Modcast #522: Mod Pop Rock

The modcast is back with a biff bang pow of 1980s power poppin' mod friendly rock and roll. Thanks to some old mates reminiscing with me I've come up with a whole bunch of really great songs including some rarities, some more obscure stuff, but also a few more familiar things as well. Get to listenin'.

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The Absolute Beginners -- Southern Beat (1984)
Radio Radio -- Signed With A Star (1983)
The Girls -- Beg Your Pardon (1988)
The colors -- Popstar (1982)
The Verdix -- Lookin' Around (1981)
Linda and the Dark -- Where Have All The Good Times Gone (1981)
The Indicators -- No Age For Love (1982)
Manual Scan -- Nothing Can Be Everything (1986)

The Dazzlers -- Heartdrop (1979)
The Donkeys -- Don't Go (1981)
Dirty Looks -- Let Go (1981)
Smart Alec -- Do What I Have To (1980)
Tranzista -- Roll On Friday (198?)
The Secrets -- I Can Dance Better (1982)
The Fictions -- I Let Go (1980)
The Corsairs -- Today (1984)
The Young Lords -- Big Burden (1980)

Bonus Third Set

Smart Alec - Scooter Boys


Linda and the Dark - Horror Movies


Zero-One! - You're The One


The Rats - Can't Stand Back


The Spikes - Tell It On


The Cold - Do The Dance


Division 4 - Stop Dreaming


The Rave - Take Me To The Movies!

Takin' You Out To The Ballgame

It's time for playoff baseball, and even the Mariners are in it this year! Who'da thunk it? I've got a modcast in the works, but not quite ready for the big leagues yet. Soon though. In the meantime I'm dusting off a few old baseball modcasts so you have something to listen to between innings.

Modcast #337: The Fall Classics (2015)

Modcast #405: Play Ball wtih Mike from Vista Blue (2018)

Modcast #494: The Triple Play (2021)





Goo Goo Dolls - Take Me Out To The Ball Game

Modcast #521: Sounds Alive

Summer is dead. Long live fall. And long live good music. Got lots of great new music from lots of cool bands on this modcast. Sit back, relax, and let the sounds breathe new life into your ears.

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The Fabulous Heydays -- Cut From A Different Cloth (2021)
Reptalians -- I Feel Fine (2022)
South Croyden -- She Likes It Like That (2022)
Karen -- Leave This Town (2022)
Librarians With Hickeys -- I Better Get Home (2022)
The Happy Somethings -- Not In This Life (2022)
Janelane -- Another Drug (2022)
The Young Hasselhoffs -- Quiet (2022)
The Airport 77s -- One Good Thing About Summer (2022)
Muck & The Mires -- Beat Revolution (2022)
The Legendary Swagger -- One And Done (2022)
Sandy Dish -- Conspiracy Mum (2022)
Thick -- Happiness (2022)
R.M.F.C. -- Access (2022)
Mad Mojo Jett -- Hard To Be Broken (2022)
The Smithereens -- Out Of This World (2022)

Bonus Third Set

Roxx Revolt & the Velvets - Supersonica Girl


Martha - Baby, Does Your Heart Sink?


Mad Mojo Jett - Missing Stairs


Thick - Tell Myself


Stars Like Ours - High


The Shook Ups - Burden On Me


The Figgs - Hot Vice


The Figgs - Favorite Shirt & Wasted Pretty


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Modcast #520: Blue-Skied Soul

I'm back! That's right modcast lovers, like it or not I am back after a slightly longer vacation than usual. Just like Richard Milhouse Nixon, I'm tanned, rested and ready. So, naturally I flashback to 1968 when music was being mixed into new shapes and forms, often by older stars who were desperate to stay relevant. But also by up and comers looking to hit it big with a sort of bubblegum pop aimed at teens and their rapidly expanding wallets.

So you get some pretty cool, and pretty interesting music in the roughly five year period of '67 to '71. Much of that was America's easy, breezy version of blue-eyed soul. Known as sunshine pop, I've always said it could just as easily been called blue-skied soul as it was so tied to California blue skies, with bits of soul, psych and folk mixed in with a sort of sun and fun vibe.

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Avant Garde -- Naturally Stoned (1968)
Millennium -- Sing To Me (1968)
The Cyrkle -- Squeeze Play (1970)
Strawberry Alarm Clock -- Sit With The Guru (1968)
The Yellow Balloon -- Can't Get Enough Of Your Love (1968)
The Fun And Games -- The Grooviest Girl In The World (1968)
Status Cymbal -- Lovin' Day (1967)
Carole King -- It's Too late (1971)
Harumi -- Hunters Of Heaven (1968)

Sonny & Cher -- In Case You're In Love (1967)
The Nazz -- Not Wrong In Love (1969)
The Five Americans -- Sound Of Love (1967)
The Grass Roots -- Temptation Eyes (1969)
American Breed -- Cool It (We're Not Alone) (1969)
The Alan Copeland Singers -- You're More Fun (1969)
Jack Jones -- Pretty, For Me (1968)
Nancy & Frank Sinatra -- Life Is A Trippy Thing (1971)
The 5th Dimension -- One Less Bell To Answer (1970)

Bonus Third Set
The Young Generation - Pretty For Me


The Partridge Family - Let The Good Times In


Freda Payne - Band Of Gold


Chicago Transit Authority - Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is


The Turtles - Guide For The Married Man


The Carpenters - They Long To Be (Close To You)


Three Dog Night - Mama Told Me Not To Come

Modcast #519: Modcast & Chill Out

Cool off with some scorching hot music.

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Graham Day -- All That You Became (2022)
Nick Frater -- Love Heist (2022)
The Babe Rainbow -- Johnny Says Stay Cool (2017)
Billy Sullivan -- Overcome (2022)
Flamingoes -- Scenester (1995)
Liam Gallagher -- I'm Free (2022)
Vista Blue -- So Tuff (2022)

The James Taylor Quartet -- The New Money Spyder (2022)
The Freedom Affair -- Outta My Mind (2020)
Sister Cookie -- Crucify (2021)
Daytoner -- Shout Love (2022)
Alex Opal -- Telling You Lies (2019)
My Friend Joe -- Things You Said (2022)
Sunzoom -- The Happy Fly (2022)
The Jacksonians -- California Dreamin' (1973)

Bonus Third Set

Babe Rainbow - Rainbow Rock


Babe Rainbow - Morning Song


Nick Frater - Dancing With A Gertrude


Sparks - I Wish You Were Fun


The Hanging Stars - Black Light Night


Natalie Sweet - He's so Strange


RAF - Nothing Seems To Fit


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Modcast #518: Just Monkeeing Around

The Modcast turns into a Monkeecast this week. Top to bottom this show is all pre-fab four. Related at least. The Monkees were constructed no doubt. But what a construction.

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This modcast is a first. In 16 years I've never done a show focusing on just one band. The closest I ever came was back in 2020 when I did a whole modcast featuring bands that sounded a lot like The Style Council, Modcast #459: In The Style Of. But this one is different. This focuses on the Monkees music and you'll get a few of their lesser known tracks along the way, as well as some of the members later solo material, and then some interesting covers of Monkees songs and songs clearly inspired by and sampling the Monkees. So buckle up baby it's gonna be quite a ride. Let's go monkey around.

The Monkees -- [I'd Go The] Whole Wide World (1987)
The Monkees -- Ditty Diego (rehearsal take) (1968)
Micky Dolenz -- Piston Power (1998)
Peter Tork & James Lee Stanley -- Milkshake (1994)
Davy Jones -- Girl (The Brady Bunch appearance) (1972)
Davy Jones -- Mr. Wong Theme Song (2004)
The Monkees -- Long Title Do I Have To Do This All Over Again (1970)
The Monkees -- Oh My My (stereo remix) (1970)
The Monkees -- Steam Engine (alternate mono remix) (1982)

Carole King -- Pleasant Valley Sunday (2005)
The Grip Weeds -- The Porpoise Song (2021)
The Four Tops -- Daydream Believer (1969)
David Sanborn and Cassandra Wilson -- Last Train To Clarksville (1999)
The New Monkees -- Burnin' Desire (1987)
Run DMC -- Mary, Mary (1984)
The Monkees -- Zilch (stereo mix) (1967)
Del The Funky Homosapien -- Mistadobalina (1991)
The Untouchables -- (I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone [Live] (1985)

Third Set (coming momentarily)
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Barbi & The Kens - [I'm Not Your] Stepping Stone


Merton Parkas - [I'm Not Your] Stepping Stone


Krewmen - [I'm Not Your] Stepping Stone


Liverpool Five - [I'm Not Your] Stepping Stone


Black Velvet Flag - [I'm Not Your] Stepping Stone


Intruder - [I'm Not Your] Stepping Stone


The Farm - [I'm Not Your] Stepping Stone


Micky Dolenz & the American Metropole Orchestra - [I'm Not Your] Stepping Stone


Sex Pistols - [I'm Not Your] Stepping Stone


PJ & Duncan - [I'm Not Your] Stepping Stone


Velvet Starlings - [I'm Not Your] Stepping Stone



Holophonics - [I'm Not Your] Stepping Stone


Vibravoid - [I'm Not Your] Stepping Stone


The Flies - [I'm Not Your] Stepping Stone


Modern Rocketry - [I'm Not Your] Stepping Stone


Minor Threat - [I'm Not Your] Stepping Stone


Paul Revere & The Raiders - [I'm Not Your] Stepping Stone


The Trashmen - [I'm Not Your] Stepping Stone


The Queers - [I'm Not Your] Stepping Stone


State of Alert - [I'm Not Your] Stepping Stone


The Voodudes - [I'm Not Your] Stepping Stone


Peter Tork - [I'm Not Your] Steppin' Stone

Modcast #517: Survivor Syndrome

I survived Covid and am back in the saddle and ready to ride. Come on along for some cool, mod friendly tunage.

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The B-Team -- All I Ever Wanted (1985)
The Daylilies -- Ode To TV (2022)
I Monster & People Soup -- Beat The Drum (2013)
The Vandals -- Lady Killer (1982)
The Adam Brown -- Get Up (2020)
The Yellowhead Project -- Too Much Is Goin' On (2021)
The Colourfield -- Pushing Up The Daisies (1985)
Spygenius -- Sky-Pie, Century 21 (2022)

The Pre-Amps -- With My Baby (2021)
Los Pepes -- Small Time (2022)
The Schizophonics -- Black To Comm (2020)
Starter Jackets -- Outer Reaches (2022)
The DollyRots -- Alone Again, Naturally (2022)
Bay City Rollers -- Rock'n'Roll Love Letter (1976)
Exploding Flowers -- Stumbling Blocks (2020)

Bonus Third Set

Stone Foundation - Outside Looking In


The B-52s - Big Bird - Live Dortmund 1983


DollSquad (Live March 2021)


The Coolies - King of Confusion


Los Pepes - Anecdotes


The Tambles - Crying Still


The Control Freaks "F.B.I."

Modcast #516: Pick Your Poison

Here's your counternmeasure to crappy music. Lotsa cool, new rock and roll for you on this week's modcast, as well as a few cool throwbacks nestled in there just for fun. You'll feel better in no time.

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The Legendary Swagger -- She (2022)
The Chelsea Curve -- Nuthin' Going On (2022)
The Living Dolls -- She's On My Mind (2019)
The Three O'Clock -- Fall To The Ground (1983)
Cindy Lawson -- I'm Not The Only One (2022)
The Darts -- Shit Show (2022)
The Wylde Gooms -- You Did Me Wrong (2022)
The Purple Hearts -- Let's Get A Burger Man (1985)

Marc Platt -- Sweetest Sound (2018)
The Sadies -- Stop And Start (2022)
JoBoxers -- Don't Keep The Ladies Waiting (1996)
Bennet -- Someone Always Gets There First (1993)
Oridnary Boys -- The Higher The Highs (2006)
The Spitfires -- Promised Land (2022)
The Strypes -- Turnin' My Back (2017)
In Deed -- Don't Kill The Babe (2022)

Bonus Third Set

The Hazmats -- Empty Room


The Chelsea Curve - "Nuthin' Goin' On"


Flying Raccoon Suit -- Driftwood


The Cigarettes -- You Were So Young


The Wyld Gooms- City of People


The Crooks -- The Beat Goes On


Walker Brigade -- Choker


The Sadies -- Lay Down Your Arms - Translucent Sparrow - Another Year Again

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