Written by: Mary Broome I was entertaining myself at home the other night with some funky-soul classics, a little Kentucky bourbon, and my eternal summer memories of LA (We were always dancing to these same tunes in bars and apartments around town). The moment inspired me to craft another sappy love poem… this one would … Read more
Photo by Jason Gonulsen Words by Katie Moulton Overload. Today’s massive music festivals promise excess of experience—whether it’s headliners piled on top of each other, the stimulants (rock-climbing wall! fingernail art!) that have nothing to do with music, or the legions of fans they attract. In fact, Austin City Limits festival in Austin, Texas has … Read more
All photos by Katie Moulton Words and photos by Katie Moulton It may have been the second weekend of the Austin City Limits Festival, but it was two days of firsts for this reviewer—first time attending this festival, first time in the city of Austin, first time manning official photo pits (not soundboards or general … Read more
All photos by Joe O’Toole Arctic Monkeys performed in Tempe this past Monday, and Speakers in Code photographer Joe O’Toole was on hand to capture the English band that released AM in 2013. Their song “Do I Wanna Know” recently checked in at #19 on our 150 Best Songs of 2013 list. Please enjoy Joe’s … Read more
Ladies and Gentleman, we pulled a Bud Selig. We have a tie. You’re just gonna have to listen to both of our #1’s very carefully and break it yourself. In any case, here are The 50 Best Albums of 2013 . . . according to us (with convenient links to stream, because we love you). … Read more
Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys | All photos by Jason Gonulsen English rock band Arctic Monkeys thrilled a sold-out audience at The Pageant last night. They wasted no time, opening with “Do I Wanna Know?” from 2013’s AM, which had many women (and probably men, too) in the audience shrieking with pleasure. Frontman Alex Turner … Read more
GROUPLOVE is playing LouFest in 2014 | Photo by Jason Gonulsen LouFest, a two-day music festival in St. Louis, is back with a stacked lineup featuring OutKast, Arctic Monkeys, Cake, Grouplove, Portugal. The Man, and more. And it’s LESS THAN FOUR WEEKS AWAY!! The fun takes place at Forest Park on Saturday September 6th, and … Read more
All photos by Jason Gonulsen Day One of Lollapalooza featured terrific sets by Lorde, Arctic Monkeys, Phantogram, CHVRCHES, Lykke Li, Warpaint, Blood Orange, Courtney Barnett, Royal Blood, Temples, Lucius, and many more. Please enjoy these photos by Jason Gonulsen. TEMPLES LUCIUS COURTNEY BARNETT J RODDY WALSTON WARPAINT JOHNNYSWIM of Verona GEMINI CLUB MEG MYERS IGGY … Read more
Delta Spirit backstage at LouFest | Photo by Rachel Waters “I don’t have anything to do tomorrow,” Samuel T. Herring exclaimed early on in Future Islands’ afternoon set at LouFest on Saturday. The same can’t be said for the 17,000 who attended day one of St. Louis’ premeire music festival, now in its fifth year. … Read more
One could easily argue that The Black Keys have achieved full musical and cultural saturation at this point. Nationwide arena gigs with opener Arctic Monkeys, a stomping return appearance on SNL, and the omnipresent soundtracking of the 2012 NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament (“Gold on the Ceiling” has been mainlined into sports fans’ collective psyches after … Read more
Look the heck out. We have a doozy of a giveaway for you all starting t-t-to-day, junior. In celebration of the new Arctic Monkeys‘ album, Suck It And See, coming out tomorrow, we are really excited to give away an exclusive Arctic Monkeys UK Record Store Day white 7″ that’s never been available in the … Read more
All photos by Jason Gonulsen Kanrocksas. I heard Grace Potter say it. I heard Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips try to say it. Most, like Alex Turner of the Arctic Monkeys, simply kept saying, “Hello, Kansas!” Or, during Eminem’s set, you heard a lot of “fuck yeah, KC!!” But really, it didn’t matter. We … Read more