Author: Rex Beckett
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Track Of Issue: Oyama’s “Everything Some Of The Time”
by Rex Beckett
One would think that a band that’s been around for less than a year wouldn’t be at the point of…
‘Stúlka’ Wins Right To Be ‘Blær’
by Rex Beckett
The District Court of Reykjavík ruled yesterday in favour of a girl’s right to be called “Blær” after fifteen years…
Year In Weather
by Rex Beckett
One of the greatest paradoxes of Icelandic discourse is the generalised aversion to any form of small talk, but an…
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The Ocean Breathes Salty At Snæfellsnes Peninsula
by Rex Beckett
I’m clinging to the lighthouse rail at the top of Sugandisey, looking across the harbour onto Stykkishólmur. The wind is…
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Icelandic Photographer To Sue Kanye West’s Stylist
by Rex Beckett
Icelandic photographer Katrín Þóra Bragadóttir is planning to sue Kanye West’s personal stylist Virgil Abloh for illegally using one of…
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And A Ptarmigan In A Pear Tree
by Rex Beckett
Every year, nearly five thousand people flock to the mountains of Iceland to hunt rock ptarmigan, a medium-sized grouse commonly…
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A Christmas Commerce Carol
by Rex Beckett
As Tom Lehrer once famously sang, “God rest ye merry merchants may you make the yuletide pay.” Whether you celebrate…
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Winter Fun for Everyone
by Rex Beckett
Clear sunny skies, crisp maritime air and crunchy snow underfoot—when winter finally takes off in Iceland, it’s truly a treat….
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Progress Smells Like One Thousand Dead Birds
by Rex Beckett
Kárahnjúkar gets exploded via artistic licenceA white infant-sized coffin sits atop a mound of sullen black sand guarded by two…
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Seen & Heard At Iceland Airwaves 2012
by Rex Beckett
Let’s be honest—some of the best fun at this festival has nothing to do with bands, booze, partying or passing…
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Lampooned Austerity and Mythological Madness
by Rex Beckett
New choreographies premiered at the Iceland Dance Company season openerI have long held the view that here, as in many…
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Video: Sin Fang—”Walk With You”
by Rex Beckett
With exactly one day to go until the festival, we’ve decided to kick our preview coverage up a gear and…
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Michael Gira And The Ever-Changing Goal For Joy
by Rex Beckett
The SWANS bandleader talks about performance and the pushing of soundOccasionally when you import music into your iTunes, it will…
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Modernist Art Leads To Obvious Entertainment
by Rex Beckett
Interview with Cameron Corbett about his new choreographyAs the month of October rolls around, the Iceland Dance Company prepares to…
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Expat Diaries #1: Puddle Duckling
by Rex Beckett
I had been expecting the latest care package from my mother for a couple of weeks when, this evening, just…
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The Bus That Yarn Built
by Rex Beckett
Catching up with Reykjavík’s wool-and-needle wielding hooligansA couple of weeks ago, I got on the bus at Lækjartorg and was…
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Continuous High-Octane Thunder Crash
by Rex Beckett
I’m a bit of an asshole cynic when it comes to Canadian bands. Not because of Nickelback or anything—Nickelback rules!—but…
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From Chess Board To Sound Board
by Rex Beckett
In September 1972, Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky were in Reykjavík for the World Chess Championship, pitted against each other…
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Essentially Powerful
by Rex Beckett
Dance duets from graduates of P.A.R.T.S. in BrusselsThree students who graduated from the prestigious Performing Arts Research & Training Studio…
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NATURAL TRANSITION
by Rex Beckett
On June 27, the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, a landmark occasion for human rights took place in Iceland as…
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Eistnaflug 2012 Thursday REVIEW
by Bob Cluness and Rex Beckett
“Hey Eyþór! What’s that strange shiny thing up in the sky there?” “I don’t know man, but it’s doing weird…
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Seven Year Ink
by Rex Beckett
In a country where an opportunity to show off skin at the local swimming pool is as commonplace as a…
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Legend: Fearless
by Rex Beckett
It’s a rare event that a debut album from a relatively new band could bring about severe fits of nostalgia…
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Hello, Kitty!
by Rex Beckett
Reykjavík’s weirdest girl scored a free trip to China and told us howSometime in early 2007, a fabulous group of…
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‘I Never Went South’: Ísafjörður’s 100% Free Good-Time Family Festival
by Rex Beckett
“It’s such a treat for us,” Sigurlaug Gísladóttir of Mr. Silla and múm said. “All the companies in Iceland have…