Art rock. Noise pop. Whatever you wanna call it, Alexis Krauss and Derek Miller, the Brooklyn duo that makes up Sleigh Bells know how to get loud. “Punishingly loud,” as Pitchfork once put it. Knowing that Sleigh Bells is currently the band of the hour, I put in some good time getting acquainted with the … Read more
Having finally recovered enough sleep to face the glow of my computer screen, I am realizing that it will require a few unconventional methods to adequately describe the magnificent techno-gathering I spent the last five days attending. First, a haiku: Wise men and ravers In the sweaty dancing pit Harmony is realized Presentations, demonstrations, panels, … Read more
One sure-fire ways to tell Spring is on it’s way, is to drop by Speakers in Code HQ and check out the daily festival training regimen we subject ourselves to beginning March 1 each year. This highly specialized group of stretches and exercises was developed by pioneering music blogger Morty Jancobsen, who as we all well know, was … Read more
If you watched last night’s Super Bowl halftime show, you may have noticed two musical sidekicks during Madonna’s performance of the self-aggrandizing “Give Me All Your Luvin.” Those talented ladies were, of course, Nicki Minaj and M.I.A. During the show, with one quick flip of the bird, M.I.A. created the most memorable news story to … 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
When we asked Australian singer-songwriter Lenka to be part of our 10 to Spin series, we were pretty sure she would want to boogie. After all, her new latest album, Two, is filled with beats that will make you want to shake it in every way possible, and its first single, “Heart Skips a Beat,” … Read more