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HumanWoman Pick Five For Airwaves
HumanWoman is an excellent new local band comprised of the lovely hairdoctor Jón Atli Jónasson (AKA Sexy Lazer) and Gísli…
Like Drinking A Bottle Of Cough Syrup On The Beach
Photo by Jen McManus New York rockers The Vandelles are very likely the coolest band to hit Airwaves this year….
The Importance Of Being Indie
by John Rogers
If you run an independent music enterprise, it’s probable that at some point you’ll realise you’ve become something of a…
Eva Joly Says Magma Energy Deal Is Unbelievably Bad Business
Eva Joly spoke out against the sale of HS Orka to Magma Energy at a press conference yesterday afternoon. There…
Vuk Will Probably Enchant You
“I’ve been making music all my life, wherever I’ve been. I do it for love and because it’s the most…
Is the Magma Energy Purchase of HS Orka Final?
At an open seminar held yesterday evening to discuss the Magma Energy Committee findings, committee member and lawyer Aagot Óskarsdóttir…
Björk to Speak About Magma Report at University of Iceland
by grapevine
Artist Björk Guðmundsdóttir will be chairing an open panel discussion on the Magma Energy report at the University of Iceland…
Iceland Airwaves Warm-Up
For years, the staff of the Iceland Airwaves festival has worked tirelessly to promote the festival abroad as an exciting…
Magma CEO compared to Björk? “God Forbid!”
Magma Energy founder and CEO Ross Beaty appeared on an episode of Business News Network’s (BNN) SqueezePlay September 20th, espousing…
It’s Official Now: Magma Purchase Was Legal
by grapevine
Magma Energy’s purchase of HS Orka through a Swedish puppet company has been found by a special committee to have…
Foreign Investment Racism
by Victor Blaer
“An empty barrel makes the loudest sound” (Icelandic proverb) Since the discussion in your paper regarding the geothermal industry and…
Mayor: “I Was Kidding”
by grapevine
Reykjavík mayor Jón Gnarr clarified his position on pornography today after a remark he made during an interview with the…
Mayor’s Internet Porn Use Discussed in City Hall
by grapevine
Due to a remark in an interview with the foreign press that Reykjavík mayor Jón Gnarr goes online to look…
Björk Wins Polar Award
by grapevine
Björk Guðmundsdóttir received the Polar Music Prize at a ceremony in Stockholm. Presented to her by King Carl Gustaf, the…
Magma Makes Another Offer
by grapevine
Magma Energy is trying a different strategy to convince Iceland that it means well – offering the government, and other…
ENTER THE HANGOVER
The summer of 2010 has been one of festivals and parties. Every goddamn weekend has been dominated by a three-day…
Cellophane
by Emily Burton
Alarm clock rings. Press the snooze button (but accidentally turn off alarm). Alarm clock doesn’t ring. Wake up twenty minutes…
An Army of Us: Magma Energy vs. Iceland (So Far)
by grapevine
By now most of our readers are probably familiar with the ongoing saga of Magma Energy—a Canadian-based energy company—and their…
“We Are All Helga Björk”
by grapevine
Protesters descended upon the Prime Minister’s office yesterday, telling reporters, “We are all Helga Björk”, referring to the woman who…
Magma Hasn’t Yet Paid for HS Orka
by grapevine
Magma Energy has yet to make the final payment for HS Orka, Eyjan reports, pending a decision from the government…
Prime Minister’s Assistant Denies Calling the Police on Protester
by grapevine
Hrannar Björn Arnarson, assistant to Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, has denied that he called the police on a protester in…