November 25, 2014

Modcast #314: Cleaning Out The Garage

This week I'm giving you all the garage rock you can stand, from some sixties originals to some up and coming contemporary bands. After the original garage rock scene of the sixties passed away, it was a decade or so before it really sprang back to life. The punk rock scene of the late seventies fragmented into a number of different sounds, one of which was largely influenced by loud, raw, R&B of sixties bands like The Standells, The Chocolate Watchband, and The Count Five. They mixed the punk of the sixties with the punk of the seventies and incorporated the blues influences of the early Stones, Them and Yardbirds to create a distinct sound. Since then bands have built on those fuzzed out, guitar driven buzzsaw sounds incorporating elements of soul and modern alternative rock to keep the garage sound fresh but still recognizable.

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The Electric Mind Machine
-- Electric Mind Machine (2014)
The Electric Mess -- Better To Be Lucky Than Good (2014)
The Blue Squares -- Something Going On (2014)
The Prisoners -- Be On Your Way (1986)
The Chocolate Watchband -- No Way Out (1966)
The Sixty Second Swingers -- On My Way (2014)
The Strypes -- I Can Tell (2013)
Downbeat 5 -- Dum Dum Ditty (2006)
The Go-Go's -- Beatnik Beach (1982)
The Primates -- I Ain't Like You (1985)
Big Brother & The Holding Co. -- Down On Me (Live) (1967)
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown -- Fire (1968)
The Funseekers -- Cry In The Night (1988)
The Black Carnations -- I'm Only Bleeding (1986)
Moby Grape -- Omaha (1967)
Cocktail Slippers -- Sentenced To Love (2009)
Crawling Walls -- Run Inside (1985)

The Electric Mess -- Runaway Daughter



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November 18, 2014

Modcast #313: Acid Jazzin'

No doubt one of the biggest parts of mod music for the last 30 or so years has been acid jazz. What is acid jazz? Well broadly speaking I would describe it as a combination of jazz, soul, funk, bebop and sometimes hip hop. Sometimes its all of those rolled into one big fatty of a track. Other times its just one or two of those mixed together for a quick, smooth hit. Acid jazz is a big canvas, and as you'll see on this week's modcast I'm painting with bold broad strokes, like Van Gogh or Cezanne. For me acid jazz is pretty big tent and you can cram a lot under a big tent.

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United Future Organization -- Loud Minority (1992)
The Style Council -- Dropping Bombs On The Whitehouse (1984)
Sade -- Hang On To Your Love (1984)
Corduroy -- Out Of Here (1995)
Mother Earth -- Very Together (1995)
Brand New Heavies -- Midnight At The Oasis (1994)
Pizzicato 5 -- Go-Go Dancer (1995)
Count Basic -- Moving In The Right Direction (1996)
Humble Souls -- Beads, Things And Flowers (1996)
Liquid Soul -- Sure Fire One (1997)
Soulive -- Tonight (2009)
US3 -- Gotta Get My Hustle On (2013)
Miles Davis -- The Doo Bop Song (1992)

US3 -- Cantaloop


Liquid Soul -- Salt Peanuts


United Future Organisation - The Planet Plan




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November 3, 2014

Modcast #312: Gotta Look Sharp!

Welcome to the big post Halloween show, a show so big thirty minutes can't contain it! I want to thank my usual stand-in, DJ Ken from The Shingles, who nicely took over last week to you some great Halloween tunes for his 7th annual halloween modcast. A big thank you and a hearty handshake to Ken for drivin' the hearse last week while I was busy passing out razor blade apples and oxycontin sweettarts. This week I've got great tuneage for you: brand new tracks from French Boutik and The Safes, as well as some great 80s songs, and a whole slew of other stuff.

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French Boutik -- Mieux Comme Ca (2014)
The Times -- Boys Brigade (1984)
Joboxers -- Just Got Lucky (1982)
Nick Heyward & Haircut 100 -- Calling Captain Autumn (1982)
ABC -- When Smokey Sings (1987)
Dexy's Midnight Runners -- There, There My Dear (1980)
Teen Machine -- School's Over (2000)
The Action -- Hey-Sha-Lo-Ney (1966)
Buffalo Springfield -- Mr. Soul (1967)
The Hellacopters -- Get Ready (2011)
The Lodger -- Have A Little Faith In People (2010)
The Official Secrets -- Fooling With My Heart (1981)
White Flag -- In The City (198?)
The Safes -- Hopes Up, Guard Down (2014)


The Safes - I Would Love To



The Lodger -- I think I Need You


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