Author: - The Reykjavik Grapevine

The Best-Waves

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We are extra excited for this year’s festival because for the first time we, Straumur, are having our very own…

The Knife, Neutral Timberlake And The French Connection

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Just as it appeared that Iceland Airwaves’ giant lineup couldn’t get any more packed with big name international acts (see:…

Seven Icelandic Elf Songs

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In keeping with this issue’s theme…“Álfareiðin” (“The Elf Ride”) “Álfareiðin” is one of Iceland’s most beloved elf-themed songs, and is…

Parties Of The North

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Following a tremendously successful All Tomorrow’s Parties festival (ATP), the organisers have announced the headliner for next year’s fest, indie…

Straumur: Best Of Music

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It’s That Time Of Year…Best album: GusGus’s ‘Mexico’ The greats of Icelandic dance music, GusGus, have yet to slip up…

The Festival Season Has Commenced

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StraumurBy the time this paper comes out we will be up and away at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark enjoying…

Never Ending Never

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We still can’t shake the smile off our faces after seeing a fantastic Pixies concert at Laugardalshöll on June 11. They…

Planet Of Sound

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The great summer of concerts begins with a bang on June 11 with the legendary American indie band Pixies playing…

Is Charm Something You Can Hoard?

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Ft. Prins Pólo, Mar and VAR We’ve had Prins Póló’s second LP, `Sorrí,’ on repeat since it came out on…

Brighter Days Ahead

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StraumurFirst things first, we’d like to thank Phédre, Ken Park, Nolo and everybody who showed up for our summer celebration…

Spring Bangers

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Five songs to celebrate the coming of springSince our winters are very long and dark (with seasonal affective disorder being…

Contagious Joy, Merrymaking, Serial Killers And Trash

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We have been busy listening to some new music these days. FM Belfast released their long-awaited third LP, including the…