Joe Pug
“I’ve come to say exactly what I mean,” sings Pug on the statement-of-intent opener, Hymn #101, “And I mean so many things.” That tale of stubbornness, love and adventure
Trúbatrix
Trúbatrix – Taka 1 is a compilation of all female musicians (both known and unknown) that are brought together with the idea of creating a unified network in which they [&hellip
The History of Icelandic Rock Music: Part 9
The Icecross album from 1973 has in recent times fetched high prices on the international psych record market. This is due to the fact that various noteworthy collectors have raved
Five Awesome Bars In Reykjavík
Do you like drinking? ‘Duh,’ you say? Good. Whether you are here for a while or just on the classic flying weekend visit, you can’t come to Iceland without pounding […
Hafnarfjörður Theatre
The Hafnarfjörður Theatre Company is an ambitious amateur theatre company, which is famed for its innovative and interesting work. Where: Strandgata 50, 220 Hafnarfjörður Phone
Vitinn
Vitinn is a friendly and initing restaurant that has collected antiques and old agriculture and fishing industry relics. The personnel pride themselved on both good and frien
Gerðuberg Cultural Centre
The goal of Gerðuberg, the Reykjavík Cultural Center, is to be informative, educational, entertaining and innovative in all fields of culture. To achieve this goal emphasis is la
GalleríBOX
GalleríBOX in Akureyri presents a wide selection of modern art exhibits and collections. Where: Kaupvangstræti 10, 600 Akureyri Web: www.galleribox.blogspot.com
Dr. Zühlke and Mr. Eldon
The country hi-jinks here are pretty enjoyable when things are at their most energetic, and there really isn’t a single particularly bad thing about this album… but maybe t
No Tents Please
It started with a conga line, entwining the reasonably sized audience of friends into a daisy chain of drunken merriment and awkward expression for those who reluctantly joined—B
The History of Icelandic Rock Music: Part 8
It is the beginning of 1971 and yet another line-up for the premium hippie band Trúbrot is born. Trúbrot 3.0 has organist Karl Sighvatsson and drummer Gunnar Jökull back on [&he
Cosmic Call
Cold Hands, the track, introduces matters and sounds like Cosmic Call have collectively eaten a bunch of U2 and Kings Of Leon albums and recorded their subsequent vomiting session.
Árstíðir
Árstíðir bring a bit of a free loving, hair-flowing feel with their début, living up to their reputation as modern-day Simon and Garfunkels. While the actual sound of the music
Andrew W.K.
Andrew W.K. is a guy you might have seen in some rather awkward/awesome music videos in the early 00s. Not surprisingly most people choose to ignore and/or hate him, the […]
Tonik
Pointed and satisfying without being the most original thing ever released, Form Follows accomplishes something by not trying too hard to accomplish anything at all. It‘s just th
Foreign Monkeys
Foreign Monkeys draw on simplicity and charisma for their fuel, and never grasp beyond their immediate reach, resulting in a satisfying, although not very surprising, modern rock r
Dr. Zühlke and Mr. Eldon
Although it occasionally shows I have a feeling I’m going to be in the minority here, but I’m going to throw it out there: Retrön may be boisterous, fun, energetic […]
The History of Icelandic Rock Music: Part 7
Icelandic popular music has in every major way developed similarly to pop music internationally. By 1969, Icelandic pop was – much like abroad – increasingly being divided into
Lost in Translation
I couldn’t believe it; the goddamn front door to Sódóma was closed! I had thought I was an hour late, so I shat myself and ran there, dodged the tourists, […]
Are You Always Boring Your Friends With Your Superior, Learned Tastes In Music?
So here’s the thing. We love music. Freaking love it. We listen to it all the time. In the kitchen, in the bedroom, in the bathroom, on the balcony on […]
Hljómar Invent Icelandic Pop
During 1967 and ‘68, Hljómar were once again the major band in Iceland. After the band’s failure to break through (both internationally and locally) with their “difficult”