the true indie music alternativehttps://froglix.com/https://froglix.com/2013/02/08/carbon-airways-atomic-is-in-my-mind/https://froglix.com/2013/02/08/carbon-airways-atomic-is-in-my-mind/What do you get when you mix Euro-electro pop, punk, and the inevitable angst and energy of two teenagers? You get Carbon Airways. I first heard Carbon Airways when I got an email from their label, Bad Life, about the release of their Razor Edge EP. I was completely enthralled by the French teenage…Fri, 08 Feb 2013 14:28:00 GMThttps://froglix.com/2013/02/04/small-city-calling-hold-me-closer/https://froglix.com/2013/02/04/small-city-calling-hold-me-closer/Michael Weybret recut his short film "An Early Autumn's Hope" into a music video for the song that helped inspire the story. Just so happens to be "Hold Me Closer" by Froglix favourite Small City Calling. Check out the video below. - DMitchMon, 04 Feb 2013 09:50:08 GMThttps://froglix.com/2013/01/25/australia-week-let-us-rejoice-for-we-are-music/https://froglix.com/2013/01/25/australia-week-let-us-rejoice-for-we-are-music/To end Australia Week let us ask a question. Where would the world be without the music coming from Down Under? Consider the cultural impact made by these bands and artists: AC/DC, Midnight Oil, INXS, The Vines, Hoodoo Gurus, The Church, Natalie Imbruglia, Nick Cave, Counting Crows and so so many…Fri, 25 Jan 2013 07:44:35 GMThttps://froglix.com/2013/01/24/australia-week-goodbyemotel/https://froglix.com/2013/01/24/australia-week-goodbyemotel/So far Australia Week has taken us to Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane. And today our tour of Australia takes us to Melbourne. We've covered goodbyemotel a couple of times on here already. And they continue to impress. Check out the video for "Graham Calender". This was the first single released off…Thu, 24 Jan 2013 07:22:56 GMThttps://froglix.com/2013/01/23/australia-week-sounds-like-brisbane/https://froglix.com/2013/01/23/australia-week-sounds-like-brisbane/Projects akin to Sounds Like Brisbane provide an invaluable service to the indie music lover. It gives an opportunity to check out a bunch of pre-vetted bands quickly and at no risk. Who wants to lay down hard cash on some obscure band you've never heard before? For me, a similar project in 2005…Wed, 23 Jan 2013 07:42:21 GMThttps://froglix.com/2013/01/22/australia-week-circle/https://froglix.com/2013/01/22/australia-week-circle/One of my favourite new bands from anywhere right now happens to come from Sydney. So of course I was going to try and include Circle (check out my original review if you are so inclined) in Australia Week if I could. And they make it so easy. It seems they are releasing a "studio demo" every other…Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:40:50 GMThttps://froglix.com/2013/01/21/australia-week-black-knight-and-highway-blonde/https://froglix.com/2013/01/21/australia-week-black-knight-and-highway-blonde/On the first day of Australia Week we are looking back to two bands that made their appearances in our inaugural year of 2009. And unfortunately, we haven't heard anything from either of these guys since. Black Knight and Highway Blonde (formerly Smart Artists) are both solidly in the rock genre.…Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:41:54 GMThttps://froglix.com/2013/01/20/australia-week/https://froglix.com/2013/01/20/australia-week/I'm announcing this coming week as Australia Week here at Froglix Radio. From Australia's pristine beaches to its rugged outback, this island continent holds a rich diversity made evident in its music. Over the last few years on Froglix we've heard everything from alt-rock to folk to electronica.…Sun, 20 Jan 2013 21:46:46 GMThttps://froglix.com/2013/01/18/tell-me-a-story-about-frogs/https://froglix.com/2013/01/18/tell-me-a-story-about-frogs/A few months ago I came across "Raconte-Moi Une Historie" from M83 and at the time I thought this was a perfect soundtrack for Froglix Radio! Then a few weeks ago I came across this apropos slideshow to accompany the song. Too good to not share. By the way, if you aren't familiar with M83, perhaps…Fri, 18 Jan 2013 08:47:18 GMThttps://froglix.com/2012/10/15/the-police-message-in-a-bottle/https://froglix.com/2012/10/15/the-police-message-in-a-bottle/It ain't Friday...but I figured there is no time like the present for a flashback. From their 2008 appearance in Tokyo, Sting, Andy and Stuart rock it old school with one the all-time iconic tunes. Such a cool version... Check out this and other songs by The Police on The Police on iTunes! on…Mon, 15 Oct 2012 17:30:35 GMThttps://froglix.com/2012/09/14/friday-flashback-smithereens/https://froglix.com/2012/09/14/friday-flashback-smithereens/Arguably, one of the most underrated alt-rock bands of the 80's & 90's, The Smithereens, to this day goes down as one of my all-time favs as I quite literally have every album and know most every song, even the deep tracks, by heart. So, naturally, when they came to the Northern Virginia's State…Fri, 14 Sep 2012 10:51:08 GMThttps://froglix.com/2012/09/09/the-lovegoods/https://froglix.com/2012/09/09/the-lovegoods/artist: The Lovegoods album: The Lovegoods EP genre: folk/indie pop label: 825 Records The Lovegoods :: North Tide The Lovegoods :: Snowing In My Veins Let me first tell you a little something about this outfit called 825 Records. I don't know a ton, so if anything is wrong please correct me. 825…Sun, 09 Sep 2012 08:52:25 GMThttps://froglix.com/2012/09/04/pop-punk-oxymoron-or-out-like-pluto/https://froglix.com/2012/09/04/pop-punk-oxymoron-or-out-like-pluto/artist: Out Like Pluto album: Take Cover genre: pop-punk, alt-rock label: The James Polk Shuffle Music The very first line from the bio on their own web sites goes, "Out Like Pluto is not here to revolutionize music, but they do want to make you dance." And to that I say, "Thank you!" We all know…Tue, 04 Sep 2012 00:32:02 GMThttps://froglix.com/2012/08/29/vegas-soul-attack-ships-on-fire/https://froglix.com/2012/08/29/vegas-soul-attack-ships-on-fire/artist: Attack Ships on Fire album: Vegas Soul genre: rock, punk label: SquidHat Records Attack Ships On Fire :: Vegas Soul Labour Day is fast approaching likewise, coincidentally, the end of Summer 2012. If they haven't already done so, young chitlins, angst ridden teens and future college drop…Wed, 29 Aug 2012 07:11:37 GMThttps://froglix.com/2012/08/20/follow-the-beat-follow-the-drum-follow-the-sound/https://froglix.com/2012/08/20/follow-the-beat-follow-the-drum-follow-the-sound/artist: Circle album: The Middle genre: alternative label: Monday Records Fashion Me A Drum (Clip) Half Race Girls (Clip) Brothers (Clip) I usually like to compare a band to other, often better known, bands. Doing so for Circle doesn't seem fair though. Perhaps you will catch a glimpse of something…Mon, 20 Aug 2012 00:00:59 GMThttps://froglix.com/2012/06/26/wheel-workers-on-vinyl/https://froglix.com/2012/06/26/wheel-workers-on-vinyl/What are you doing this Friday? If you happen to find yourself in Houston, TX then I highly recommend you check out The Wheel Workers Vinyl Release Party. The release features two(2) re-imagined and re-mixed tracks off their Unite album. (By the way, you can read my original review of the album if…Tue, 26 Jun 2012 22:54:17 GMThttps://froglix.com/2012/05/01/good-news-for-goodbyemotel/https://froglix.com/2012/05/01/good-news-for-goodbyemotel/2011 was indeed a good year for Australia's up and coming indie rockers Goodbyemotel. Not only were they nominated as finalists in this year's Music Oz Awards...but so was their video (above) for the title track of their 2011 EP Wish Your Way on iTunes. Naturally, this comes as no surprise to your…Tue, 01 May 2012 11:57:29 GMThttps://froglix.com/2012/04/05/sick-of-it-all-try-going-to-venus/https://froglix.com/2012/04/05/sick-of-it-all-try-going-to-venus/"Sick Of It All", the title track from Leaving Venus's most recent EP made me smile right from the get go. You know the moment in the movies when a fledgling band in the late 1950's excitedly listens to their song on the radio for the first time... and then it quickly cuts mid-stream to them…Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:42:45 GMThttps://froglix.com/2012/03/26/take-your-moon-shoes-to-boogie-land/https://froglix.com/2012/03/26/take-your-moon-shoes-to-boogie-land/Maybe it's nostalgia, but I love watching the legendary Soul Train dance line. Those guys were avant-garde trendsetting pre-hipster hipsters and utter fashion freak show train wrecks all at the same time. And now the line has a new soundtrack thanks to MoonShoes (aka Gilles Paulet). Frenchman…Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:18:55 GMThttps://froglix.com/2012/03/19/froglix-adds-something-from-low-fi/https://froglix.com/2012/03/19/froglix-adds-something-from-low-fi/Froglix adds to rotation a track from the most recent album by Low-Fi. "Something", the first track off of What We Are Is Secret, is best defined as rock in the distinct European style...lot's of synth and an electro beat. Grab the album off iTunes... - DMitchMon, 19 Mar 2012 13:31:25 GMThttps://froglix.com/2012/03/13/smooth-like-butter/https://froglix.com/2012/03/13/smooth-like-butter/A good friend of mine from Sharpsburg, MD (which is not at the end of the world but you can, in fact, see it from there) turned me on to these cats recently and all I can say is...wow. The Golden Butter Band's ability to flow effortlessly between rock and reggae is truly jamalicious. As it turns…Tue, 13 Mar 2012 07:00:05 GMThttps://froglix.com/2012/03/08/meet-the-wheel-workers/https://froglix.com/2012/03/08/meet-the-wheel-workers/I have a penchant for socially conscious bands. Somehow the music and lyrics let us all experience just a bit more of the human condition. From the plight of 20th Century Ireland voiced by U2's War album and Black 47's "James Connolly". To The Housemartins' "Caravan of Love" becoming an anthem for…Thu, 08 Mar 2012 19:45:55 GMThttps://froglix.com/2012/02/25/tour-update-the-joy-formidable/https://froglix.com/2012/02/25/tour-update-the-joy-formidable/Coming to a city relatively near you, my friends...shows are selling out so click here bee-yottches so get yo tix asap.Sat, 25 Feb 2012 11:12:08 GMThttps://froglix.com/2012/01/27/the-housemartins/https://froglix.com/2012/01/27/the-housemartins/Twas many a moon ago when a certain English gentleman, Marty I believe his name was, was here from the Great Isle visiting a friend of a friend. I don't think I had known him for more than (5) minutes before, naturally, I felt it my solemn duty to pester him until he told me the name of at least…Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:00:16 GMThttps://froglix.com/2012/01/23/criminally-good/https://froglix.com/2012/01/23/criminally-good/Our friends at Criminal Records in the UK are making headlines again with a couple of very intriguing artist announcements. First and foremost, The Kut has sold out their "Love Hate Vampire Shotgun System Circus" Tour AND is about to commence recording their debut album AND they have a new video…Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:00:58 GMT