THE MOST AWESOME GRAPEVINE AIRWAVES CONTEST YET! WINNERS!
HERE ARE THE WINNERS IN OUR AWESOME GRAPEVINE AIRWAVES AWESOME CONTEST FROM LAST MONTH! 1st Place! Davíð Arnar Baldursson Hello Grapevine! I’ve got one Airwaves story for y
Track Of The Issue – Reykjavík!: ‘Hellbound Heart’
You thought that they’d wandered off for good, but no! Iceland’s favourite scuzz rock mentalists REYKJAVÍK! are back and busy storming into everyone’s hearts and min
Baroque Romantics Wanted
If you’re into the Baroque and Romantic masters Johann S. Bach and César Franck, you may want to head to Hallgrímskirkja church (which took 38 years to build!). Björn Steinar
Like Father, Like Son!
‘The Birdcage’ concert series has Snorri Helgason and his father Helgi playing together. Now you know Snorri Helgason, don’t you? Of course you do. The former frontman of Spr
Synthadelia: Let The Party Start EP
Iceland’s synth pop revival continues apace with the debut release from the latest project of Reykjavík duo Vilmar Pedersen and Jón Schow. ‘Let The Party Start’ is a simple
Skurken: Gilsbakki
Skurken has proudly upheld the name of IDM or electronica (or whatever you want to call that brand of music) for over a decade. In an era governed by guitar-based […]
Ecology, echology, ecolology
A strong northerly gale pushed against me as I approached the constantly darkening façade of Harpa. Inside, multimedia would meet education in Björk’s Biophilia. All-consuming
BJÖRK WILL TEACH YOU!
Look. We’ll come right out and say it. Björk Guðmundsdóttir is a genius, an innovator and a visionary. Her new record, ‘Biophilia’ is a feat; it marks her best work [&hell
Apologies to NASA
An earlier version of this review mistakenly claimed that the venue NASA was selling bottles of water for 500 ISK. While initially confirmed, further research has revealed that thi
Skálmöld: Baldur
Skálmöld’s debut ‘Baldur’ is a concept album, and follows the story of a Viking by that name. The story starts shortly before he loses his family, livestock, estate and lan
Music That Heals Your Soul
There is a backstory to everything at Airwaves.
A New Force In Icelandic Heavy Metal
Skálmöld have established themselves at the forefront of Icelandic Heavy Metal with their debut album and a slew of well-attended, impeccably executed concerts. I first saw them
The Rain Doesn’t Last Forever
Bringing back the grandiose, pitch-black wall of sound that was blasting up the Batcave in the 80s, Murmansk are a hard, howling band full of sexy sorrow.
In Their Other Lives
The whiskey drinking, football watching, Steinbeck reading ‘Other Lives’ are here from Montana!
Lovely And Mysterious
Hippie goths of Veronica Falls are boozed up and ready (so they tell us) for the debauchery that is Iceland Airwaves. They tell us they’re inspired by neo-psychedelia and enjoy a
Don’t Fuck With Sudden Weather Change
Love them or hate them, Sudden Weather Change have always been uncompromising in doing whatever they please and letting the rest follow suit. This don’t-give-a-shit attitude has
Q4U 4 Ever!
One of Iceland’s original punk bands shows the kids how it’s done.
Alaskans In Disguise!
K-X-P have the dark grooves and the dynamics for your winter disco
Hvalreki’s Iceland Airwaves 2011 photos
Hvalreki aka Ryan Parteka is an artist and photographer based in Reykjavík. He is a regular contributor to the Reykjavík Grapevine.
Sunday Night at NASA: The End of it All (for now)
The night starts like this: I am manhandled by the door man (looking for weapons? What the fuck?). I get in and it’s crowded and I’m tired. I fell off […]
Night Of The Living Dead
I had the great fortune to have two headlining bands to look forward to tonight, and a few opening acts I’d never heard of and hoped might pleasantly surprise me. […]