Download Morðingjarnir’s “Þú komst með jólin til mín” (feat. Thorunn Antónía)
Morðingjarnir & Thorunn Antónía – Þú komst með jólin til mín Christmas season has arrived in Reykjavík, which means, lots of jólabjór, plenty of holiday déco
The Wayward Wanderings Of A Confused Expat – Iceland Airwaves Edition
In accordance with the unwritten expatriate code, I have spent the last few years going on about the wonders of my native Iceland. Seeing as the majority of those years have been s
EXCLUSIVE: We Speak To Frímann Frímannsson And Krummi About LEGEND’s New Video
LEGEND recently released a video for the track ‘The City’, which is embedded below, and which you should watch for an insight into one aspect of Reykjavík living. Directed by
The Foreign Resort: Rocking the streets of Reykjavík
The Danes arrived to Reykjavík uncertain if anyone in Iceland had ever heard of them. They changed that with just one day of rocking out. By Steffan Lykke Møller They […]
BREAKING NEWS: Django Django Cancelled!
Bummerino! Scottish jangle-rockers Django Django have had to cancel their official Airwaves gig tonight at Harpa. Their drummer has fallen ill and is unable to play. This is truly
BREAKING NEWS: Jóhann Jóhannsson Leaves Apparat Organ Quartet
Revered Icelandic analog-electronic band Apparat Organ Quartet have announced that founding member Jóhann Jóhannsson has left the band. According to a press release sent today by
WINDY DAY TIDBIT! Musicians & Their Pets!
Stay inside, get some milkbones and catnip and cuddle up with a furry-friend! Compiled by Rebecca Louder & Bob Cluness While being a touring musician and a pet owner can’
Harping on at Harpa
By Thomas L. Moir This evening will see Steindór Andersen and Hilmar Örn reunite to perform together for the first time in over ten years. They will be performing in […]
TONIGHT! Bands Sing Songs By Other Bands At KARAOKE101
Because imitation is the sincerest form of flattery! As previously reported, the bar Bakkus is celebrating its swan-song week with its final instalment of the B-Waves festival. Ami
Inspired By Hobbits
A little house in Reykjavík is offering visitors a chance at catching Airwaves’ best in an intimate environment. By Thomas L. Moir So you’re sitting at the pub, sinking beers,
UPDATE!: SWANS Trapped By Tropical Storm Sandy, Cancel Their Airwaves Gig!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! In what might be officially the worst news of the festival so far, the much anticipated performance by experimental legends SWANS has been CANCELLED!
Iceland Airwaves Kicks Off! Changes Made To The Airwaves Schedule!
Scrap all your plans! Lose your shit! Start again! Just kidding… After the extreme drama that was Poliça-gate (the band cancelled their Airwaves gig at the last minute, in case
ON THE PATH OF PUNK: The Reykjavík Punk Walk Starts Today!
Taking a tour through the local movement’s key locations and turning points with historian Unnur María Bergveinsdóttir. (Photo still from ‘Rokk í Reykjavík’.) Ic
Video: Good Moon Deer – “Blur”
Video by Alísa Kalyanova / Words by Rebecca Louder Happy Airwaves-Eve! We are impatiently listening for the jingle of free beer and the roar of internationals to arrive (hopefully
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&
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
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
WARNING! Less Than 900 Tickets Left for Sigur Rós!
Hey everyone! This is important: we just got tipped off that tickets to the special Sigur Rós’ special Airwaves performance are close to selling out. According to their manageme
WTF ICELAND AIRWAVES!? Pt. III: Advice for getting through your first (or fifth!) festival experience
Dear Grapevine, I’ve heard rumours that getting into the more well-known bands’ shows will be really difficult and I may have to wait in line for a long time. Is […]
POLIÇA Just Up And Cancel Their Airwaves Show – Airwaves Crew “NOT AMUSED”
From out of the blue, Minneapolis hipstercore merchants Poliça have cancelled their scheduled Iceland Airwaves appearance, a mere week before they were set to headline Thursday n
IT’S HERE! IT’S FINALLY HERE! Grapevine’s Fancy Airwaves 2K12 Compilation Is Here!
FANCY THIS, EVERYONE! IT’S HERE! IT’S FINALLY HERE IN ALL ITS 512 MEGABYTES OF GLORY! Yup, as we promised in our last issue (which contained a pretty rad Airwaves-pullo