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We Are Giving Away 2 Tickets To Iceland Airwaves This Week! Yes We Are!
Wow, Iceland Airwaves! Let’s face it: Iceland Airwaves is a music festival that mostly happens inside buildings. Some buildings are…
Get Rich or Freeze Tryin: 7 Rap Acts Not To Miss At Airwaves
So you’re international, flying to the land of elves and liberalism to find the hip new thing at Airwaves 2015 (spoiler:…
“A STUPID, BROKE COUNTRY FILLED WITH DRUNKS AND WHORES” DRAWS ISRAEL’S IRE
As a publication, we aim to promote discourse, dialogue and a free exchange of ideas. We thus welcome any opinion…
Musicians Can Forbid Radio Stations From Playing Their Songs
Musicians do have the legal right to forbid select radio stations from playing their music, and the channels to do…
Reykjavík’s Boycott Of Israeli Products Met With Harsh Criticism
Within 48 hours of the boycott’s approval, Reykjavík city council has been met with criticism and threats of legal action….
Iceland Centre Stage At Nordic Film Festival
The long-standing Nordic short & doc film festival, Nordisk Panorama, has a special focus on Icelandic films this year. Serving…
Reykjavík Will Boycott Goods From Israel
Yesterday, Reykjavík City Hall passed a proposal to boycott goods from Israel, raising questions about feasibility and consistency. RÚV reports…
Body Talk: A Dancer And An Actress Converse, Prepare To Shake Things Up
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir and Erna Ómarsdóttir are performers who, although their reputations precede them, are too busy making quality work to…
Being HERE: Using Art To Revitalise Their Town
by John Rogers
As the road winds its way around one particularly dramatic section of the Eastfjords towards the remote village of Stöðvarfjörður,…
A Brief History Of The Traveller’s Tattoo (In Iceland, At Least)
With the burgeoning population of Icelandophiles and ever-increasing popularity of tattoos, it should come as no surprise that souvenir tattoos…
Iceland Airwaves Complete 2015 Lineup With Huge 120-Band Announcement
by John Rogers
Iceland Airwaves have completed the festival’s 2015 lineup with a bang, announcing no less than 120 new additions to the…
Hot Chip To Play Iceland Airwaves 2015 Grand Finale Extravaganza Party!
Iceland Airwaves have announced that the one and only Hot Chip will be closing the 2015 edition of the festival, at a…
Straumur: Snapshots Of Excellence
by Davíð Roach Gunnarsson and Óli Dóri
Straumur’s favourite electronic album of 2015 (so far), ‘Snapshots’ by Tonik Ensemble, was celebrated with a long-overdue release concert on…
News In Brief: Early August
Don’t believe the hype. Despite plenty of news coverage detailing dangerous stunts by tourists in the past few months, Icelanders…
Whale Saved From Netting
A humpback whale that was discovered tangled in netting has been rescued, and is expected to make a full recovery….
Humpback Whale Rescue Underway
A group of Icelanders are headed out to sea to rescue a humpback whale that has been tangled in netting…
Iceland’s National Sport: Football On The Edge Of The World
by John Rogers
On a recent grey and drizzly summer evening, the streets of downtown Reykjavík were oddly empty. But other than the…
Björk Cancels Airwaves & Other Festival Dates
by John Rogers
Sad news for Björk fans came out today. The singer has cancelled a series of live dates, including the Pitchfork…
PRAISE ME, PLEASE!
Browsing the news this past October, a headline on local newspaper Morgunblaðið’s website caught my eye: “Icelandic Girl In The…
Scandinavia Explained To The English Speaker
To the outsider, the Scandinavian countries tend to all look the same. This is, in fact, not entirely true. First…
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea: Farao’s New Sound
by John Rogers
Kari Jahnsen, aka Farao, sits in a downtown Reykjavík cafe on a typically unsettled Icelandic day. We’re chatting amiably over…