Though winter has been unseasonably warm for most of us, the air outside remains sharp and chilly here in Chicago (it is still February after all) and has us hankering for warmer climes. Charli XCX, the UK’s latest upstart pop presence, is here to help. “I’ll Never Know” is a steel drum accented pop gem … Read more
When Elizabeth Ziman of Elizabeth & the Catapult responded back with her 10 to Spin playlist, our first one of 2012, her theme of “Awesome Broken Voices” intrigued me. I started listening to Ziman’s voice back in 2010 when we featured “Go Away My Lover,” taken from her 2010 album, The Other Side of Zero, … Read more
When I heard the new Santigold song, “Go” last week, I instantly had two responses: I wanted to boogie. And I wanted to fight someone. Being the “plugged in” gal that I am, I tweeted about my knee-jerk reactions to my small (but powerful) legion of followers, and in two seconds flat, the term “BOOGIEFIGHT” … Read more
Last Friday, we gave you some behind-the-scenes footage of Miss Karen O and Mr. Spike Jonze discussing the music of Where the Wild Things Are (out on DVD tomorrow). Now we’re excited to announce a special WTWTA giveaway through Speakers in Code. If you wanna win a WTWTA prize package o’ goodies, all you need … Read more
For all of you kids and kids-at-heart, Where the Wild Things Are comes out on DVD on March 2, 2010. The film boasts original, Golden Globe-nominated music by Karen O (The Yeah Yeah Yeahs) and The Kids. You can watch three behind-the-scenes clips of Karen O and the film’s director, Spike Jonze, discussing how the … Read more