Eulogy To The Knife/Birth Of Zhala: The Future Of Popstar
The Knife has cut and run its course. As last night’s concert demonstrated, when the yahoos join the fray to crush beer cans on their foreheads before engaging in fist […]
LOOK: It’s Bastardgeist!
Joel Midden, aka Bastardgeist, is a Baltimore-born, NYC-based solo artist playing his second Airwaves. He described his music as “kalimba/sampler/keyboard/laptop ambient elec
LOOK: It’s VAR!
Having just released their self-titled EP through a German label in May, multi-instrumental band VAR are here and they’re playing a show at Gaukurinn tonight at 21:00. Defining t
Progressive MP Calls Artist “Attention Whore”
"Being blacklisted by this bunch is a compliment" responds Snorri ÁsmundssonAs reported, a crew from the gossip medium Séð og heyrt happened to catch Þórunn Egilsdóttir, a me
Bringing The Sun To Reykjavík
A rave at Reykjavík’s Art Museum with KlangkarussellThe lights turned orange, people started cheering and throwing their arms up in the air — electro duo Klangkarussell kick
La La La Luz You, La Luz! <3
If you have any brain floating around inside that skull of yours, on the hour of 22:30 you were probably seeking refuge at Iðnó from the frigid gales to warm […]
LOOK: It’s Lily The Kid!
Lilja K. Jónsdóttir is one half of the brother-sister duo Lily the Kid, who played their very first show last night at Airwaves. Lilja was previously a part of the […]
Talkin’ ’bout my generation
The rock stars at Harpa's Airwords I used to joke, privately, that there are two kinds of poets in the world: on the one hand, mathematicians, and on the other, magicians. [&helli
LOOK: It’s M-Band!
M-Band is Hörður Már Bjarnason, also sometimes seen performing with Tonik Ensemble and Nolo. He is one of the chosen Eurosonic acts announced by IMX today – read about tha
Harpa: The Safe Option
Those Airwaves venues: they’re scattered around the downtown Reykjavík area, just a few minutes walking distance from one another. But if it is raining, snowing, hailing or
LOOK: It’s Bergur Anderson
This friendly fellow is a bass player in the bands Oyama and Grísalappalísa. He was also in Sudden Weather Change, remember them? They were a cool screamy Icelandic rock band [&h
Airwaves: GET BLOWN AWAY!
… nope. Not talking about music.Since Wednesday, we’ve enjoyed three days and nights filled with tunes from all over the world. A few days prior to Airwaves’ kick-off
Einar Örn Makes Drawings To Dance To
Go and see him talk about them in person tomorrow!For anyone who was blown away by the quite wonderful electronic-punk chaos of Ghostigital this Airwaves, here’s something yo
Girl Band Were The Absolutely Fucking Best Band Last Night
This year, I’ve wandered between venues as much as I can, paying little heed to schedules and researching bands as little as possible. Having said that, I had heard about [&helli
Temporary War Zone
BNNT Two men, disrobed from the waist up, walk on stage. Actually that’s a lie. They aren’t naked: their heads are wrapped in black masks, Abu Ghraib style. Not a […]
The Unmissables: Day 4
Grapevine Recommends...You must be wondering why clocks even exist on this island. Between the sunset at 16:30 and a festival schedule that has you eating breakfast promptly at 14:
A Show In An Art Gallery??
IS IT ART???? IS IT MUSIC?? DOES IT MATTER??Kría Brekkan packs a powerful punch with her tiny voice. Catching her at Kaffistofa, the art space turned off-venue venue was wonderful
Is Bedroom Community Iceland’s Best Label?
Go and find out! They have two off-venues TODAY!Some of the best Airwaves gigs I have ever seen have been hosted by the Bedroom Community label. This iconic Icelandic label [&helli
One Can Always Be Bothered To Dream
Teitur Magnússon, you are so great! Although the presence (and wobbly bass) of local reggae darlings Ojba Rasta is strongly felt at Airwaves this year, the only appearance by fron
In The Company Of Cocks Are Pink Street Boys’ Enemy Band
Pink Street Boys have been tearing Reykjavík a new one with their extremely loud and dirty brand of garage rock. The name, they say, comes from the street their practice […