Author: Gabríel Benjamin
Video: Post-Set Breakdown With Döpur
We caught up with Krummi Björgvinsson and had a chat about his new project, Döpur. Krummi is notorious for his…
Impending Shortage Of Specialist Doctors
Data from Landspítalinn, the National University Hospital of Iceland, indicates that 35% of specialist doctors are eligible to retire in…
Wrestling With Your Own Fear: The Adrenaline Park
At the Adrenaline Park, we overcome Adrenalíngarðurinn (“The Adrenalin Park”) is an amusement park for adults: an obstacle course that…
Happening This Weekend November 28-30
Friday Sun Kil Moon With everything that’s going on today, we don’t blame you for not realising that motherfucking Mark Kozelek is…
Minister Of The Interior Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir To Resign
Minister of the Interior, Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir, is expected to announce that she is stepping down today and will not…
Third Jæja Protest Urges Hanna Birna’s Resignation
This week’s Jæja demonstration saw an estimated 1,000 people gather to protest, focusing this week on Minister of the Interior…
A New Wave Of Protests
Icelanders are once again making their dissent heard, loud and clearTension has been rising in Iceland of late. An estimated 4,500…
Oyama Have Turned A New Leaf
Oyama’s album release concert at Húrra on November 13Arriving at the end of warm-up band Nolo’s set, I hobnobbed with…
In The Company Of Men Release Their First Music Video
Mathcore-hardcore band In The Company Of Men just released their first video! Ever! The video to song “Lost In Black”…
Arrest, Injury, Aftermath
How did Chaplas Menka’s arrest lead to serious injury? And why?Standing by the door of a two-storey building in the…
LOOK: It’s Lord Pusswhip!
Lord Pusswhip performed two shows this Airwaves, and is absolutely beaming after them. “It’s been awesome. All the shows I…
LOOK: It’s Útidúr!
Chamber-pop band Útidúr just finished their fifth Airwaves festival, and guitarist Úlfur Alexander Einarsson says the crowd was fantastic. “The atmosphere…
LOOK: It’s Rökkurró!
It’s been a busy week for six-piece Icelandic pop ensamble Rökkurró who still have one more show to go this Airwaves, which happens…
LOOK: It’s Reykjavíkurdætur!
The 22-member collective Reykjavíkurdætur has made headlines in Reykjavík over the past year, and shows no signs of slowing down. Indeed, when…
Future Islands Fucked Me Up
I have a confession to make: I had only heard that one song Future Islands played on Letterman before I…
LOOK: It’s VAR!
Having just released their self-titled EP through a German label in May, multi-instrumental band VAR are here and they’re playing…
LOOK: It’s Lily The Kid!
Lilja K. Jónsdóttir is one half of the brother-sister duo Lily the Kid, who played their very first show last…
Girl Band Were The Absolutely Fucking Best Band Last Night
This year, I’ve wandered between venues as much as I can, paying little heed to schedules and researching bands as…
In The Company Of Cocks Are Pink Street Boys’ Enemy Band
Pink Street Boys have been tearing Reykjavík a new one with their extremely loud and dirty brand of garage rock….
LOOK: It’s Young Karin!
Young Karin (previously Highlands) have come a long way since we last spoke with them. Logi Pedro Stefánsson, who you…
LOOK: It’s Döpur!
Krummi, aka. Oddur Hrafn Stefán Björgvinsson, is playing a set with his side-project Döpur tonight at Harpa Kaldalón at 20:50,…
LOOK: It’s AMFJ!
Extreme noise artist AMFJ (Aðalsteinn Mother Fucking Jörundsson) is playing at Airwaves for the third time, and he promises an…
Exclusive Stream: Óbó’s New Album ‘Innhverfi’
Óbó, or Ólafur Björn Ólafsson as the muggles call him, is releasing his debut album ‘Innhverfi’ through Morr music. Óbó…
Nordic Playlist Radio Bar Live!
The peeps behind the Nordic Playlist have a live online radio station and a bar where people can pop in,…
Track Of The Issue: Kælan Mikla’s “Ekkert nema ég”
With its loud and gnarly thumping bass, “Ekkert nema ég” starts off filthy great. According to the band, the song’s…