Booze, Blood, Bacteria, Beats, Beauties, Bongos, Angel Buttsecks!
[An earlier version of this review mistakenly claimed that the venue was selling bottles of water for 500 ISK. While initially confirmed, further research has revealed that this in
Put On My Raving Shoes And I Boarded The Plane
I began my partying days in the death-rattle of the classic rave scene, when gigantic warehouses were taken over by masses of DJs and electronic masters for anonymous, clandestine,
Glaumbar Is A Two-Faced Bastard
Glaumbar can be a very good concert venue, but it also can totally suck. On this Airwaves Friday I could see both sides of the coin. The small dancefloor in […]
We Can Be Heroes
Tonight, I was once again surprised in ways I didn’t think possible. That stunning, dancing, ceaseless grip of what small-venue Airwaves can be came back to visit us tonight,
“I’ve Been Saved by Jesus, So Fuck You!”
O'Connor is a stellar performer. Do not forget that her rise to global fame was based on bettering Prince's version of his song "Nothing Compares 2 U." Outshining Prince is not som
A Whole Lot of Rocking
I arrive drenched and disheveled at Harpa, ready to see what this years Airwaves ‘it’ venue (or just this years ‘it’ venue in general) has to offer. Insane weather forced [
Sound the siren
Once upon a time, the firm calm of sonowolf gaze. Úlfur may be the next beast to explode from birch undergrowth with a gnash of belief. Foregrounding fairy-tale twinkle and crus
ATTN: Schedule Changes
Mimas, Mukkaló and Megas have cancelled their shows at Tjarnarbíó tonight (Friday). The revised schedule is as follows: 20.50 Prins Póló 21.40 Elín Ey 22.30 sóley 23.20 Ligh
Zip Zip, Zun Zun!: Zun Zun Egui bring the fun (and their shades) to Airwaves
There’s eclectic, and then there’s Zun Zun Egui. Formed from the cultural primordial soup of Bristol’s avant-garde music scene, they started as a 14 person strong collective,
Back To The Futuregrapher!
In the far out world of Futuregrapher, Ringo Starr is your best friend to get hammered with…
Fists Of Fury!
Fist Fokkers know the five finger deathpunch of rock. Annoy them at your peril
An Australian Presence At Airwaves
Icelandic is a strange language. It has 32 letters and many of them hurt to look at if you have a hangover. I made a lap around the island when […]
PBP PUNK DON’T CARE ABOUT ANYTHING
There’s a palpable air of “we don’t care what anyone else is doing or if they like what and how we do” around Paradísarborgarplötur label/collective. It&#
Hipsters Through the Ages
Thus the night began like an adolescent dalliance, the experience of watching Wolves’s set being somewhat akin to being made love to—and I mean this strictly in the Victorian s
Independent In Music and Mind: With Árstíðir, you too can transport your mind to a better place
Árstíðir are a classic lesson in poise and perfection. Their music takes in numerous influences, from folk and ‘60s pop, to modern classical music, all the while with their gl
In Remembrance of Biogen, Reykjavik’s own electronica partisan
Various electronic groups from the Weirdcore crew and the recently established Möller label played Faktorý this Thursday in honour of the late, great Sigurbjörn Þorgrímsson, w
GOOOOOOAAAAL!
When Adda took the stage at Glaumbar there were only a handful of people in the crowd. “I love playing for a full house. I fucking love it. Thanks for […]
A Night Of Hip Hop And Its Bastards
What was to become one of the fest’s most consistent night (sub)genre-wise didn’t go down without some ups and downs. There was surprisingly good turnout for opener Gí
“Í upphafi var orðið og orðið var hja…”
A man walks. A man walks in. A church. A man walks into a church. Peeled and scraped iconography clings to an arch. “Í upphafi var orðið og orðið var […]
Sufi Madness Destroys White Bread Rock Shock Horror!
Arriving at Iðnó and taking in my surroundings, the first thought that entered into my head is that it looked a lot smaller than it did in the pictures, without […]
A Reference Free Review
This is a namedrop and reference free review. Just for the hell of it I won‘t mention any styles nor any artist names other then the ones on the bill. […]