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FILM: Relive The Action With Our Airwaves 2015 Short

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During the joyful city-wide celebration that was the Iceland Airwaves Music Festival 2015, filmmaker Timothée Lambrecq caught up with Sóley…

President Praises Pirate Party, Jungle Bars For Icelandic Innovation

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At a DesignMarch event held at the Presidential residence of Bessastaðir last weekend, the President addressed a throng of local…

Is Iceland Feeling The Bern?

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The US Presidential primary season is currently a hot topic in international news, including here in the small, remote, but…

ATP Iceland Add Goblin, Dirty Three, And More

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ATP Iceland festival, held each year in Keflavik’s ÁSBRÚ area, has today announced some new lineup additions. In addition to…

Cryptochrome Drop Crazy Little Video

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Cryptochrome have unveiled their newest video, for the track “Crazy Little You.” The UK/IS husband-wife hip-hop duo have expanded into…

Vök Release Video, Announce Kex Show

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Moody pop trio Vök have unveiled the video for their new single, “Waiting.” The video, which is inspired by Iceland’s…

Jaakko Eino Kalevi Wanders Through Scenes, Genres, The World

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Jaakko Eino Kalevi is an oddly compelling presence. Usually backed by a small band, he plays languid, hazy, analogue pop…

Sóley Reveals Her Musical Roots Ahead Of Reykjavík Folk Festival

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When you think of the spectral music of Sóley Stefansdóttir, folk is perhaps not the first genre that springs to…

Happening Tonight: Jaakko Eino Kalevi & Panos from Komodo

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Finnish alt-pop wünderkind Jaakko Eino Kalevi glides into town this weekend for a free one-off show at Loft Hostel. Jaakko…

Talking Design: Hlín Helga’s Guide To The 2016 DesignTalks

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Hlín Helga is the curator if the 2016 DesignTalks, a day of inspiring discussions and seminars held at Harpa each…

All New Everything: Innovation Is The Theme At DesignTalks

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If it wasn’t for design, you’d be naked right now, sitting outdoors, on a patch of raw ground. You wouldn’t…

Witnessing The End Of An Era

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Even modest deployments of the vast US military leave a large footprint. In a country the size of Iceland, and…

Monster Of The Month: Fjörulabbi, The Shore Laddie

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Inhabitants in the Westfjords often catch sight of an animal emerging from the sea and onto the shore. Some believe…

Kexland’s Icelandic Beer Festival Is A Knockout

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Kex Hostel’s cosy, low-lit bar entertained a slightly different crowd than usual for four days in February. There were more…

Get A Head: The Icelandic Beer Festival Starts Pouring

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For the last two nights, Kex Hostel’s cosy low-lit bar has been entertaining a slightly different crowd from usual. There…

Samaris Unveil First English-Language Song ‘Wanted 2 Say’

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Icelandic electronica trio Samaris have unveiled a new song today via their Bandcamp. The band have have been an Icelandic…

Artist Documents Seagoing Life Aboard Icelandic Cargo Ship

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After a visit to Iceland in 2014, American artist Justin Levesque was surprised one day to see that Iceland had…

World Premiere: Fufanu Unveil New Video, Embark On Euro-tour

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We’re happy to offer below a world premiere of the latest video by rising Icelandic indie-rock quartet Fufanu. The track…

Art Matters: Ambitious Hjalteyri Factory Project Wins Eyrarrós Award

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The annual Eyrarrós arts award ceremony took place yesterday afternoon at The Freezer Hostel in Rif, Snæfelsnes. Locals and artists…

Hveragerði’s Creative Streak Shows At Listasafn Árnesinga

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Hveragerði is a discrete sort of town. Tucked away just over the dramatic Hellisheiði pass, many southbound travellers pass by…

New US Artist C^VES Debuts Iceland-Inspired LP

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C^VES is a new music project by Burke Jam, a musician and sound artist who came to Iceland in 2015…

Photos: Inside Vatnajökull’s Majestic Ice Caves

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Our intrepid photographer Art Bicnick recently took a drive around Iceland’s frozen southern coastline, coming back with a treasure trove…

Happening Tonight: Milkywhale & GKR

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If you’re warming up for Sónar Reykjavík next week, there’s a fun party going down at Húrra tonight. One of…

Love Molecules: Two First-Time Curators Take On The Biggest Subject Of All

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Reykjavík’s annual Museum Night is an annual celebration of the city’s art and culture scene when galleries, museums and cultural…

Survival Sports: The Arctic Winter Games Come To Nuuk

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Greenland’s capital, the seaside harbour city of Nuuk, is an interesting mixture of old and new. Walking around the city…