Category: United Kingdom

  • Attention Thieves Let Out the Rock

    artist: Attention Thieves genre: Brit Alt-Rock label: unsigned buy now: [itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/let-it-all-out/id417188146?uo=4″ title=”Attention Thieves – Let It All Out”] listen now: Let It All Out Sometimes you just want rock. You don’t want gimmicks. You don’t care for the latest thing rock has been paired up with or some niche genre of rock. No synth-rock,…

  • Making the Kut

    There is some exciting news coming out of the UK as we have just recently learned that Criminal Records recording artists The Kut are in discussions with the folks from the Rock Band video game to be included in a future release.  How cool is that?!?!?!?  If it all works out, and we certainly hope…

  • Attention Thieves Unleashing New Single Soon

    artist: Attention Thieves genre: Brit Alt-Rock itunes: [itunes link=”http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/attention-thieves/id384717519?uo=4″ title=”Attention Thieves”] Attention Thieves first hit our radar at the tail end of last summer and now they have a new single coming out in February that may just take them to the next level. Check out a clip of their latest offering “Let It All…

  • Quirky and Cool…Austere from The Joy Formidable

    I’m in…hook, line and sinker.  Check out the new vid from The Joy Formidable for their latest track…‘Austere.’ Can’t wait to see these cats (and chic) live next time they come to the States.  Digz it I do! – Drago

  • Capelle Crossing the Pond

    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…

  • A Letter To Oceansize…

    artist: Oceansize | album: Self Preserved While The Bodies Float Up | genre: alternative, rock  label: Superball Music Dear Oceansize: I’ve known you and loved you for almost seven years, which makes this letter very difficult to write. Things have always been great between us. We met when you released your debut, Effloresce. It was…

  • New Song, New Vid…The Joy Formidable

    artist: The Joy Formidable | genre: alt-rock | label: Canvasback Today’s post is short, sweet and simply this…I freaking love this band.  – Drago upcoming shows Oct 01 King Tuts Wah Wah Hut Glasgow, United Kingdom Oct 02 The Tunnels Aberdeen, United Kingdom Oct 04 Manchester Academy Manchester, United Kingdom Oct 05 O2 Academy 2…

  • Hey, who stole my attention?

    artist: Attention Thieves genre: Brit Alt-Rock listen now Broken Promise From My Reach buy now   For me, when I think of quintessential Brit Alt-Rock over the last few years bands like Kaiser Chiefs, The Enemy, and Hard-Fi come immediately to my mind as some of my favourites. I have a new band to add…

  • Crocodile Rocks

    artist: Damn Vandals | genre: alternative, rock | label: unsigned Froglix originally reviewed/introduced Britain’s Damn Vandals back in May and were stoked when guitarist Frank Pick recently sent us this music video for “Crocodile Song” as their vids are always interesting and unique…just like their music.  This is no cookie-cutter indie/alt-rock band my friends.  Take…

  • Let the face melting begin…

    artist: Toykult album: Narcisstika genre: electronica | alternative | rock label: unsigned listen now: Eyes of Vin Diesel :: Super Cleaner It’s unclear when Montreal’s Tom Hamlyn lost his mind.  One could hazard a guess that it happened while he was back in his native England studying art in Birmingham but no one really knows…