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JFM Is An Icelandic Legend – Here’s Why
For some of our international Airwaves guests, the name Jakob Frímann Magnússon might not ring a bell (don’t be afraid,…
What’s So Super About Supergroups?
There was a time when supergroups walked the Earth. Their first recorded appearance dates back to the late ‘60s, and…
Iceland’s Article 36
by Mark O'Brien
Long before the Miss World crown was a mere glint in her eye, Linda Pétursdóttir was unafraid of speaking up….
The Science Of The Wub: The HaZaR Interview
The raw energy of HaZaR’s music is dragging Reykjavik’s dance scene into the NOW. By Bob Cluness Icelanders love their…
The Battle Of Iceland
This coming Saturday a referendum will be held in Iceland. The people can say yes, we think we need a…
Don’t Have A Ticket To Airwaves?
You can still take part in some of the awesome festival fun! By Anna Andersen Attention tourists who for some…
Good Vibrations
Dísa Björnsdóttir covers Documenta 13 from GermanyYou walk in a dark room, I mean pitch dark, and you are not…
The Grapevine’s Airwaves Survival Guide!
Navigating your way through Iceland’s biggest five-day party By Rebecca Louder While some may think of Iceland Airwaves…
All Aboard The Special Rock Bus!
A special tour on Iceland’s musical history is on its way to Airwaves! Dear Airwaves visitor, chances are you’re…
Echoes Of The White Ark
Reggae/dub big band Ojba Rasta released their debut album last Tuesday and it’s quite phenomenal. Sporting eight songs, hair-metal guitar…
“The Deep” And The State Of The Icelandic Film Industry
Yesterday I went to see Baltasar Kormákur’s ‘Djúpið’ (“The Deep”), an exceptionally well made docudrama based on the true story…
Eat Your Way Through Iceland’s Fauna
Lækjarbrekka is in that black tar hut at the end of Bankastræti, next to the Ellis Island of tourist info…
Drawing On The Walls
by Arit John
Dan Perjovschi presents his satirical cartoons on the walls of the world’s museumsIt was 2007 and Dan Perjovschi had just…
Toward An Icelandic Product Design
by Nic Cavell
“If I had to say,” Harpa Þórsdóttir says, “the identity of Icelandic product design is in the materials: fish bone,…
Hekla’s Volcanic Heart Of Darkness
by Eli Petzold
People often set aside the interior of Iceland as “other” from the rest of the country: it’s a barren, uninhabitable…
The Impossible Feat
Director Baltasar Kormákur is to Icelandic film what Sigur Rós is to Icelandic music. After successfully making the Hollywood box-office…
Erró At 80: Still Not Wearing A Tie
by Mark O'Brien
An entire cast of grotesque, comic figures watches us as we cross the room: exaggerated nudes in mock classical pose;…
A Full On Sonic Immersion Experience: The Heavy Experience Interviewed
The Heavy Experience don’t want your love. Just your ears. And your soul. By Bob Cluness You can’t rush…
Waiting For Bobby Fischer
Bobby Fischer was late as usual. Apart from playing chess rather well and not liking Jews very much, it was…
Do Icelanders Need More Ayn Rand In Their Lives?
As Iceland struggles to emerge from an economic depression brought on in part by lax government regulation, Professor Hannes Hólmsteinn…
High Hopes For Húsavík
The northeast of Iceland has been steadily growing in popularity as a tourism destination, and small wonder, as it has…