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  • Introducing Romania's Grimus

    artist: Grimus genre: alternative | indie rock label: Eden Music listen now: In A GlimpseStarted (will be released in Aug) When you hear the name Transylvania, often the notion of a dark, yet somehow alluring, place comes to mind. From the stories we’ve all seen and heard, this place in the heart of Romania probably…

  • Casper the Indie Rocker

    artist: Casper Jones :: genre: rock|folk|alt-country :: album: Delicious Creation :: label: unsigned listen now… Bleeding Heart :: Better Man To be quite frank, I really didn’t think I would dig this one all that much as I am just not very fond of alt-country/indie/add your own adjective here.  As I pressed play on the…

  • What's that Whirring Sound?

    artist: The Joy Formidable genre: alternative | rock Welsh rockers The Joy Formidable and their killer track ‘Whirring’.  We hope this will tide you over until their full-length disc is released but if, perchance, another fix is needed click here to check out the video for their newest single ‘Popinjay’.

  • Grunge…Italian Style

    artist: Thisorder :: genre: alternative | rock | grunge :: label: unsigned listen now… Late Empire :: Unus Your friends here at Froglix are pretty impressed with the alternative music coming out of the “the Boot” and that’s saying something because we don’t impress easy.  Italy’s Thisorder delivers a healthy dose of melodic mayhem that…

  • Johnny Go Skaspot

    genre: Power Ska label: Skaspot Records listen now… Imposter Man Same Old Story From the untamed wilderness that is the Pacific Northwest comes a gift…and a marvelous gift it is indeed.  No, it’s not amateur video footage of Sasquatch doing the Macarena (although that would obviously rock).  It’s better.  Much better.  Those crazy ska-nucks, Rude…

  • Vandalism and Its Finest

    artist: Damn Vandals :: genre: alternative | rock :: label: unsigned Cocaine Love :: Union Jack Boxes April showers bring May flowers but what do May flowers bring?  Damn Vandals!  Jack Kansas (vox), Frank Pick (guitar), Adam Kilemore Gardens (aka THE ANVIL – bass) and Chris Christianson (drums) make up this talented quartet.  Hailing from…

  • Big Doings for the Canadian Ska Masters

    genre: ska label: Skaspot Records In case you missed it, our favourite Canadian ska band, Rude City Riot, was a featured guest on CBC Radio One’s “On the Coast“ hosted by Stephen Quinn this past week.  RCR played (5) tracks live on the air, followed by another (5) off air and topped it off with…

  • The Hoose Is Loose

    genre: punk | rock | power-pop label: unsigned Somewhere between the incredibly brilliant and the criminally insane lies our newest addition to the broadcast…otherwise know as Sickhoose.  Their latest release, a 3 song ditty entitled Nozdrilz, comes pre-installed with a respectable dose of angst-laden guitars and syncopated rhythms (Stuart Copeland would be so proud) which,…

  • Breathe in the Seoul

    genre: indie-pop | jazz | rock label: Seoul Song Records listen now… Happy :: Weight :: Africa :: Ready Ah…The Breathing from Seoul, Korea.  This a band that has been on our radar for a little while now and once you hear them you’ll know why. Sunny Kang (vox), Mitch Auvenshine (guitar), Andi Roselund (bass),…