Author: Parker Yamasaki
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Vala Þóroddsdóttir’s Five Writers To Watch
by Parker Yamasaki and Valgerður Þóroddsdóttir
Two years ago we printed a close crop of Valgerður Þóroddsdóttir’s face on our cover. Imposed over Vala’s decisive look…
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As You Go: Emilíana Torrini And The Improv Of Life
Two and a half years ago Emilíana Torrini quit the band. There was no drama, no hard feelings. “I just…
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The Once Sky: Two Days In Rif And Hellissandur
The colour, I am certain, has never existed before, and will never exist again. It has something to do with…
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Hands On Deck: Downtown’s Newest Bar Veður
Bragi and his business partner Arnar watched a YouTube tutorial before laying the floor of their new bar, Veður. The…
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The Collector’s Habit: Author Oddný Eir Takes It All In
Oddný Eir is a collector. That’s why autumn, she says, is her favourite season. “Autumn is the collecting moment. You…
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DJ Of The Issue: Yamaho
“Thank you for your story,” said the American afro-house producer Osunlade to DJ Yamaho after her set. “When he thanked…
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Naked Shadows: Haraldur Jónsson at BERG Contemporary
While many Icelandic artists are quick to cite nature as their inspiration, Haraldur is fascinated by the built environment. “Building…
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Down Pat: Dancer And Choreographer Katrín Gunnarsdóttir On Her Latest Piece
Katrín Gunnarsdóttir’s bare feet pat the plexiglass mirror on stage. It’s the only sound in the theater. The patter quickens…
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Measure Twice Cut Once: Ambátt On Their Newest Album ‘Flugufen’
Some things take foresight. Like building a new porch for your house. You can have all the tools, materials, and…
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Happening This Week: ‘Gimme Danger’ Jim Jarmusch X The Stooges
After all of the recent elections (all of them), a lot of people are left feeling like we’re living in…
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Grapevine’s Best Of 2016: A Guide To Reykjavík’s Tea Houses
Reykjavík is a relatively small city, but even so, sometimes you need a bit of local advice to find what…
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Embrace the Nonsense: ‘Da Da Dans’ By The Icelandic Dance Company
People describe Reykjavík as a “tightly knit” city, evoking the image of interweaving threads crossing paths, individuals joining to create…
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Happening This Weekend: Sequences Festival
Sequences Festival turns ten! Since 2006 Sequences Art Festival has provided ten-days of visual arts with a special focus on…
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Track by Track: ‘Fantômas’ by amiina
‘Fantômas’ is a haunting, suspenseful, crime-ridden album full of crooks, clumsy policemen, and bustling Parisian street life. If this sounds…
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The New Soundscape: Andrew T. Huang’s Virtual Realities
In 1935, the American author Stanley G. Weinbaum wrote what many believe to be the first fictional model for what…
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DJ Of The Issue: DJ Thaison
“Gakktu hægt um gleðina dyr,’ it’s something like, ‘Calm down, take it slow,’” Árni says above the clamour of pinball…
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Keep it Underground: The Icelandic Punk Museum Opens
Below Bankastræti, at the intersection where cars idle waiting to turn onto Lækjargata, is a public restroom known as “the…
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Music News in Brief: Or, All Those Videos You Missed Because, Airwaves
Music videos have come a long way since MTV’s first broadcast in 1980, “Video Killed the Radio Star.” The medium…
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New In Town: Burro / Pablo Discobar
At the bottom of Austurstræti where the street spills its cold, wet and grey dregs, we have a beacon of…
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What’s The Good Word: A “Nonference” on Icelandic Rap
HVAÐ ERTU AÐ TALA UM? Everybody wants to know, GKR. The whole fucking world. Okay maybe not the whole world…yet….
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Björk Digital Opens Today!
Everything is big during airwaves. The music. The crowds. The drinking. Nights become mornings become nights, is the world spinning…
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Track Premier: Sin Fang “Candyland” (Mikael Lind Remix)
Six months ago, from the ever-deepening swamp of SoundCloud, a single lily surfaced. It was called “Candyland,” the first single…
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Hot Off The Press: Sin Fang, Tófa and Rímnaríki
One of the original mission statements of Iceland Airwaves was to get international eyes and ears tuned to the musical…
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Hot Off The Press: Alexander Jarl
One of the original mission statements of Iceland Airwaves was to get international eyes and ears tuned to the musical…
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Kexland X Airwaves X Your Hangover
Kex has got your back. Whether it’s an afternoon pick-me-up at the gastro pub, an into-the-evening off venue show, or…