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Sónar Reykjavík: The Backstage Portraits
The glitter is gone, your hangover has subsided and Sónar Reykjavík 2015 is a wrap! By most accounts, it was a great weekend that had something for everyone. Instead of the usual concert coverage, I decided to focus on artist portraits. “Why…
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SAD BOYS, HEMMY & SKRILLYPANTS
For whatever reason, I decided focus on frivolous listicles for this year’s Sónar. I’m a little burned out on the standard, oh-so-serious music review and wanted to do something playful and light from the perspective of an old fart trying to fit…
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Sónar Is Here! And So Is Our New Podcast! Jófríður From Samaris Picks The Tracks!
Sónar Reykjavík is here! Yay! The Icelandic edition of the international electronic music festival opens its doors tonight at Harpa. Amongst the Icelandic performers tonight are Samaris, one of the recent young success stories from the Reykjavík scene. We talked to the…
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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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Hear M-Band’s Sónar Picks
After Sigga of Sísy Éy told us her five most-wanted acts on the Sónar Reykjavík lineup, here are the next five. Below are some bands that our album-of-2014 winner M-Band, aka Hörður Már Bjarnason, will be losing his pants to. Says he:…
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Holy Shit We’re Throwing You A Sónar Warmup Party!
Whoa, Sónar Reykjavík is just about to start. And as you might have noticed, we are more than a little excited. Just how excited are we? Well, we’ve been covering the event a whole bunch, with interviews and guides and such (and…
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DJ Steindór Jónsson On Good Taste And The Reykjavík Club Scene
He’s performed in nightclubs and at festivals in Iceland, Denmark and in Germany. He is playing at Sónar Reykjavík for the second time. And guess what: we tricked him to sit down with our German intern and tell him all about the Reykjavík…
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A Tonik For All Ills
Tonik, aka Icelandic producer Anton Kaldal, has given the world a chance to hear his new album Snapshots. It’s a real treat, too – a lush, beautifully produced electronica LP with a range of outstanding guest performances. It’s streaming in full below,…
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Paul Kalkbrenner Plays Sónar, Loves Amiina
Paul Kalkbrenner is without a doubt one of the world’s most popular techno DJs, a legend in his own right. Born in Leipzig, he launched what would become a spectacular career in the world’s techno capital, Berlin, where he still resides. Throughout his career, Paul has…
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What’s That Pinging? It’s Sónar-Eistnaflug Announcements!
What’s the best thing to help with the post-festival blues? Some might say staying in bed with a ready supply of Parkodin and Coca-Cola; some might say jogging, water and some kind of paleolithic food regimen. I say: NO! The answer is…