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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…
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Holuhraun Has Stopped Erupting, But Is It Still Dangerous?
The Holuhraun eruption finally ended on February 27 of this year after six months, leaving behind a lava field that is 85 km2 and reaches a hefty volume of 1.4 km3. Now that the eruption has ended, people might be wondering about…
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Markús Þór Andrésson On Curating ‘Points of View’ At The Culture House
The Culture House (Safnahúsið) may have just been restored to its original 1906 name, but it has reopened to new life and purpose with the inspired and inspiring exhibition ‘Points of View’. An exploration of Icelandic visual heritage, ‘Points of View’ brings…
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Provoking A Strong Reaction: Celebrate Muck’s New Album
Hey! You! Check it out: Artcore noisemasters Muck are celebrating the release of their new awesome album ‘Your Joyous Future’ by throwing a concert at Húrra, drafting in their friends from Oyama and Pink Street Boys to ensure the party’s near-certain blow-out…
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Sónar Reykjavík: The Backstage Portraits
The glitter is gone, your hangover has subsided and Sónar Reykjavík 2015 is a wrap! By most accounts, it was a great weekend that had something for everyone. Instead of the usual concert coverage, I decided to focus on artist portraits. “Why…
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Slash Tore It Up
When I was a kid, my family went on a trip to LA. I remember that we visited a baseball stadium, some national parks and Disneyland too. But what sticks out most in my mind from that trip was going into some…
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Wrestling With Your Own Fear: The Adrenaline Park
Adrenalíngarðurinn (“The Adrenalin Park”) is an amusement park for adults: an obstacle course that offers 45 obstacles on three levels for those willing to step outside of their comfort zone. I chose to go straight up to the top floor, because I…
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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…
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Matt’s Fave Airwaves 2014 Shots
That Matthew Eisman sure was busy during Iceland Airwaves. In addition to shooting an absurd number of band portraits at our Hafnarstræti office throughout the festival, Matthew was also on staff with Iceland Airwaves, responsible for capturing live shows every night. He sent us an assortment…
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LOOK: It’s Lord Pusswhip!
Lord Pusswhip performed two shows this Airwaves, and is absolutely beaming after them. “It’s been awesome. All the shows I played were super turnt, and I had an amazing time at Nguzunguzu and Kelela. My highpoint was probably giving Björk and Kelela…
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LOOK: It’s Útidúr!
Chamber-pop band Útidúr just finished their fifth Airwaves festival, and guitarist Úlfur Alexander Einarsson says the crowd was fantastic. “The atmosphere was good and we really enjoyed playing at the Art Museum.” Úlfur missed the band’s first Airwaves venture as he wasn’t a…
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LOOK: It’s Rökkurró!
It’s been a busy week for six-piece Icelandic pop ensamble Rökkurró who still have one more show to go this Airwaves, which happens tonight at Gaukurinn at midnight, where they promise to close the festival in style. Rökkurró just released their third album, ‘INNRA,’ through…
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LOOK: It’s Reykjavíkurdætur!
The 22-member collective Reykjavíkurdætur has made headlines in Reykjavík over the past year, and shows no signs of slowing down. Indeed, when three members come in for a photo shoot, they tell me they have two new songs coming up, and a video, too.…
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Performing Heartbreak
Baltimore’s Future Islands have had an interesting trajectory. Formed in 2006, they seemed a band with a strong but somewhat marginal appeal, melding together arch, retro synth-pop backing with unhinged performances from frontman Samuel Herring. But something about the combination, especially seen…
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Future Islands Fucked Me Up
I have a confession to make: I had only heard that one song Future Islands played on Letterman before I went to see them play Reykjavík Art Museum yesterday. For all intents and purposes, I expected a synth-driven indie pop band with…
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LOOK: It’s Bastardgeist!
Joel Midden, aka Bastardgeist, is a Baltimore-born, NYC-based solo artist playing his second Airwaves. He described his music as “kalimba/sampler/keyboard/laptop ambient electronic music.” He already played two shows, at Bar 11 and Bío Paradís, and is playing Kaffibarinn tonight at 18:00, as…
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LOOK: It’s VAR!
Having just released their self-titled EP through a German label in May, multi-instrumental band VAR are here and they’re playing a show at Gaukurinn tonight at 21:00. Defining the genre of this five-piece band is problematic, but one of the band members…
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LOOK: It’s Lily The Kid!
Lilja K. Jónsdóttir is one half of the brother-sister duo Lily the Kid, who played their very first show last night at Airwaves. Lilja was previously a part of the electro-pop outfit Bloodgroup, and she says that she hopes people have a…
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LOOK: It’s M-Band!
M-Band is Hörður Már Bjarnason, also sometimes seen performing with Tonik Ensemble and Nolo. He is one of the chosen Eurosonic acts announced by IMX today – read about that here. “I’m playing five shows with Tonik and as M-Band. The Eurosonic…
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LOOK: It’s Bergur Anderson
This friendly fellow is a bass player in the bands Oyama and Grísalappalísa. He was also in Sudden Weather Change, remember them? They were a cool screamy Icelandic rock band that have split up now. And he’s a visual artist! And he…
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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,…
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LOOK: It’s Young Karin!
Young Karin (previously Highlands) have come a long way since we last spoke with them. Logi Pedro Stefánsson, who you might know from local legends Retro Stefson, says that they’ve been recording new songs which are less poppy and have a more…
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LOOK: It’s Döpur!
Krummi, aka. Oddur Hrafn Stefán Björgvinsson, is playing a set with his side-project Döpur tonight at Harpa Kaldalón at 20:50, and it’s a promising one. Krummi has added his girlfriend, Linnea Hellström, to his band, and the two of them are super…