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Haunted Halloween and the True Spirit of the North
The atmosphere, the intimacy and the haunting elements of Anna’s voice invoked The North, in capital letters, icy landscapes, Nordic crime drama, isolation, winter depression and all the clichéic notions you probably already have for this part of the world. It is the sort of music that would have scored Nosferatu, if it were made today.
Grapevine Talks To… Vök!
Since following in the footsteps of Samaris by winning the Icelandic battle-of-the-bands competition, Vök have become an in-demand trio making…
Grapevine Talks To… Sólstafir!
We asked each band in this video interview series to pick a location that seemed personal or special to them…
Grapevine Talks To… Oyama!
Oyama are a young Reykjavík quintet who’ve been picking up plaudits for their dreamy and distorted shoegaze sound. Their self-released…
Bedroom Community Announce Festival Schedule, Including Hallgrímskirkja Show
Bedroom Community is probably Iceland’s best-known record label, renowned for a roster that smashes the mould of contemporary classical music….
Grapevine Talks To… Nolo!
Nolo are Ívar and Jón, and their recently appointed drummer, Hörður. Since their debut album, which was nominated for the…
Grapevine talks to… Gísli Pálmi!
Gísli Pálmi is one is Iceland’s foremost young rappers, known for his Icelandic-language flow and his melding of beats and…
Grapevine Talks To… Sin Fang!
We had a great Airwaves chat with veteran Icelandic indie star Sindri Már Sigfússon, well known for his work with…
Grapevine Talks To… Angist
We caught up with Reykjavík death metal band Angist at their practice space in Grandi to hear about growing up…
Grapevine Talks To… Grísalappalísa
One of the freshest bands on the block at Airwaves this year is Grísalappalísa, a rock ‘n’ roll sextet who…
Grapevine Talks To… Sóley
As part of the Grapevine Journal pre-Airwaves funtimes, we’re running a series of video-chats with some of our favourite Icelandic…
Iceland Airwaves Insider: Megan Horan
Airwaves Insider is a series of interviews with the movers & shakers of the Reykjavík scene. We’ll chat with concert…
Video: Myrra Rós – “River”
Video by Alísa Kalyanova / Interview by Bob Cluness Even though Airwaves is but a few hours away from officially…
Video: Good Moon Deer – “Blur”
Video by Alísa Kalyanova / Words by Rebecca Louder Happy Airwaves-Eve! We are impatiently listening for the jingle of free…
Videos From The Edge – Muck Still On tour!!
It’s….. baaaaaack! After the success of their first video posting, we received another message (carried to us by a rabid crow) from…
Videos From The Edge. Muck On Tour!
What – TWO instalments of “Postcards From The Edge” in two day? I know, we’re just spoiling you with it all. But…
Video: Plastic Gods – “Burning Of The Midday Bowl”
Video by Alísa Kalyanova / Interview by Bob Cluness Our exclusive live video coverage in the run up to Iceland Airwaves 2012…
Video: Sin Fang – “Walk With You”
Video by Alísa Kalyanova / Interview by Rebecca Louder With exactly three weeks to go until the festival, we’ve decided…