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Steed Lord
“Temptation is a bitch / Get on your knees and suck my dick, girl” …indeed. Steed Lord’s brilliantly named 15-track opus is mostly just silly, but the attempts to infuse the silliness with integrity and ingenuity make the 65 minutes worth it……
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Perversity, Desperation and Death
After the swaggering binge that was Life Is Killing My Rock & Roll and the crisp urgency of Taste The Blood, PD&D is as confident, laid-back and self-assured as Singapore Sling have ever been, and continues to cement their reputation as one…
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The History of Icelandic Rock
Reykjavík, late fifties. Once rock ‘n’ roll had arrived fresh and powerful, the kids born around 1940 fell flat for it. Their foreign role models were swank rock and pop singers, not beat groups as later in the sixties. Therefore not many…
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Reykjavík Excursions
Reykjavik Excursions Day Tours Reykjavik Excursions operates day tours from Reykjavík guided by professional guides in English, German, French and Scandinavian. RE offers a wide variety of day tours all year around. Iceland on Your Own – Bus Network Reykjavik Excursions operates…
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Sódóma Reykjavík
Sódóma on Tryggvagötu is quickly became a hit with party crowds and gig-goers alike. An extensive venue, filled with reasonably priced beverages and reasonably good looking people. Some of Iceland’s finest musical ventures regularly perform there, and their schedule looks promising too.…
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English Pub
True to its name, the English Pub offers many different kinds of lager on tap and a whiff of that genuine UK feel. Try the famous “wheel of fortune” where one can win up to a metre of beer with a single…
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Borgarleikhúsið
Borgarleikhúsið is Reykjavík’s largest theater. Located at Listabraut 3, 103 Reyjavík, right next to Kringlan mall. The ticket boutique is open on Mondays and Tuesdays from 10:00-18:00, Wednesdays to frirdays from 10:00-20:00 and on saturdays and sundays from 12:00-18:00. Address: Listabraut 3,…
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Never Let me Down: Aldrei Fór Ég Suður
For a free two-day event that involves airlifting the better part (in every sense of the word) of Iceland’s musicians to a remote part of the country and keeping them stocked on beer, food and blankets for two days, during the economically…
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Elín Ey
On her debut album, Elín Ey presents her energetic voice very fittingly to the sounds of her fragile guitar play. The sad tone and lyrics make this record perfect for getting drunk over love lost. This is also the point where “See…
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Sin Fang Bous
As Sin Fang Bous is the solo-project of Sindri from Seabear, you will quickly notice the comfortable voice and welcoming little melodies that make his main band one of my favourite young Icelandic indie acts. The differences between the projects are not…
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The Noises of the Underground
Nýlenduvöruverslun Hemma og Valda may not look like much of a concert venue to the untrained eye. But to those in the know, it’s a completely different story. The tiny old wooden house has been the host of some of the city’s…
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Ásmundarsafn (Reykjavík Art Museum)
Dedicated to the memory of Icelandic sculpture Ásmundur Sveinsson, this museum is situated in a house he designed and built in the 1950’s. Anually the museum puts up exhitibions meaning to shed light on the diffrent angles of his creations. Before his…
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Hafnarhús (Reykjavík Art Museum)
The Reykjavík Art Museum’s venue at Hafnarhús always features some experimental and intriguing exhibitions by both local and international contemporary artists. For example, it houses a collection of works by Erró. The museum is open daily from 10:00–17:00 and entrance on Thursdays…
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Gallerí Dalí (Akureyri)
Contemporary gallery for up and coming artist and designers from Akureyri. Click on image to see bigger map! Address: Brekkugötu 9, 600 Akureyri Phone: +354 895 7173 Webpage: www.daligallery.blogspot.com Map: Click here
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Salurinn
Salurinn, Kopavogur Concert Hall, is the first specially designed concert hall in Iceland, praised for its acoustics and performers. It’s modern design and contemporary style has made it one of the landmarks of Kopavogur. A variety of concerts is given at Salurinn…
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Jóhann Jóhannsson
It’s all very nice and atmospheric, but what’s the point? An unfair question, to be sure, but somehow one has come to expect more, and somehow Fordlandia feels all too much like undeveloped, if very enticing, musical ideas – like an album…
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Shorts, Beer-guts & Blastbeats
Owing to the fact that by some freak accident of nature the promoter managed to stick to the posted schedule, I rob myself of the always enjoyable Celestine, whose Cult of Neurosis style post-metal (for lack of a better definition) was probably…
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Hard Rock At Grand Rokk
It seems hardly a month can go by without another of Reykjavík’s few suitable live venues going under, so seeing Grand Rokk getting back into the game is a thing to celebrate. Once one of Reykjavík´s most popular rock venues, it was…
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Dr. Spock
Dr. Spock’s experimentation and unwillingness to have their music categorised makes them a hard thing catch on to right away. Hard rock mixed with some strange concepts and a dose of comic relief make Falcon Christ seem almost like an autistic hard…
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Fm Belfast
FM Belfast definitely will make some friends, and not just because they are such a sympathetic live band and generally awesome people. On “How to make friends”, the trio underlines their status as Iceland’s electro-pop export #1. The songs kick where they…
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Hemmi og Valdi
The “colonial store” Hemmi and Valdi is a cosy hangout that has advanced from being a toasty retreat, where one can score cheap beer and have a quiet chat, into being a chock-full concert venue and an all-night party place. And believe…
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Molinn
Molinn is a new contemporary social facility for young people, holding live music and various other organized events. Click on image to see bigger map! Phone: +354 570 1646 Webpage: www.molinn.is Address: Hábraut 2, 200 Kópavogi Show on map: click here
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Café Loki
Small, homely café across for the Hallgrímskirkja which occasionally hold exhibitions by local artists Address: Lokastíg 28, 101 Reykjavík Phone: +354 466 2828 Website: click here Show on map: click here