The detailed schedule for Airwaves was published yesterday. It came out in some weird pdf all on one page which is horrible to print if you want to be able to read anything. I’ve cut it up into 4 pages via the amateur magic of screenshots and (I think) they are attached to this post […]
I always love the first shows of the first night of Iceland Airwaves. There’s always a bit of magic in the air (and often some sleet etc) and it feels like Christmas morning! For Iceland Airwaves 2014, Kælan Mikla are lucky (I think) to be filling one of those opening slots. And I am also […]
Now that is worth celebrating. And by celebrating I obviously mean turning on this blog for the first time in months – I am red faced with shame. Anyhow, it's a wonderful album, some songs will be familiar from the last couple of year's live shows and the rest are just as great. I guess […]
I love any chance to see an Icelandic act in London, everyone knows that much. Last Monday was especially exciting since Ólafur Arnalds is one of the very best Iceland has to offer (Found Songs was among my very favourite albums of 2009), and I've had to miss more than one of his previous London […]
December, for music lovers, is all about those end of year lists (and not really about Christmas Number One, is it?). These lists are very beloved to me – I enjoy putting weeks and weeks of thought into them, and I must shortly decide who will succeed Kings Of Leon and Sigur Ros. First, I […]
So, I said I would give a top ten bands to see, but I can't get it that low. Here's a very rough plan (my plan) of the main places to be this week. These are all main festival shows, but keep an eye on the off-venue stuff too (Eberg at 12 Tonar on Friday […]
Every time I open a newspaper or magazine, a little (OK, large) part of me is wondering if there will by some chance be an article about Icelandic music. These discoveries are a delight, exciting to see coverage, and exciting to have that rare experience of knowing better than a journalist (sometimes!). In today's copy […]
OK, I've run out of time – blame a few technical faults but mainly blame the incredible generosity of all 23 (TWENTY-THREE!!!) bands who made the time available to me to get a brief interview. I love them all, and hopefully I'll see them all over the next few days. I'm in Reykjavik and my […]
Critic's favourites Mammut are back this year with their second album which is getting just as much praise as the first, which is a lot of praise. Skakkamanage have long been admired for their quality songwriting and they'll be back at Airwaves again for more. Both their interviews are below… Hello Mammut, where are you […]