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Björk: Digital Exhibition Comes To Iceland, Opens During Airwaves
Björk Digital—the acclaimed exhibition of virtual reality videos for songs from Björk’s last album, ‘Vulnicura’—is set to debut in Iceland…
Artist Talk: Úlfur Karlsson
Since his graduation from Valand School of Fine Arts in Sweden, Icelandic painter Úlfur Karlsson has been busy with exhibitions…
Music News In Brief: Q4U, Auður, and Björk and Björk and Björk…
Flashback: in 1982, the dark synth-punk outfit Q4U releases their first and only album, ‘Q1’. Shortly after they are featured…
Alvia Islandia’s Top Five Albums
She was born in the summer but she loves the winter. This makes perfect sense. Alvia Islandia has a way…
Just Announced: Björk To Play Airwaves 2016
There’s a running joke that the only thing people know about Icelandic music abroad is Björk or Sígur Rós. Iceland…
Drive-Through Towns: Nostalgia For The Non-Existent in Þorlákshöfn
When I told the waitress that I was looking for something interesting to do in Þorlákshöfn, she expressed condolences. It’s…
Fresh In Iceland: Virtual Reality
As you may have seen from the cover of our current print issue, this issue we’re partying like it’s 1982—‘Blade…
Happening Tonight: Ólöf Arnalds at Mengi
Ólöf Arnalds is a familiar face on the Icelandic music scene. She was a touring member of múm for five…
Music News In Brief: Björk, Pascal Pinon, Soffia Björg and more!
Ever wondered what it looks like inside Björk’s mind? How about inside her mouth? Björk Digital, a virtual reality-infused exhibition,…
Instant Classic: Keflavík’s Museum Of Icelandic Rock ‘n’ Roll
Tommi Young is the Keflavík native and Icelandic music scene veteran who runs the Icelandic Museum of Rock ’n’ Roll….
Lord Pusswhip’s Top Five Albums
“Can I send you more than 500 words? There’s so much to say…” Lord Pusswhip asks me in a Facebook…
Björk Digital Exhibit Launched With Virtual Reality Press Conference
by John Rogers
Björk today launched the ‘Bjork: Digital’ virtual exhibition in London with a virtual reality press conference. The singer, from Iceland’s…
Machine-Free Tattooing Under The Northern Lights
Boff Konkerz did his first tattoo on the most tattooed man in the world, Lucky Diamond Rich. “By a series…
Icelandic Music Roundup: Jóhann Jóhannsson, Björk, Terrordisco, Reykjavíkurdætur, More
by John Rogers
Oscar-nominated composer Jóhann Jóhannsson has been drafted in to provide the soundtrack for the sequel to Ridley Scott’s ‘Blade Runner’,…
Icelandic Secondary School Switches To “Genderless” Bathrooms
The secondary school Verzlunarskóla Íslands, following a proposal from the school’s Feminist Society, has done away with labeling their bathrooms…
There Can Be Only One: Iceland’s Highlands In Thoughts & Pictures
by John Rogers
The vast, desolate highlands of Iceland are the largest area of uninhabited and largely undisturbed nature in Europe. They sit…
The Saga of Icelandic Cinema: ‘Sódóma Reykjavík’
by Mark Asch
That this boring fishing town could be any kind of Sin City is very much the joke. “Ó borg mín…
Are You An Inside Demon? Innipúkinn Festival Is Here
by John Rogers
The Merchant’s Weekend is a national summer holiday, taking place this year July 30-August 1, when Reykvíkingar pile into cars…
Sunna’s Top Five Fav
Sunna Margrét is a born performer. She traveled the world as the frontperson of electro-pop band Bloodgroup, and since the…
Tómas Guðbjartsson On Treating The Heart Of Iceland
The heart of Iceland is at risk, according to high-profile physician and heart surgeon Tómas Guðbjartsson. While Tómas may be…
Björk To Take Up Digital Residence In London
London residents will be treated to an unprecedented multimedia exhibition this autumn, with Björk taking centre stage. TimeOut London reports…