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Confessions Of A Hipster
I became a hipster around the turn of the century. I was just a teenager but as my inauguration into Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð (the ‘lefty/arty’ college in Reykjavík) drew nearer, I was drawn to the long hair, the vintage jeans, the ‘70s…
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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 music this has surely been a struggle, but Skurken has trudged along…
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More At Stake
Rúnar Rúnarsson is a young Icelandic director who became somewhat of a starlet when he was nominated for an Oscar for his short film ‘Síðasti bærinn’ (“The Last Farm”) in 2006, before even entering the Danish Film School whence he has now…
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SNOOP DOGG
PIMP MY COUNTRY Despite being probably the world’s second best-known rapper (after Eminem), Snoop Dogg still saw reason to end his European tour with a quick stop in Iceland. The mainly sub-16-year-old crowd came a bit as a surprise when I entered…
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Hip-Hop revisited
Hip-hop hasn’t always been about bitches and bling, you know. It actually used to be a powerful and united movement of young African-Americans concerned with social justice and equity over gold chains and limousines. When a rapper friend of mine tells me…
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Bob and Coral at Bar 11, Thursday 16 June, 10 pm.
A loud droning sound filled the second floor from the new stage at Bar 11. Gradually, it got fuller made richer with cymbal swirls and bass notes. This was Bob’s first number; applauded by the late-to-arrive crowd. Bob’s ability to electronically manipulate…
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Huun-Huur-Tu and Nina NastasiaMay 28, Smekkleysa
It’s not too common to attend a concert which has true crossover potential when it comes to age and social groups. Still, a recent sunny Saturday afternoon youngsters and hipsters, mothers and fathers gathered in the Bad Taste record shop to listen…
