Video: Simian Mobile Disco Q&A Part 4
When it comes to dance music and its mainstream, middle-of-the-road purveyors of today―your Swedish House Mafias, your Aviciis, your Tiëstos―there’s a frustrating and saddening lack of creativity....
View ArticleQ&A with Idjut Boys
To say the North London Idjut Boys are icons of the dance music scene and legends in their own right is an understatement. For nearly 20 years, Conrad McDonnell and Dan Tyler have been doing everything...
View ArticleQ&A with Divine Fits’ Dan Boeckner
You’ve heard of them before, these members of this new band called Divine Fits. And while Dan Boeckner, Britt Daniel and Sam Brown will always have those other monikers follow their names in...
View ArticleQ&A with Mark Barrott of International Feel
If you haven’t heard of Mark Barrott yet, don’t be too embarrassed: the British DJ, producer, and label honcho has made a career out of anonymity. Starting in the early 90s, the man began releasing...
View ArticleVital Stats: Tussle
Since day one, we at Anthem HQ have been avid followers of Tussle’s. From back when they were a dubbed-out, leftfield, disco-obsessed oddity on Troubleman Unlimited to their more recent iteration as a...
View ArticleQ&A with Bicep
You know, it’s a rare thing in 2012 when you find people who are flickering in the spotlight as a result of patience and passion without calling in any favors. About four years ago, two...
View ArticleQ&A with the Faint
“Anything is possible; that’s all we needed to hear.” A cliché statement it may be, but it’s an honest one as Todd Fink looks back on his band’s 18-year span. The Faint have always been a band to...
View ArticleQ&A with Lovefingers
Some people are recognized for having good taste, but it’s those who make taste that are most commonly remembered. There’s a fine line between being a music fan and being a true enthusiast. The latter...
View ArticleQ&A with Bleached
My first encounter with Jennifer and Jessie Clavin was nearly two years ago and involved the tossing of mic stands, a lot of pushing, broken glass, and people falling on my head. I found it was so...
View ArticleQ&A with Larry Gus
At the time I wrote this in my apartment, in Los Angeles, Larry Gus was on the other side of the world, in Milan, his current home, catching up on some work. Before sitting down to face all my...
View ArticleQ&A with Eddie C
City Country City. It’s the title of Eddie C’s latest full-length record, and an obvious description of his peripatetic lifestyle. To most, the thought of such a routine is exhausting, but to Eddie...
View ArticleQ&A with Palmbomen
Growing up, you are constantly told to never judge a book by its cover, a metaphorical phrase everyone should follow. But I will say that upon seeing Palmbomen’s artwork prior to listening to his...
View ArticleQ&A with Touch Sensitive
Touch Sensitive: it’s a name you most likely have become familiar with in recent times, but I remember seeing it on a mysterious record from 2006 called “Body Stop,” a toned-down, synth-driven disco...
View ArticleQ&A with Luke Million
According to his Facebook page, Australian musician Luke Million currently resides in a disco galaxy. Needless to say, the spirit of disco is the driving force behind Luke’s wide array of polished...
View ArticleQ&A With Jessy Lanza
As we sat down outside on the Echoplex patio in Echo Park, Jessy Lanza happily stated “Ah, I love LA.” I agreed, wholeheartedly. This was back in May—a time most of the world calls Spring. But we...
View ArticleA Conversation with Randall Park
You’ll probably recognize Randall Park from, well, at least one of a number of things: Veep, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Aquaman, Always Be My Maybe opposite Ali Wong, as “Asian Jim” from a viral cold open...
View ArticlePractical Magic: Charlotte Regan
Charlotte Regan’s feature debut, Scrapper, which was filmed on the grounds of Limes Farm, a council estate in Essex, England, centers on 12-year-old Georgie (newcomer Lola Campbell), who has lost her...
View ArticleDiscovery Series: Gard Løkke
In the beginning, Viljar Bøe’s Good Boy seems unassuming enough, unspooling as a kind of quirky romantic comedy. But not for long—not without a kink in its tail, puncturing with situational...
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