Electric Iceland
Sónar Reykjavík Brings The Best In Electronic Music To The Winter MassesToday we live in a truly globalised Bass Culture. Whether it’s dubstep from Santiago or drone techno fro
Not Too Shabby
A lot of great albums were released this year and the best one, in our humble opinion, came early in February: Sin Fang’s third album, ‘Flowers.’ With this one, Sindri [&
Happening This Weekend: Jan 10 – 12
New Year’s has come and gone and we are now full-on into January, the month of slushy snow and black ice, but that’s no reason to be a Grinch at […]
Happening This Weekend: Jan 3-5
This weekend has a little bit of everything, including punk, techno, indie and goth, as well as a large architecture exhibition for those interested. Friday Coral / Telepathetics /
4 Hliðar
On Samúel Jón Samúelsson’s retro-styled album ‘4 Hliðar’ (“Four Sides”, as in vinyl), the composer uses an extended album format to give listeners
Happening This Weekend: Dec 27-29
2013 has been a great year, but it’s not quite time to say goodbye yet. There is one last weekend to go, and it is absolutely crammed with exciting events. […]
Six Icelandic Christmas Songs That Don’t Suck
The holidays can be hard on the ears for most people with a modicum of taste for decent music. It’s a well-known fact that most Icelandic Christmas songs suck pretty [&hellip
MEET ADDA’S BRAIN
Musician Arnþrúður Ingólfsdóttir—AKA Adda—has of late gained quite a reputation for her soulful, personal (to the point of confessional) and engaging performances in Reykj
Over Light Earth
Don’t call this experimental. A common misnomer in contemporary classical music is the term “experimental.” If there is anything experimental about composer Daní
Gourmet Viking Metal
Arriving to Harpa’s Eldborg Hall on Saturday night, I find my seat just before Skálmöld and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra begin their third and final sold-out show. Around
The Absolutely, Unquestionably, Very Best Of Airwaves 2013!
We did it again (oops). We did it again. It was a tough one, what with the one hundred thousand bands each playing three shows per night for fifteen consecutive […]
1993: Last March Of The Supergroups
The year 1993 might not seem like a pivotal time in popular music, but in retrospect, a lot of narratives came to a close 20 years ago. Many of them […]
Sykur: Being Insane Is A Good Thing!
The lead singer of Sykur, Agnes Björt Andradóttir, is clearly mental. But in a good way.
Surfing The Airwaves
We have to start by mentioning what a blast we had at the Iceland Airwaves festival. Some highlights from the dozens of shows we saw included Goat putting on a […]
Confusing, Lovely, Twerking, Pre-Flight Entertainment
I will hand it to the six Icelandic guys in wifebeaters known as UMTBS for performing on a very high energy level to a room of full of tired and hungover people, and enjoying doin
Bleeding Money And In Sugar Filled Young Dreams
Kiriyama Family Technically proficient throughout, this young band underpin everything they do with interesting rhythms, the female voice added much needed soul when used. On this
Icelandic Soul Is Life Of The Party
The decision to spend the last night of Airwaves at Gamli Gaukurinn was one of the better ones I made over this four-day music bender. Though Gamli was hot and […]
Surf Gaze Tutu Metal
Amsterdam, Sunday, the final night. Passable pub, can’t complain but for the 2k ISK double Jameson. Suggestion: use that money to fix your damn bathroom. Gang Related sported
Samaris: The White Swan Performance
For many, Iceland Airwaves is about discovering new and exciting bands and being surprised with performances. My Airwaves experience usually consists of randomly wandering around f
Those Magnificent Men in Their Kraftwerk Machine – Harpa Eldborg
It's been over 40 years since they released their first album, and even the oldest songs haven't aged much. Not many bands can say that about their catalogue, especially in the ele
Saturday Night Live
SÓLEY At first glance, one would not think Sóley is a very tough person. For her set at Gamla Bíó on Saturday evening, she wore loosely tied pearls, frumpy glasses […]