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What Just Happened? Grapevine’s Airwaves 2016
Wow. It feels like the starting gun has just been fired: but Airwaves 2016 is over. Airwaves happens fast, and it comes at you from all directions. In the case of FM Belfast, it came in the form of a rain of…
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Saturday Super-Review: A Tempest Hits Airwaves
And so: Airwaves Saturday night. Our open-eared reviews team went back into the fray, deep in the heart of the Iceland Airwaves 2016, and found a tempest waiting. Jessica Bowe Welcome to Metaphysical Saturday, day 4 or something of Airwaves. If yesterday…
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Grapevine’s Airwaves 2016 Super Review: Thursday
“AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!” We know that feeling. Our ragtag supergroup of stalwarts has been all over town once again, covering the things we think matter so you don’t even have to think about them. You can check out most of these acts in the…
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PHOTOS: JFDR, Julia Holter, Aron Can, Kött Grá Pje, Baloji At Airwaves ’16
Photographer Hörður Sveinsson was roaming around Airwaves last night, and caught some great scenes from around the festival. He started at Jófríður’s concert at the Reykjavík Art Museum, and then saw Julia Holter, Kött Grá Pje, Aron Can and Baloji. Here are…
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Airwaves Tipsters: Grapevine’s Festival Review Super-Team Picks
We’ve given you the bands’ picks for Airwaves 2016—but what about our own Very Special Grapevine Airwaves Writer Super-Team? Here’s where you’ll find us down the front, malingering at the back or propping up the bar over the next five fevered days…
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#GrapeWaves Is Go! Win Amazing Einstök X Grapevine Goodie Bags!
The Iceland Airwaves Music Festival—just in case you haven’t noticed—is about to take over the city of Reykjavík. We’re celebrating in style this year via #GrapeWaves—our contribution to the funnest week on Reykjavík’s calendar. We recently published a special #GrapeWaves magazine, available…
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Milkywhale Drop New Video
Airwaves 2015 favourites Milkywhale are back in force for the 2016 festival. They dropped a new video today, so we caught up with them to see what’s been going on in their white, white world. So last year’s Airwaves was quite a…
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Meet The Venues Of Iceland Airwaves 2016
Iceland Airwaves is, by and large, located in downtown Reykjavík. For first-timers, part of the fun whirlwind of the festival comes from discovering the variety of venues on offer, whether it’s wandering into a quaint wooden-floored music hall, marvelling at a high-ceilinged…
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All That Shines And Shivers: Björk On VR & The Female Star
In Björk’s ideal fantasy life she spends all of her time writing music, cued by the cycles of the moon. “When the new moon comes, I’d go under, like a submarine,” she explains, motioning up and down with her arms. “On a…
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Icelandic Rap And Shit Like That
If you’re reading this, chances are you are a visitor to Iceland and, uh, talar ekki Íslensku. While you can totally get around Reykjavík with only góðan daginn and takk fyrir in your Icelandic repertoire, the idea of listening to rap in…
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Beautiful Desolation: Enter The World Of Auðn
Auðn make beautiful black metal. There’s no other way to describe it. After bursting onto the scene in 2015, the band developed an almost instant devoted following. Their sound is unlike anything else in Iceland or abroad—despairing, bleak and grim, but still…
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Feel The Spray Of Skógafoss In New Jodie Landau Video
In accompaniment to our recent interview with Bedroom Community-signed musician and composer Jodie Landau, we’re happy to premiere his new video, for the track “As I Wait For The Lion.” The song was made in collaboration with his L.A.-based music collective, wild…
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Bedroom Community Turns Ten: Meet Jodie Landau
Jodie Landau is a young composer and performer who’s been getting around in 2016. We caught up with him on a weekend layover as he travelled back to his native LA following a ten-day European swing as part of the Whale Watching…
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Björk: Digital Exhibition Comes To Iceland, Opens During Airwaves
Björk Digital—the acclaimed exhibition of virtual reality videos for songs from Björk’s last album, ‘Vulnicura’—is set to debut in Iceland this November at Harpa. The exhibition premiered in Sydney, and toured to Tokyo, London and Montreal, with a new video being added…
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Airwaves Tipsters: Emmsjé Gauti
Our third Airwaves Tipster is Emmsjé Gauti—one of Iceland’s top rappers. He’s great live, bringing energy, showmanship and a sharp wit to the stage alongside his stellar live band. We asked him what’s been getting him excited on the 2016 lineup. Emil…
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Stormzy Cancels Airwaves, Dizzee Rascal Steps Up
UK grime star Stormzy has cancelled his performance at Airwaves 2016. On his Facebook, he said: He is replaced by veteran rapper Dizzee Rascal. Oiiiiiii!
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Video Roundup: GKR, Samaris, Reykjavíkurdætur, Prins Póló, GANGLY
With Airwaves coming, pretty much everyone in the Icelandic music scene is gearing up to drop a new track or record in 2016. Here are a few videos that have caught our attention in the Grapevine office over the last few weeks,…
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POWER UP! Airwaves Add Santigold, Bedroom Community Birthday Show
Airwaves today announced a stellar bump on the lineup of the 2016 edition. Santigold, Mabel and Margaret Glaspy join the lineup, which already features PJ Harvey, Julia Holter, The Sonics, Of Monsters And Men, Kevin Morby, Kano, Múm & Kronos Quartet, and…