I've seen Snorri Helgason playing live on stage a lot of times. Always until recently that was as a member of the excellent band Sprengjuhöllin and in the last year as a solo artist, arriving with a mellow masterpiece of a debut album, "I'm Gonna Put My Name On Your Door". Most recently I saw […]
If you see this man, buy him a beer —> Bob Cluness, or @icelandbob as he's known to his twitter family, is one of those lucky Brits to end up living (mainly) happily in Reykjavik. Not only that, he seems to have found a place working for an excellent newspaper covering the excellent Icelandic music […]
Ah, lovely Rökkurró, their first album was full of beautiful swoonful tunes and the lovely voice of cellist Hildur. Second album, Í Annan Heim, is freshly released and getting a heap of praise for its 'bigger' sound. I rather expect that I'll be picking that up during the festival. Also, Rökkurró may very well be […]
Highly recommended non-Icelandic band number two are the excellent Yunioshi from sunny Nottingham in England. They definitely deserve your attention as not only is their E.P. "How To Survive A Robot Uprising" excellent (and featured on South Park on the Comedy Channel!), but also their twitter account has been excitedly discussing Iceland Airwaves 2010 for […]
Wait a minute – this is not an Icelandic band! So, interviews #7 and #8 are with 2 of the best and friendliest international acts lined up for Iceland Airwaves 2010. First up, from Seattle, is Yuni In Taxco who describe themselves as tropical grime. I was intrigued enough to talk to drummer, Bryce… Hi […]
I have such great memories of Eliza Newman from the wonderful days of Kolrassa Krókríðandi (Bellatrix), and she’s now a wonderful solo artist. Eliza is a regular on the London scene these days, but it’s still always wonderful to catch her on her home ground. Fans of cool song-writing should not miss out! Catch Eliza […]
The annual battle of the bands competition in Iceland, Músiktilraunir, has a pretty good track record of finding good and lasting talent – Kolrassa Krókríðandi, Maus, Mínus, Mammút, Jakobínarína and more all won it in years gone by. So, with that in mind I thought it would be a good plan to check out the […]
I saw Feldberg a couple of times at Iceland Airwaves last year and came away singing their track, "Don't Be A Stranger" for months and months afterwards. They've been described, brilliantly, as what Daft Punk would sound like if they were human. The marriage (musical only, I believe) of Eberg's (also a solo artist with […]
The third interview of the pre Iceland Airwaves session is with impssibly young dance dudes, Jungle Fiction. These guys first came to my attention with a remix of Kele's Tenderoni and then a remix of fellow Icelanders (and soon to be iceblah interviewees) Feldberg. Hi Jungle Fiction, where are you right now and what are […]
The website http://www.breakbeat.is is the online home of Iceland's longest running club night, the Breakbeat.is residency, which has been going for 10 years. They also run a radio show of the same name. And Iceland Airwaves fans will find the name familiar 0- they've hosted and curated a night at the festival for as long […]