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  • Once More, With Feeling // Intoxicate Me Now

    Every Airwaves Sunday I remember this again. That Airwaves works because Reykjavík is in essence a glorified festival ground; it is a play pen, a crib—it is safe, secluded, and full of young people who think they can do just about anything…

  • Getting Through Those Winter Blues: Deutsche Bar Pt. I

    After a day of almighty winds trying to sweep every person, vehicle and road sign off into the sea, a night of good, solid, rousing music is what we need to warm us through again, and Þýski Barinn/Deutsche Bar is set to provide…

  • Inside-Out

    I like to think about what Iceland Airwaves means for Iceland. The first IA marked a turning point for Icelandic festivals Festivals up to that point had largely been concerned with bringing cultural edification to us country bumpkins, whether that was the…

  • Reykjavik! The Band In Blatant Free Music Download Posting Shock Horror!!!

    In a development that was has shook the very firmament of the Iceland music scene to its knees, today saw a mysterious image appear on the Facebook page of the legendary hip beat combo known as REYKJAVIK! On this image was a statement offering…

  • Video: Myrra Rós – “River”

    Video by Alísa Kalyanova / Interview by Bob Cluness Even though Airwaves is but a few hours away from officially starting, that doesn’t mean that the engines over here stop turning, because we have another  in our series of Grapevine video exclusives for you, as…

  • Dreams Of Something Wild: The Blouse Interview

    Sometimes Reyka vodka is good not just for drinking and for setting fire to random objects. It can sometimes be used to bring new and unknown artists to our collective consciousness. And as one of the winners of their “Breakthrough At Iceland…