Grapevine Airwaves 2012
Morðingjarnir & Thorunn Antónía - Þú komst með jólin til mín Christmas season has arrived in Reykjavík, which means, lots of jólabjór, plenty of holiday décor around the city and of course, CHRISTMAS TUNES. This issue’s track is a cover of a track by well-known Icelandic pop singer Björgvin Halldórsson (fun fact: he represented Iceland in [...]
Grapevine Airwaves 2012
Did you know that aside from making some pretty nice vodka, those folks over at Reyka also sponsor an annual contest where US bands can win the chance to perform at Iceland Airwaves. This is pretty cool of them—if you’re a band, getting to travel to showcase festivals for free is a sweet deal, furthermore [...]
Grapevine Airwaves 2012
In accordance with the unwritten expatriate code, I have spent the last few years going on about the wonders of my native Iceland. Seeing as the majority of those years have been spent in the company of the same three men (i.e. my beautiful band members), they have been subject to some criminal exaggerations of our excellence in pretty much every field imaginable.
Grapevine Airwaves 2012
LEGEND recently released a video for the track ‘The City’, which is embedded below, and which you should watch for an insight into one aspect of Reykjavík living. Directed by Krummi himself (and edited by his good friend Frosti Gringó (which some of you may remember as the drummer for KLINK as well as another Krummi project, Esja), the video took a loooong time to complete due to various technical difficulties and storage challenges.
Grapevine Airwaves 2012
So, were you one of those fools who decided to pay all that money and venture all that way to Laugardalshöll to take part in the shiny dolphin wanking fest that was the Sigur Rós concert? Ha! Shame on you! The real music lovers instead decided to stay and take in the sticky sights and smells of concert venues such as Gaukurinn for one last time.