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Drug De-Criminalisation Discussion Picks Up
A conservative MP and members of the Pirate Party support the de-criminalisation of drugs in Iceland. Vísir reports that Independence Party MP Brynjar Níelsson – long a supporter of drug de-criminalisation – has not changed his position on the matter. “If we look…
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American Builds 19th Century Icelandic House In Cape Cod
An American engineer has built a replica of a 19th century Icelandic house in Cape Cod, reports Vísir. David D. Coughanowr has been visiting Iceland since he was a child and claims to be an ambassador of Iceland in his hometown. “My parents…
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Icelandic Version Of Polish Newspaper Hits The Streets
Young Polish immigrants in Iceland have begun distributing free copies of an Icelandic version of Metro, a free daily newspaper from Poland. Vísir reports that the Association of Polish Youth in Iceland has, in cooperation with journalists abroad, published a special edition of…
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Teachers Vote On Strike Tomorrow
Tomorrow, Iceland’s secondary school teachers will vote on whether or not they will go on strike. Vísir reports that The Icelandic Teachers’ Unions and The Association of Deputy Headteachers in Upper Secondary Schools will both vote on the matter. Voting will open in…
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Joint Lawsuit Against Vodafone
An association of claimants has been founded to file a joint lawsuit against Vodafone, reports RÚV. Last year the text messages, passwords and other personal data of over 70,000 Vodafone customers were posted online after the Vodafone website was hacked. The joint lawsuit will…
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Drummer Needed For Parliamentary Band
In an interview with mbl.is, Bright Future MP Óttarr Proppé explained the difficulties of starting a parliamentary band. “There has been some talk of starting a parliamentary band in time for the Parliamentary Ball but it seems we have the same problem here…
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Police Confirm Minister’s Brother Will Not Be Part Of Investigation Team
Assistant commissioner for the capital area police Theódór Kristjánsson – who is also the brother of Minister of the Interior Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir – will not be amongst the police officials taking part in the investigation of the ministry. Apart from his…
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Pollapönk Going To Eurovision
Icelanders have decided which band should go to Denmark to represent their country in the qualifications round of the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest. Pollapönk (lit. “puddle punk”), and their song “Enga fordóma” (“No prejudice”), will soon be on their way to Denmark…
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Police Ask Public For Help Regarding Hoax
The police have asked the public for help identifying the person who made the supposedly fake distress call that launched a major rescue operation ten days ago, reports RÚV. Ten days ago a distress call was received from a ship claiming to be…
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MP Speculates On State Broadcasting’s News
Progressive MP Vigdís Hauksdóttir openly speculated whether or not state broadcasting service RÚV’s news will have to be “censored”. DV reports that the MP’s remarks were in response to a blog post from Heimssýn, a self-described “No to EU movement”. The blog post pointed out that…
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US Company Wants To Build Solar Silicon Plant
The American company Silicor Materials (SM) hopes to build a plant which could produce thousands of tons of silicon, whilst creating up to 400 jobs. RÚV reports that SM has requested a plot in Grundartangi on which to build the plant. It is estimated that…
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Minister Wears Rainbow Scarf In Sochi
Minister of Education and Cultural Affairs Illugi Gunnarsson wore a rainbow scarf gifted to him by The National Queer Organization and Reykjavík Pride at the opening ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics, reports RÚV. While Gunnarsson has in the past been reluctant…
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Snorri Helgason Calls In From Upstate New York
Snorri Helgason first emerged as frontman of Icelandic pop band Sprengjuhöllin in 2006. When the band went on hiatus in 2009 he went solo, and has since carved out a reputation as one of Iceland’s foremost singer-songwriters. We caught up with him…
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Mugison Launches New Band!
Early last week, a bomb was dropped on Iceland. This was not one of those horrible bombs that blow people to smithereens and dismember them and leave a smattering of blood and guts all over the place (while spreading democracy). Nope, this…
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So What’s This About Extra Tickets For Stuff?
There are three things at Airwaves ’13 that you’ll need extra tickets for. Tell your wallet not to panic – all the live music in the official programme is included in the festival ticket price. But with limited seats even in the…
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Hello! Welcome! Airwaves Is Coming!
So, it’s that special time of year. As Reykjavík’s (non existant) summer departs, the Iceland Airwaves Music Festival is just around the corner once again. It’s a time when the city comes alive, with thousands of visitors flooding into the country to…
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International stars flock to Iceland for Airwaves
With bands travelling from all over the world to play at Iceland Airwaves, we thought it would be fun to break down exactly where the performers are from (all correct at the time of writing, and subject to lineup changes). With over…
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The Airwaves schedule & app is out!
Great news for all the compulsive planners out there – Iceland Airwaves have released the festival schedule. So, for those of you who like to wield a red marker and get your route around the festival organised ahead of time, or if…
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BREAKING NEWS: Jóhann Jóhannsson Leaves Apparat Organ Quartet
Revered Icelandic analog-electronic band Apparat Organ Quartet have announced that founding member Jóhann Jóhannsson has left the band. According to a press release sent today by their management, Jóhann’s decision to leave the band was prompted by scheduling clashes between his solo…
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Sample Bedroom Community’s Latest Signing At Sruli Recht’s Store Launch
Award-winning designer Sruli Recht has a thing for making controversial-slash-gorgeous products (for instance: wallets and shoes made out of tanned minke-whale penii). He is a self-described cross-disciplinary artist, “caught somewhere between product design, weapons manufacturing, corroded tailoring and shoe making.” Sruli has…
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Poliçagate: “…sometimes circumstances occur in life that make a happy ending impossible.”
As we reported yesterday, Minneapolis hipstergazewave newcomers Poliça (finally learned to make that weird ‘c’ thing!) have cancelled their anticipated appearance at Iceland Airwaves 2012 with but a week’s notice, drawing the ire of the festival’s organisers as well as Iceland’s “hip youth demographic” with…
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POLIÇA Just Up And Cancel Their Airwaves Show – Airwaves Crew “NOT AMUSED”
From out of the blue, Minneapolis hipstercore merchants Poliça have cancelled their scheduled Iceland Airwaves appearance, a mere week before they were set to headline Thursday night at the Art Museum. While the reasons for their late cancellation are still unclear (we sent…
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A Deconstruction Of “Iceland’s On-going Revolution”
Last night, ‘Shock Doctrine’ author Naomi Klein tweeted: “#Iceland is proving that it is possible to resist the Shock Doctrine, and refuse to pay for the bankers’ crisis” with a link to an article called, “Iceland’s On-going Revolution,” by Deena Stryker. This…