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No Usual Suspects
Árstíðir dj flugvél og geimskip Fufanu Júníus Meyvant Kaleo Kiasmos Low Roar M-Band Óbó Rökkurró Samaris Skálmöld Sóley Sólstafir Tonik Ensemble Vök Ylja Young Karin These are the eighteen Icelandic artists and bands confirmed for Eurosonic 2015, the Dutch ‘festival of…
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LOOK: It’s Young Karin!
Young Karin (previously Highlands) have come a long way since we last spoke with them. Logi Pedro Stefánsson, who you might know from local legends Retro Stefson, says that they’ve been recording new songs which are less poppy and have a more…
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LOOK: It’s Döpur!
Krummi, aka. Oddur Hrafn Stefán Björgvinsson, is playing a set with his side-project Döpur tonight at Harpa Kaldalón at 20:50, and it’s a promising one. Krummi has added his girlfriend, Linnea Hellström, to his band, and the two of them are super…
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LOOK: It’s AMFJ!
Extreme noise artist AMFJ (Aðalsteinn Mother Fucking Jörundsson) is playing at Airwaves for the third time, and he promises an entertaining show tonight at Harpa. He says that when he plays, he channels a variety of emotions, including anger and disappointment into…
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Svartidauði Conjure An Aphotic Ritual At Dillon
Enveloping darkness engulfed the upper half of Dillon last night as Svartidauði cast their bestial bloodlust upon a full crowd, eager to have their ears inexorably maimed by four demons sent upwards through the crusts of hell to act as Satan’s median…
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Exclusive Stream: Óbó’s New Album ‘Innhverfi’
Óbó, or Ólafur Björn Ólafsson as the muggles call him, is releasing his debut album ‘Innhverfi’ through Morr music. Óbó is best known for being Sigur Rós and Jónsi’s touring keyboard player/percussionist, and he has allowed Grapevine to host an exclusive stream…
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Nordic Playlist Radio Bar Live!
The peeps behind the Nordic Playlist have a live online radio station and a bar where people can pop in, listen to music, and have something to eat or drink. Head on over to Laugavegur 91 where it’s all going down, it’ll…
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Uni Stefson Takes Centre Stage
Retro Stefson frontman Unnsteinn Manuel Stefánsson recently unveiled his solo project, Uni Stefson. He caught the public’s attention with his first release, a thoughtful rendition of Jónas Hallgrímsson’s poem, “Enginn grætur,” and has since played a handful of shows. Although a long-time…
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AmabAdamA: A Review
Bands like Hjálmar and Ojba Rasta have shown that Icelandic reggae is not necessarily something to scoff at. White guys from privileged Nordic islands can sing about Babylon and oppression, do covers of “Who the Cap Fit” and pull it off without…
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LOOK: It’s Thus Owls
The Canadian-Swedish band Thus Owls is here, and they are playing tonight at Iðnó at 23:20! The band is centred around the husband-wife duo Erika and Simon Angell, who had their honeymoon in Iceland! Heck, Simon is such a big Icelandophile that…
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Wachs Love Got To Do With It
Vorhees is Dana Wachs, a New York City based sound designer and engineer who has worked for the likes of Cat Power, MGMT, M.I.A., Lykke Li, and St. Vincent to name but a few. She has a special connection to Iceland via…
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Airwaves: New Rúnar Þórisson Video
Musician Rúnar Þórisson just released a new video from his third solo album, ‘Sérhver vá.’ Best known for his unique guitar work with Icelandic new wave legends Grafík, for his solo project Rúnar has drafted in his two daughters and stepsons. And…
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Grísalappalísa: Get Behind Me, Stuðmenn!
Winners of the ‘BEST LIVE BAND’ category of our second annual music awards, Grísalappalísa, just unleashed a cover of a tune by Stuðmenn – Iceland’s favourite pop band. The song in question, “Strax í dag,” is goddamn great, and seeing how they…
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Back Into The Spotlight With Lily The Kid
This isn’t the first time that siblings Hallur Jónsson and Lilja K. Jónsdóttir play Iceland Airwaves, they are in fact veritable Airwaves veterans through their work with electro mainstays Bloodgroup. Lilja has split off from Bloodgroup and created Lily the Kid with…
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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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LOOK: It’s Momentum!
Local progressive metal champions Momentum have been going strong for eleven years. Tonight at 23:20, they’re playing their sole Airwaves gig at Gaukurinn, and as their live shows are the stuff of legend, you better make time for that. Momentum are the inaugural feature…
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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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Kælan Mikla Grew Up, Are Going To Airwaves
Kælan mikla is a three-piece band that’s gotten a lot of attention since winning the City Library’s poetry slam competition last year, singing and screaming through their punk poetry. As Airwaves 2014 marks the band’s first appearance on the official festival programme,…
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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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A Requiem For A Lost Industry
Jóhann Jóhannsson and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra will present the Iceland premiere of ‘The Miners’ Hymns’ during Airwaves in a special version arranged for the orchestra. The work was collaboratively created in 2010 by Jóhann and American filmmaker Bill Morrison as a…
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Breaking News, Extreme Music and Airwaves With Muck
We at Grapevine have the pleasure of breaking the news that Prosthetic Records has just signed Icelandic hardcore punk band Muck. Known for releasing albums by Lamb of God, Gojira, and other big and fancy bands, Prosthetic Records will release Muck’s upcoming…
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Airwaves, BÖRN Are Coming Atcha
BÖRN (“Children”) took the Icelandic punk scene by storm this year, playing all over the place, releasing a self-titled debut LP (which our reviewer LOVED) and even raising a little stir outside of the country. Although BÖRN have been active for upwards…
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The Iceland Air-Slaves
I have a confession to make. I’m the asshole that ruined Airwaves this year. I’m a local musician, and like any other self-respecting indie artist my age, I’ve been a participant in the Iceland Airwaves festival roughly since it started more than…