04 & 05.2008
ALL OUR BUDDIE(S) !!!
GREAT!
is how to sum-up the NYC show at Crash - the open bar was amazing,
the crowd young and hippiest, the dj cool, the other acts dope,
all-around a buncha fun... thanks to all who came out for the gig...
And Now, we'll be back at our
"favourite little watering-hole in the wall" BUDDIES TAVERN in Sayerville on Sat May 10th for Lazlo's (Blowupradio.com)
birthday bash with our ole', ole' buddie Jim Testa (JerseyBeat.com)
opening the birthday-bash... doors at 8pm, we'll be onstage at 11 -- no
cover!!!
03.2008
BACK,... IN THE NY GROOVE !!!
We
are really happy to announce a special show at an amazing NY club (CRASH
MANSION) - with our friends in London Egg ... email
"rsvp@newyorkunderbelly.com" for guest list - and there is an OPEN BAR 9-10pm, how can you beat
this? Also be on the lookout for MOD
FUN on 2 episodes of Real Rock
NJ TV on Comcast cable (April
1st and 8th at 9:30pm) we'll put some of it on YouTube afterwards too, . . . in the
meantime DO NOT MISS THIS ONE:
Fri March 21 - NYC - Crash Mansion
02.2008
IT'S A NEW NEW YEAR, BABY !!!
Wow
- My how time flies, NYE came and went with a groovy Lobster Fun show in Bergen Co. and
we're back in "original" mode now for the following gig -- hope you can
make it -- it is MOD FUN's 1st
show in New Brunswick since the 80's !!!
Feb 27th - Harvest Moon
Brewery -
New Brunswick, NJ w/ The Anderson
Council
11.2007
SO MANY MONTHS LATER !!!
Sorry
for the lack of updates - we were busy at work with our "Lobster Fun" gig at a secret
location which went amazingly well - so well in fact, that we will be
back in that "MODe" for a show
on NYE!!! Next up for MOD FUN,
however is the 2nd "All Mod Cons"
retro-mod-garage-psyche night, this X at the CLASH BAR on Sat 11/24 -- click the
flyer at the left for all the details ..
08.2007
MORE SUN-NY LOOPY-NESS !!!
Next
live gig coming at you from the LOOP LOUNGE in Passaic, NJ --
Friday Aug 24th 10pm -- great lineup, great bar, great club - don't
miss it... "Now...
And
Again" cd's
available at show, (cheep!) as usual!!!
07.2007
HOT SUMMER MODNESS !!!
"Now...
And
Again" is now "live" in the CD
BABY store and "digitized" and available for download on iTunes (<-- click link to
launch iTunes
to download song by song, or the whole cd). You can also check out a
special live-set we're
doing at Buddie's Tavern in Sayerville
Sat July 28th, as part of Blowup Radio's free music series... it will be a
pretty different and (moddish)
FUN sorta set we're putting together for this "bar" gig . . . well
worth
checking out if you recall the "Lobster
Fun"
side of MF . . . hehe!
The new cd
will again be onsale at the show, too...
06.2007
HERE IT IS... NOW !!!
MOD FUN's first
release of new material since 1987(!), "Now...
And
Again" will be released THIS
SAT 6/9/7, and we hope you can join us at THE CLASH BAR in Clifton NJ for our
cd relese party on that date... we will be playing a bunch of tracks
off the new cd as well as offering it for a "pre-sale" price -- doors are at
8pm and we hit the stage (early!) at 9pm sharp, so don't miss it... IF,
however you must, (miss the show that is), don't miss out on the cd --
ordering info is available here (or click on the CD annime
to the left of this blurb.) Cheers!
05.2007
AND HERE IT IS, (NOW... AND) AGAIN....
And
it's called... MOD FUN: "Now... And
Again" it's the new double album - 10 new tracks (Now) and 10
remakes of our favourite classicks from our "80s catalogue" -
coming out & at you by our early (10pm SHARP!) gig
SAT
JUNE 9th at the CLASH BAR
in
Clifton, NJ (the Audio Master and Artwerks are at the plant in Canada
right now, so our fingers are
crossed - and if we get them here in tyme we will do a few
givaways and it'll
also be for sale at a super low
"introductory" price - only on that
night!!! Then it hits CDBaby and iTunes for the regular $) -- 80s Punx
the Victims will be on the bill, as
well as a new 60s retro-surfy act "Demon Seed" -- THIS should be
one hellva good tyme had by all at the ever-groovy CLASH ... be there or don't kare!!!...
03.2007
(a)LIVE AGAIN....
We
have confirmed the following live dates for spring: THUR APRIL 19th at
the BRIGHTON in Long Branch,
NJ with the Gore Gore Girls -
we were asked to open, & decided it was a nice early night for us
on a thursday (9pm sharp - doors @ 8!) plus we haven't played at the
Brighton since like 1984 or something - seems a good "warm up" to get back into it... for...
this... SAT
JULY 9th at the CLASH BAR in
Clifton, NJ (Fleshtones just did a smash show there, & we're set to
hit it with 80s punx legends
the Victims)
... more info as it happens...
02.2007
HAPPY NU SITE....
As
you can see, the site has had an overhaul... check it out (new pix in
the gallery, updated bio, more stuff coming soon)... ALSO the SQUIRE
tribute cd is out now! It features MOD FUN's 1st recording
since reforming in 2004 ("I Know A Girl") Check it out here,... more
soon!
01.2007
HAPPY NU YEAR....
Lost In
Tyme (Greece) fanzine #3
and comp is out now featuring an interview with MF and 2 tracks on the cd... Click Here for
more info . . The IPO NY show
we did in Nov. of '07 was good, and we'll be back at the live thing in Spring if all
goes well... Recording now for a new full-length release (also) in
Spring ... more news soon, have a
good one!
11&12.2006
Holiday "Break"....
1
Live show in NYC for November and Started New Recordings in OG @
"DAMn!" . . .
10.2006
THANX FROM MP3!!! & EVEN MORE SHOWS....
"Modsbury
Park" - 3rd
time is a charm... to say
this show was a success is to put it mildly; so many new faces, so many young faces at
that, AND our 1st Scooter out front of any "Modsbury" night yet! Over 3x
entry at the door mandates
we'll be doing this again next year,
you betcha... Thanks to all involved, the Asbury Lanes were great to us and
the Council did a fine job, as
did the Pirate (read the blog
for the full wrap-up here)...
Also check MF's Myspace page
for more info on November shows...
9.2006
MODSBURY PARK #3... MP3!!!....
Asbury
Park... is the
next stop on our "Slow Motion
US Tour"-- we're sharing the bill with The Anderson Council
(who just gigged with THE ZOMBIES!) at the "Asbury Lanes" -- don't miss
this great night, doors are at 10pm, MF's
own Mick djs and there's "All
night Bowling" for only $10, Snack bar, Full Bar, Cheap Hotels a block away! much
more ... Click here for Sounds & more info...
8.2006
WE'RE HEADED SOUTH!....
Baltimore...
Here we
come -- we're going to MD for the 1st gig there since we played in the
80's with Lord
John at the "Congress Hotel." This time we're off to the Reaction monthly Retro-Night and
we share the bill with a few mod-ified DJs, and the sights and sounds
of "Sidebar Tavern" Friday Sept 8th is the date, and 4
more info click: here!
7.2006
WHAT A SHOW!!!....
WOW!...
is all
there is to be said about the CBGB
show a few weeks ago (took this long to recover enuff to update,
here... :) we had a blast, and from the sounds ov the CDR ov thee
show - seems the over 200 in attandance did as well... cheque out the
live version ov the opener "I Am With
You" over at the My Space Page for the Event.
We'll try to make more live cuts available from this amazing night
soon... Up next: we hed
to Baltimore on 9/8 for the Reaction monthly Retro-Night
there.... Can't wait ....
WHAT A WEEK!!!....
Busy as a bee we
are,.... MF did a liveset on WPRB Wed (which is archived
there for streaming), & we're off to thee "big apple" on Fri for
what is billed as the "last ever mod-garage-psyche-out"
at CBGB
(they are closing the Bleeker & Bowery location in Sept, because of
a non-renewal on their lease) 7 great retro/60's influenced acts
starting up at 8pm, and we're on at 11:30 + it's 16+up -- so just GO!,...
CD:News, now released is the compilation "News Of the World mkII: Songs for
Scootering" (which we contributed the track "Leaving Here"
to.) More updates will go into more detail on this and the
following: MF live in
Baltimore (@ Reaction) in September, and
(drum roll please:). . . MODSBURY
PARK: MP3! coming in
October . . . stay tuned!
6.2006
WOOO HOOO!!!.... 1 DOWN 1 TO GO,
WHAT a freaking
amazing tyme @ Mod
Chicago,
xtra special thanx
(a BIG "TA!") goes out to Eric for having us there, and all the new
mates and everyone who made it out to the opening night "gig" - we had
an absolute blast and are already looking FWD to MC6! UP NEXT: we headline the
last-ever "Mod Garage Psycheout" on 7/7/6 at the legendary original CBGB's
location on the Bowery (at Bleeker)... this is our 1st NYC show in about 20 years,
and CB's will close it's
current doors at the end of summer, so DO NOT miss this one! 7
retro/60's acts on the bill. . . doors at 8pm!!!
5.2006
BUT WAIT,.... THERE'S MORE!
Yet
A'nutter show has been added to the schedule: CBGB's presents "Mod
Night 06" featuring MOD FUN... click the ad to the left for more
info... we're off to the windy city first tho - so if you're in the
area... check MOD
CHICAGO out there . . . also the "News
Of the World" comp cd will be out by the CB's show (features MF cover
of "Leaving Here") on Howitzer records outta VA...
4.2006
HAPPY
"LIVE"
YEAR CONTINUES!
We're
back from TN y'all... twas a (mod) fun trip, & we will post some
pix
shortly . . . first - we wanna announce our live appearance at "Our Way
Of thinking" the MOD CHICAGO
weekender on June 1st -- more info to follow soon. . .
2.2006
HAPPY
"LIVE"
YEAR!
Happy
Nu Year to alla y'all... Guess where the next MOD FUN show will
be.... Nashville! That's right, we hit the road to play the internationalpopoverthrow
on March 16 (St. Patty's Day EVE.) We are also
working
on some
other out-of-town spots for the near future. The new recordings
are
moving along also,with a new version of "99th Floor" on our "My
Space" page now, look for it now!
 
12.2005
HO HO
HO!!!!
Happy
Holi-Daze to ya!!! We just unearthed a copy of the "It's A
Mod
Mod World" comp on the Antenna label (UK). It
features
the original mix of "Open Your Eyes" from the Hi-Lo comp
"American
Heart and Soul" from years back. Inside this ace comp is this kewl
little blurb about MF in thee booklet -- click
here to see! Also - we got some promo pix back we took in
Philly
with Beth... click the pic below to see it bigger. . .
11.2005
CHECK
IT OUT
The
text from the Asbury Park Press article(s) on "Modsbury Park"
are on-line
here, and also a website with old images from the "Dive Daze"
is being run by the Cheepskates' Dave here,
look at the images
link!
10.2005
THANK
YOU !
Ta! To
everyone who made it out to MODSBURY
PARK 2, we had a blast and hope you all did too! Looking
forward to next years (already!) Here is a link to Bill's
photos from the evening. And a'nutter one to Jim Testa's Jersey
Beat blog (with a recap & yet a'nutter link to the pictures
he took - see above!) Click HERE
to see the TriCityNews, (Monmouth County's Arts paper) coverage! We
will
post more images from this amazing night in the very near future.
Again, thanks for such a smashing turnout and great night!
9.2005
New
Feature
on
"Lost Bands"
MOD
FUN is featured (with a download of the 1st single) on the "Lost
Bands" website click here
to go check it out...
New
MOD
FUN Interview...
Click
here to read the chat with Mick on the Uppers Modsite!
8.2005
(A'Nutter!)
Show MOVED!...
The MODSBURY
PARK #2 event had to be moved (by
the venue!) -- we HAVE now confirmed OCT
1st (2 Saturdays later) - more info here!!!
7.2005
(A'Nutter!)
New
Show Added!...
MOD
FUN is happy to announce that the Dansettes (excellent
female-fronted
r&b/soul from NYC) will be joining the boys and dj Bill Luther
for "MODSBURY PARK" 2!
in September at The ASBURY LANES on Saturday the 17th (just about a
year
after thee 1st MODSBURY,)
more details will follow, also MOD FUN have 3 new original
tracks
in pre-production along with a slew ov cover-versions for a new
release
in the "planning" stages now... See you at the Philly
Freakout on Sat Aug 6!!!!
6.2005
New
Show
Announcement
!...
MOD
FUN is now in weekly rehearsal for the next show (we want to outdo
our reunion gig from last Sept, in a big way:) so here's the scoop --
Thee "Philly
Freakout" (#17) will take place in early August at the
Manhattan
Room in (where else?) Philly, PA . . . 4 Garage (60's styled) acts as
well
as "Retro" visuals, more details will be announced here soon. In
the meantime check out the listing at our "MY
SPACE" page and also hed there for free audio ov 3 MOD FUN trax on
their standalone jukebox...
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