Articles by: Gabríel Benjamin
An avid fan of all things dark, witty and humorous, Gabríel can frequently be found deep in mosh pits, sitting in a café, or lounging around with his two cats Luke and Leia over an episode of The Thick Of It.
Post-Set Breakdown With Kælan Mikla
We sat down with the poet-punk trio of Kælan mikla after their gig at Dillon and talked about punk, poetry…
Uni Stefson Takes Centre Stage
Retro Stefson frontman Unnsteinn Manuel Stefánsson recently unveiled his solo project, Uni Stefson. He caught the public’s attention with his…
LOOK: It’s Thus Owls
The Canadian-Swedish band Thus Owls is here, and they are playing tonight at Iðnó at 23:20! The band is centred…
Airwaves: New Rúnar Þórisson Video
Musician Rúnar Þórisson just released a new video from his third solo album, ‘Sérhver vá.’ Best known for his unique…
Grísalappalísa: Get Behind Me, Stuðmenn!
Winners of the ‘BEST LIVE BAND’ category of our second annual music awards, Grísalappalísa, just unleashed a cover of a…
Back Into The Spotlight With Lily The Kid
This isn’t the first time that siblings Hallur Jónsson and Lilja K. Jónsdóttir play Iceland Airwaves, they are in fact…
LOOK: It’s Momentum!
Local progressive metal champions Momentum have been going strong for eleven years. Tonight at 23:20, they’re playing their sole Airwaves gig at…
Kælan Mikla Grew Up, Are Going To Airwaves
Kælan mikla is a three-piece band that’s gotten a lot of attention since winning the City Library’s poetry slam competition…
Breaking News, Extreme Music and Airwaves With Muck
We at Grapevine have the pleasure of breaking the news that Prosthetic Records has just signed Icelandic hardcore punk band…
Airwaves, BÖRN Are Coming Atcha
BÖRN (“Children”) took the Icelandic punk scene by storm this year, playing all over the place, releasing a self-titled debut…
Look At The Light
Moments from Iceland AirwavesSix veteran Iceland Airwaves photographers have banded together to put on a special photo exhibit with 30 pictures from…
4,500 Protest Government At Austurvöllur
Around 4,500 people attended a general protest against the government this afternoon, almost completely filling the parliamentary square. This marks…
The New Political Squat In Town
A political squat started this Friday night in the old office of ReykjavíkurAkademían (“The Reykjavík Academy”) on Hringbraut 121. The…
At Austurvöllur, Icelanders Once More Protest Their Government
A group describing itself as “concerned citizens” will engage in peaceful protest outside of parliament today at five PM. Gaining…
Seven New Projects To Catch This Airwaves
Each Iceland Airwaves festival features a gobsmackingly large number of bands, and this year is no exception with 220 in…
Agent Fresco Release Parody Video
Math-rockers Agent Fresco may be in the middle of mixing their upcoming 2015 album, but they still found the time…
Lay Low: New Video, Tourdates
Humble folk singer-songwriter Lovísa Elísabet Sigrúnardóttir, aka. Lay Low, has just released a self-directed video to her song “One Of Those…
Check Out Our Fancy Airwaves 2014 Compilation!
Hey folks! It’s Iceland Airwaves time yet again. With 219 artists performing, we didn’t feel right just picking one for…
Bloody Young People Don’t Vote!
No, seriously folks, we have the data to prove itIt is an age-honoured tradition to blame young people for things…
Once More Unto The Breach
Iceland’s Gunnar Nelson is back in the OctagonThe past few years have been eventful for 26-year-old Gunnar Nelson. He signed…
Track Of The Issue: Boogie Trouble’s “Augnablik”
Disco-infused Boogie Trouble are back in action after a year-long hiatus and are getting ready to release their debut album….
Track Of The Issue: Sindri Eldon – “Honeydew”
From ‘Bitter & Resentful’If garage rock from the mid-90s is your kind of thing, then you, my friend, are going…
NEW: Holuhraun Eruption Photo Gallery
Photographer Axel Sigurðarson went on a road trip to the Holuhraun eruption site to snap these beautiful photographs from the ground….
Dominique Believes
The constant outsider reflects, by requestDominique Lameule is a self-confessed, bona-fide Icelandophile. The 38-year-old Frenchman-slash-German has travelled to Iceland at…
Growing Pains
by Gabríel Benjamin and Haukur S. Magnússon
As Iceland’s budding tourism industry grows mature, we ponder some of the challenges it faces, and wonder how it can…