The English Beat on [itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mirror-in-the-bathroom/id35843516?i=35843518&uo=4″ title=”The Beat on iTunes” text=”[object Selection] For the Flashback this week we present for your listening and viewing pleasure the Titans of Two Tone…The English Beat. From 1978 – 1983, Dave Wakeling, Ranking Roger, et al were at the epicenter of all that was Ska and the (3) studio… Continue reading Flashback :: The English Beat
Month: June 2011
New Music from Hand Painted Swinger
Twangy/alt-country type guitars set against a swing/shuffle riddims equals Hand Painted Swinger’s new single, “Medicine Cabinet.” It’s cow-punk gone wild! Click the play button below to check it out here, catch it as part of the global broadcast or, better yet, pick it up on iTunes! listen now: Medicine Cabinet get it now on: [itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/medicine-cabinet/id441970008?uo=4″… Continue reading New Music from Hand Painted Swinger
Tomorrow is Here Today
artist: SIMPL3JACK | genre: punk | label: Holy War Entertainment Dig it…new vid from S3K! BTW…this is not a cover a Silver Chair’s “Tomorrow” so if that’s what you were exepecting we are more than happy to disappoint. These cats are not only onto something…they are on the rise fo sho. – Drago
Discovering Eureka Stockade
artist: Eureka Stockade | genre: alt-rock | label: Cracking Tunes Check ’em out on [itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/eureka-stockade/id314810937?uo=4″ title=”Eureka Stockade”] listen now: Without You Violence I had to do some double checking of things with Eureka Stockade. For example, are they really from Cambridge? The one in England?? I have to say, the sound is quite American to… Continue reading Discovering Eureka Stockade
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… Continue reading Flashback :: Hoodoo Gurus
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… Continue reading Everything is Better Fried
Grimus :: Face The Light
artist: Grimus | genre: alternative, indie-rock | label: SpaceRay Music listen now: Face The Light iTunes: [itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/grimus/id125255446?uo=4″ title=”Grimus”] My favorite band from Romania (ok…the only band I know from there) have a new single out, and once again Grimus delivers in spades. “Face The Light” draws you in from the beginning with its steady… Continue reading Grimus :: Face The Light
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… Continue reading The Week in Review :: 6.11.2011
Flashback :: Stone Roses
Check out The Stone Roses on [itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/music-video/fools-gold/id325818392?uo=4″ title=”Stone Roses on iTunes”] The Stone Roses self-titled debut album was released in the Spring of 1989 and although the track featured in the video above was not on it, there were quite a number other of notable tracks including, but not limited to, “I Wanna Be Adored” and “She Bangs the… Continue reading Flashback :: Stone Roses
Creative Catalysts
artist: Race You There | genre: indie-pop, alt-rock | label: unsigned listen now: White Flag Casualties It’s no secret. Music is everywhere. One could travel to the far reaches of this our beloved planet Earth and could easily find people from the remotest locales expressing themselves through some sort of musical medium. As has been said/written about many… Continue reading Creative Catalysts