot of classic tracks the past couple of months. Like comfort food, this is comfort music. I love my comfort foods from ice cream to mac and cheese to chex mix. And of course all the cocktail accompanists. So motown to lounge, power pop to jazz, and all manner of genres in between. I call it ear candy, and it is helpful in soothing the soul.

I thought I'd reach out to some friends, various musicians, DJs, artists, and so on and find out what it is they're listening to during these tough times. What's their go-to comfort music? Joining me are Neal from Modest Proposal, Don from The Inciters, Dfactor Dave, Andrè M, Mike from Vista Blue, Wayne from The Ice Cream Man Power Pop & More Podcast, and Parka Pat from the Addicted to the Needle podcast.

Here then is what they came up with, mixed in with a couple of sets of my own picks, one from the sixties and one from the eighties. I hope it makes you feel as good as it does me.

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Neal Augentstein | Fountains of Wayne -- Better Things
Parka Pat | Les Hou-Lops -- Pas Besoin D'un Docteur
The Miracles -- Shop Around
The Temptations -- Get Ready
The Four Tops -- Standing In The Shadows Of Love
Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames -- Baby Please Don't Go
Wayne Lundquist Ford | Terry Reid -- This Time
Don Roland | Phyllis Dillon -- Perfidia
Small Faces -- Tell Me Have You Ever Seen Me
The Who -- The Real Me
Pretty Things -- SF Sorrow Is Born
The Doors -- Break On Through
Mike Patton | Fountains Of Wayne -- Radiation Vibe
DFactor Dave | The Strokes -- Brooklynn Bridge To Chorus
Manual Scan -- Nothing Can Be Everything
The Untouchables -- The General
Salvation Army -- Mind Gardens
The Crooks -- Modern Boys
The Jam -- Ghosts
Swing Out Sister --  You On My Mind
Culture Club -- Church Of The Poison Mind
Andrè M | Big John Patton -- Along Came John
Don Roland | The Blasters -- I'm Shakin'

Fountains of Wayne -- Better Things

Modcast #452: Even Bigger Bowlful O' Soul

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, sometimes discoey soul just for you.

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Crowd Pleasers -- Ohio We're Gonna Dance (1979)
Edwin Starr -- Bigger And Better (1980)
Billy Ocean -- Love Really Hurts Without You (1976)
Pedigree Cuts -- Yeah Yeah Yeah
Skeewiff -- Get Down To the Pumped Up Funk (2014)
The Getup --Straight From The Hob (2014)
Jamiroquai -- Little L (2001)
King Britt & Sylk 130 -- When The Funk Hits The Fan (1998)
Fishbone -- Bonin' In The Jungle (1990)
Michael Kiwanuka & Tom Misch -- Money (2019)
Chaka Khan -- Like Sugar (2018)
Corduroy -- Magic Mountain (2018)
Brothers Johnson -- Stomp (1980)
Hot Chocolate -- Girl Crazy (1982)
The Spinners -- It's A Shame (1970)
Mayer Hawthorne -- Make Her Mine (2009)
Aretha Franklin -- Rock Steady (1972)

Madness -- Love Really Hurts Without You

Modcast #451: Songs for the Cocktail Hour

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, mix yourself a tasty libation, and get ready to get happy.

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Dr. K -- Martini Swing (2005)
Dionne Warwick -- Always Something There To Remind Me (1973)
Avalanches -- If I Was A Folkstar (2016)
Martinibomb -- Operation Fascination (2012)
Vince Guaraldi Trio -- Cast Your Fate To The Wind (1962)
Stereolab -- Cellulose Sunshine (2008)
Hammond Experss -- Ass Enchilada (2007)
The Ramsey Lewis Trio -- The In Crowd (live 1965)
Esquivel -- Yeyo (1968)
Orgone -- The Vice Yard (2020)
The Style Council -- Dropping Bombs On The White House (1984)
The Budos Band -- My Girl (2007)
Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd -- Desafinado (1962)
Johnny Astro -- Patio Pizzicato (1999)
Badly Drawn Boy -- Once Around The Block (2000)
Gert Wilden & Orchestra -- Dirty Beat (1970)

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Modcast #450: Music For Hanging Out

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 and soulful vibes coming your way.

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Diamond Hands -- Sleep Too Long (2020)
The Corner Laughers -- Sisters Of The Pollen (2020)
It's Karma It's Cool -- Back In '78 (2020)
Nat Freedberg -- Ain't Nothin' Sacred No More (2020)
Marc Platt -- Joe Strummer (2020)
The Bumblebats -- Balaclava (2020)
The Speedways -- Love Really Hurts Without You (2020)
Canine 10 -- Sick Joke (2020)
The Ghost Wolves -- Let's Go To Mars (2020)
Brad Marino -- False Alarm (2020)
Outtacontroller -- City Lights (2020)
The Ratboys -- Sonic Boy (2020)
X -- Water & Wine (2020)
Billie Joe Armstrong -- Manic Monday (2020)

Diamond Hands - Tomorrow Can Wait


The Ghost Wolves - Day Will Follow Dawn