It's time to get exotic. DJ Ken joins me to dig into some modern, 21st century, exotica and lounge music. Perfect mix to vibe out and escape the chaos of the mundane, uncool world we're all stuck with these days.
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Markey Funk -- Witch Doctor (2017)
Thee Millionaire & His Magnetic Syncopations -- Bouncy Bouncy (2022)
The Tiki Delights -- Cocktail Time (2021)
Ixtahuele -- House Of The Gods (2025)
Nouvelle Vague -- What I Like Most About You Is Your Girlfriend (2024)
The Scimitars -- Mystic Sphincter (2024)
The Guy Hamper Trio (feat. James Taylor) -- All The Poisons In The Mud (2022)
Tikiyaki Orchestra -- The Boobam Song (2023)
Waitiki 7 -- Similau (2010)
Yachtley Crew -- Sex On The Beach (2024)
Misha Panfilov & Shawn Lee -- Freaky Tiki Cafe (2020)
Love Jones -- The Greatest Show (2022)
Pleasurewood -- Firework (2022)
Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited -- Catnip (2022)
Ten Mins of Aloha Tiki Exotica Music To Mix Your Cocktails By
Love Jones: Here's to the Losers
Mr. Suave's Mod Mod World
What is Mod? Mr. Suave's Mod, Mod World is one of the web's original modcasts celebrating mod music, and mod-influenced music from past eras including soul, ska, garage, sixties R&B power pop, punk, britpop, acid jazz, lounge, easy listening and more.
June 26, 2025
June 8, 2025
Modcast #581: For Your Consideration
Happy birthday to me, and to the modcast! Launched at the end of May in 2006 and here we are both still kicking 19 years later. Kick it with me and enjoy another episode packed with all new music from northern soul to power pop to garage punk and everything in between.
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Strange Neighbors -- Silk and Cyanide (2025)
Brooke Comb -- This Town (2025)
New Street Adventure -- Get You Back (2025)
The 7:45s -- Don't Let Me Down (2025)
The Kevin Fingier Collective -- Latin Dynamite (2025)
Thee Sinseers -- If We Try (2025)
The Happy Somethings -- A Kind Of Loving (2025)
Paul Weller -- Lawdy Rolls (2025)
The Chelsea Curve -- Jamie C'mon (Andy Lewis Remix 2025)
Kid Gulliver -- 24 Hours (2025)
Barry J Walsh -- The Sound (2025)
Combos For Dogs -- Trilogy Of Terror (2025)
The Airport 77s -- Make 'Em Pay (2025)
The Zags -- Bridges of 1987 (2013)
Telephone Lovers -- Real Action (2018)
Foxy -- Promise (2025)
Thine Retail Simps -- A Hangar / A Coatrack (2024)
Bonus Third Set
Barry J. Walsh - Suddenly June
The Crystal Teardrop - Colours Changing
The 7:45s - Don't Let Me Down
The Coral - Something Inside Of Me
The Dollyrots - Because I'm Awesome
The Clothespins - Be Cool
The Glimmer Stars - Pictures of You
The Bad Beats - Lucy Mei
Bruce Woolley & the Camera Club - Video Killed the Radio Star
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Strange Neighbors -- Silk and Cyanide (2025)
Brooke Comb -- This Town (2025)
New Street Adventure -- Get You Back (2025)
The 7:45s -- Don't Let Me Down (2025)
The Kevin Fingier Collective -- Latin Dynamite (2025)
Thee Sinseers -- If We Try (2025)
The Happy Somethings -- A Kind Of Loving (2025)
Paul Weller -- Lawdy Rolls (2025)
The Chelsea Curve -- Jamie C'mon (Andy Lewis Remix 2025)
Kid Gulliver -- 24 Hours (2025)
Barry J Walsh -- The Sound (2025)
Combos For Dogs -- Trilogy Of Terror (2025)
The Airport 77s -- Make 'Em Pay (2025)
The Zags -- Bridges of 1987 (2013)
Telephone Lovers -- Real Action (2018)
Foxy -- Promise (2025)
Thine Retail Simps -- A Hangar / A Coatrack (2024)
Bonus Third Set
Barry J. Walsh - Suddenly June
The Crystal Teardrop - Colours Changing
The 7:45s - Don't Let Me Down
The Coral - Something Inside Of Me
The Dollyrots - Because I'm Awesome
The Clothespins - Be Cool
The Glimmer Stars - Pictures of You
The Bad Beats - Lucy Mei
Bruce Woolley & the Camera Club - Video Killed the Radio Star
May 19, 2025
Modcast #580: It's All Too Beautiful
What can I say about the Small Faces that hasn't already been said? Not much honestly. I'm not a Small Faces junky. But I do love their music. In fact, in my earliest mod days I think I preferred them to The Who. It's been said that The Who was a band that became mods, but the Small Faces were mods who became a band. I was looking for some covers of Small Faces songs when I realized how few there really are out there. Compared to the hundreds of covers of The Who, The Kinks, The Stones and other British invasion acts of the 60s, I was shocked at just how few people have covered their songs over the years. And amongst those, fewer still ones that are really any good. I've gathered here a double handful that I think fit the bill and do the group justice.
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The Paul Weller Movement -- Tin Soldier (Live Brixton Academy 1991)
Quiet Riot -- Itchycoo Park (1985)
PP Arnold -- (If You Think You're) Groovy (1967)
Cheap Trick -- Whatcha Gonna Do About It (198?)
Cabbage-N-Mash -- Song Of A Baker (2022)
Midge Ure -- My Mind's Eye (2004)
Ian McLagan & The Bump Band -- I Will Follow (2013)
Rod Stewart -- My Way Of Giving (1970)
Humble Pie -- I Don't Need No Doctor (1971)
Toy Dolls -- Lazy Sunday Afternoon (1995)
Buzzcocks -- Here Comes The Nice (1996)
Changing Man (Feat. Kenney Jones and Mick Talbot) -- Afterglow (1996)
Gene -- Autumn Stone (1996)
Bonus Third Set
The Kaiser Chiefs - Lazy Sunday Afternoon
Pretenders - What You Gonna Do About It
The Scorpions - Tin Soldier
The Sex Pistols - Whatcha Gonna Do About It
Great White - Afterglow
Tim Timebomb and Friends - Ooh La La
Paul Weller & Noel Gallagher - Here Come The Nice
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The Paul Weller Movement -- Tin Soldier (Live Brixton Academy 1991)
Quiet Riot -- Itchycoo Park (1985)
PP Arnold -- (If You Think You're) Groovy (1967)
Cheap Trick -- Whatcha Gonna Do About It (198?)
Cabbage-N-Mash -- Song Of A Baker (2022)
Midge Ure -- My Mind's Eye (2004)
Ian McLagan & The Bump Band -- I Will Follow (2013)
Rod Stewart -- My Way Of Giving (1970)
Humble Pie -- I Don't Need No Doctor (1971)
Toy Dolls -- Lazy Sunday Afternoon (1995)
Buzzcocks -- Here Comes The Nice (1996)
Changing Man (Feat. Kenney Jones and Mick Talbot) -- Afterglow (1996)
Gene -- Autumn Stone (1996)
Bonus Third Set
The Kaiser Chiefs - Lazy Sunday Afternoon
Pretenders - What You Gonna Do About It
The Scorpions - Tin Soldier
The Sex Pistols - Whatcha Gonna Do About It
Great White - Afterglow
Tim Timebomb and Friends - Ooh La La
Paul Weller & Noel Gallagher - Here Come The Nice
April 16, 2025
Modcast #579: My Big Fat Modcast

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Are your ears hungry for tasty music? I have a scrumptious buffet of tunes lined up for your listening pleasure, so get ready to dig in and gorge yourself on some great music. For starters we have The Molotovs, followed by a menu of main courses including delicious offerings from The Cynz, The Roxies, 20th Century Boys, The States and lots more. Eat in or dine out, either way you're sure to get your fill of mod friendly tunes.
The Molotovs -- More More More (2025)
The Knight Shades -- Why (Baby Why?) (2025)
The Cynz -- Tell That girl To shut Up (2024)
Private Lives -- Dealer's Choice (2025)
The Airport 77s -- If It's On, I'm In (2025)
The Galileo 7 -- Over The Horizon (2025)
Ola Framby -- At The Speed Of Love (2024)
Friends Of Cesar Romero -- Godlike Gemini (2025)
20th Century Boys -- Natural Disaster (2025)
The Roxies -- Alright (2025)
Foxy -- Rock And Roll Crime (2025)
Vista Blue -- She Doesn't Wanna Be Your Rally Girl (2025)
Thee Strawberry Mynde -- Reflections (2025)
Miranda and The Beat -- New York Video (2024)
The Spitfires -- Better The Devil You Know (2025)
The States -- Queen Of Mean (2025)
Bonus Third Set
The Molotovs - More More More
Deadly Spirits - Brass Knuckles Boogaloo
Muck and the Mires - Beat Revolution
Junkstars - Bang Bang Baby Bang
High Octane boys - Green Destroys the Gold
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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.
March 31, 2025
Modcast #578: Get Mod Jazzed

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Good luck trying to get a definitive answer to what mod jazz is. It's like the famous comment by US Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart when asked to define what obscenity is: "I know it when I see it." Well thats me with mod jazz folks, I know it when I hear it. Maybe soul jazz is a better shorthand term, this music certainly has a lot of soul to it. All I can do is play the music for you and let you be swept away by it.
Parlor Greens -- The Ripper (2025)
The Lewis Express - Sliced, Diced And Fried Twice (2025)
Lance Ferguson's Rare Groove Spectrum -- Egg Roll (2019)
Dani Nello Organ Trio -- Bric-à-Brac (2024)
The Bongolian -- Soul Drums on 110th Street (2020)
Big Boss Man -- Cuban Heel Blues (2024)
Organ Freeman - You Said You Quit Drinkin' (2017)
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio - Love Land (2023)
True Loves -- Good Weed & Red Wine (2025)
Abramo & Néstor - Dig It! (2025)
Tee See Connection - Skyline Chili Churner (2024)
Melvin Craig -- Grits N Gravy (2023)
The New Mastersounds - Scrappy Doo (2024)
The Jazz Defenders - Meanderthal (2024)
Bonus Third Set
Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
Rolling on a High - The Jazz Defenders & Doc Brown (Official Video)
The Big Man (Live in Paris) - The Jazz Defenders
True Loves - Full Performance (Live on KEXP at Home)
Menagerie - Free Thing
Nick Hempton & Cory Weeds - Conn Men
Nina Simone- Work Song Live (Merv Griffin Show 1966)
Roy Hargrove Quintet 'Top Of My Head' | Live Studio Session
The Mastersounds - Minnie The Kicker
What Is This Thing Called Love?
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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.
March 18, 2025
Modcast #577: Floor Fillers

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From deep within the bowels of Suave Manor in -somewhat- beautiful West Seattle on this third rock from the sun comes another pack of power poppin' floor fillers guaranteed to get you up and pogoing, shimmying, shoulder shakin' or whatever it is that moves your tailfeather. New tunes from KVNX, The Wrong Society, The Embrooks and more. Tune in, turn on and get to listenin'.
The Vapors -- The Human Race (2025)
Star Collector -- I Feel You (2025)
Brent Seavers -- I Am Free (2025)
The Pengwins -- Betty And Johnny (20??)
20th Century Boys - Suzy (2025)
Gnome -- It's Never You (2025)
The Wrong Society -- Misery Has Got Me Down (2024)
Great Buildings -- Another Day In My Life (1981)
Los Pepes -- Molly Coddle (2025)
The Capellas -- Zig Zag Wanderer (2025)
The Embrooks -- Terry And Julie (2024)
The Prmitives -- Rattle My Cage (2025 ?)
Geoff Palmer -- Teenage Memories (2025)
KVNX -- I Love You More (2025)
Fortune Tellers -- Take Me Back (2003)
Trambeat -- Blow Up The Groove (2025)
Bonus Third Set
Kathy Valentine & Neal X (KVNX) "The Whole World Lost It's Head" at The 100 Club
Trambeat - Don't Hold Back
Toni Basil -- My Little Red Book
The Skints - In Between Days
Shake Some Action! - Half Past Three
Icecream Hands - Yellow & Blue
Televisionaries - Mad About You
Vista Blue - Somebody's Favorite Band
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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.
March 14, 2025
New Year, New Mod Friendly Music
Here it comes, my updated for 2025 Spotify list of contemporary bands with sounds that appeal to the modern mod. Just a few samples, be sure to check out each group's full discography.
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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.
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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.
March 1, 2025
Modcast #576: I Can See Clearly Now

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I'm walking, I'm seeing, it's like I'm a real boy again! What's a boy to do when things start getting better? Make a better modcast! And here it is, a show stocked with all new music from bands and artists to whom I give my mod world seal approval.
Sorrows -- What A Good Boy! (1981/2025)
The Mads -- Time By Time (2024)
Taxi Girls -- Rainy (2024)
The Bullets-The Unreleased James Broad Sessions -- High Fivers (200?)
Hexham Heads -- Can't Live Without You (2025)
The Negative Men -- Chain Reaction (2025)
Lambrini Girls - No Homo (2025)
The North Rocks -- Polly Wants Attention (2025)
The Pomps -- Rubber Room (2025)
The Tearaways -- The Wrecking Crew (2019)
The Sound Minds - I'm Not A Bad Guy (2024)
The 7:45s -- Too Little Too Late (2025)
Soul Grenades -- Angel (2024)
Floyd James & The GTs -- Work That Thang (2025)
The Dustaphonics -- La Fille De Piccadilly Street (2025)
The Primevals -- I'm The Man Wulf (2025)
The Laissez Fairs - Living In The Summer (2024)
Bonus Third Set
The North Rocks - Come Along With Me
The Hellflowers - Girl U Want
The Saucy Jacks - Summer's Almost Over
Catbite - Die in Denver
The Molotovs perform Come On Now (original) in Kristianstad Sweden
The Fizz Pops - Feel It In Time
The Targets - Searching for a Scene
The Sound - Golden Soldiers
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