As day two began, I found myself walking to the media tent to be greeted by My Morning Jacket and Stevie Wonder doing their sound checks. Friends, that’s when you know it’s going to be a great day, an unforgettable day. Which it was. Let’s start at the end of the day, which, of course, … Read more
The Pitchfork Music Festival will take place on July 15th – 17th in Chicago, Illinois. The first batch of bands has got us rabid with unbridled anticipation: Animal Collective, TVOTR, Fleet Foxes, Cut Copy, Deerhunter, Ariel Pink, Destroyer, James Blake, Yuck, and others… Tickets go on sale at noon HERE. We will be there. Will … Read more
L.A. electro-dance-pop foursome Foster the People grooved their way into our hearts with the tip-top summer jam “Pumped Up Kicks” a few months back in 2010. With no EP or LP rumblings and grumblings attached to the track or the band (formed in 2009), we were left to wonder, who are these guys and when … Read more
Welp, it’s 2011. And today, we’re proud to say, we’re celebrating our first birthday. It’s been a very fun year for us at Speakers in Code, but we’re extremely excited about what’s in store – musically, especially – for 2011. Here are the 25 upcoming albums we’re, like, totally psyched about, coming your way in … Read more
Cut Copy, Australia’s premier dance-synth-rock outfit, has high expectations to meet. Their 2008 sophomore effort, In Ghost Colours, garnered worldwide attention, received near universal critical acclaim, and made fans and concert-goers dance and sweat all over the globe. While the band’s new, as yet untitled, record is not scheduled for release until early 2011, they … Read more