Author: Anna Margrét Björnsson
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Iceland’s Most Productive Indie Band
Local indie band Supersport! recounts their latest release, writing about houses, and facing an identity crisis A charming underground art-pop…
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Hvammsvík: Where Time Stands Still
Just 40 minutes from Reykjavik city centre, in the gorgeous landscape of Hvalfjörður, lies Iceland’s latest thermal baths experience. A…
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Photographing The Unseen: Anna Maggý Aims For The Top
Anna Maggý is a rising star in Reykjavík. The work of the 24-year-old photographer, videographer and artist has been featured…
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Icelandic Fashion Grows Up
Reykjavík Fashion Festival 2014 showed that Icelanders are finally serious about their stuffReykjavík Fashion Festival is in its fifth year…
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Jukebox Babe
My first impressions of the second Reykjavík Fashion Festival were of a well-run and well-organised event. Gone were last year’s…
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Turning Wool Into Gold
A decade ago Icelandic knits were dismissed by Icelanders, who deemed anything connected to traditional sheep wool as something only…
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Faktorý – Saturday
by Bergrún Anna Hallsteinsdóttir and Anna Margrét Björnsson
Photo by Morgan Levy. Lazyblood show us how it’s done The night began awesomely well at Faktory on Saturday, with…
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Iðnó – Friday
by Anna Margrét Björnsson and Kári Tulinius
Photos by Hvalreki The evening started with a quiet, laid-back atmosphere at beautiful Iðnó when girl trio My Bubba And…
Amsterdam – Thursday
by Anna Margrét Björnsson, Aðalsteinn Jörundsson and Sindri Eldon
Amsterdam is somewhat of a surprising venue this year. It’s the home of sleazy regulars, and reeks of beer and…
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Like Drinking A Bottle Of Cough Syrup On The Beach
Photo by Jen McManus New York rockers The Vandelles are very likely the coolest band to hit Airwaves this year….
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It’s My Responsibility To Focus on Unknown Bands
Parisian filmmaker Mathieu Saura, better known as Vincent Moon, catapulted to fame after shooting The Arcade Fire playing in an…