Brandon (The Killers) and Johnny (Razorlight) have a duet

The Killers frontman, Brandon Flowers, and the lead singer of Razorlight, Johnny Borrell, are planning to do a duet together.
Flowers said that “They were planning to do a cover of Dire Strait’s Romeo And Juliet for the Live At Abbey Road TV show.”

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OC Mix #6

On December 6th, the OC Mix 6 will be out in stores. You can preview each song from the compilation here: musicfromtheoc.com
Every song is on the album is a cover, and pretty damn good ones at that. Some of the covers are: Debaser (Pixies), Float On (Modest Mouse), Pretty Vacant (Sex Pistols), Smile Like You [...]

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Writers Wanted!

Do you like to write? Do you like Indie music?
…Well we want you! Indie Anthems is looking for talented writers that LOVE indie music. Please email me at David [at] indieanthems [dot] c o m. (Sorry for the strange formatting for the email, but I’m not a fan of bots finding my email). You can [...]

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Sufjan Stevens and Calexico Interviews and Performance Vids

Sufjan Stevens and Calexico performed a little while ago at The Austin City Limits, and luckily PBS broadcasted it!
During Sufjan’s interview he was wearing those butterfly wings that he likes to wear at his shows. Kinda off putting and gimmicky but if you can look past that its a really good interview.
The interview with [...]

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North America Bloc Party tour canceled

I have some bad news for all of you Bloc Party fans out there. Matt Tong, the drummer recently suffered from his lung collapsing, while playing the drums at an earlier performance. He was doing alright, but according to a recent press release, “he’s on the road to recovery, but doctors have advised that [...]

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Indie Artists Try To Cure Breast Cancer

It may not seem as great as the title may suggest, but many indie artists are joining forces to raise some money for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation breast cancer. And of course there’s a catch… You’re going to have make a trip to Urban Outfitters (or go to their website) to pick [...]

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Every thousand years…

…there is a band as amazing as Built to Spill. Ok, so maybe they aren’t that good. Actually, the first time i listened to Built To Spill i wasn’t so impressed. As I started listening to them more, I really came to appreciate their music a lot. I am personally someone who doesn’t pay attention [...]

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Podcast #3

Indie Anthems podcast #3 is out! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Download!
Music on the podcast:
Matt & Kim - Verbs Before Nouns
Wolf Parade - You Are A Runner And I Am My Father’s Son
The Strokes - Ask Me Anything
Black Eyes - Deformative
Poor Boy Johnson - Talking Demo
If you have any feedback [...]

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Mountain Goats

Quirky indie-pop goodness.

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Booyakasha!

Hey guys, I’m a new member of the Indie Anthems staff so i thought i would introduce my self. My name is Nils Hoover and i live in and am going to school in a small city called ithaca in New York. I came from a very humble background of listening to music. 5 years [...]

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Chasing Cars and the Q Awards

As many of you may or may not know, the Q Awards happened recently. Among the nominees for best track were Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol, Crazy by Gnarls Barkley, I Don’t Feel Like Dancing by Scissors Sisters, Never Be Lonely by the Feeling, and I bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor by the [...]

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The Shins new album

The Shins, one of my favorite bands are coming out with a new album called “Wincing the Night Away” on January 23. I’ve been listening to them ever since I watched one of my favorite movies, Garden State (The Shins are on the soundtrack). I think Garden State was very well made, and [...]

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