Samúel Jón Samúelsson Big Band – Fnykur
Only 7 years out of music school, Samúel Jón Samúelsson has already built an accomplished resume. A graduate of the prominent Tónlistarskóli FíH, the composer has done arrang
Orchestral Manoeuvres in London
The venue in East London known as Catch does have a catch – it’d be easier to track down one of the Jule lads in June than locate this bar, […]
To be Green or not to be Green
I remember when being Green, or whatever it is called nowadays, was generally referred to as being: an environmentalist, a hippie, or rather tastefully, a weirdo. It was like being
One Giant Step for Mankind
You’d need to have pretty big feet to walk in our shoes. Our footprint is 25% bigger than the whole planet. However: it may be big, but it’s not clever. […]
Grænn Kostur
Grænn Kostur, or “The Green Choice,” is a small vegan/vegetarian restaurant in downtown Reykjavík. Seating around 30-40 people, Grænn Kostur is tucked away on Skólavörðus
The Motion Boys Fear For Their Success
How did it all start? Árni: We started working together about a year ago. Biggi asked me to help arrange a song he was writing for Sigtið [an Icelandic comedy […]
A Cross Between Power and Vulnerability
New York artist Spencer Tunick is an internationally acclaimed photographer and performance artist, renowned for his abstract creations featuring groups of nudes posing in public s
Standing in the Desert, Thinking of Rain
Yes, the Coachella polo grounds were not rainy. And this astounded the former Pulp frontman. He spent the better part of thirty minutes trying to wrap his head around that. [&helli
The Immigrant Representative
Maybe you could start by telling our readers how you came to enter Icelandic politics. The municipal elections in 2006 pretty much convinced me to get involved. I was not […
Share Your Ancestors
Iceland’s genealogy is nearly done. “Finishing” a whole nation’s genealogy would be unthinkable in North America or Western Europe, where one looks back at previous centuri
t.A.T.u. – The Greatest and most Awsome Band in the World, Part 3
It’s been entirely too long since I last reported to you about t.A.T.u. – the greatest and most awesome band in the world – and as you can imagine, they’ve [&hellip
A Loss for Democracy
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Or so it would seem, judging from the recent Parliamentary elections in Iceland, Saturday, May 12. Before the elections, the [&
Trassar Regroup for Another Attack
“But it’s been 14 years of silence, it’s been 14 years of pain, it’s been 14 years that are gone forever, and I’ll never have again,” sang Axl Rose on […]
Weight Issues and Gimmicks
I’m quietly kicking myself for not having paid attention to Celestine earlier. What tightness they might lack in the live setting, they more than make up for with their ear [&hel
Expanding the Documentary Culture
Reykjavík Documentary Workshop is a newly founded independent documentary association with the goal of spreading the culture of documentary filmmaking to professionals and others
Nubean Nintendo
When I hear the term “World music” I automatically think of Nick Hornby’s negative connotation. He used the word describing how lame his next door neighbour was: “Ray was i
Horse Riding in Hafnarfjörður
Since the Icelandic horse has lost most of its practical value in modern society, having been replaced by more modern modes of transportation, mainly the automobile, riding horses
Scenes From a Dying Dream of Cuba
Coming out the door at Havana’s José Martí Airport, hygiene goes right out of the window as dirt, sweat and clammy handshakes start melding with my body like yellow pulsating [
Hljóðheimurinn Sangitamiya
If you never leave Laugavegur to do your downtown shopping, you might easily miss it – Hljóðheimurinn Sangitamiya or, as it’s colloquially known, “that music store with the
Silvia Night – Goldmine
Sylvia Night is a fictional character that is based on a satire of Paris Hilton and other celebrities that have a questionable claim to fame. She was responsible for a […]
Trassar – Amen
I do not have the faintest idea what this is and lacking any kind of musical reference point I don´t know how to pass judgement. There is some blatant Bush-bashing […]