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Straumur On Festivals: Believe The Hype
First things first: Sónar Reykjavík at Harpa was a gigantic audiovisual explosion in dolby digital and HD vivid colors. For a three-day weekend, Harpa transformed into humongous club on an Ibiza scale. The music spanned the range from ambient to EDM and…
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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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The Grapevine Interns Highlight What’s Happening This Weekend
It may be the end of the shortest month of the year, but it looks to be quite possibly the busiest weekend of them all! In between KEX Hostel’s annual beer festival, Oyama and Brött Brekka’s show at Bar 11, the Rafnæs DJ night…
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It’s SNR RVK Time!
One of the darkest and dullest months of every year is unquestionably February. But, rejoice! We now have something to look forward to: The Sónar Reykjavík Music Festival, set to blow up Harpa on February 12-14 (check out Grapevine’s special Sónar pullout…
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Lights! Camera! Winter!
Reykjavík’s Winter Lights Festival commenced yesterday. It seems like a fun event, with lots of nice stuff going on. Like tonight’s Museum Night, which involves basically every Reykjavík museum staying open, for free, until midnight, with special events scattered all over. Tomorrow, there’s the…
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Straumur’s Best Of 2014!
We at Straumur wish all you readers a happy new year, and hope 2015 will be a blast for all of us. But, before we dive head-on into the New Year, it’s time to reflect on what just happened. Behold, our absolute…
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Kraumur Music Awards Announce Shortlist
It’s that time of year again, when the snow is on the ground, and everybody is getting very very listy. Kids are writing lists to Santa (or that evil child-chewing ogress or whatever the hell it is you write to here in…
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Oyama Have Turned A New Leaf
Arriving at the end of warm-up band Nolo’s set, I hobnobbed with a few friends and wondered if I really should have abandoned the birthday I left to come here. It had been a full year since I last saw Oyama, and…
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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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WORLD PREMIERE: A FANCY NEW OYAMA TRACK!
The hepcats of Oyama are all set to unleash their monster of a début album, Coolboy, which will be released in Iceland via 12 Tónar on November third (those fortunate enough to live in Japan can get it in less than a…
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A Night Filled With Promise – Gamli Gaukurinn pt. 1
Gamli gaukurinn is a bar with a small stage in one corner. It is in no way perfect, but with the addition of Harpa Concert Hall to the Iceland Airwaves list of venues, I do kind of miss going to shows at…
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Reykjavík Grapevine’s Podcast: Airwaves Saturday Edition
You have survived Iceland Airwaves Friday and are looking for something to listen to while you rest up for another night of glory? Look no further! Your friends at the Grapevine Airwaves Podcast Team bring to you the newest ear candy available.…
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Oyama Shake Harpa, Plug Pulled Due To Volume
Emerging Icelandic shoegaze stars Oyama had to stop their performance in Harpa yesterday due to being too loud for the venue. During a particularly fragile passage of classical music, their distorted noise-rock was audible through the walls of the Eldborg hall, prompting…
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Grapevine Talks To… Oyama!
Oyama are a young Reykjavík quintet who’ve been picking up plaudits for their dreamy and distorted shoegaze sound. Their self-released EP “I Wanna” came out last year, and they’ve been in hibernation for the summer writing and practicing new songs – we…
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Stealing The Headlining Band’s Thunder
On an otherwise normal Thursday in October, I enter Gamli Gaukurinn for a line-up previously unimaginable in this den. The place is normally associated with straight-up rock ‘n’ roll and metal gigs, but since coming under new ownership earlier in the year,…
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On A Date With: Oyama
This time last year, the band Oyama did not exist. By May, the five-piece was playing gigs and having their praises sung by fans and critics alike for their grungy, gauzy, early ‘90s slow-core tunes. They landed a management deal with Projekta…
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WINDY DAY TIDBIT! Musicians & Their Pets!
Stay inside, get some milkbones and catnip and cuddle up with a furry-friend! Compiled by Rebecca Louder & Bob Cluness While being a touring musician and a pet owner can’t be easy, there’s one thing that’s for sure – your pet will…
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A GRAB-BAG OF GUITAR-ROCK
Hello, Airwaves. Having arrived at the festival a day late thanks to a certain big storm on America’s East Coast, I was treated to an evening of mostly homegrown talent at Amsterdam. Like a lot of Icelandic bands I’ve seen, these ones…