THE LATEST
Santogold Reveals Five-year Plan to Collaborate with Everyone
Over a relatively short span of time, Brooklyn's Santogold has worked her way up the pop-music hierarchy, sometimes in a befuddling manner.
Interview with the Mae Shi
Spastic experimental pop-rockers, the Mae Shi, sit down for a fluid, brain-busting interview with Anthem.
Little Boots DJ Set @ PYT
Join I Am Sound's U.K. sensation, Little Boots, for a spectacular live DJ set. She'll only be in L.A. for a week, so see her now before she blows up big time!
No Age/Abe Vigoda/Telepathe @ Seaport Music Festival
Despite the crowded subways, smallish stage area, and uninspired Telepathe set, Manhattan's annual Seaport Music Festival was a good one.
1-888-WOLF4LA
We already wrote about PB Wolf's forthcoming 888 mini-tour, but new information has been revealed, and we need to share it!
Busy P. Redeems Ed Banger with Pitchfork Interview
Right before the Ed Banger hype reaches critical mass, Busy P., a.k.a. Pedro Winter, lays it all out with a redeeming and informative P4K interview.
New Information 12", Fontän's "Early Morning"
Studio's independent label, Information, is releasing its first non-Studio record, Fontän's "Early Morning"12".
Hercules & Love Affair Concert and After-party
Anthem will be presenting Hercules & Love Affair's debut L.A. concert and after-party. This one is not to be missed!
P4K Celebrates Sub Pop's 20th
Pitchforkmedia celebrates Sub Pop Records' twentieth birthday with a couple of retrospective lists.
Erol Alkan Interview on PSL
SVT's hip video news website, PSL, thoroughly interviews U.K. superstar DJ, Erol Alkan.
Plasticines Q&A
Parisian rock-pop act, the Plasticines, recently came through L.A., so we photographed and interviewed them!
Sunny Day Sets Fire
We interview and profile multinational, London-based indie-pop group, Sunny Day Sets Fire.
Golden Animals
We interviewed and profiled Golden Animals, the latest outfit in the today's folk movement.
888: PB Wolf vs. L.A.
PB Wolf's third annual L.A. mini-tour—888—commences on August 1 and ends eight nights later. Get pumped for his whirlwind A/V extravaganza.
10th Annual Iceland Airwaves
This year's Iceland Airwaves will—as usual—be a stunning festival. To make the deal sweeter, Icelandair is offering affordable travel packages.
The Smell
Anthem profiles L.A.'s legendary all-ages venue, the Smell.
"Kitsuné Tabloid by Digitalism"
Kitsuné Records releases yet another funky mix, this time put together by Berlin's Digitalism.
In Review: Women
Women's eponymous debut is a paradoxical stunner. We couldn't help but put our thoughts on the LP to words.
Sub Pop Singles Club
For one year only, Sub Pop Records is bringing its Singles Club back!
These New Puritans Interview & Concert Film
While These New Puritans was drummer-less in L.A., we still thoroughly enjoyed the show and chatting with Jack Barnett, the band's frontman. Check out the film we made!
FEATURES
No Age/Mika Miko/Abe Vigoda @ the Smell
07/08/08
The Smell's second annual summer matinee show was a blast and we've got it all on tape! No Age, Mika Miko, and Abe Vigoda. Don't miss this one!
Kite Flying with Cornelius
06/28/08
Through an ambitious and bizarre chain of events, we wound up flying a custom-made kite with Tokyo's Cornelius in front L.A.'s Disney Hall.
Future Sound (Part III)
05/21/08
They strum, beat, play, scream, croon, spin, mix, tweak, and sing. Meet 30 musicians who made the short list of Ones to Watch in 2008! (Web Edition Part III)
Future Sound (Part II)
05/13/08
They strum, beat, play, scream, croon, spin, mix, tweak, and sing. Meet 30 musicians who made the short list of Ones to Watch in 2008! (Web Edition Part II)
Future Sound (Part I)
05/07/08
They strum, beat, play, scream, croon, spin, mix, tweak, and sing. Meet 30 musicians who made the short list of Ones to Watch in 2008! (Web Edition Part I)
COACHELLA 2008
04/24/08
Coachella has passed us already, and we already miss it. Our party was a huge success and we made sure to capture everything on tape! Check out some videos, pictures, and more!
Interview with Xiu Xiu's Jamie Stewart
04/19/08
In an era of music where everyone sounds likes someone else, Xiu Xiu is a surprising breath of fresh air. Anthem had the chance to ask frontman Jamie Stewart a few questions before an L.A. show.
WMC 2008 Recap
04/17/08
Since we covered so many musicians at this year's WMC, we decided to throw everything into one big feature for the sake of simplicity. Enjoy the films!
Cut Copy
03/17/08
Cut Copy has yet to officially embark on its U.S. tour, but they dropped by L.A. for a day last week... so we had to jump on the opportunity and document everything... a photo shoot, concert, and after-party.
Interview with Envelopes
02/21/08
Swedish indie-pop favorites, Envelopes, were nice enough to respond to a handful of questions we asked them about their new LP, Here Comes the Wind, their past, and their future!
Midnight Juggernauts 2007 Tour Diary
02/20/08
Midnight Juggernauts' tour diary from their 2007 World Tour with Justice/the Ed Banger Crew and many more. A 2008 exclusive account of the trio's forthcoming tour is to come once they embark!
Plain Truths (Liars Interview & Video)
02/12/08
In addition to photographing and interviewing Liars for Anthem last year, we filmed them as well. Anthem Online presents you the resultant video.
Interview with Pacific!
02/10/08
Anthem's exclusive interview with the up-and-coming Swedish pop outfit, Pacific!
Interview with Skeletons
01/09/08
Q: I believe I saw you at the Grog Shop in Cleveland years ago ... maybe 2003 or 2004 or something. Just though I'd start this whole thing off with that note -- I'm from Cleveland, you're from (read more)
Holy Roller: St. Vincent goes it alone
12/06/07
After getting herself a killer head start playing with The Polyphonic Spree and Sufjan Stevens, Annie Clark finally settles into her own skin as St. Vincent, where she creates theatrical, handmade (read more)
Interview with Whitey
12/03/07
In today's fast-paced music world that seems to be generally propelled by loads of money, false hype, and rampant unjustified exposure, Whitey stands out. Since around the turn of the millennium, (read more)
The Black Lips Want to Get You Drunk
04/30/07
Otto Mühl Meets Orgasmo 3003 While sitting in a pink conversion van on the corner of Frankford and Girard in Philadelphia's Fishtown neighborhood, it dawns on me that the Black Lips are making an (read more)
Never Forget: The lovely Feist on scavenger hunts, heart balloons and the Church of Me
02/28/07
She’s one talented head on the amorphous hydra known as Broken Social Scene. She turned the Bee Gees’ disco hit “Love You Inside Out” into a piece of subdued pop perfection. Her last album, (read more)
Behind the Screen
12/31/06
I’ve only followed one band in my life. Now twice. And to be honest, I can’t exactly explain what it was about Placebo that first intrigued me when I was a young, Christian college student. I (read more)
