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Skelkur í Bringu
Discordant and diverse, in a cool way Irony is definitely my cup of tea. If it’s discordant, I’ll usually like it. If it’s homogeneous, I generally won’t. Therefore Húðlitað Klám, being a discordant and diverse album, worked out pretty well for me.…
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Lights On The Highway
Get for the hits and when they decide to rock. For the rest, just stick to the Neil Young. Even though their 2nd album has just been released, LOTH’s hit single “Paperboat” has been part of the radio rock landscape for what…
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To Ride, Shoot Straight…
Entombed are holed up in their dressing room, busy rehearsing a stand-in bassist, as mainstay Nico Elgstrand had a baby just the previous Monday. Not needing the practice, singer Petrov, by his own admission drunk since the AM, is sat on a…
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Advanced Retrön & Dragons
RETRÖN is a strange animal. Loved by hipsters and metalheads alike, there’s much to be said about this unique band. With their debut, Swordplay & Guitarslay, on the streets via Kimi records, we got Retrön guitar god Kolli to tell us about…
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Café Karólína
Café Karólina is a restaurant, café and art gallery in the heart of Akureyri with a young and vibrant atmosphere. Where: Kaupvangsstræti 23, 600 Akureyri Phone: +354 461 2755 Show on map: click here
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Gallerí Klaustur
Gallerí Klaustur is the art gallery of the Skriðuklaustur museum. Where: Skriðuklaustri, 701 Egilsstaðir Phone: +354 471 2990 Website: click here Show on map: click here
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Joe Pug
“I’ve come to say exactly what I mean,” sings Pug on the statement-of-intent opener, Hymn #101, “And I mean so many things.” That tale of stubbornness, love and adventure showcases the 23-year-old’s inherent knack of framing a raw and emotive acoustic-country with…
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Trúbatrix
Trúbatrix – Taka 1 is a compilation of all female musicians (both known and unknown) that are brought together with the idea of creating a unified network in which they can work to raise their profiles and create a supportive working environment.…
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The History of Icelandic Rock Music: Part 9
The Icecross album from 1973 has in recent times fetched high prices on the international psych record market. This is due to the fact that various noteworthy collectors have raved about the “legendary and mysterious” album. For instance, the Dead Kennedys’ Jello…
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Five Awesome Bars In Reykjavík
Do you like drinking? ‘Duh,’ you say? Good. Whether you are here for a while or just on the classic flying weekend visit, you can’t come to Iceland without pounding a few back. Needless to say, there are dozens of good places…
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Hafnarfjörður Theatre
The Hafnarfjörður Theatre Company is an ambitious amateur theatre company, which is famed for its innovative and interesting work. Where: Strandgata 50, 220 Hafnarfjörður Phone: +354 555 2222 Show on map: click here
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Vitinn
Vitinn is a friendly and initing restaurant that has collected antiques and old agriculture and fishing industry relics. The personnel pride themselved on both good and friendly service. Show on map: click here Phone: +354 423 7755 Where: Vitatorg 3, 245 Sandgerði…
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Gerðuberg Cultural Centre
The goal of Gerðuberg, the Reykjavík Cultural Center, is to be informative, educational, entertaining and innovative in all fields of culture. To achieve this goal emphasis is laid on the various art forms and on meeting the needs of many diverse groups.…
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GalleríBOX
GalleríBOX in Akureyri presents a wide selection of modern art exhibits and collections. Where: Kaupvangstræti 10, 600 Akureyri Web: www.galleribox.blogspot.com
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Dr. Zühlke and Mr. Eldon
The country hi-jinks here are pretty enjoyable when things are at their most energetic, and there really isn’t a single particularly bad thing about this album… but maybe that’s just because there really isn’t anything particular about this album at all. In…
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No Tents Please
It started with a conga line, entwining the reasonably sized audience of friends into a daisy chain of drunken merriment and awkward expression for those who reluctantly joined—Batteríið had opened its doors to the madness of <3 Svanhvít. These guys commanded the…
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The History of Icelandic Rock Music: Part 8
It is the beginning of 1971 and yet another line-up for the premium hippie band Trúbrot is born. Trúbrot 3.0 has organist Karl Sighvatsson and drummer Gunnar Jökull back on board. The latest recruit, pianist Magnús Kjartansson, is still a member, and…
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Cosmic Call
Cold Hands, the track, introduces matters and sounds like Cosmic Call have collectively eaten a bunch of U2 and Kings Of Leon albums and recorded their subsequent vomiting session. That alone pretty much guarantees it’s gonna be their signature tune and a…
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Árstíðir
Árstíðir bring a bit of a free loving, hair-flowing feel with their début, living up to their reputation as modern-day Simon and Garfunkels. While the actual sound of the music fulfils my expectation of what that should sound like, all elegant acoustic…
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Andrew W.K.
Andrew W.K. is a guy you might have seen in some rather awkward/awesome music videos in the early 00s. Not surprisingly most people choose to ignore and/or hate him, the reason being that he and his music are highly hazardous to anyone’s…
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Tonik
Pointed and satisfying without being the most original thing ever released, Form Follows accomplishes something by not trying too hard to accomplish anything at all. It‘s just there, in all its popped-up electronic glory, with wallop-packing basslines, busy, urgent beats and moody…
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Foreign Monkeys
Foreign Monkeys draw on simplicity and charisma for their fuel, and never grasp beyond their immediate reach, resulting in a satisfying, although not very surprising, modern rock romp. The crunchy, saturated guitars lead us expertly through the more progressive numbers, such as…
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Dr. Zühlke and Mr. Eldon
Although it occasionally shows I have a feeling I’m going to be in the minority here, but I’m going to throw it out there: Retrön may be boisterous, fun, energetic and charismatic live performers, but there really isn’t much interesting going on…