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As 2010 comes to a close, naturally, we tend to reflect on the year that was…and what a year it’s been here at Froglix! We’ve made a number of technical upgrades and changes, incorporated more video content into our postings and last (but certainly not least) we’ve welcomed our good friend Thurdeen to the Froglix fold as our newest writer. Further, and most importantly, we have been introduced to a bevy of talented musicians from around the world all striving for the same goal…to have their voices and their music heard by a global audience. We consider it an honour to have been able to play even a small part in making that happen. It has truly been a tremendous year in indie music and we are looking forward to what we are sure will be an incredible 2011 with great anticipation. However, before we jump ahead, we would be remiss if we were not to take one more look back at the year that was and offer up our own “best of.”

Ladies and gentlemen, it is a distinct honour, nay a privilege, to present the First Annual Froglix Music Awards! Winners of this year’s “Froggy” awards have been selected by the listeners and readers with input for DMitch, Thurdeen and myself, of course. With a year filled with so much excellent music it was indeed difficult to narrow it down…but with no more gilding the lily or anymore adieu I give the winners!

Treading Lemmings

Artist of the Year | Album of the Year

Small City Calling

Best Indie Pop Artist or Group | EP of the Year
Song of the Year (Castaways)

The Sky Life

Best Alternative Artist or Group

Killer Godzilla

Best Alt-Rock Artist or Group

28-200

Best Ambient/Electronica Artist or Group

Sickhoose

Best Punk/Hardcore Artist or Group

Attention Thieves

Best Grunge/Hard Rock Artist or Group

Diversifyd

Best Reggae Artist or Group

Rude City Riot

Best Ska Artist or Group

Sacha Sacket

Best Singer/Songwriter

Capelle Crossing the Pond

alt-rock, alternative, Capelle, electro, England, featured artists, London, news, rock, United Kingdom, unsigned, videos No Responses »

Nov 082010

Britain’s Capelle will be crossing the Atlantic in 2011 for their first North American tour and not only will the lads be jamming their way across the fruited plains but they’ll also be recording the entire trip for a TV series! Wanna get Capelle to play for you? No problem…just get a couple hundred of your closest friends together and they’d be happy to oblige! For more info be sure to visit them on the web at www.capelle.co.uk and if they are playing anywhere near your town you’ll definitely want to check them out!

- Drago

That’s the Story…

alternative, Boston, electro, featured artists, indie pop, Massachusetts, Miss Geo and The Metrics, reviews, unsigned 5 Responses »

Aug 252010

artist: Miss Geo & The Metrics
genre: indie pop, electronic
album: The Story
label: unsigned

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Snake Soiree :: Hooked :: The Story

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2009′s The Story by Miss Geo & The Metrics is DIY done right. Eight (8) long months of recording in basements and, apparently, warehouses has produced an indie-pop album that holds its own against any of the overly compressed/pathologically polished drones force fed to the masses by corporate radio…that’s a good thing, in case you were wondering . The indie-pop hooks in songs like “Snake Soiree” (my personal fav) are catchy but not campy as Abby Gutierrez’s (aka Miss Geo) vocals create an element of warmth that surrounds imaginative lyrics sprung from a fertile mind. The opening guitar riff in “Hooked” waxes a bit Depeche Mode-ish but from there the track takes on a life very much it’s own. All in all, debut or not, Miss Geo and her merry maidens have put forth a strong showing with this disc and the word on their street is that they are back in the studio recording a follow up. We’re not sure exactly when it’s scheduled to drop but we expect/hope it will before 2010 is in the history books.

- Drago

OuterSound podcast

Yes indeedy! After a brief (and quite productive) hiatus Froglix is back with a brand new installment of OuterSound. Experience true indie music at it’s finest! In this episode we are featuring tracks (in order of appearance) from The Skylife (Vancouver, CAN), Blair Lott Band (Atlanta, GA), Killer Godzilla (Newcastle, GBR), Diversifyd (San Marcos, CA), Variety Workshop (Tampa, FL), Weather Pending (San Francisco, CA), Tieweb (Arlington, VA), Auresia (Montreal, CAN), Kirsten DeHaan (Woodstock, NY) and Attack Ships on Fire (Portland, OR).

OuterSound – March 2010

Mile High Kisses

28-200, ambient, Colorado, Denver, electro, featured artists, indie, news, rock, unsigned 2 Responses »

Mar 102010

genre: electro | indie | rock
label: unsigned

I Kiss You

Denver, CO’s 28-200 (twenty eight to two hundred) joins the broadcast with “I Kiss U” from their 2009 independent release Video Games & Popsicle Sticks . Mr. L (guitar, bass, vox) and Aimee (vox, drums, other) deliver an electro-indie rock gem that lies somewhere between Dido and the Cure. Ambient, ethereal and eclectic…what’s not to like?

- Drago

London’s Capelle and Their Cool Vibe

alt-rock, Capelle, electro, England, featured artists, London, reviews, United Kingdom, unsigned, videos No Responses »

Nov 112009

genre: electro | alt-rock
label: unsigned

Money :: So Lonely

What happens when a classic 60′s/70′s vibe collides with indie-alt-rock? Capelle happens. These blokes from London beautifully mix hard rock guitars with urban beats and vibrant vocals. The result is a brilliant new disc entitled Money Now, Money How, Money When. One of the things that we are constantly on the look out for here at Froglix is the “it” factor. However, the “it” factor can be different things to different people. For us, it’s talented musicians with a truly unique sound that can translate equally well both in studio and on stage. Nic Capelle (lead vocals) and his compadres (Fotis – lead guitar, Quinton – bass, Kris – drums, and Sven – backing vocals and keys) really do pull “it” off smashingly well. In addition to the teaser video above, we have included (2) additional tracks to the global broadcast. Both “Money” and “So Lonely” can be found as on-demand, play only tracks. While we really dig Capelle, we’d much rather hear what you think.