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New Star Wars Is Fucking Garbage
WARNING! STAR WARS: EPISODE VII SPOILERS IN THIS POST! SCROLL FASTER, REFRESH YOUR PAGE OR STAB YOURSELF IN THE EYES WITH WHATEVER YOU CAN GRAB IF YOU DON’T WANT TO READ THIS! Let me just start this post by stating the obvious:…
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VIDEO: Jón Þór Brings “Hard Hitting Scando-Pop” Summer Anthem ‘Stelpur’
Oddly enough, ultra-independent Reykjavík rocker Jón Þór has mostly flown under the public’s radar for most of his musical career, despite being responsible for some really catchy tunes and playing with some really great bands. Iceland Airwaves veterans might remember him from…
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Bitter & Resentful
Well, he isn’t really, although he comes close on “The Lovers” a giddy duet in which he and his female co-vocalist each happily wish the other would fuck off and leave them alone. There are some self-loathing moments here: the scorching “America–An…
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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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Track Of The Issue: Sindri Eldon – “Honeydew”
If garage rock from the mid-90s is your kind of thing, then you, my friend, are going to love Sindri Eldon. Although the artist may be in his late twenties, he channels his inner cynical teenage self through his music, as can…
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We Can Be Heroes
Tonight, I was once again surprised in ways I didn’t think possible. That stunning, dancing, ceaseless grip of what small-venue Airwaves can be came back to visit us tonight, and we welcomed it like the return of a lover from war. I…
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Þorramatur: Spears Shall Be Shaken…
If you’re looking to imbibe some ‘traditional Icelandic cuisine’ (“Þorramatur”), you’re in luck, because this is about the only time of year sane people, Icelandic or otherwise, tend to do it. This year, the week-based Old Icelandic Calendar dictates that the month…
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192-Hour Party People
It would take a die-hard stalwart of a Guns ‘N Roses fan to be satisfied with the million-dollar joke the distinctly ungainly Axl Rose pulled on his 60,000 strong audience. Swaggering onstage almost an hour after they were scheduled to start, he…
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The Carnegie Art Award 2006
An exhibition of works nominated for the prestigious Carnegie Art Awards is currently on display at the Reykjavík Art Museum, and will be until August 20th, so if you feel in the mood to take in the best Scandinavia has to offer…
