On Target

Episode 565: On Target - Mind The Gap

ontargetpodcast.caThis week’s On Target takes a different path as Mod Marty brings you along on his trip to England. No records, no playlists—just the real experience as it unfolds, from the streets to the stories. It’s a raw, firsthand look at the roots of the culture he lives and breathes. Tune in and travel with him. 

Episode 565: I'll Be There

This week’s On Target signs off for a short break as Mod Marty packs his bags for the birthplace of Mod itself—England. Before heading across the pond, he leaves you with a final blast of groove-heavy magic to hold you over. Consider it the send-off soundtrack before the adventure begins. The signal may pause for a moment, but the spirit of the sound is heading straight to its roots.-----------------------------------------------The playlist is:"Come Dance With Me"Saxie Russell - Ran-Dee"Sapphire"Big Danny Oliver- Tren"Why Don't You Go Home"Diane Ward & The Kevin Fingier Collective- Fingier"Baby, What's Wrong"Lonnie Mack- Barry"Get It Together"James Brown & The Famous Flames- King"Sorry 'bout Dat"Syl Johnson- Quality"Tonight My Heart Will Be Crying"Solomon Burke- Atlantic"The Beat Goes On"Tommy Reynolds & The T-Bones- Liberty"Sorry She's Mine"Jimmy Winston- Decca"I Need You"The Kinks- Pye"What"Judy Street- Stryder"Sure Is A Lotta Woman"The Isley Brothers- Tamla-Motown"Sweet, Sweet Lovin'"The Platters- Musicore"I'll Be There"The Gems- Riverside"Hold My Hand"Vernon & Jewell- Kent"Moanin'"Trade Martin - ABC"Complaints"Waterboarding School- Steer Clear EP"Smiling Phases"The Midnight Rebels- Mr."In A Minute Or Two"Dee & The Yeomen- Reo"Midnight"The Mark Devlin IV- Sure Shot

Episode 564: Blow Your Mind

https://ontargetpodcast.caThis week on On Target, Mod Marty throws the doors wide open with a wild blend of sounds that refuse to stay in one lane. The set bounces from punchy R&B to buzzing fuzz, drifts through swirling psych, and lands hard on driving Northern soul. It’s restless, electric, and full of sharp turns that keep your ears locked in. Expect a ride—this mix doesn’t stand still.-----------------------------------------------The playlist is:"I Feel Good"Kip Anderson- Everlast"What Is Soul"Benny Gordon & The Soul Brothers- RCA-Victor"Soul Feeling (Parts I and II)"Eddy 'G' Giles- Murco"The Hootch"The Pixies Three- Mercury"Money"The Allisons- Tip"Sally Go Round the Roses"The Jaynetts- Tuff"Boogaloo Up Bord Du Lac"Brian Redmond & The Sound Box- Regency"A Million Grains of Sand"The Freak Scene- Columbia"If Tears Could Speak"The Page Boys- Decca"Baby You Got It"Frank Dell- Valise"You Better Believe Me"Eskew Reeder- Cross-Tone"Hurting All Over"The Willows- MGM"In The Basement"Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto- Cadet"R & B Time (Part 1)"E. Rodney Jones- Tuff"Ready, Willing, and Able"Jimmy Holiday & Clydie King- Minit"Hideaway Of Your Love"Lemonade Charade- Bell"You're Lying"John Woolley & Just Born- Ronnex"Garden Of My Mind"The Mickey Finn- Munster"Blow Your Mind"Sound Experience- Philly Soulville

Episode 563: Livin' Too Fast

https://ontargetpodcast.caThis week on On Target, Mod Marty lets the records speak in bold strokes and clean lines. The set snaps into place with tight transitions, deep grooves, and moments that catch you off guard. It’s focused, confident, and built to hold your attention from the first crackle to the final fade. Lock in and let the rhythm draw the map.-----------------------------------------------The playlist is:"Hector"The Village Callers- Rampart"Come To Me"Mary Wells- Motown"Hip-Huggin' Mini"Sunny & The Sunliners- RPR"I Won't Be Your Fool Anymore"The Soul Sisters- Sue"What You Gonna Do"Lonnie & Floyd- Jewel"Oh Darling"Z.Z. Hill- Kent"Tell Daddy"Clarence Carter - Atco"Up-Hard"Willie Mitchell- Hi"Gonna Fix You Good (Everytime You're Bad)"The Alan Bown Set- Pye"Come Down To Earth"Force Five- United Artisits"Hungry For Love"The San Remo Golden Strings- Reo"Baby Please Come Back Home"J.J. Barnes- roovesville"We're Acting Like Lovers"The Spellbinders- Columbia"I Found Out"The Astors- Stax"I've Gotta Find Her"The Cavaliers- RCA-Victor"You Got To Have Money"The Exits- Gemini"The Jupe"Dave Davani Four- Capitol"Livin' Too Fast"Fountain Of Youth- RCA-Victor"Back On My Feet Again"The Foundations- Pye"Hip Soul"Shirley Scott- Prestige

Episode 562: Gimme Your Love

https://ontargetpodcast.caAfter taking a few risks and spinning fresh discoveries, Mod Marty locks in with a set built on wall-to-wall gold. This week’s On Target doesn’t gamble — it delivers mad movers, sonic soul, and roaring R&B without compromise. No messing about, just straight fire from start to finish.-----------------------------------------------The playlist is:"Whip It On Me"Toddlin' Town- Alvin Cash"Brown Eye'd Devil"Little Ben & The Cheers- Rush"Son Of A Lover"Billy Mack- Miss Betty"Gimme Your Love"Bobby Marchan- Dial"Demonstration"Otis Redding- Atco"The Scratch"Robert Parker- Nola"Come On And Stop"Marv Johnson- United Artists"Beaver"Clarence Armstrong- Money"The Na Na Song"The Ferris Wheel- Pye"Its A Fine Time"The Butlers- Parkway"Cryin' The Blues"The Seeds of Time- Coast"Shake Your Head"Barbara Carr- Chess"Illusion"Bob Brady & The Con Chords- hariot"What's A Matter Baby"L.J. Reynolds & Chocolate Syrup- Low-Ton"Here Come The Heartaches"The Lovells- Brent"Yoke, Stroke With Me Baby"Johnny Lemac- Chess"Take Me In Your Arms And Love Me"Gladys Knight & The Pips- Tamla-Motown"Free"Black Rabbit- Imperial"No Escape"The Seeds- GNP Crescendo"Same Old Thing"The American Breed- Acta"Time Bomb"Johnny & The Hurricanes - Warwick