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Music News: CYBER, Of Monsters & Men, Björk
The all-chick, all-crap, highly creative, fuck-you-that’s-who, rap group Cyber just dropped their first album ‘HORROR’ this month. It’s a rough…
Making Of An Artist: Eccentric Sound & Movement In Space With Anna Rún
Anna Rún Tryggvadóttir is an Icelandic visual artist based in Berlin. She has also worked in theatre, designing sets and…
Björk Speaks Up About Being Sexually Harassed
On the occasion of an ongoing campaign of women speaking up about sexual harassment and assault they have experienced, artist…
Embracing The Unknown: KÁRYYN Steps Into The Limelight
KÁRYYN is a producer, composer and vocalist who makes mysterious, affecting and emotional electronic music. An American of Syrian-Armenian descent,…
We are idiots
Iceland’s largest newspaper, Fréttablaðið, published an interesting poll on its frontpage in the beginning of October. The poll was based…
Welcome To The Old Skool: Icelandic Legends To Play Airwaves
Airwaves. That time of year when annoying youngsters fill the streets with their unbridled joy, loudness and new-fangled music (this…
Of Monsters And Men First Icelandic Band With 1 Billion Spotify Plays
There is just no stopping the Icelandic folk-revivalist sweethearts Of Monsters and Men who in a press release wrote that they…
Grapevine Playlist: Alvia, CYBER, Björk, EinarIndra & More
From the queen of Icelandic music to the latest rap kids exploding out of their bedroom and into the charts,…
The Gate: Björk Releases Cosmic New Video, Reveals Album Title
Björk has released the first video from her forthcoming album. It’s for “The Gate,” which has also been released as…
Making Of An Artist: Profane Cartoons & Paintings With Þrándur Þórarinsson
Þrándur Þórarinsson is a notable painter who has more than once caught Icelanders’ attention with his often sharp and grim…
Music News: Final Airwaves Lineup + Kiasmos, Grísalappalísa & Björk Return
One of Iceland’s best live acts, the furiously energetic punk-poetry collective Grísalappalísa, has returned. They dropped a new video last…
Björk Announces New Single For September
Today, Björk announced that on September 22 she will release the Single “The Gate”. The song will be released on…
Music News: Sama-sem, Hórmónar, Milkhouse
Milkhouse just released their first LP, ‘Painted Mirrors.’ The Indie dreampop band’s 12 new songs feature captivating lyrics in Icelandic…
Out of Thin Air: Documentary Charts Alleged Murder & The End Of Innocence
On January 25, 1974, 18-year-old Guðmundur Einarsson disappeared without a trace. His body was never found, which caused great consternation…
Environmental Minister: United Silicon “Depriving Residents Of Freedom”
Minister for the Environment Björt Ólafsdóttir has once again spoken up about the controversial United Silicon plant in Reykjanes, which…
Welcome To Theme Park 101: Impossible Prices, Citizen Flight And The Audacity Of Hope
101 Reykjavík has always been the beating cultural heart of Iceland; it is where Björk became a star, where Iceland…
Music News: Björk, Daði & Jóhanness LaFontaine
by John Rogers and Elías Þórsson
Björk has announced via her social media feeds that a new album—her first since ‘Vulnicura’ in 2015—is coming soon. Few…
A Short History Of Iceland’s Greatest Smitings
The masses may live under the illusion that the Icelandic National Team has been defeated in the UEFA Women’s EURO…
Last Words: To Fit the Needs of the Present
In my late teens, when I was still playing football somewhat seriously, I had a teammate hailing from Nigeria. A…
The Empire Strikes Back: The Second Coming Of Underground Pop Icon Berndsen
“‘I think we got it good and why should we change a thing.’ Where am I going with this lyric?…
Lost Film Classics: ‘White Whales’ Washes Ashore
Iceland resumed commercial whaling in 2006, in violation of the International Whaling Commission’s moratorium on the practise. The country remains…