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Don’t Ask Nanna: About Veganism
Dear Nanna, I’m in the throws of planning a trip to Iceland but I may have a problem after seeing the menus on offer at many of your restaurants. I’m a level 5 vegan ( I won’t eat anything that casts a…
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Kælan Mikla: The Beauty In Sadness
Sólveig Matthildur Kristjánsdóttir laughs uncontrollably and apologises for punching the wrong code into the drum machine and mucking up the intro for the third time. Margrét Rósa Dóru- Harrydóttir is lambasted for mindlessly strumming her bass in between songs, drowning out the…
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Happening Tonight: Kælan Mikla And Friends At Gaukurinn
In just three years, Kælan Mikla have established themselves as the coolest nihilist punks of Iceland. Dishing out spoken-word poems that wallow in serene sorrow to the tune of a thumping bass and an electrifying synth, they are not to be missed.…
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Black Metal Masters Zhrine Have One Gloomy Announcement And Release
Under an assortment of different monikers and styles, ethereal blackened death metal outfit Zhrine have been a staple of the local extreme metal diet since the new wave of Icelandic Death Metal first started beating these rocky shores. After a lengthy absence…
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Tinder On The Toilet: It’s A Hit!
Composer Páll Ivan frá Eiðum has finally delivered the type of massive mega-hit we all knew he was capable of! With Tinder On The Toilet, Páll Ivan offers a stunning, heartfelt and, ultimately, heart-breaking meditation on This Modern World as it relates to The…
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Kælan Mikla’s New Video: WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
Since playing Airwaves last year, nihilist poet-punks Kælan Mikla have evolved drastically, as is apparent in their new and mesmerising video for “Glimmer & aska” (“Glitter & Ash”). The song, usually performed with the fog machines and bass cranked up to 11, was filmed…
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Sjón, Happy Nihilist
“When ‘all the lights have gone out’ we will be left with our stories. At least we can keep doing that when we make our way to the end,” Sjón says near the edge of our conversation. And then he jumps: “You…
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NÝHIL ON TOUR
On a sunny Friday afternoon I sat down at Austurvöllur waiting for one of the founding members of the group Nýhil (pronounced nee-hil). I noticed the group last September on account of the massive amount of underground work published and the monthly…