airwaves 2014
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I Jam Econo
My word, what a daze. I felt a lasting, dull sensation in my ring finger this morning, almost a muscular latency, having woken up hungover on my mattress, which has been placed on the floor for my optimal comfort. Maybe it’s the…
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Matt’s Fave LOOK! Portraits
This was my fourth year covering Airwaves, and although it’s crazy every year, this was probably my busiest yet. It was my first time as a member of the official Airwaves photo team. It was a pleasure working with a crack team…
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All Too Earthly Pleasures
We’re just about to beam up. We’re seriously there. Einar stands crouched and shaking on stage with his pointer finger in the air. His eyes are closed painfully tight. The audience has ceased to be an audience, we are his minions now…
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The Kids Are All Right
It is hard to stand out with a good band name. Many bands these days have taken a counterintuitive approach: pick something impossible to remember (e.g. Nguzunguzu, AmabAdamA), entirely misleading (e.g. Adult Jazz, Girl Band), or simply Icelandic. In this arena, I…
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The Unmissables: Day 4
You must be wondering why clocks even exist on this island. Between the sunset at 16:30 and a festival schedule that has you eating breakfast promptly at 14:00 and dinner at…dinner what? The music has started by then…Maintaining a sense of time…
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What To Do When Disaster Strikes At Airwaves
If you lose you wallet/phone/heirloom jewellery at Airwaves, your first instinct is probably going to be PANIC. As soon as you realize a critical item of your existence is missing, your mind spins somewhat sluggishly out of control trying to remember the…
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The Unmissables: Day 3
We’re halfway through the festival and the schedule for tonight is about twice as long as the previous two days. Your head is probably spinning from the overwhelming thrill of so many possibilities, or maybe it’s the tiny and strangely organised type…
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LOOK: It’s Andri Snær Magnason!
At 19:30 tonight Harpa’s Kaldalón opens up to host the second annual Airwords, a one night Airwaves affair for the literarily-inclined, the curious, and those looking for a little repose. In 2013 Andri Snær Magnason introduced Airwords to the Airwaves agenda. Unlike…
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The Unmissables: Day 2
Your face is turning yellow and it’s not from all the Gull, it’s from staring at that goddamn (glorious) Thursday schedule. Before they rush you off to Landspítali Háskólasjúkrahús, may we first recommend a healthy dose of… Reykjavíkurdætur 21:40 Húrra If you…
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The Eye Of The Storm
This is Matthew Eisman. Matthew is a professional music photographer with work published in the likes of SPIN, Rolling Stone, The New York Times, and Brooklyn Vegan (not what it sounds like), and our dear humble Grapevine, to name a few. For…
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The Unmissables: Day 1
So it’s 4 degrees and raining, but the weather outside is mild compared to the raging fucking whirlwind that is scheduled to hit Reykjavík tonight. I’m sure you get the joke, but it’s called Airwaves. And it is forecasted to be unavoidably…
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There’s No ‘Jungle’ in Iceland!
Lace up your roller skates and chuck them back in your attic, the soulful UK group ‘Jungle’ has just announced that will not appear at Iceland Airwaves this weekend. The group was scheduled to play a midnight set at Gamla Bíó on…
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Party Fuel: Your Late Night Eating Guide!
It’s Friday, 2:52 in the morning, you’re stumbling out of Hafnarhús after dancing your ass off to The Knife’s last show, and that means you have worked up a crazy appetite. But you’re in Reykjavík: where shops open at 11:00, the liquor…
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We Want The Airwaves
We are thrilled to announce that Straumur will host its own Iceland Airwaves off-venue programme at Bíó Paradís, November 5-9. We will have many of our favourite artists perform, including lo-fi indie duo Nolo, who are currently working on their third LP;…