The Age of Information (formerly known as Trading Yesterday) was an American band formed in 2002 by David Hodges and Mark Colbert, and later joined by Steven McMorran.
In 2002, Hodges and Mark Colbert began to collaborate and formed Trading Yesterday, recording music from an apartment setup.
They signed to Epic Records and moved to Los Angeles, California to begin work in their major label debut.
After returning to independent status, the band had their demo The Beauty and the Tragedy reprinted for sale on February 25, 2006.
Musicians Josh Dunahoo and Will "Science" Hunt joined Hodges and McMorran, and it was announced that the band would change their name from "Trading Yesterday" to "The Age of Information", with an EP, Everything is Broken, scheduled to be released on September 11, 2007.