Category: rock
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The October Thumbs Up Goes To….
We’ve tallied all the Thumbs Up’s and Thumbs Down’s for the month of October and the Froglix listeners have proven to have quite the diversity of tastes. Forty-five (45) tracks from thirty-three (33) artists received votes, but alas, not everyone can be a winner. Represented in the Top Ten alone though are artists we have…
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The Train Keeps Rolling
“It’s Americana-ish!” is how Andy Hawk describes his latest studio effort with the Train Wreck Endings and if you’ve heard any of their previous work you’d find it hard to put them into one specific category or genre too. This, my friends, is a talented group of musicians that effortlessly blends folk, blues and rock…
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Nothin' But the Good Stuff
artist: Rude City Riot | genre: power ska, punk, reggae | label: Skaspot/Stomp In the midst of a rather busy show schedule this past summer, the Kings of Canadian Ska somehow found the time to record, master and release their debut, full-length album. How do they do it!? Do these cats ever sleep!?!? As the saying goes,…
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Sometimes All We Need is a Little Closure
artist: The Kut | genre: alternative, indie, rock | label: Criminal Records Straight from our friends at Criminal Records, Froglix is stoked to present for your viewing and listening pleasure “Closure” from Britain’s The Kut. Cool song, cool video, cool band…and I would suspect some cool chics to hang out with. – Drago
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New Vid from Ledaswan :: What a Way Two Drown
Like it? Get it on [itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/what-a-way-two-drown/id415677423?uo=4″ title=”Ledaswan on iTunes”] San Antonio’s Ledaswan is back in the mix with a new video for yet another diggable track from their EP NUM83R5. ‘What a Way Two Drown’ is a sultry, melodic malay that showcases luscious layers of sound. The dynamics of this song are stellar as are…
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KOKO Beware
The Joy Formidable on [itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/the-joy-formidable/id356417894?uo=4″ title=”The_Joy_Formidable”] Take a load off with a The Joy Formidable’s most recent single called “A Heavy Abacus” which will be included as part of their forthcoming EP to entitled Roarities. The way cool live version featured above was recorded at live at the legendar KOKO in Camden, London. Guess what…still love this band. …
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Flashback :: The Alarm
The past seven (7) days have been absolutely crazy and while there has been no time to write I could not, in could conscience, allow the sun to set on the week without the Flashback. The alt-rock explosion that emanated from across the Big Pond back in the day was spearheaded by a number of different…
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Flashback :: Hoodoo Gurus
It’s no secret that ever since our inception your friends at Froglix have been quite enamored by the music from Down Under. Black Knight, San Cisco, Abbe May, Sarah McLeod, The Brisbane Project, etc. have most certainly captured our attention and our ear, for that matter. This new wave of indie and alternative artists are…
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Everything is Better Fried
artist: Fried Goat | genre: americana, folk, rock | label: Outhouse Vinyl Check ’em out on [itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/henry/id424883293?uo=4″ title=”Bon Appetit on iTunes”] listen now: Maybe Today Bulgarian Rhapsody Froglix welcomes Georgia’s Fried Goat to the broadcast with a few select cuts off their latest album. Bon Appetit is a feast of southern inspired flava that mixes…
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The Week in Review :: 6.11.2011
This past week saw the return of record temps here in these the Eastern United States. Officially it’s still Spring but there is no doubt Lord Summer is here and, apparently, he’s pissed. It’s freaking hot out there my friends. To combat the unpleasantness of the weather this past week, your friends at Froglix offered up…