Mod Fun were originally active in the early to mid-1980s, and played an integral part in New York City's burgeoning garage rock revival scene at the time.

The members of Mod Fun started playing music together as childhood friends in early 1979, and initially called their band Rage.

They counted a lot of FM radio rock and early punk among their influences, before their approach to music was revitalized when they discovered The Jam in 1982.

[3] On the strength of their first releases, Mod Fun set out on their first United States tour in spring 1985, playing concerts from New York City to Los Angeles to San Francisco.

[4] After returning from the second tour, Mod Fun continued to appear in their local area, including a sold-out show at Maxwell's and an outdoor performance for the "Liberty Weekend" celebration, both in Hoboken, New Jersey.

[5] After several months of doing very little with the group, the members decided to try a more conventional pop approach, adding keyboards and additional backing vocals to round out their sound.

Paintbox recorded a demo tape produced by (future "Rolling Stone" Editor,) Jim DeRogatis which was never released, and, later, one track which ultimately appeared on Mod Fun's retrospective CD "Past...Forward".

[6] In early 1987, a German concert promoter contacted the band and, based on the solid sales of their LPs in Europe, suggested they appear on a European tour.

Tour posters and other promo materials featured the name "Mod Fun" and were accompanied by 3 year-old photos from the band's "90 Wardour St." LP.

This would turn out to be the group's final performance, (save 2 subsequent "one off" reunion shows in 2014 & 2020;) a result of bassist Bob Strete moving to Cincinnati.

In September 2020 the albums "90 Warour Street" and "Dorothys Dream" were remastered and digitally released along with several bonus demos and live material.