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ATP Saturday: Hit And Miss
There is a lot to be said about a festival that manages to maintain a mostly solid line-up until the end. My fears of ATP being front-loaded this year, with heavyweights Iggy Pop, Public Enemy and Belle & Sebastian all appearing on Thursday, were…
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The Must-See Icelandic Acts At ATP + Festival Schedule
ATP Iceland is three this year, and we at Grapevine couldn’t be happier to see this discerning festival putting down some roots over in Keflavík. After memorable performances from previous headliners Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Portishead, ATP Iceland has…
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Ólafur Arnalds On The Icelandic Music Scene And The Dance Project That Accidentally Happened
Although he may be young in years, 28-year-old Ólafur Arnalds is no stranger to the limelight. He first stepped onto the stage as a drummer for hardcore bands Celestine and Fighting Shit. He then forged a career for himself as a classical…
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Hear Our First Sónar Podcast, Feat. Tonik
Sónar Reykjavík 2015 is just around the corner, and who better to guide us through the performers on show than the mastermind behind one of the Icelandic bands playing the festival? In the first of a series of Sónar-related podcasts, we sat…
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Welcome To The New Year
By the time this issue hits the streets, we will be halfway through the fourteenth edition of the Iceland Arwaves festival. At the day of publication, Friday November 7, Straumur will be hosting an off-venue show at the independent cinema Bíó Paradís,…
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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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Seven New Projects To Catch This Airwaves
Each Iceland Airwaves festival features a gobsmackingly large number of bands, and this year is no exception with 220 in the lineup. It’s not everyone and their grandmothers playing, mind you. Festival organisers have put a lot of energy into vetting the…
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Breaking Out Of His Old Skin – The Ólafur Arnalds Interview
“What happened was a table attacked me! We were being filmed pretending to fight each other in a scene, but the director didn’t think that we were being realistic enough. So he pushed us, and we fell, except I literally fell on…