Dog Saves People From Apartment Fire
An as yet unnamed dog was responsible for saving the lives of possibly dozens of people when a fire broke out in an apartment building in Hafnarfjörður last night. Morgunblaðið
Torrent Site Under Investigation
Investigations have now begun of a popular Icelandic torrent site, capital area police have confirmed. Morgunblaðið reports that the website, Deildu.net, has recently changed the
Björk Viggósdóttir (Lala Alaska)
Björk Viggósdóttir (b.1982) Graduated from the Art Academy of Iceland in 2006 and has since produced a number of videos and installations.In her general practice Björk deals wi
Oyama
Oyama are a young Icelandic five-piece making shoegaze-noise-rock. They played every night of Iceland Airwaves 2012, with packed crowds and critical praise from homegrown and inter
Benny Crespo’s Gang
Icelandic rock band with split-duty boy/girl singers that sounds like the quirky fuzz of Sonic Youth and the dirty sludge of Queens of the Stone Age. The result is majestically [&h
Original Melody
Our music has always been our chief biographer, but in brief: Original Melody (O.M.) is a Hip Hop group from Reykjavík, Iceland that has been producing music since 2002. O.M. [&he
Bellstop
Bellstop! Call it Alternative folk rock or not, it is most definitely something raw and something true. Rúnar and Elín have been living and playing together for years. A life [&h
Ophidian I
Since 2010, the Icelandic technical death metal ensemble Ophidian I have cut a swathe through the Icelandic metal scene. Fusing together a myriad of influences such as Necrophagist
Quadruplos
Quadruplos is a band of two equally adventurous mad scientists. As musicians, noisemakers and visual artists, they colour the world with eccentric sounds and visuals, making audien
ON AN ON (US)
Sometime in the spring of 2012, the musicians that would go on to form the Chicago and Minneapolis-based trio ON AN ON found themselves at a tipping point. The three […]
Bárujárn
Bárujárn was founded in 2008 after members met at an industrial showcase for corrugated iron and related supplies in Hafnir city on the wind barren South Coast of Iceland. The [&
Omar Souleyman (SY)
OMAR SOULEYMAN is a Syrian musical legend. Since 1994, he and his musicians have emerged as a staple of folk-pop throughout Syria, but until now they have remained little known [&h
Prins Póló
Prins Póló is Svavar Pétur Eysteinsson from Efra Breiðholt (a suburb) in Reykjavik. He has bashed together tunes like ‘Niðrá strönd’ (e. At the Beach), ‘Á
Pétur Ben
‘God’s Lonely Man’ is the sophomore album by singer/songwriter, composer and indie rock musician Pétur Ben. It’s a dense work that’s twined with the key element
Ólafur Arnalds
Ólafur Arnalds has steadily built a reputation as one of the world’s most bright and able young composers. Purveying a neo-classical style with an array of influences which rang
Pedro Pilatus
Pedro Pilatus is Logi Pedro Stefánsson, a producer and DJ from Reykjavík. After catching the ears of Skream & Benga in 2012, Pedro started to pour out music on his […]
Baby In Vain (DK)
Being but 17-19 years of age, the three girls have impressively quickly found their own place in a genre most often dominated by middle aged men. They play an updated […]
Ojba Rasta
Containing 11 members, the band has been garnering much interest in the last months with their singles ‘Baldursbrá,’ ‘Jolly Good’ and ‘Hreppstjórinn
Pascal Pinon
Pascal Pinon are the twins Jófríður and Ásthildur, two girls from Reykjavík, Iceland. When they were only fourteen they got together with two of their friends and decided to s
PAPA (US)
PAPA is the musical project of Drummer/Vocalist Darren Weiss and Co Songwriter and Bass Player Danny Presant. The two have been playing music together since the young age of 12. [&
Oculus
Fridfinnur “Oculus” Sigurdsson is definitely on the way to conquering the world with his thrilling tracks and his tight, live club performances. With over 13 EP releases and re