Modcast #377: The People Who Died

If ever a year demanded a wake it's 2016. Have we ever felt more deeply the loss of so many cultural icons from Muhammad Ali to George Michael (hey I still love Wham's first album, so there!), Garry Shandling to Garry Marshall. It was just a shitty year for the touchstones of Gen X, the people we grew up with. The defacto mom who raised us, Florence Henderson, to the defacto royalty, Princess Leia, who was a role model to even us boys. So many writers, actors, singers and storytellers, too many to count and seemingly more than most other years for some reason.

So, here's the wake, my and Mary Queen of Cosmos take on celebrating the end of the year, wherein we play a few songs, raise a few drinks, and remember all of those who now leave us only with those memories.

First rule of 2017? Don't talk about 2016.

Mary Queen of Cosmos recommends some additional reading/listening:

I'm Afraid of Americans -- by Thurston Moore on performing with David Bowie

GuyClark -- The songwriter's songwriter, Texas-born. A master story-teller. Hard-living, hard-loving, hard-working, he died in May at the age of 74. Rolling Stone beautifully eulogizes him much more eloquently than I ever could.

Sharon Jones on NPR:
http://www.npr.org/2016/07/28/487707877/soul-singer-sharon-jones-the-cancer-is-here-but-i-want-to-perform
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126558180

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Jim Carroll -- The People Who Died
David Bowie -- I'm Afraid of Americans
Guy Clark -- Walkin' Man
Sharon Jones -- Without A Heart
Al Caiola -- Temptation
Alan Brown Set -- Mr. Pleasure
Mose Allison -- You're Mind Is On Vacation
Prince - Paisley Park
Tribe Called Quest -- Can I Kick It?
Earth, Wind & Fire -- September
Inspiral Carpets -- This Is How It Feels
The Untouchables -- City Gent
The Specials -- Enjoy Yourself
David Bowie -- Lazarus

JB's Allstars

Modcast #376: It's Not Christmas Yet!

It's not Christmas yet, so no Christmas songs this week. You'll get a full dose of that stuff on Christmas eve when DJ Ken from The Shingles joins me for the 10th Annual Modcast Office Christmas Party.

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Dog Party -- 'Til You're Mine (2016)
The Darts -- Revolution (2016)
Miss Chain & The Broken Heels -- Uh Uh (2016)
The Charms -- Boys Room (2003)
The Bay Rays -- New Home (2016)
Andre Williams -- What Now (2016)
The Toasters -- House Of Soul (2015)
Alexia Coley -- Love At First Sight (2016)
Joel Sarakula -- Northern Soul (2015)
Trambeat -- Walk A Mile In My Shoes (2015)
The Dip -- Working Man (2015)
The Jennifers -- Danny's Song (1992)

Dog Party -- Los Angeles

Modcast #375: Time Out In The Garage

It's time to get back out in the garage for some pounding, driving, hard rock-n-rolling. From yesteryear to this year here's a whole modcast packed with great garage rock.


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Fuzzy Vox -- Distracted (2016)
Echoes Of Carnaby Street -- Baby Doesn't Know (1966)
The Blues Magoos -- Pipe Dream (1967)
The Traits -- Nobody Loves The Hulk (1969)
Quik -- I Can't Sleep (1967)
Acid Drops -- She Laughed Out Loud (1987)
The Crawdaddys -- You're Gonna Need My Love Someday (1981)
The Lyres -- Busy Body (1984)
The Miracle Workers -- Flashing Red Light (1984)
Green Telescope -- Make Me Stay (1986)
The Shoutless -- I Tell No Lies (1984)
Kaz Mirblouk -- The Narrows (2016)
The Blind Owls -- Unwanted Men (2016)
The Regrettes -- Hot (2016)
The Pinheads -- Wildfire (2016)

Northern Soulshaker Cocktail

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Cadillac - The Crawdaddys

Modcast #374: Get Hip!

"We can rebuild him. We have the technology. We can make him better than he was. Better, stronger, faster." It worked for Steve Austin, and I'm hopin' it works for me. I'm going in for a hip replacement so I can get back to dancing, back to scootering and, just back to it all in general. This modcast is better, stronger, faster and totally hip.

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Plan B -- What's On Your Mind (2016)
Madness -- Grandslam (2016)
The Mads -- The Way She Smiles (2016)
ABC -- The Singer Not The Song (2016)
The Monkees -- A Better World (2016)
The Kickstand Band -- I LIve For The Sun (2016)
Vista Blue -- Crystal Lake (2016)
Green Day -- Revolution Radio (2016)
Blink-182 -- She's Out Of Her Mind (2016)
The Feels -- You're Gonna Haunt Me All My Life (2016)
Q -- Stumble (2016)
The Dealers -- Baths & Whirlpools (2016)
Seven Long Years -- Come On Run With Me (2016)
The Ragamuffins -- Paint By Numbers (2013)
The Montesas -- Midnight Beat (2003)
The White Wires -- I Can Tell (2010)


Plan B -- I Don't Mind



The Mads - The Way She Smiles



The Dealers - My Mind

Mr. Suave's 2016 Electile Dysfunction Election Night Special

 

One year, 6 months, 27 days and 16 hours ago that 'nasty' woman announced her bid to become president in 2016. That means we've suffered through 829440 minutes of hearing about her effing e-mails. It wasn't much later that an orange hot air balloon slithered down that escalator and started the whole world laughing. Funny thing is, no one's laughing anymore. But it's all over now, except the screaming and shouting and suing.

So, turn on your least favorite cable news outlet whether it be MSNBC, FOX or CNN, turn the sound down on the tube and way up on your stereo system. With no talkin, just rockin' here is Mr. Suave's Electile Dysfunction Election Night Special playlist. Sort of like a soundtrack for your breakdown.

I'm Mr. Suave and I approved this playlist.

1 The Kinks - All Day and All of the Night
2 The Temptations - Ball of Confusion
3 Barry McGuire - Eve of Destruction
4 La-La-Lies - The Who La
5 The Vipers - Telling Those Lies
6 The First Steps - Anywhere Else But Here
7 The Rainyard - Beyond the Pale
8 The Guess Who - American Woman
9 Pretty Things - Mr. Evasion
10 The Jetty Boys - Mr. Negative
11 Slickee Boys - This Party Sucks
12 Buzzcocks - Oh Shit!
 13 Mad Parade - Real Horror Show
14 Oingo Boingo - Capitalism
15 Devo - Freedom of Choice
16 The Riptides - Shit Outta Luck
17 The Ruts - Babylon's Burning
18 The Clash - White Riot
19 Agent Orange - A Cry for Help in a World Gone Mad
20 The Offspring - Stuff is Messed Up
21 X - We're Desperate
22 The Ramones - I Wanna be Sedated
23 Steve Adamyk Band - Election Day
24 The Cute Lepers - The News is Always the Same
25 The Darling Buds - You've Got to Choose
26 The Diodes - Shape of Things to Come
27 The Grays - Both Sides Now
28 Scissor Sisters - Running Out
29 The Addicts - Stop the World I Wanna Get Off
30 The Chambers Brothers Time has Come Today
31 Mountain Goats - (I am Going to Make it through) This Year (if it Kills Me
32 David Bowie - Changes
33 Sam Cooke - A Change is Gonna Come
34 The Doors - The End  

Modcast #373: The Ladies of Britpop

This week's show is focused on Britpop's leading ladies. The boys of Britpop have got their due over the years, but in my opinion the ladies are all too often forgotten. So here they are in all their musical glory.  

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Kenickie -- Punka (1996)
The Audience -- I Know Enough ( I Don't Get Enough) (1998)
The Darling Buds -- Think Of Me (1988)
The Flatmates -- Happy All The Time (1985)
Velocette -- Get Yourself Together (1999)
Republica -- Drop Dead Gorgeous (1996)
Sleeper -- Delicious (1995)
Sleeper -- Lie Detectors (1996)
Dubstar -- No Morscrite (1997
Echobelly -- Car Fiction (1994)
Fluffy -- I Wanna Be Your Lush (1997)
Salad -- Drink The Elixir (1995)
Elastica -- Waking Up (1995)
Lush -- Hypocrite (1994)
The Popguns -- Living In Sin (1991)

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Saffron Interview


Fluffy -- Nothing


Echobelly -- King of the Kerb


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Modcast #372: And When I Die (Halloween 2016)

Halloween is upon us and that means it's time for DJ Ken from The Shingles to roll out his annual haunting of the modcast. So, get your best costume on, indulge in your favorite candy, imbibe your favorite cocktail and enjoy DJ Ken's 9th annual Halloween modcast.

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Due to technical bullshit difficulties week's show is now streaming from Mixcloud.


01. Smiths - Cemetry Gates (The Queen Is Dead, 1986)
02. Japan - Halloween (Quiet Life, 1979)
03. Beautiful South - Don't Fear The Reaper (Golddiggas, Headnodders & Pholk Songs, 2004)
04. Devo - Monsterman (Something Else For Everybody, 2013)
05. Cryptics - You're Evil (Time Machine: The History Of Canadian 60's Garage Punk And Surf (1985-95))
06. Damned - Born To Kill (Damned Damned Damned,1977)
07. Me First & The Gimme Gimmes - Ghost Riders In The Sky (Love Their Country, 2006)
08. T.S.O.L. - Silent Scream (Dance With Me, 1981)
09. Misfits - Vampira (Walk Among Us, 1982)
10. Turbonegro - Hi, I Got No Pulse (City Of Satan CDS, 2005)
11. Arctic Monkeys - Red Right Hand (Crying Lightning Single B side, 2009)
12. Holophonics - Bark At The Moon (MaSKArades Vol. 7: SKAlloween, 2014)
13. Mission Creeps - Skeletons (Midnight Blood, 2013)
14. Wombats - Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves) (This Modern Glitch, 2011)
15. Joe 90 - And When I Die (Final Destination Soundtrack, 2000)
16. Adam & the Ants - Killer in the Home (Kings of the Wild Frontier, 1980)
17. Echo & The Bunnymen - Nocturnal Me (Ocean Rain, 1984)
18. Robin McKelle - Go To Hell (Modern Antique, 2008)


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Modcast #371: iMod Shuffle Vol. V

Oops, the iPod did it again. That's right it's that time again, time for the old iPod to shuffle up a a batch of random acts of music excellence. Truth is, depending on how you look at it, I'm either too busy or too lazy to curate my own modcast this week. So let's set the iPod on shuffle and be on our way.

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BMX Bandits -- Top Shop Girl (1992)
Outrageous Cherry -- Pretty Girls Go Insane (2008)
The Bangles -- I'm In Line (1982)2015)
Spoon -- The Way We Get By (2002)
The Urges -- Corners Of Her Mind (2015)
Dirt Royal -- It Was You (2015)
Wilko Johnson & Roger Daltrey -- Ice On The Motorway (2014)
Selecter -- James Bond (1980)
Comet Gain -- If You Ever Walk Out Of Life (2006)
Brand New Heavies -- Stay This Way (1992)
Samuel S. Parkes -- What You Do In Your Own Time Is None Of Mne (2015)
Bonnie Hayes & The Wild Combo -- Inside Doubt (1982)
Aldo Vanuccie -- Get A Hold On This (feat Kylie Auldist) (2016)
Pretty Voices -- Lost Weekend (2010)
The Mode -- Last One To Fall (2009)
Beverly Ann Bemeser -- You've Got Your Mind On Other Things (1968)

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Dirt Royal -- It Was You