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  • Straumur: Disco And Not Disco

    Straumur: Disco And Not Disco

    Earlier this summer we introduced you to the debut album from Andi, who makes delightful retro-sounding instrumental synth pop with nods to synth maestros of the past like Cerrone and Yellow Magic Orchestra. He just released a new song titled “Eltingaleikur” (“Chase,”…

  • That Second Airwaves Day: 11 Perspectives

    That Second Airwaves Day: 11 Perspectives

    Wow. It’s in full swing. Iceland Airwaves 15, such a crawling monster. So much good music, so many good times. We are all over that stuff. We are living, pulsating, vibrating, blubbering balls of joy. We are in the thick, in the…

  • Airwaves As Xmas: Riding The Friendwaves!

    Airwaves As Xmas: Riding The Friendwaves!

    There are countless locals who go to Airwaves just to see their friends and relatives bands play. Given how the festival is dominated by locals – and used to be much moreso – this is a very easy thing to do. I…

  • Mr. Silla’s Airwaves Highlight Of The Day

    Mr. Silla’s Airwaves Highlight Of The Day

    Start the day with Jófríður at 15:00 at Alda hotel. Haunting melodies with a breathtaking vocals. Then move over to Just Another Snake Cult at 17:00 at Bar 11 to witness the psychedelic wonder-world. After that I would go to see the serenading…

  • Dr. Gunni’s Airwaves Highlights Of The Day

    Dr. Gunni’s Airwaves Highlights Of The Day

    dj. Flugvél og geimskip – Off-venue Slippbarinn @12:00 I will get some coffee and see Steinunn Hardardottir aka DJ F og G cook up some deep sea outer space nuggets. Skelkur í bringu – Off-venue Bíó Paradís @13:00 Featuring Steinunn Dj F&G…

  • Just Another Snake Cult’s Airwaves Highlight Of The Day

    Just Another Snake Cult’s Airwaves Highlight Of The Day

    At 17:00 at Bar 11 I’m playing my third and final show of Airwaves 2015 with my band Just Another Snake Cult. After this I’ll probably catch my breath and grab some food. I make a year-round effort to check out all…

  • Straumur: Sci-Fi Hits And Electronic Deserts

    Straumur: Sci-Fi Hits And Electronic Deserts

    One of our favourite Icelandic bands, Just Another Snake Cult, just released the best Icelandic music video of 2015 so far, in our humble opinion, for their song “You Live You Die.” The clip features head Snake Þórir Bogason dancing in front…

  • Airwaves To-Do List: Join A Snake Cult

    Airwaves To-Do List: Join A Snake Cult

    Icelandic acid-pop duo Just Another Snake Cult dropped a new video today, in which band leader Þórir Bogason runs through a Tron-like analogue 3D world, also multiplying into a big-band of long-haired clones. Says Thor, of the video’s retro sci-fi aesthetic: “The…

  • Iceland Airwaves Complete 2015 Lineup With Huge 120-Band Announcement

    Iceland Airwaves Complete 2015 Lineup With Huge 120-Band Announcement

    Iceland Airwaves have completed the festival’s 2015 lineup with a bang, announcing no less than 120 new additions to the already packed programme. Watch their fancy new announcement video (made by the one and only Ingibjörg Birgisdóttir): The best known name in…

  • Just Go Join A Freakin’ Snake Cult Why Don’t You?

    Just Go Join A Freakin’ Snake Cult Why Don’t You?

    Just Another Snake Cult have released a weird and awesome new video from their lauded LP “Cupid Makes A Fool Of Me”. Premiered recently in the UK by Clash Magazine, and in Germany by top blog i.am.no.superman, we’re happy to present the…

  • Matt’s Fave LOOK! Portraits

    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…

  • LOOK: It’s Just Another Snake Cult!

    LOOK: It’s Just Another Snake Cult!

    Just another Snake Cult are a local indie rock band who will be playing this Saturday in Harpa Kaldalón at 20:00. Formed by Thor Bogason in 2010 the band now features his cousin Helga Jónsdottir and drummer Pétur Eggertsson. Their music is dreamy,…

  • Just Another Snake Cult

    Just Another Snake Cult

    Just Another Snake Cult’s ‘Cupid Makes A Fool Of Me’ could be described as a concept album on the theme of love. But if the very idea of such a thing is enough to make you run for the hills, stop and…

  • Once More, With Feeling // Intoxicate Me Now

    Every Airwaves Sunday I remember this again. That Airwaves works because Reykjavík is in essence a glorified festival ground; it is a play pen, a crib—it is safe, secluded, and full of young people who think they can do just about anything…

  • A Tapestry Of Odd Ends. A Mosaic Of Unlikely Line-Up Mates. A Night Of Yawns And Yeahs

    A Tapestry Of Odd Ends. A Mosaic Of Unlikely Line-Up Mates. A Night Of Yawns And Yeahs

    When looking at the line-up I could have sworn someone with a split personality put it together. One is sweet, the other bitter. One is light, the other dark. One is odd, the other pedestrian.

  • TONIGHT! Bands Sing Songs By Other Bands At KARAOKE101

    Because imitation is the sincerest form of flattery! As previously reported, the bar Bakkus is celebrating its swan-song week with its final instalment of the B-Waves festival. Amidst all the madness they’ll be hosting in the next few days is the multimedia…

  • We Can Be Heroes

    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…