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Grapevine New Music Picks: Neonme, Celebs, Magnús Jóhann & More
This being the last Friday before Iceland Airwaves, this is musicians’ last chance to fill streaming services full of their sweet, sweet music. With less than a week to go, Airwaves is the Icelandic music industry’s busiest week, as demonstrated by the…
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Grapevine New Music: Kónguló, Úlfur Úlfur, Pale Moon & More
With the weather taking a turn for the worse this weekend, leaving multiple flights from Keflavík Airport either delayed or cancelled, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel – we have approximately two months until Christmas. Were it not for IKEA,…
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Iceland Airwaves ’18 Is ON! Viral Rapper Tommy Ca$h Heads Up First Wave
The Iceland Airwaves Music Festival, which was recently acquired by Icelandic music promotion company SENA Live, has announced the first raft of names for the 2018 event. The biggest draw is Estonian “post-soviet rap” star and professional edgelord Tommy Ca$h, who went…
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Iceland Goes To Eurosonic: Högni, Valdimar, aYia & More To Perform
Iceland has a strong presence at the top European music industry festival Eurosonic this year. Held in the Groningen in the Netherlands from January 17-20th, it’s an annual get together for people who work with music, from booking agents to record labels,…
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Music Festival On Top Of Esjan In The Midnight Sun
“I don’t know if I can do this,” Jóhanna the intern said as we boarded a small helicopter by the roots of Esjan—the mountain people of Reykjavík claim as their own. “I’m terrified of heights.” I would like to be able to…
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Track by Track: Úlfur Úlfur – Hefnið okkar
Úlfur Úlfur recently dropped their sophomore album, ‘Hefnið okkar’, which means “Avenge Us.” Rappers Helgi and Arnar gave us the rundown on each song. Hefnið okkar (“Avenge Us”) Helgi: We hadn’t planned to make an intro, but I had a new synthesizer……
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Music News in Brief: Or, All Those Videos You Missed Because, Airwaves
Music videos have come a long way since MTV’s first broadcast in 1980, “Video Killed the Radio Star.” The medium has had its highs and lows over the decades, many thought that the advent of YouTube would override any previous authorities, like…
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Whirlwind, Heat & Flash: Airwaves 2016 In Pictures
We all had a wonderful time at this year’s Iceland Airwaves music festival, as these photos attest. We couldn’t possibly post all the photos our intrepid photographer took during this remarkable festival, but below you can see our hand-selected photos from each…
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Where Everybody Knows Your Name: New Neighborhoods Festival
The first ever New Neighborhoods Festival is here! Musicians and visual artists, both Polish and Icelandic, join forces to create a feast for eyes and ears. The festival starts here in Reykjavík but continues in Warsaw later this fall. The festival’s goal…
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“I’m Kött Grá Pjé and it feels right”
The rap phenomenon Kött Grá Pjé will release his much-anticipated début album in early autumn. The rapper has garnered attention for a flamboyant personal style as well as his blend of poetic and political lyrics which he performs at his notoriously extravagant…
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VIDEO: Live Session With Úlfur Úlfur
Austrian video journalists, Sarah Brugner and Michael Luger of THEY SHOOT MUSIC, have shared with us their wonderful video series of Icelandic artists coping with winter’s short days. Check out Úlfur Úlfur, Iceland’s favourite rap duo, performing their song 100.000. In the…
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Reykjavík’s Newest Rap Clan: Krakk & Spaghettí
Ever since the release of bangers such as Spenfrelsi (e. Nipple freedom) and Hóra Kapítalismans (e. Capitalist’s Whore), the rise of Krakk & Spaghettí–Reykjavík’s newest rap clan–has been unstoppable. The group started out by competing in a song contest to write and…
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UNICEF Benefit Concert In Photos
Iceland’s division of UNICEF launched a campaign called #segjumSTOPP (“Let’s Say Stop”) last week that aims to put pressure on authorities to end the conflict in Syria and protect those in need. To this end, they put on a special gesture at…
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Aldrei Fór Ég Suður Puts Ísafjörður In Focus
Ísafjörður wants you to know that it’s awoken from wintry slumber and it’s celebrating with the thirteenth annual Aldrei fór ég suður festival. Never mind the thick layer of ice caked onto the streets, nor the piles of snow obscuring all but…
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Girlz, Boyz And Noize: Sónar’s Finale Reviewed
The last day of a music festival is a strange, good time. People skulk into the various rooms and halls having shaken off their hangovers, dressed in the outfit they were saving until last. They’re a mixture of bouncing, grumpy, spun-out, high,…
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Milkywhale’s Guide To Sónar 2016
Our favourite emergent band from Airwaves ’15 was the all-singing-all-dancing party band Milkywhale, the project of dancer, singer, and loveable stage dynamo Melkorka Magnúsdóttir, and her laptop-manning co-creator Arni Hlöðversson (also of FM Belfast, amongst others). We asked Milkywhale to give us…
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Enter The Wolf Tarantulas: Úlfur Úlfur Are The Band Of 2015
In the video for “Brennum allt,” Úlfur Úlfur duo Arnar Freyr and Helgi Sæmundur roll through the suburbs of Reykjavik, spitting rapid-fire lyrics on horseback and chilling in the countryside like a champs. (Meanwhile guest emcee Kött Grá Pje chills with three…
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Look! It’s The Winners Of Reykjavík Grapevine’s 2016 Music Awards
How often does an event have to be repeated to warrant tradition status? If the number is four, we present to you the on-going tradition of the Reykjavík Grapevine Music Awards! Since its first ever edition, music journalism has always been one…
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Secret Solstice 2016: Deftones, Goldie, Skream, Úlfur Úlfur And More
An early Christmas present was delivered this morning for Icelandic metal fans—lauded alt-metal band Deftones is one of 37 acts confirmed for the 2016 Secret Solstice music festival. Deftones has been active since 1988, releasing seven albums and earning numerous awards. British…
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The World Loves Icelandic Hip-Hop, But We’re Not Sure Why (And We Still Don’t Understand A Word)
My friends gave me some odd looks in the months leading up to Iceland Airwaves, whenever I forced them to sit through a YouTube playlist I’d made of Icelandic hip-hop. Some of the artists I’d heard or seen before—Gísli Pálmi, Shades of…
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MEET THE NWOIHH!
The holidays are here. Your relatives are annoying. Gifts are expensive. We all need something to kick the edge. Why not try some fresh new Icelandic hip-hop? Yes, the world of Icelandic hip hop is rich and varied. From classics such as…
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Mischief, Mayhem & Hip-Hop With Iceland’s New Yule Lads
The Yule Lads are the thirteen Icelandic Santa Clauses who descend one-by-one on the thirteen days before Christmas to play tricks on Icelandic children. Their mother, Grýla, a mountain Ogress, eats badly-behaved children; her partner-in-crime is Leppalúði, another ogre and Grýla’s third…
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Learning To Love The Icelandic Rap Sheet
Icelandic rappers had been dotting my Spotify for some time, but until Airwaves 2015, I didn’t get what a socialist-leaning, generally-doing-alright country could rap about. But before you grab your rosaries or voodoo dolls or whatever, know that I’m a changed woman now.…