No Blood for Oil! Now, Where Did We Park?
The 18th of March is the anniversary of Iceland’s declaration of support for the 2003 invasion of Iraq. This year, two Icelandic anti-war groups chose to stage events in protest
Save the Water!
You may have heard of the new water laws that clogged parliament with filibustering and heated debate for days on end. According to the outraged opposition parties, this controvers
The Ghost Town on the Coast
On March 15th, the US State Department made an announcement that brought a decades-long chapter in Icelandic history to a close and left its future even more uncertain: effective O
Aldrei Fór Ég Suður
The third annual Aldrei Fór Ég Suður music festival will return to the remote town of Ísafjörður, Saturday the 15th of April. The festival’s name, which translates to ‘I
Heady Days in Austin, Texas
The South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas is now the American music industry hotspot for signing the next media darling. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Shins, Clap Your [&he
An Evening of Listening and Restraint
José González’s reputation may well have preceded him, given that he recently played a show at the Iceland Airwaves festival, which has become an “I was there” sort of mome
The Acoustic Black Flag Disciple (from the land of Abba)
/// Your first album (Veneer) was released in 2003; when can we expect the next one? – I am working on it on and off. I have been so busy […]
Flight of the Valkyries
Without warning or introduction, two young women marched onto the stage and took their positions behind the two standing drums, dressed in semi-military garb. Their faces frozen ex
Seven Saunas and a La-Z-Boy
“You are going to a spa,” my editor said with a sly smirk on his face, obviously enjoying the idea of sending a man for whom the word “bouncer” is […]