Artist: The Frogs

Photography: Jon Beard A quick beat before I go to sleep, courtesy of I Am Robot :) I Am Robot - Frogs, Airports, and an Ocarina

• I Am Robot - Frogs, Airports, and an Ocarina

So stoked to have these guys on the mixtape grind for the blog! You may have seen these guys pop up recently with their release 'Swamp Beats" on Fat Boy Slim's Southern Fried Records. But they have been kicking along for a while, with their first break coming via Andrew Weatherall, who hand picked a remix of theirs for release on his label. I'll let their bio give you the other word: Friends since spawn, the boys began djing after failing to impress on the boyband scene. This was due in part to [...]

So stoked to have these guys on the mixtape grind for the blog! You may have seen these guys pop up recently with their release 'Swamp Beats" on Fat Boy Slim's Southern Fried Records. I'll let their bio give you the word: Friends since spawn, the boys began djing after failing to impress on the boyband scene. This was due in part to follicular irregularities and a rare case of vicious Tourette's. However, the duo didn't see these issues as obstacles on the dj circuit, so they [...]

Frogs in Socks? Don't know anything about these guys except they are a duo from Manchester. Well they got noticed by the right people because they have just released an EP on Southern Fried. Nice, fun housey business! Frogs In Socks: Swamp Beats EP What is it with mysterious Frog DJ duos? Toadally Krossed Out? ...

Frog on Frog. The best.

We've been touring for little over a month now and gone from sunny Florida to cold North Carolina. I've overcome my fear of driving the RV and since Jonas fixed the cruise control I don't mind driving at all. But there's still one thing that scares me. What if the RV falls over. Every time we're on a sharp curve on a highway exit I dread this. Even though Jonas says there's no chance of that happening I still feel like it could happen. Me and Jonas in [...]

The 2 Bears have a new EP out on Southern Fried called ' work ' that not only has a gluttony of big remixes but a mad original flow. The duo who have keen interests with honey and back scratchers include Hot Chip's Joe Goddard. They have been strategically releasing catchy numbers over the last 6 monthes to great success with a tour of Australia and Stereosonic and other countries around the world. The 'Work' remix by Frog in Socks rolls out like a cheeky trip to the woods with Yogi Bear. Some simple prods, [...]

• The 2 Bears - Work (Frogs in Socks Promo Remix)

With this year's 'Hurry Up, We're Dreaming,' we have an M83 record that perfectly matches style with execution. I've been admiring M83 from a cautious distance for the past few years. Though I've made the effort to grab all of the band's records, and though I have seen it live once, I've tended to remain on the proverbial fence about the group. More often than not, M83's Anthony Gonzalez gets it right. However, it has always seemed that for every one of those times where he got it right-for every "Teen Angst", "Gone",...

Conventionally most music can be fitted into neat categories or genres; but sometimes there are exceptions to this rule, and Brown Torpedo are most definitely an exception. They describe themselves as fitting into many genres including Electro, Performance Poetry, Improv, Psychedelic and... Read more..

Can you call a DJ set an actual performance? Does pumping out music from a laptop, tapping a board, fiddling with knobs and tweaking nipple-like buttons warrant an audience's attention? Well, amazingly enough, fresh-faced electronica project Dualist Inquiry (birthname: Sahej Bakshi) is a rarity among DJs, bringing a boyish charm and a truly positive vibration to his set at Blue Frog on November 10th. The gig was opened by Imaan Shah aka Madboy, who put together a decent electro-funk set, with a very '90s synth aesthetic, using simple guitar and bass samples as overlays. However, [...]

Today has been nothing but rain and more rain. We went to Hyannis and purchased most of the ingredients we need for tomorrow's dinner then got the rest of the ingredients here in Dennis. I even bought South African wine, keeping with the theme of course. Our ride yesterday was down 6A to Orleans then back to Dennis on 28. It gave Francisca views of the older Cape and of the small towns and villages. She said that calling them villages made her feel quite at home. I felt like a tour guide explaining the differences in architectural [...]

"Hello Bangaaaaaalore! Oh! Mumbai, then." "Abbe yaar, yeh singer, thoda Apache Indian jaisa nahin hai kya? Hai na?" "Eh, dude... The drummer looks like Baba Ramdev, no? Like a cooler version?" New Delhi ska act The Ska Vengers played Blue Frog, Mumbai on Thursday, October 20 as a part of their mini-tour (deets here ), which hit Pune , Bangalore and closes at the capital on November 4 . The band played their debut gig in the [...]

Norwegian punk act Social Suicide closed their India tour (deets here ) with a gig at Blue Frog, Mumbai on Sunday, October 16 alongside prog rock act Goddess Gagged (who are due to launch their debut album soon ) and local metal giants Scribe . We caught the band at their Bangalore gig, alongside Norwegian metal act Torch (who also recently wrapped up an India tour ) and local acts Theorized and Final Surrender (photos here ). Mumbai metal act Scribe have recently been nominated for an MTV [...]

The second Bacardi NH7 Weekender ( tickets on sale now! ) pre-party took place on Friday, October 7 at Blue Frog, Mumbai. The first leg of the pre-parties kicked off in Pune with Mumbai alt-rock act Tough On Tobacco , playing at Arc Asia (photos here ). The proceedings of this night saw guitarist Dhruv play a spirited set with a backing band. Next up, Warren ' Blackstratblues ' Mendonsa took to the stage, playing with a host of guests. Artists who joined Mendonsa included brother Zorran Mendonsa, a collaboration which saw [...]

"What the fuck have I got myself into? A solo act? Man, I'm going to go mental on stage with all those gadgets!" Singer-songwriter Sidd Coutto played Blue Frog, Mumbai on Wednesday, October 5 in support of his debut solo album Sunny Side Up (stream here ). What was originally promised to be a solo act, stayed partially true to its promise as guests joined the Zero drummer on stage - ranging from bandmates from Tough On Tobacco to friends who Coutto has [...]

Friday, October 7 will see Warren ' Blackstratblues ' Mendonsa come together with a host of other musicians from the city for a special Bacardi NH7 Weekender pre-party at the Blue Frog, Mumbai. The event will be the second in a line of a series of pre-parties planned for the Bacardi NH7 Weekender ( tickets on sale now! ) to be held at Magarpatta City, Pune from November 18-20. The first pre-party is being held tomorrow at Arc Asia, Pune. Mumbai alt rockers Tough On Tobacco will be play a set following a screening of the [...]

BOO FROG, CRIMSON DYNAMITE, SLUTTY HEARTS ( Plan B , 1305 SE 8th) Boo Frog's lyrical garage oblivion is stamped with just a kiss of the hoodoo, enough to spellbind even the most skeptical of our city's storied punk scene. Not that Chris Newman needs to employ folk magic to impress. The legacy of his former band, Napalm Beach, is one whose influence will not soon fade away. Along with Dead Moon's Fred Cole and the Wipers' Greg Sage, Newman helped create the Portland punk offshoot that prefaced the '90s movement we all know as "grunge." But those [...]

After all the hype created around Coke Studio India , post a phase when music television was given the back seat in preference of reality shows like MTV Roadies , the hype didn't really live up to the expectation. Following fairly average reviews to the Indian edition of the beverage manufacturers' show, and constant comparison to its Pakistani counterpart, MTV decided to bring the MTV Unplugged franchise to the country. The show, MTV Unplugged, was launched on Monday, September 26 (it will go on air on October 1) at Blue Frog, Mumbai. The music director of [...]

A bit of whimsy for the day!

• Peter Paul and Mary - I'm In Love With A Big Blue Frog

Mumbai electro-rockers Shaa'ir + Func played to a packed Blue Frog on September 22 as a part of their I Am, You Are, We Is tour. The tour kicked off at Pune (photos here ), moving to Bangalore (photos here ) and closes at Circa 1193, New Delhi tonight. The band played at the Lower Parel venue in Feb, which was yet another exciting outing for the band . Last night's gig was one of the best we've been to, all of 2011. Their track [...]