There’s Music In Your Closet
After 24 hours of hacking, coding and eating plenty of cold pizza, the first ever Reykjavík Music Hack Day came to a close on October 28. In front of their […]
Does Icelandic Music Need More Support?
When the crowds gather in Reykjavík for this year’s Iceland Airwaves, Alþingi may not be the first item on their sight-seeing ‘to do’ list. But a handful of Members of [&he
Going Their Own Sweet Way – The Bakkus B-Waves Festival 2012!
While Reykjavik soaks in the Airwaves atmosphere, Bakkus Bar will be again going it alone with their own festival – for the last time… Iceland Airwaves is a time when
Icelandic Youth More Conservative Than 20 Years Ago
Icelandic young people have more conservative attitudes about gender roles than Icelanders of the same age 20 years ago, a new study shows. The study in question was conducted by [
New Survey On Icelandic Journalists Shows Self-Censorship Prevalent
The results of a survey of journalists in Iceland show that while the vast majority believe in objectivity and reporting all the facts of a story, 8 out of 10 […]
Baltasar To Direct HBO Pilot
Director Baltasar Kormákur has been chosen to direct a pilot for HBO starring Mark Wahlberg. The Wrap reports that the director has been slated to direct the pilot to a […]
Oley, Oley, Oley, Oley!
On Thursday night, Iceland secured its place in the UEFA Women’s Championship finals next summer with a 3-2 victory over Ukraine. A record number of people to attend a women̵
When Social Media And Music Collide – The Iceland Airwaves Tweetup!
The internet and social media. Pah! If we’re honest, for most people it means chatting to friends you know already, while at the same time deluging them with pictures you&
Going Into Withdrawal: Interview with Halldór Ragnarsson
The Seabear and Mr. Silla band-member new art exhibition opens as a fun Airwaves party event Among the many great things about Iceland Airwaves is the fact that, along with [&helli
This Is Not A La-la-la-la Lovesong : The Hanne Kolstø Interview
You might have noticed the continuously strong Scandinavian representation at Iceland Airwaves through the years. And the 2012 edition is no exception, as you’ll find perus
Sample Bedroom Community’s Latest Signing At Sruli Recht’s Store Launch
Award-winning designer Sruli Recht has a thing for making controversial-slash-gorgeous products (for instance: wallets and shoes made out of tanned minke-whale penii). He is a self
ANOTHER WONDERFUL FREE MUSIC ALERT!! The Ultra Fancy Crunchy Frog Airwaves 2K12 Compilation!!
Wow, we are spoiling you airwaves people rotten with the tons of top quality free music we are literally throwing in your faces! Yesterday we gave away the truly aweXsomez FANCY
Videos From The Edge – Muck Still On tour!!
It’s….. baaaaaack! After the success of their first video posting, we received another message (carried to us by a rabid crow) from those pesky scamps from MUCK.
Poliçagate: “…sometimes circumstances occur in life that make a happy ending impossible.”
As we reported yesterday, Minneapolis hipstergazewave newcomers Poliça (finally learned to make that weird ‘c’ thing!) have cancelled their anticipated appearance a
Postcards From the Edge – Goddamn Reykjavík!
Postcards From the Edge is our cheeky little Airwaves feature where bands who are currently on tour outside of Iceland, send us short tales of where they are and of the great [&h
Teletubbies Get Sopranos Subtitles, Hilarity Ensues
A technical error at television station Stöð 2 yesterday led to subtitles from an episode of the Sopranos appearing during an airing of an episode of the Teletubbies. The Teletub
Hacking Their Way To The Future Of Music
It’s been said that music expresses emotions that words cannot, but what if there was a scale to quantify exactly how “sentimental” a song was? A programme called Senti(Com)m
Bill On National Referendums Submitted
A bill has been submitted to parliament which would give average citizens more power in influencing the laws which govern them. The bill in question, led by Þór Saari and [&helli
NASA Petition Submitted
A group hoping to prevent the development of Ingólfstorg and NASA submitted a petition of 15,000 signatures to political officials yesterday. With Nasa set to be remodeled, plans
Why Won’t You Dance?
by Arit John If I’ve learned anything about Icelanders, it’s that it takes a lot to get them to dance at a gig. I mean really dance. Not the disinterested […]
Petition To Earmark Liquor Tax To Help Alcoholics
More than 15,000 Icelanders have a signed a petition to put 10% of the state’s revenue from alcohol taxes toward alcohol and drug addiction recovery programs. The initiative, spe