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Grapevine Events: Regnboginn Opening, Spacestation Christmas Acoustic Concert, Kárahátíð 2.o
Sometimes, it feels like we’re a broken record, telling you each week that the weather is bad, but there are still events to go to. This week is no different: it’s been rainy and windy, but nevertheless, there are great events happening…
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Scoring A Second Date With Retro Stefson
The eccentric band reunites with the Grapevine — and for a reunion concert Is 11 years too long of a wait between a first and second date? Some might say yes, but I’d venture that if anyone’s worth waiting that long for,…
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Retro Stefson Songwriter In Copyright Dispute With Homeware Chain Store
Unnsteinn Manuel Stefánsson (seen above), frontman for Retro Stefson, is taking the homeware chain Húsasmiðjan to court for copyright violations, due to some striking similarities between the band’s hit song Glow and background music for a television commercial for the store—a month…
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Elderly American Busts Moves To Retro Stefson
There’s a new dance taking the internet by storm. If you imagine the macarena world champion dabbing to the harlem shake you wouldn’t even be close. Ok not quite, but Paul Gerace has just taken the internet by storm with his bad-ass…
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Summer Banger Here: Retro Stefson’s ‘Skin’
Boxing, lifting and a whole lot of dancing can be seen in Retro Stefson’s newest music video. “Skin” is the first track we get to hear from the band’s upcoming album “Scandinavian Pain”. Oh Retro Stefson, how we’ve missed you. The music…
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“Icelandic Rap Is Beautiful” – Logi Pedro’s Take On The NWOIHH
Logi Pedro Stefánsson has been deeply entrenched in the Icelandic music scene since he was just a kid. In 2006— at the tender age of fourteen—he performed at his first Iceland Airwaves festival, playing bass with Retro Stefson, the band he founded…
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VIDEO: Logi Pedro’s 101 Takeover
Logi Pedro Stefansson is a familiar face to anyone with an eye on Icelandic music. He was a founding member of Retro Stefson, aged just 13 at the time. He continues to perform with that band, he has also branched out into…
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Bob Justman Is Now Just Justman And His New Song is SO GOOD
Wow! Justman just dropped a new song, and what a fucking scorcher of a tune that is. It’s called All The Colours Of The Night, and it’s the first thing we get to hear from his forthcoming World On Fire LP. A dark…
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Latest Review Ever: Rae Sremmurd And Their No Flex Zone
More than two weeks ago, California rappers Rae Sremmurd left sunny LA for cloudy Reykjavík, armed with a pair of mics and a determination to tear down Laugardalshöll. After the debacle that was DJ Snoopadelic, I was honestly not expecting much from the…
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PHOTOS: Innipúkinn 2015, In Pictures
Last weekend, we had a blast at Reykjavík’s only Merchant’s Weekend festival, Innipúkinn. We’ll be posting some reviews and other coverage-type stuff soon enough, but while you wait, feast your eyes on these photos from the wonderful Timothée Lambrecq. It was a blast.
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After Dark: The DJs Of Reykjavík
There’s a certain time of night in Reykjavík’s bars when the atmosphere starts to change. The blinds come down, the lights are dimmed, and the volume of the music creeps up as daytime playlists give way to something more propulsive. The after-work…
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Retro Stefson Premiere Video For New Single Malaika
Oh noes! Did they just kill that guy? Sure he was the least spiffy dresser in the car, but come on! The fun-loving, bike riding, colour powder tossing Retro Stefson crew are the bad guys now, and I don’t know what to believe.…
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Old Men, Addicted To Power
I’m sitting in a cab waiting for Karin. She is the youngest member of the travel party, and it is our first time travelling together. We are en route to the airport, headed to Toronto. Young Karin is being invited, along with…
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Uni Stefson Takes Centre Stage
Retro Stefson frontman Unnsteinn Manuel Stefánsson recently unveiled his solo project, Uni Stefson. He caught the public’s attention with his first release, a thoughtful rendition of Jónas Hallgrímsson’s poem, “Enginn grætur,” and has since played a handful of shows. Although a long-time…
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There’s No ‘Jungle’ in Iceland!
Lace up your roller skates and chuck them back in your attic, the soulful UK group ‘Jungle’ has just announced that will not appear at Iceland Airwaves this weekend. The group was scheduled to play a midnight set at Gamla Bíó on…
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Former PM Regrets 1968 Racist Remarks
Former Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde says that regrets and feels ashamed by racist remarks he made in a school paper at the age of 17. Geir’s article, “Maladies in our Society” resurfaced earlier this year. Its final paragraphs consist of explicitly…
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Benefit Concert For Gálgahraun Nine In The Works
Numerous musicians will soon be holding a benefit concert to pay the fines of the Gálgahraun Nine. Vísir reports that musician Bubbi Morthens is spearheading the event, with the hopes of getting as many different musicians as possible. All proceeds will go…
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Testes Not Required For Metal
For the rockers and metalheads of Iceland, the second weekend of July is a religious holiday, road trip and family reunion all rolled into one. It marks the annual Eistnaflug festival (“Flight Of The Testes”), held in Iceland’s eastern-most village, Neskaupstaður. During…
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A Note On Replication And Adaptation
Apparently there has been some controversy — and some misunderstanding — regarding my recent comment about certain Icelandic bands and the music of the African diaspora. I do choose my words carefully, but some people didn’t read them very carefully. They seemed…
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Night At The Museum
I don’t believe you can underestimate the importance of fun in a live show. It’s probably a cliché but if performers look like they’re having fun, there’s no doubt it rubs off on those around. Of course it takes more than this…
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Azerrad’s Report: Wednesday
Noted music writer slash Grapevine’s guest of honour Michael Azerrad goes wild at Iceland Airwaves 2013, wandering between venues, listening hard and taking notes. For his Wednesday report, he digs on Mammút and Emiliana, and has some words of advice for Retro…
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Vök Storm The Scene At Harpa
First impressions: the venue is really slick. Extremely open, good viewing angles, clean, consistent, clear sound. If we had to lose NASA to get this, well, it still sucks but we got a damn nice venue out of it. This was my…
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I Only Do Girls I Just Barely Like: Harpa Silfurberg Pt. II
Someone find Retro Stefson a cruise ship to rock! The set by Icelandic collective – whose members included two backup dancers, a woman wearing (and playing) a keyboard, a guest percussionist, and a hype man who ended up shirtless — was one…