Favourite Five: Úlfur Einarsson
Úlfur Alexander Einarsson is the guitarist in Útidúr and the mainstay of Oyama, as well as being involved in bands like KLIKK, Fist Fokkers and Swords of Chaos. We asked [&helli
Getting Older And Wiser With Samaris And Pascal Pinon’s Jófríður Ákadóttir
Jófríður Ákadóttir is one of the young stars of the Reykjavík scene, via her two bands Pascal Pinon and Samaris. Grapevine caught up with her for a pre-Airwaves chat… H
Grapevine Talks To… Grísalappalísa
One of the freshest bands on the block at Airwaves this year is Grísalappalísa, a rock ‘n’ roll sextet who mash together elements of improv, punk and poetry. We caugh
Iceland Airwaves Insider: Aubrey Kerr
You can’t be much more of an Airwaves Insider than Aubrey Kerr – one of three interns who are helping the festival happen. Here’s Aubrey’s report from Airwa
Jónsi Remixes Sin Fang’s Young Boys
We’ve something a little bit special for you today. Sigur Rós frontman and Icelandic music icon Jónsi has remixed Sin Fang’s Young Boys – the first ever Sin Fan
Airwaves ’13 Label Nights: Record Records
There are four record label nights at Airwaves 2013 this year, and we’ll be speaking to the people behind each of them over the coming weeks. First up is Haraldur […]
So What’s This About Extra Tickets For Stuff?
There are three things at Airwaves ’13 that you’ll need extra tickets for. Tell your wallet not to panic – all the live music in the official programme is include
Grapevine Talks To… Sóley
As part of the Grapevine Journal pre-Airwaves funtimes, we’re running a series of video-chats with some of our favourite Icelandic artists. First up is Sóley, the ubiquitous
Iceland Airwaves Insider: Megan Horan
Airwaves Insider is a series of interviews with the movers & shakers of the Reykjavík scene. We’ll chat with concert promoters, musicians, music industry folks and the l
So How Was Last Year? Find Out Via This Documentary.
The art & culture magazine Reykjavík Boulevard has posted up a pretty sweet little documentary filmed at last year’s festival. They chatted to scene stalwarts like Larus
Hello! Welcome! Airwaves Is Coming!
So, it’s that special time of year. As Reykjavík’s (non existant) summer departs, the Iceland Airwaves Music Festival is just around the corner once again. It’s
Mammút
The group is a powerhouse on stage, delivering series of searing post-punk songs that are terrifically fractured and neurotic. Guitarists Arnar and Alexandra deliver notes in tight
Strigaskór nr. 42
Strigaskór nr. 42 is a band with quite a long history but sporatic activity through the years. Formed in the late eighties, Strigaskór nr. 42 came to be at the […]
Stroff
The band Stroff was formed in early 2012 when guitarists Örn Ingi and Árni Thor met regularly to play. Then they got Markús, Harald and Friðrik in on it and […]
Stealing Sheep (UK)
Stealing Sheep is noisily drenched voodoo-pop from Liverpool. Their music comes at you in the hazy shape of psychedelic folktronica, medieval synths, hypnotic beats, spiraling wham
Stafrænn Hákon
The Icelandic Stafrænn Hákon will release his 7th album in November / December, ‘Prammi.’ The album contains 13 compositions that were written and produced by Ólafur
Sóley
Sóley has already caused a massive stir online with over 10 million hits on YouTube and a rapidly growing fanbase in every corner of the world. Since the release of […]
Sometime
Sometime’s the Danni and Diva de la Rosa take listeners through the borealis on a spacey synth infused vehicle with their music. TheDanni writes, records and produces along
Subminimal
Tjörvi Óskarsson has been making all kinds of music for years, but in the recent years his reputation has been growing in the local electronic music scene with more live [&hellip
BYRTA (FO)
BYRTA is a new pop duo from The Faroe Islands with members Guðrið Hansdóttir and Janus Rasmussen. Guðrið is best know as a singer-songwriter and Janus is best known for [&hell
Sólstafir
Sólstafir is a metal band from Reykjavík, Iceland which formed in 1995 and currently has four, full length releases. The band’s unique style has made it hard to categorize into