Fighting The Good Fight At Eurovision
Iceland’s entry to this year’s Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) is Pollapönk, a four-piece band featuring members of locally celebrated punk rock bands Botnleðja (we tot
Is There A Sound Engineer In The Room?
Sin Fang performs an intimate gig at MengiYou know you’re going to see something unique, in many ways, when you get to a venue on time and it’s already crowded […]
“It Doesn’t Have To Be Warm To Be Exotic”
The songs on My bubba’s new album, ‘Goes Abroader,’ were written during the long, dark nights of a Scandinavian winter. Guðbjörg Tómasdóttir (‘Bubba’) was in her nati
Louder, Brighter, Bigger
In the wake of several live venues closing down in the past few years, news of Gamli Gaukurinn not only staying open, but working on improving its stage, lights and […]
Höfuðsynd
It should be noted that when you first play ‘Höfuðsynd,’ the debut album from new band Atónal Blús, you quickly realise that despite the cool name, that they’re not reall
Spring Bangers
Five songs to celebrate the coming of springSince our winters are very long and dark (with seasonal affective disorder being a national epidemic), the coming of spring is something
Brain Police Combat Public Displays Of Aggression
My colleague and I arrived at Dillon to find ourselves stuck in the agonizingly sober limbo of Purgatory. Happy hour, the barkeep told us, had ended twenty minutes earlier, but [&h
Icelandic Rock and Roll in the Land of Lordi
A little bit like Liverpool in the ’60s, Reykjavík is a small coastal town that managed to turn local music into a major export, putting a previously distant outpost firmly
Track of Issue: My bubba’s “Island”
All isn’t quite right in paradise. On My bubba’s new single, ‘Island,’ the soothing maritime baseline evokes the sound of gently pounding surf, while a strumming gu
Most Icelanders want “Humane Whaling”
The vast majority of Icelanders polled believe whale hunting should be done “humanely” – although there does not as yet exist a definitive outline for what that w
Laugarvegur to Close for Longer this Summer
Reykjavík’s main thoroughfare will be closed to car traffic again this summer – but for a longer stretch than before. MBL reports that, as has been the case three sum
Contagious Joy, Merrymaking, Serial Killers And Trash
We have been busy listening to some new music these days. FM Belfast released their long-awaited third LP, including the excellent single “Everything.” Over a grinding, arpeggi
PHOTOS: Björk, Patti Smith, Of Monsters And Men …
Matthew Eisman's photo collection from the benefit concert 'Stopp - Let's save the park'Here’s a gallery of images from the incredible ‘Stopp – Let’s Protec
Just Another Snake Cult
Cupid Makes A Fool Of MeJust Another Snake Cult’s ‘Cupid Makes A Fool Of Me’ could be described as a concept album on the theme of love. But if the […]
“Genius Thrives on Rejection”
An interview with the one, the only: LeoncieFormer long-time resident of Kópavogur, singer-songwriter Leoncie–often self-styled as “Icy, Spicy Leoncie” or “The Indian Prin
Happening This Weekend: March 7 – 9
Say goodbye to the wet February and hello to snowy March with a weekend full of unmissable events, including Reykjavík’s Folk Festival and Gunnar Nelson’sreturn to the UFC af
Happening This Weekend Feb 28 – Mar 2
Not only can you celebrate the end of the shortest month and least liked month of the calendar year, but you can also celebrate 25 years of beer being legal […]
Happening This Weekend: Feb 14 – 16
In the US and other Western societies, the coming weekend is filled with Valentine’s Day related events and activities, but here in Iceland artists are focusing on what they do [
The Reykjavík Folk Festival Has Announced Its Schedule
This folkie annual gathering takes place at KEX next week, from the March 6 to 8. The lineup features twelve artists and aims to celebrate the depth of Iceland’s folk […]
Happening This Weekend Feb 21-23
If you thought winter was over, think again. February is in full swing, with howling winds and freezing temperatures. So why not head inside and let music and art warm […]