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So: Who Won Iceland Airwaves 2017?
Oh, Airwaves. So much fun, glamour and glitter. So much beer, music, laughter and dancing under flashing lights. So much whirlwind, heat and flash. Every year, it feels like it’s over too soon. Airwaves 2017, we barely knew thee. Here are our…
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Airwaves Sunday Super Review: Thunder, Lightning, And All The Feels
And it feels like as soon as the festival has begun, it’s already gone. Airwaves 2017, we barely knew thee. Here’s our final review. John Rogers: Broken beats, ambient washes, authoritarian screaming Oh, Airwaves. So much fun, glamour and glitter. So much…
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Airwaves Saturday Super Review, Pt. 2: Existential Crises and Punk Rock Chaos
Otherworldly sounds, more existential crises, queues, ADIDAS, and punk rock chaos: it’s the Grapevine’s Airwaves Saturday review, part two. Charley Ward I won’t lie: last night it was a struggle to leave my cosy warm home and head out again for a…
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Airwaves Saturday Super Review Pt. 1: Melancholia, Euphoria, Sound & Fury
The tidal Saturday night peak of Airwaves crashed over our tired review crew—and everyone else at the festival—mercilessly. Here’s what went down, from experimental composition to folkie gnomes to raging metal, and beyond. John Rogers – From melancholia to euphoria Bára Gísladóttir…
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Airwaves Friday Super Review, Pt. 2: The Real Shit
While one half of our review team checked out gothic gloom, cheesy rap, and party explosions, the other half scoured the festival, whether seeking out new thrills or running into the arms of old ones. Here’s what went down. Grayson Del Faro…
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Airwaves Friday Super Review, Pt. 1: Goth Gloom, Cheesy Rap, Explosive Parties
Airwaves Friday saw some of the big guns come out, from Ásgeir at Harpa to FM Belfast at the Reykjavík Art Museum, and from Arab Strap’s Scottish poetry to the party blow-out of Mura Masa. Here’s where the Grapevine’s roving team wound…
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In Photos: The Best Of Iceland Airwaves 2017, So Far
Our triple-threat photographer team of Art Bicnick, Timothée Lambrecq and Magnús Andersen have been all over the Iceland Airwaves festival, sneaking into the front rows of quiet church shows or fighting through the crowd at teeming parties. Here are some of their…
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Airwaves Hangover Guide: “Trust Me, I Know Just The Place.”
Oh my god, dude, how fucking crazy was last night? That show was amazing! What? Oh, of course you’re going to drink again. Shut the hell up, who do you think you’re talking to? You are actually going to drink again right…
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Ólafur Arnalds’ Island Songs: Embracing The Beautiful Everyday
In the accompanying film to his 2016 album ‘Island Songs,’ Ólafur Arnalds explores “the real culture of Iceland”. The result is a spellbindingly minimalistic portrait of the country’s more remote destinations, which are illustrated by heart-warming anecdotes, personable humour and of course,…
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Squad Goals: Faces Of Iceland Airwaves
Iceland Airwaves 2017 is here! We caught up with some revellers in between shows and asked them what Airwaves means to them. Nini & Jodie: “There is something about the closeness. The venues are packed and intimate; it’s more personal than any…
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Shit Gets Real: Airwaves Wednesday Super Review, Pt. Two
There were so many shows at Airwaves last night that our team had to fan out across the city to catch them all, from the Reykjavík Art Museum to bars, hostels, and the Hard Rock Café’s massive basement venue. Here’s part two…
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What Just Happened? Airwaves Wednesday Super Review, Pt. One
Wow, that was fun. Iceland Airwaves 2017 had a stellar first night and got off to a roaring start. Our ten-strong review team was roving the battlefield, going hard on the Pepsi and falafel. Here’s what went down. John Rogers – Crooning,…
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What’s New & Who’s Who At Airwaves, #8: The Final Part
OMG we did it! It’s time for part seven of our monolithic guide to 48 local bands playing the festival for the first time in 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42otqMHvtRs Sycamore Tree With the recent release of ‘Shelter,’ Reykjavík band Sycamore Tree cemented themselves as…
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Another World Onstage: Sunna Is Rising
The polished electronica of Sunna Margrét Þórisdóttir—who, a musician, goes by simply Sunna—sounds almost surgical at times, yet somehow fluid. “It doesn’t happen by accident, but it’s not exactly planned either,” she explains. “The lyrics and song—I just do it. I don’t…
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Airwaves Tipsters: Dr. Gunni
Musician, author, journalist and blogger Gunnar Hjálmarsson (AKA Dr. Gunni) is the ultimate Reykjavík tastemaker. A cultural historian of sorts, if there’s anyone whose Airwaves need-to-sees you can trust, it’s this scholar. Pink Street Boys The Pink Street Boys are one of…
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Airwaves Daily: Kiasmos Climax Early, Rex Pistols Video, Hatari EP
It’s the most wonderful time of the yeeeeear. That’s right! Iceland Airwaves is here. We were warming up with some off-venues yesterday, scanning the app for the shows we wanna see most, and soaking up the atmosphere around town. Here’s our first…
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The Grapevine GrapeWaves 2017 Festival Super Preview, Part One
Airwaves is upon us! The off-venues are running, the stages are warming up, and it’s time to download the festival app and start organising your life for the next five days. Grapevine will, of course, be there in force—we have ten writers…
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No Wristband? No Problem! How To Off-Venue At Iceland Airwaves
As well as the official wristband-required evening schedule, Airwaves concerts happen pretty much all day every day during the festival week. Reykjavík’s city centre is already buzzing with free daytime off-venue shows. This means even if you don’t have an Airwaves wristband…
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FM Belfast’s Iceland Airwaves Survival Guide
Hello beautiful stranger. If you’re reading this, I’m going to take it as a sign you’ve never been to Airwaves before. Please note that I’m going to give advice based on myself, and not a twenty-year-old with pockets full of money and…
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Airwaves Tipsters: Grísalappalísa
Grísalappalísa are a true original, fusing a punk attitude with comedy, rock ‘n’ roll energy, and a healthy dose of Iceland’s poetic tradition. Their live shows send the crowd into a frenzy without fail. Here are the five bands they recommend you…
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What’s New & Who’s Who At Airwaves, #7: Acid, Phlegm, Xanax
Airwaves is almost here, so it’s homework time. It’s time for part seven of our monolithic guide to 48 local bands playing the festival for the first time in 2017. Plúsvídd Formed of Xylic & Daveeth, Plúsvidd makes melodic, spacious, fun electronic…
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What’s New & Who’s Who #6: Drag, Techno, Indie, Soft Rock
SO MUCH NEWNESS. It’s part six of our epic Airwaves 2017 festival debutantes guide. Mighty Bear Iceland’s resurgent drag scene is colourful, rich and varied, and Mighty Bear is one of the artists who crosses over into creating original music. Expect glamourous,…
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Our Gods Never Existed: Bára Gísladóttir’s Music Mass
‘Mass For Some’ is the new album by composer and a double bass player Bára Gísladóttir. It’s a strange avant-garde concept album based around the Christian mass, but in a way, it deconstructs it and turns it on its head with terrifying…