Posts Tagged ‘INTERVIEW’

Discovery Series: Gard Løkke

The Norwegian newcomer on his first Hollywood experience, “the law of Jante,” and his leading role in Viljar Bøe’s Good Boy.

Practical Magic: Charlotte Regan

The British filmmaker on her history, her most coveted skill, and her Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning feature debut Scrapper.

A Conversation with Randall Park

The Korean American actor on representation, finding his way into the craft, and his directorial debut—Shortcomings.

American Spirit: Henry Grace

The British singer-songwriter on facing up to personal demons, music’s life-saving properties, and his debut album Alive In America.

Total Recall: Jonathan Cherry

The Canadian actor takes a trip down memory lane and comes full circle—from film school to Lauren Hadaway’s The Novice.

Making Moves: Kevin Csolak

The West Side Story actor on his lifelong commitment to performance, Steven Spielberg and joining the cast of Animal Kingdom.

Luke Million

Q&A with Luke Million

A proper sit-down with the Australian multi-instrumentalist and producer who also serves as the synth half of the Swiss.

Q&A with Touch Sensitive

A proper chat with the DJ, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and Van She co-founder in his current home of L.A.

Palmbomen

Q&A with Palmbomen

An interview with the exciting new Dutch producer whose name, in his native language, tellingly means “palm trees.”

Eddie C

Q&A with Eddie C

A deep look into the self-taught musician, producer, and DJ whose sonic explorations have jumped from hip-hop to house, and techno as his home has moved from Toronto to Alberta to Berlin, where he currently dwells.

Larry Gus

Q&A with Larry Gus

A journey with the DFA Records artist that touches on hardcore punk, pirate radio, discovering dance music, great French literature, the magic of the MPC, the influence of paintings, and the bliss of solitude.

Bleached

Q&A with Bleached

Our in-depth chat with the two Clavin sisters on their current band, Bleached, growing up in L.A., falling hard for SoCal punk, and the future as they see it.

Lovefingers

Q&A with Lovefingers

The man behind the house and disco imprint, ESP Institute, talks shop.

the Faint

Q&A with the Faint

Todd Fink on the band’s commitment to the DIY aesthetic, their way of dealing with the industry and a little about the Danse Macabre deluxe edition.

Bicep

Q&A with Bicep

In which we chart the London-by-way-of-Belfast duo’s maturation and rise to prominence in the house music scene today.

Tussle

Vital Stats: Tussle

In which we discuss working with Optimo’s JD Twitch, Subway footlongs, and titling songs in Japanese.

Divine Fits

Q&A with Divine Fits’ Dan Boeckner

The ever-restless musician talks about playing small venues again with Divine Fits, moving to Los Angeles, and what ever happened to Wolf Parade.

Idjut Boys

Q&A with Idjut Boys

We chat with the legendary North London produer/DJs about their 20-year-long tenure, the long-awaited LP, Cellar Door, DJ the globe around countless times, and the difficulties of working within the music industry today.

Simian Mobile Disco

Video: Simian Mobile Disco Q&A Part 4

The fourth and final installment of our extensive and in-depth four-part Q&A with the British house and techno production duo.

Simian Mobile Disco

Video: Simian Mobile Disco Q&A Part 3

The third installment of our extensive and in-depth four-part Q&A with the British house and techno production duo.

Simian Mobile Disco

Video: Simian Mobile Disco Q&A Part 2

The second installment of our extensive and in-depth four-part Q&A with the British house and techno production duo.

Simian Mobile Disco

Video: Simian Mobile Disco Q&A Part 1

After a long wait, we’re proud to start syndicating our extensive and in-depth video Q&A with the British house duo.

Death of a Superhero

Q&A with Ian Fitzgibbon

We caught up with Ian Fitzgibbon to discuss his newest film, Death of a Superhero, a party live action, part animated tale of teenage life in Ireland.

DUST

Video Premiere: DUST

We debut a new track and film for the acid house-meets-Italo act as well as interview the musicians behind the project.

Japandroids

Q&A with Japandroids

We hopped on the phone with Brian King―guitarist/vocalist for and one half of Japandroids―for a long chat about their career thus far, the new record, recording in Nashville, and their love of the Gun Club.

Eric Duncan

Catch-Up: Eric Duncan

In which we chat with the iconic NYC DJ and producer about his new Still Going Records imprint, the long-awaited Rub ‘N’ Tug LP, and what else 2012 holds.

I:Cube

Q&A with I:Cube

We sat down the the legendary DJ/producer to talk about the French house scene, his roots and history as an artist, and his new album.

Kasper Bjørke

Q&A with Kasper Bjørke

Our chat with the Danish DJ and producer about his story, from the days of being in the radio-friendly, successful pop group Filur to releasing his own material, A&R’ing, and managing.

Ital

Q&A with Ital

A chat with the left-field house music producer whose debut long-player Hive Mind just dropped on the legendary Planet Mu.

120 Days

Q&A with 120 Days

We sat down with the bands frontman, Ådne Meisfjord, to talk about their half-decade hiatus, the Norwegian scene, the group’s roots, and more.

Lindstrøm

Studio Visit: Lindstrøm

We swung by Lindstrøm’s Oslo studio to check in with the man and peep his setup in anticipation of his excellent new LP (the first of two for 2012), Six Cups of Rebel.

WAVVES

Vital Stats: WAVVES

WAVVES offer their choices for karaoke songs and reveal their favorite way of playing Monopoly.

Korallreven

Q&A with Korallreven

In which we discuss the distinctly non-Swedish feeling of being an indie musician in Sweden, performing live for the first time, and the band’s incredible debut LP, An Album by Korallreven.

Mary Meyer Studio Visit

Studio Visit: Mary Meyer

A look around the Brooklyn-based designer’s studio and recently-opened retail operation.

Studio Visit: BAGGU

We swung by the bagmaker’s Williamsburg, Brooklyn office for an intimate tour and Q&A.

New York Film Festival Exclusive: Hani Furstenberg

A sit-down with the bright-eyed Israeli-American actress who wowed us with her powerhouse performance in Julia Loktev’s The Loneliest Planet.

Q&A with Girls

We sit down with Girls, hot off the release of the stellar followup to their debut LP (Album), Father, Son, Holy Ghost.

Q&A with Michael Shannon

The character actor discusses theater, the importance of family and his latest role in Jeff Nichols’ award-winning psychodrama, Take Shelter.

Q&A with Tom Cullen

The promising British actor sheds his hard exterior to fill the shoes of a charismatic gay romantic in Andrew Haigh’s award-winning film Weekend.

Q&A with Ludivine Sagnier

Anthem sat down with the French starlet to discuss her latest film, Love Crime.

Q&A with Evan Glodell

Its been said that love is a many-splintering thing. For writer/director/actor Evan Glodell, it’s the profundity of the volatile relationship he shared with his now ex-girlfriend that inspired his feature-length directorial debut, Bellflower. He sacrificed almost everything to make it, too. Glodell sold off his belongings to fund the film, and moved into an abandoned […]

Miranda July & Hamish Linklater

A Conversation with Miranda July and Hamish Linklater

Miranda July is a 37-year-old multi-hyphenate with an incredibly dense oeuvre to her name—short stories, performance art and feature films, among other things. The MoMA, the Guggenheim and the Whitney have all showcased her work, her words have been published in The New Yorker and her directorial debut film, Me and You and Everyone We […]

Q&A with Marc Singer

The British filmmaker revisits the homeless community in NYC’s Amtrak tunnels with the 10th year special edition release of Dark Days.

Studio Visit: Kitsuné

Stéphane “DJ Falcon” Quême shot a handful of photos at the label’s Paris offices while we caught up with the company’s head honcho, Gildas Loaëc.

Mélanie Laurent & Mike Mills

A Conversation with Mike Mills and Mélanie Laurent

First the facts: Mike Mills is a 45-year-old creative polymath who began his career as a graphic designer with commissions from some of music’s coolest titans like the Beastie Boys, Air, Cibo Matto and Sonic Youth. Naturally, music videos and commercials soon followed. On the feature film front, Mills made his directorial debut in 2005 […]

Zach Braff

Tribeca 12

A pictorial survey of our favorite talent from this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.

gaspard-ulliel

Q&A with Gaspard Ulliel

A conversation with the French actor about his latest film, The Princess of Montpensier, and working with Martin Scorsese and Gus Van Sant.

Zoe Kazan

Q&A with Zoe Kazan

On the surface, Zoe Kazan seems like every other Hollywood commodity we’ve stocked up on—affable and beautiful, the impossibly perfect girl next door—but spend some time with the 27-year-old and you’ll walk away knowing she stands apart from the desperate huddle of other actresses and default famous daughters. Crucially, with her feet firmly planted in […]

Panda Bear

Q&A with Panda Bear

“Hope your power doesn’t go out man.” Those were the last words uttered by Noah Lennox (aka Panda Bear) to me as he signed off from our phone conversation. A conversation brought to light by the impending release of Tomboy, which may or may not change your life. Just mere seconds after my conversation with […]

Q&A with Susanne Bier

Danish filmmaker Susanne Bier has amassed quite the following in her native homeland over the past couple decades. More than 850,000 people in Denmark flocked to theaters for her 1999 breakout hit, The One and Only, which is truly remarkable in a country with some 5 million inhabitants. Despite her enduring obscurity elsewhere in the […]