Jimmy Flemion discusses home recordings, tape archives, and Foreign Leisure’s September 2026 reissue. Transmission 429: Interview with The Frogs In April 1980, brothers Jimmy and Dennis Flemion formed The Frogs in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, working with guitar, drums, and dual vocals. Drawing early inspiration from Marc Bolan, David Bowie, and Gary Numan, they initially adapted folk tunes and nursery rhymes into punk arrangements at local venues like The Starship. By 1982, the introduction of their "Death Songs" coincided with a total overhaul of their stage presentation, incorporating bat wings, boas, flashpots, and fog, a visual escalation intended to command attention within a local scene they felt alienated from.

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