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  • Hearing The Airwords With Andri Snær Magnason

    This week, visiting American sound artist Burke Jam spoke with Icelandic writer Andri Snær Magnason, the mind behind Airwords. An accomplished author, director and an interesting personality, Andri’s idea for the Airwords event was to bring together writers and musicians in a…

  • 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 Sin Fang and Seabear, at Kex Hostel, home of the popular KEXP off-venue and broadcast station during the festival. http://vimeo.com/76606284 See when…

  • The Iceland Airwaves Off-venue Schedule Is Here

    Yay! With over 600 shows at 48 off-venues, 2013 sees the biggest Iceland Airwaves off-venue programme ever. Whether you want to catch Sykur entertaining diners with an acoustic set in Laundromat, beating the crowds to squeeze into Kex for Emiliani Torrini, Pascal…

  • Favourite Five: Muck

    Kallí of Reykjavík noiseniks Muck tells us five bands he won’t be missing at Iceland Airwaves this year. AMFJ I’ve been listening to his 2011 album “Bæn”. There’s something about his groove… I love to crank the volume till the speakers just…

  • Snorri Helgason Calls In From Upstate New York

    Snorri Helgason first emerged as frontman of Icelandic pop band Sprengjuhöllin in 2006. When the band went on hiatus in 2009 he went solo, and has since carved out a reputation as one of Iceland’s foremost singer-songwriters. We caught up with him…

  • Mugison Launches New Band!

    Early last week, a bomb was dropped on Iceland. This was not one of those horrible bombs that blow people to smithereens and dismember them and leave a smattering of blood and guts all over the place (while spreading democracy). Nope, this…

  • Iceland Airwaves Insider: Sigtryggur Baldursson

    Sigtryggur Baldursson is a legendary drummer in the Reykjavík music scene. An original member of The Sugarcubes, he is now the Icelandic Music Export ambassador, representing the interests of Icelandic music to overseas industry and media, and working to support artists directly.…

  • Feast Your Ears: Five New Music Videos From Festival Performers

    With over 50 international bands coming to Reykjavík to play Iceland Airwaves, and over 20 new Icelandic bands playing for the first time, there’s a lot of listening homework to be done for the sonically curious. To help you along, here are…

  • Grapevine Talks To… Angist

    We caught up with Reykjavík death metal band Angist at their practice space in Grandi to hear about growing up in the Icelandic metal scene. http://vimeo.com/76109349 Angist play Iceland Airwaves on Saturday at Cafe Amsterdam, 1:10am. Join them on Facebook here.

  • Futuregrapher’s Guide To The Electronic Underground

    Árni Grétar is Futuregrapher, an electronic musician who emerged from the Weirdcore Collective to co-found the Möller label in 2011. We’ll be previewing their Airwaves night in detail soon, but in the meantime we asked Árni for a guide to some of…

  • Favourite Five: Úlfur Einarsson

    Úlfur Alexander Einarsson is the guitarist in Útidúr and the mainstay of Oyama, as well as being involved in bands like KLIKK, Fist Fokkers and Swords of Chaos. We asked him to name five bands he’s particularly looking forward to at Airwaves…

  • Getting Older And Wiser With Samaris And Pascal Pinon’s Jófríður Ákadóttir

    Jófríður Ákadóttir is one of the young stars of the Reykjavík scene, via her two bands Pascal Pinon and Samaris. Grapevine caught up with her for a pre-Airwaves chat… Hello there Jófríður. You’ve been busy lately with the Samaris UK release on…

  • Grapevine Talks To… Grísalappalísa

    One of the freshest bands on the block at Airwaves this year is Grísalappalísa, a rock ‘n’ roll sextet who mash together elements of improv, punk and poetry. We caught up with three of them at the Kaldi bar to talk about…

  • Iceland Airwaves Insider: Aubrey Kerr

    You can’t be much more of an Airwaves Insider than Aubrey Kerr – one of three interns who are helping the festival happen. Here’s Aubrey’s report from Airwaves HQ. I packed the night before I moved from Boulder, Colorado to Iceland. My…

  • Jónsi Remixes Sin Fang’s Young Boys

    We’ve something a little bit special for you today. Sigur Rós frontman and Icelandic music icon Jónsi has remixed Sin Fang’s Young Boys – the first ever Sin Fang remix to be released, no less. It comes out via Morr Music today…

  • Airwaves ’13 Label Nights: Record Records

    Airwaves ’13 Label Nights: Record Records

    There are four record label nights at Airwaves 2013 this year, and we’ll be speaking to the people behind each of them over the coming weeks. First up is Haraldur of top Icelandic indie label Record Records. Hi Haraldur! So, tell us…

  • So What’s This About Extra Tickets For Stuff?

    There are three things at Airwaves ’13 that you’ll need extra tickets for. Tell your wallet not to panic – all the live music in the official programme is included in the festival ticket price. But with limited seats even in the…

  • 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 artists. First up is Sóley, the ubiquitous former member of Sin Fang and Seabear who’s been spreading her wings as a solo…

  • 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 promoters, musicians, music industry folks and the like and get their advice and tips for the festival. First up is Megan Horan,…

  • So How Was Last Year? Find Out Via This Documentary.

    The art & culture magazine Reykjavík Boulevard has posted up a pretty sweet little documentary filmed at last year’s festival. They chatted to scene stalwarts like Larus Johannesson from the 12 Tónar record store, composer Ólafur Arnalds and Úlfur Eldjárn of Apparat…

  • Hello! Welcome! Airwaves Is Coming!

    So, it’s that special time of year. As Reykjavík’s (non existant) summer departs, the Iceland Airwaves Music Festival is just around the corner once again. It’s a time when the city comes alive, with thousands of visitors flooding into the country to…

  • Mammút

    The group is a powerhouse on stage, delivering series of searing post-punk songs that are terrifically fractured and neurotic. Guitarists Arnar and Alexandra deliver notes in tight clusters, and the songs stike like stabs to the chest. Vocalist Kata is just as…

  • Strigaskór nr. 42

    Strigaskór nr. 42 is a band with quite a long history but sporatic activity through the years. Formed in the late eighties, Strigaskór nr. 42 came to be at the forefront of the vibrant Icelandic death-metal scene in the early nineties. The band’s…