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Coming To You Live From Lækjartorg
DRIF’s radio tower is broadcasting the Icelandic electronic scene to the world Hljómturninn (“the sound tower”) is the freshly coined moniker for the small tower in Lækjartorg that once upon a time served as a ticket stall and kiosk. Now, it is…
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Children Award Sexist Radio Host “Most Arrogant Award”
Children’s organisation Stelpur Rokka (Girls Rock) have announced they plan to award radio host Frosti Logason with the Most Arrogant Award at their KEX hostel show in April. As reported, Frosti Logason has come under fire in recent days for a number of…
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Higher Frequencies: In The Studio With Plútó
We move quickly. Rúnar is behind schedule picking up Haukur and Siggi. There’s no time to get beers. We swoop Haukur’s music from his house, swing by Siggi’s house in Hlíðar, and pull into the parking lot of FM Xtra just as…
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John Grant Presents Icelandic Music In BBC Special
American musician, John Grant, who recently relocated to Reykjavík hosted a winter solstice music special on BBC 6 called “Songs from a Dark Place”, reports RÚV. The show documented the rise of Iceland’s music scene and included tracks by Björk, The Sugarcubes, Sigur…
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RÚV Backtracks, Prayers Back On Air
Iceland’s National Broadcasting Service, RÚV, have backtracked their recent decision to take prayers off air following a meeting with the Bishop of Iceland. As reported, RÚV planned to remove daily morning and evening prayers, plus programmes in which scripture is read out and replace…
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Iceland’s National Radio Pulls Prayer Off Air
Iceland’s National Broadcasting Service, RÚV has announced it will remove prayers from this winter’s scheduling roster. As of the end of August, morning and evening prayers, plus programmes in which scripture is read out will be replaced by a single programme. The…
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Reykjavík Grapevine’s Podcast: Airwaves Monday Edition
Poof! Five days packed with music, party and Grapevine Airwaves Podcast is now over. What a blast! As we say goodbye to Iceland Airwaves 2013, there is still room for one more thoughtful, hopefully entertaining podcast from Your Friends At The Grapevine.…
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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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Reykjavík Grapevine’s Podcast: Airwaves Friday Edition
Hurry and check out today’s fresh edition of your Grapevine Airwaves Podcast! It has it all, stories and recordings from yesterday, and expert tips on what our esteemed podcast team and its interlocutors thinks you should see today and tonight!
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Reykjavík Grapevine’s Podcast: Airwaves Thursday Edition!
The first day of Iceland Airwaves is now behind us and of course, The Reykjavík Grapevine podcast is here with a recap. Today, we discuss our personal highlights from yesterday and give you a taste of the well-mixed line-up from the first…
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Minnesotans and Sex
In my home, we had two things that we didn’t bring up in mixed company: Minnesotans and sex. Actually, we had a few other topics that were off the menu too: politics, religion, affection, love, food, my father’s bleeding gum disease and…