UPDATE 30th JUNE: Storms are coming, the event is moved to Hljómskálagarður in Reykjavik, same time and still live on the interweb at 8pm (UK time). That's a shame, Seljalandsfoss would have been an awesome location – but RVK ain't bad either. Good luck everyone! Give me a wave. So, Glasto 2010 is coming to […]
Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes Bono & Luciano Pavarotti Queen & David Bowie Nick Cave & Kylie Minogue George Michael & Aretha Franklin Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush Prince & Sheena Easton Run DMC & Aerosmith Mugison & Reykjavik! yep – they've made a song together, it's as brilliant as […]
I went to see Jónsi in London last week, at the Forum in Kentish Town. I’d listened a lot in advance, the album is incredibly good, this reviewer is one of many who agree. I’d read a lot in advance, and seen this video, about the work & planning that had gone into the live […]
Iceland Airwaves 2010. It's on. The tickets are on sale. The website is live again (but looks really, really bad – or is it just me?). And we've got some bands confirmed. I love this bit – I love how I decide that I'm going to do loads of research into these intriguing foreign bands, […]
Oh this is very sad, I just heard that the bar Batteríið, or Organ is we used to know it, is gone – burned down overnight. The photo to the left is stolen from the lovely okidoki.is website, and they agree with me that the venue had a knack of generating a great atmosphere. Without […]
The best Icelandic music has to offer have been, or are about to arrive, and it is about time I caught up with the Icelandic goings-on in London. I'm sitting listening to Sigur Ros remixes (Gluteus Maximus mix of Gobbledigook – wow!) and knowing that several feet of snow have just been dumped on Reykjavik […]
As if the upcoming (this Thursday 21st January) jajaja night in London wasn't exciting enough… – 2 out of the 3 bands are Icelandic – and they're really good ones – Leaves & Sudden Weather Change – curated (including DJ set) by the very wise Sean Adams from the Drowned In Sound website …very exciting! […]
Tonight I've been "looking forward" to getting back to work after the nice long Christmas break. In case of depression, I've been frantically and furiously downloading a nice big fix of Icelandic music to make those journeys on the underground that much nicer! Eight whole albums! And I feel SO much better for it. And […]
Busy week back in "the real world" for the past 7 post-Airwaves days, but back in Iceland someone (and I REALLY can't remember who) set me a little task. A week after the festival I had to write a short post saying what songs were still swimming around my head, which songs and moments really […]
Saturday at Airwaves, and as always half of the crowd disappeared off to the blue lagoon for a bit of pampering and relaxation at the hangover party. I haven't been for the last few years but I couldn't resist posting this fabulous photo which totally captures the spirit of the party taken there yesterday by […]