Modcast #270: A Musical Tour of the 60s

On this week's modcast I'm bringing you some wonderful music from that decade of decades, the 1960s. The sixties got stuck in my craw early on, when I was just a young'un. For some reason from a very early age I just really liked all sorts of sixties stuff -- movies, tv, music, fashion. It was only natural that when I got to be a teen that I would get sucked into the mod scene with it's love of all things sixties. Recently I was talking to a friend about Mad Men about how many changes the decade went through. Thanks to watching Mad Men we realized how everything duuring the sixties seemed to radically change every few years. Just look at the difference between music in 1960 and music in 1970. So this week I'm taking you on a year by year trip through the decade highlighting some great songs, one per year, with a few bonus songs to wrap up the hour.

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Sam Cooke -- Wonderful World (1960)
Ike & Tina Turner -- It's Gonna Work Out Fine (1961)
Booker T & The MGs -- Green Onions (1962)
George Fame & The Blue Flames -- Baby Please Don't Go (1963)
The Rolling Stones -- (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 (1964)
Them -- Bright Lights, Big City (1965)
The Who -- Batman (1966)
The Creation -- Making Time (1967)
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 -- Look Around (1968)
Burt Bacharach -- Pacific Coast Highway (1969)
Les Baxter -- Que Mango! (1960)
Roy Budd -- Love Is A Four Letter Word (1971)
Small Faces -- My Mind's Eye (1967)
The Chobb -- We're Pretty Quick (1966)
Graham Bond Organization -- Long Tall Shorty (1964)
The Who -- Pictures Of Lily (1968)

Nat King Cole Trio -- Route 66


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Modcast #269: The Big Booze Show

Time to get your booze on kiddos. It's the big booze show. Of course every show is a big booze show for me. But this time I've got all the boozy songs in one place for you, and a few drinks that you can slurp up while listening. From The Who to The Gymslips, from Indigo Swing to The Heartbeat, lots of drinking songs to go with your libations.

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Dee Rangers -- Leave My Bottle Alone
The Who -- Whiskey Man (1966)
Cream -- Sweet Wine(1966)
Herman's Hermits -- Moonshine Man (1965)
The Gymslips -- Drink Problem (1983)
Tim Timebomb -- Jockey Full Of Bourbon (2012)
The Heartbeat -- Cigarettes And Booze (1979)
UB40 -- Red, Red Wine (1987)
The New Pornographers -- The Slow Descent Into Alcoholism (2000)
The Rapscallions -- Great Swines Drink Alike (2008)
Indigo Swing -- Drinkin' It Up (1998)
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy -- Gimme That Wine (2012)
Cherry Poppin' Daddies -- Drunk Daddy (1990)
Dinah Washington -- Me & My Gin (1958)

Martini
In a shaker put ice
4 parts gin
half a part vermouth
shake and pour
add an olive or a twist or a cocktail onion to garnish.
The key is having it as cold as possible.

Suave Manhattan
In a shaker put ice
3 parts bourbon
1 part tuaca liqueur
a splash of sweet vermouth
shake and pour
add a cherry for garnish.
Man it's out of this world. It turns tha manhattan upside down. And as long as you're underneath with your mouth open, thats just fine.

Da Communist
In a shaker put ice
2 part gin
1 part orange juice
1/2 part cherry brandy
1/2 part lemon juice
Shake over ice, pour and enjoy. (Trust me on the cherry brandy, a little goes a long way.)


The Who -- Boris The Spider



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Modcast #268: Back in Business

Well, I'm back from a little modcasting break and have an all new show for you with lots of great music that I think you'll really dig. Summer is coming, and if you pour yourself a healthy drink then you can relax right into this show no problem. If you're drink is unhealthy, even better.

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Miles Kane -- Don't Forget Who You Are (2013)
The Small Faces -- You Really Got Me (1966)
David Bowie & The Lower Third -- You've Got A Habit Of Leaving (1965)
The Monkees -- Rosemarie (1968)
The Monkees -- Mommy and Daddy (1968)
The Most -- Stickin' Out With You (2013)
The Boss -- Streets Where I Live (1979)
Purple Hearts -- Frustration (1980)
Supergrass -- Mansize Rooster (1995)
999 -- Waiting (1978)
The Style Council -- Walls Come Tumbling Down (1985)
Larry's Rebels -- I'll Make You Happy (1967)
Benny Westmore & His Private Numbers -- One Hundred Years Old (2012)
The Standells -- Mr. Nobody (1966)
The Animals -- We Gotta Get Outta This Place (1965)
Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers -- Got To Get You Outta My Life (1966)

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The Style Council -- My Ever Changing Moods


Supergrass -- Mary

Don't worry, I'll be back. In the meantime The Question - Getting Through

Here's a rare video of southern California early 80s mod band The Question with Tony Rugolo on bass, Phil Cusimano on guitar & vocals, and David White on Drums.

Modcast #267: In Mod We Trust

Got a full load of new music for you to keep you shuff, shuff, shuffling your feet. And a few older toe tappers in here as well, just to keep things interesting.

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The Brand New Heavies Feat. N'Dea Davenport -- Sunlight (2013)
She & Him -- Sunday Girl (2013)
Nick Pride & The Pimptones -- White Lines (2013)
Shaolin Temple Defenders -- Kung Fu Fighting (2013)
Fitz & The Tantrums -- The Walker (2013)
Harmony & Groove -- On The Fly Melody (2013)
Charles Bradley -- Love Bug Blues (2013)
The Harrisons -- Man Of The Hour (2007)
The Anydays -- Shoot It All Down (2008)
RAF -- Nothing Seems To Fit (2013)
Epicycle -- School Girls (1979)
Boys -- We're Too Young (1977)
Twisted Wheel -- Lucy The Castle (2009)
Madness -- Benny Bullfrog (1984)

Madness - Shut Up


Madness - House of Fun


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From the Vaults: Modcasts #40 & # 45

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 those oh so sweltering days of Summer 2007. I've opened up the vaults and dusted off a couple classic modcasts that I think you'll enjoy. Again.

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Modcast #40: Take a Look at The Young Idea

At long last, the much anticipated Squire tribute album has arrived. And it's worth the wait. Seventeen fantastic Squire songs covered by a whole slew of various mod and power pop bands like The Shambles, the Little Murders, Paul Bevoir, Mega Super Ultra, Jeremy and Mod Fun. Squire epitomized the pop side of mod during the revival of the late 70s and early 80s. They were at the forefront of the scene the entire time, and later helped revitalize the American mod scene by appearances in the states --especially in California-- throughout the late 80s. Now we have The Young Idea A Pop Tribute to Anthony Meynell and Squire. I'm previewing a couple of tracks for you all on today's show. You can pickup your copy over at the Jam Records website.

• Squire -- Take a Look
  
• The Eddies -- Debbie Jones
  
• The Shingles -- Girl on a Train
  
• The Blocked -- Plastic Punks
  
• Mother Earth -- Very Together
  
• Three 0'Clock -- I Go Wild
  
• Mary's Danish -- Yellow Creep Around
  
• Leaving Trains -- Cigarette Motel
  
• The Canary Sect -- See Me In Action
  
• Code Blue -- Modern Times
  
• Bim Skala Bim -- Talk Talk and Talk

Bim Skala Bim - Solitary Confinement (1985)

Bim Skala Bim - Skeleton (1995)

Modcast #45: See the Light

This week's modcast has some good stuff. There's a good dose of power pop as usual. But, there's a nice little trio of 80s synthesizer infused, soul influenced modpop as well. I think you'll find a striking similarity between Mood Six and The Truth, both sounding like precursors to later groups such as Swing Out Sister or the Orange Peels.

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• The M.B.s (Modern Blues Band) -- Another Day
  
• Green Circles -- Amourette
  
• Eurovox -- In For A Penny
  
• Statues -- The Audition
  
• Odd Numbers -- Little Kings & Queens
  
• The Last Ones -- Bit of You
  
• Paul Collins -- USA
  
• Mood Six -- I Saw The Light
  
• The Truth -- You Play With My Emotions
  
• The Housemartins -- Five Get Over Excited
  
• The Pandoras -- You're All Talk

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Modcast #266: Get Ready To Rumble

Another week, another great modcast coming your way. I'm, kicking off the show with an American 60s band that sounds almost more mod than the British mods of their day. The band is Powder and I included them this week in part because this coming Saturday I'm going to get to meet them when they play at the Studio 66 mod night at the LoFi Performance Gallery here in Seattle, and lucky me I'm going to be the guest DJ.

Another thing that is making this week's show especially good is that I'm joined by my old friend Dean Hoth who is the singer and bass player for power pop band The Eddies. Additionally Dean has been a behind the scenes mover and shaker in producing some great tribute albums, and is also working on releasing unheard live materials of older mod bands from the 80s to the 90s to the 21st century. Such as The Shambles. He's got some news for mod music lovers.

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Powder -- I Try (1968)
Chardon Square -- 65 Film Show (1985)
The Plimsouls -- Great Big World (1980)
The Shambles -- Blindspot (1996)
Cheap Trick -- I Want You To Want Me (1979)
Jeff Hershey & The Heartbeats -- Don't Come Around (2013)
Fitz & The Tantrums -- Spark (2013)
Greyboy Allstars -- Old Crow (2013)
Vampire Weekend -- A-Punk (2008)
Scouting For Girls -- She's So Lovely (2007)
Tim Timebomb & Friends -- Skeleton Crew (2012)
Spearmint -- Outside The Roundhouse (1999)
Generation X -- Friday's Angels (1979)
Split Enz -- Six Months In A Leaky Boat (1981)
The Blues Magoos -- Gotta Get Away (1966)

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This Saturday in Seattle Get Thee To Studio 66 Mod Night

I'm getting off my lazy ass this weekend and going out on the town. I've been invited to be the guest DJ at Studio 66, the quarterly mod night at the LoFi Performance Gallery in Seattle. If you're in town look us up after 9pm. Also appearing will be Powder the sixties power/art pop band.

Powder - I try (1968)