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.
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 journey with me all the way back to 2006. I've opened up the vaults and dusted off a classic modcast that I think you'll enjoy. Again.
This is episode #46 of the web's original modcast and with it comes a bit of everything. I particular like the soul songs up front, even though Explosion In Your Soul is nearly a complete rip off of the Soul Survivor's first big hit, Expressway to Your Heart. And the mod-ska tunes in the middle are pretty interesting with one from the Untouchables that most don't remember, and one from a band most mods never heard of, the U.S. Mods. So, I hope you'll enjoy this particular episode as much as I did putting it together. Questions? Comments? E-mail me at rob@mistersuave.com.
The Movement -- More Products
The Soul Survivors -- Explosion (In Your Soul)
Soul Partners -- Just Fun
Acid -- The Story of L.S.D.
The Untouchables -- Another Late Night
U.S. Mods -- Government
The Paragons -- Got To Get Away
Monks -- Johnny Be Rotten
Speedball -- No Survivors
The Rousers -- Rock-N-Roll Or Run
The Kick -- Armchair Politician
Bonus Video: U.S. Mods -- "I'm Gone" b/w "Government"
This week's bonus video is a bit of homemade hodgepodgery that is pretty interesting because it's from some relative unknowns, but also a bit of a snapshot into what some average mod bands were thinking and playing in 1980 in the heartland of the United States.