Iceland Airwaves 2011
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Photographer Skari profiled
Óskar Hallgrímsson, or Skari, as he is often referred to by today’s urban youth, Is a somewhat professional photographer and a veteran Grapevine photographer (he worked on and off there from 2004-2007, until he got fired).He is known for his gritty work and good humor, but mostly for his good looks and…
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Blue Lagoon Thrill
The ‘Blue Lagoon chill’ has been an Airwaves institution for years. The party takes place every Airwaves Saturday and entails lounging at the legendary spa while taking in sets by some of Iceland’s finest DJs. I have never been to the ‘Blue…
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Björkstep and Sufjancore
Last night’s party was held at the former headquarters for the conservative party and my current least favorite venue. A favorite hang-out of children sired by money-drunk Icelanders during the financial boom years. Spoiled, neglected and with a rich sense of entitlement…
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Turn the Party Out
Rabbi Bananas Now, I have to admit that I didn‘t have a clue what “Skweee” was until I wrote this, even though I reviewed Rabbi last year as well. It sounds dumb as fuck by the sheer phonetic texture of it; I…
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Sigurður Ástgeirsson On His Favourite Shows On Thursday
Photographer Sigurður Ástgeirsson shares his favourite moments from thursday
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Autumn Evening Coming Down
The whole night was mostly very enjoyable. After three long nights of Airwaves it was nice to relax in a seat in Kaldalón and listen to thoughtful, well constructed songs from a variety of artists. I just wish that some of them,…
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From Gloom To Gloam
Hell hath no fury like a reviewer in a vacant Glaumbar. Scant attendees appeared to be a cross-section of band members, friends of band or staff, and a handful of UK rockers who took one look at the near-empty room and promptly…
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The Night of the Meh.
The drummer from Lockerbie is wearing a Ramones t-shirt. Explain to me how that makes sense. Lockerbie play the most boring, predictable, hackneyed post-rock imaginable, and yet, there’s the drummer. Wearing a fucking Ramones shirt. What the fuck. I’ve got to hand…
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Trance With Me
It probably goes without saying that most everyone who came to Hafnarhúsið tonight was either coming to see Gus Gus, or intended to do so but petered out of energy after the first couple acts. This is easily forgivable, considering the line-up…
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Video: Markús
Markús performing on Grapevine’s trip, friday:[FMP width=”430″ height=”310″]http://static.d8tabit.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/videos/markus.mp4[/FMP] Video by Liveproject
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Video: Sinead O’Connor at Fríkirkjan
Sinead O’Connor performing The Emperor’s New Clothes at Fríkirkjan by pallih:[FMP width=”430″ height=”310″]http://static.d8tabit.net/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/videos/sinead.mp4[/FMP]
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Iceland: A Love Affair – Part 2
Most people seem to end up here by accident. Some of them are transit-ting, some of them just have a bad sense of direction.
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Midnight Gallery
One of the most difficult things to do as a writer is to speak critically, if not negatively, about genuinely good artists, particularly if they exude humility and genuine dedication to their craft. I spoke with every band at Reykjavik Art Museum,…
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When Shows Go Off The Air
Gus Gus at KEX Hostel Gus Gus played an economical and fist-pumping set of monster hits to a full house of eager listeners at KEX Wednesday. Their music is hugely addictive and no matter how long they play you are always desperate…
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Kippi’s Big-Band Steal The Show At Kaldalón
And so, I return to Harpa’s Kaldalón, safely segregated from the party of Airwaves in the city’s newly finished metal-and-glass music and culture venue. This night is opened by Einar Stray (his surname pronounced str-eye), who plays music that sounds like the…
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Mannheim Thunder Stance
Night began with Muted’s second coming out at this Airwaves to a undeservedly half-empty room, although it had to be expected with a tech-house night at eight o’clock in the dank side room of Faktorý. There was a fledgling scene of gloomy instrumental…
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Megas, stay home; the new kids are in town
And where were you? Huddled inside NASA waiting for the tUnE-yArDs show? Sucker. This was officially the best-show-you-missed.
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Booze, Blood, Bacteria, Beats, Beauties, Bongos, Angel Buttsecks!
[An earlier version of this review mistakenly claimed that the venue was selling bottles of water for 500 ISK. While initially confirmed, further research has revealed that this information was erroneous, due to a series of misunderstandings, rendering the reviewer’s observations obsolete…
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Put On My Raving Shoes And I Boarded The Plane
I began my partying days in the death-rattle of the classic rave scene, when gigantic warehouses were taken over by masses of DJs and electronic masters for anonymous, clandestine, 24-hour notice addresses, first-10-tickets-are-free parties. We lined up months in advance to get…
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Glaumbar Is A Two-Faced Bastard
Glaumbar can be a very good concert venue, but it also can totally suck. On this Airwaves Friday I could see both sides of the coin. The small dancefloor in front of the stage and the huge bar in the middle of…
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We Can Be Heroes
Tonight, I was once again surprised in ways I didn’t think possible. That stunning, dancing, ceaseless grip of what small-venue Airwaves can be came back to visit us tonight, and we welcomed it like the return of a lover from war. I…