Apótekið – Thursday
When you go to a music festival it is your ethical duty to do two things: 1) Check out unfamiliar music. 2) Dance. So, with the aim of killing two […]
Stjörnuryk
When I received a copy of Stjörnuryk’s debut, all I knew about them was that they are from Ísafjörður, the capital of the Westfjords of Iceland. I hadn’t heard one [&he
A Gathering of Dances
Reykjavík movement artists' own private visionsIn Iceland, seeing the arts requires going to festivals. It’s a mode I’m still getting used to, and I’ll admit to
Planned Aircrew Strike Could Threaten Airwaves
A planned strike of stewards and stewardesses at Icelandair could do significant damage to the line-up planned for Iceland Airwaves. RÚV reports that the strike is scheduled for O
Faktorý – Thursday
The women in the crowd were probably heart-warmed by the singer’s shirtless antics; Cities Between Us perhaps makes up for their stale, uninspired barrage of longhaired cock
Venue – Thursday
At eight, the venue is as empty as one would expect at such an early hour. A shame that Original Melody are stuck with such a shitty slot, as I […]
NASA – Thursday
I have seen the pitiless black heart of Icelandic rock music and now my life is never really going to be the same again… All things considered I only have […]
Iðnó – Thursday
Iðnó took a chill pill this Thursday night, with Biggibix, Klassart, Moddi, Moses Hightower, Lay Low and Seabear supplying the goods for a laid back night with a living room-type
Sódóma – Thursday
Dressed in black, white and red wearing gelled quiffs and bringing an upright black bass along, the 59’s lived up to their name. Forming a classical rockabilly band (lead sin
Tjarnarbíó – Thursday
On the floor beneath the stage a man began unabashedly interpreting the music with his body, stretching his arms out and down and shaking his wrists, bouncing meanwhile on his knee
Reykjavík Art Museum – Thursday
Thinking I would be late, I burst in the side door of the Reykjavík Art Museum into total emptiness. Eva from Hundreds was chilling with a cigarette, the girls from […]
Amsterdam – Thursday
Amsterdam is somewhat of a surprising venue this year. It’s the home of sleazy regulars, and reeks of beer and sweat. A place one normally never goes to, except perhaps [&hel
Apótekið – Friday
Being a performer is often ridiculous. Many venues an artist is made to perform at are all kinds of awful. But most of them are apparently heaven compared to what […]
Sódóma – Friday
As there is a notable metal scene in Iceland it makes sense, that this genre gets an adequate place in the line-up of the country’s most popular music festival. This [&hellip
Faktorý – Friday
Well what a difference a year makes. Grand Rokk, a place where hope and good music went to die is no more. Instead, like a phoenix from the ashes, we […]
Venue – Friday
Moshi Moshi Records is a London-based indie label, which is responsible for releases of Bloc Party and Florence & The Machine, to name a few. Rabbi Bananas The “only skweee [
Tjarnarbíó – Friday
Emo-Hip Hop Two men on stage and no more than twenty people in the audience, this is how Friday night at Tjarnarbíó started. The name Epic Rain may suggest an […]
Iðnó – Friday
The evening started with a quiet, laid-back atmosphere at beautiful Iðnó when girl trio My Bubba And Mi took the stage. The slowly growing crowd took their seats on the […
NASA – Friday
Ljósvaki were first up, and from the off puzzled, then confused and then confused some more. There is just way too much going with this three piece. They push a […]
Risið – Friday
I arrived at Risið to find a well-behaved crowd sitting in chairs listening intently to the evening’s first act, Soffía Björg. The band of five filled the venue with melanchol
It’s all in the algae
WHAT IS ‘MEAT SOUP’? Mývatn: We’re sitting in what was once a cowshed overlooking clear blue skies and a rippling lake, eating one of the best kjötsúpa I’ve had in [&hel