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Icelandic Musicians Unite For Gaza Charity Album

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Nineteen Icelandic bands and artists have donated tracks to a new compilation from the Iceland-Palestine Association. Entitled Fyrir Gaza (“For Gaza”), the…

What’s That Pinging? It’s Sónar-Eistnaflug Announcements!

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FESTIVAL MADNESS YEAH! What’s the best thing to help with the post-festival blues? Some might say staying in bed with…

The Best-Waves

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We are extra excited for this year’s festival because for the first time we, Straumur, are having our very own…

Check Out Our Fancy Airwaves 2014 Compilation!

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Hey folks! It’s Iceland Airwaves time yet again. With 219 artists performing, we didn’t feel right just picking one for…

Sour Grapes And Stuff: Issue 14, 2014

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Most Awesome Letter of the Issue!Dear Grapevine, My name is Diana and I am German but living in Ireland. I…

Sorrí

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Prins Póló, the essentially one-man-band project of Svavar Pétur Eysteinsson (Skakkamanage), has a new album out titled ‘Sorrí.’ I’m not…

Free Track: Prins Póló’s “París Norðursins”

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You won’t find Prins Póló’s unexpected summer hit “París norðursins” (“Paris Of The North”) on the act’s recent LP ‘Sorrí’…

Parties Of The North

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Following a tremendously successful All Tomorrow’s Parties festival (ATP), the organisers have announced the headliner for next year’s fest, indie…

Straumur: Best Of Music

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It’s That Time Of Year…Best album: GusGus’s ‘Mexico’ The greats of Icelandic dance music, GusGus, have yet to slip up…

Is Charm Something You Can Hoard?

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Ft. Prins Pólo, Mar and VAR We’ve had Prins Póló’s second LP, `Sorrí,’ on repeat since it came out on…

Contagious Joy, Merrymaking, Serial Killers And Trash

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We have been busy listening to some new music these days. FM Belfast released their long-awaited third LP, including the…

Icelanders Consume 160 Tonnes Of Prince Polo A Year

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It is estimated that each Icelander eats about half a kilo of Prince Polo every year, reports Vísir. The Polish…

Welcome to the Grapevine’s Second Ever Annual Music Awards, Ever!

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Here at Reykjavík Grapevine we love little more than chit-chatting and shit-shooting about Icelandic music. There’s rarely a moment in…

The Absolutely, Unquestionably, Very Best Of Airwaves 2013!

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We did it again (oops). We did it again. It was a tough one, what with the one hundred thousand…

A Note On Replication And Adaptation

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Apparently there has been some controversy — and some misunderstanding — regarding my recent comment about certain Icelandic bands and…

Northern Music, Northern Lights

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It’s only my second day at Airwaves and already I have some solid advice. Icelanders: do not attempt to replicate the music of the African diaspora, especially reggae and hip-hop. You will fail. Miserably and laughably. Be yourselves. That is the way to make the best music.

Mayhem, The Breakdown Of Law And Order

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Perhaps Iceland is not ready for Yo La Tengo, or maybe Yo La Tengo is not fresh enough for the younger generation of Icelanders. Either way, those who stayed were treated to a monster of a set that will stick in their memories for a long time.

Life Is Wonderful! Grapevine’s FANCY Iceland Airwaves 2013 Compilation Is Here!

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Wow, guys. Just think how much time, energy, effort and resources it takes to create a finished music recording. I…

Ten Bands To Catch At Airwaves 2013

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Straum.is has been active since last summer, with writers Óli Dóri and Davíð Roach documenting the local music scene and…

Iceland Airwaves Insider: Megan Horan

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Airwaves Insider is a series of interviews with the movers & shakers of the Reykjavík scene. We’ll chat with concert…

Prins Póló

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Prins Póló is Svavar Pétur Eysteinsson from Efra Breiðholt (a suburb) in Reykjavik. He has bashed together tunes like ‘Niðrá…