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Sinead O'Connor at Fríkirkjan by Hvalreki

“I’ve Been Saved by Jesus, So Fuck You!”

O'Connor is a stellar performer. Do not forget that her rise to global fame was based on bettering Prince's version of his song "Nothing Compares 2 U." Outshining Prince is not something many people can do.

by Kári Tulinius

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A Whole Lot of Rocking

I arrive drenched and disheveled at Harpa, ready to see what this years Airwaves ‘it’ venue (or just this years ‘it’ venue in general) has to offer. Insane weather forced me to put off leaving my apartment until the las...

by Bergrún Anna Hallsteinsdóttir

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Sound the siren

Once upon a time, the firm calm of sonowolf gaze. Úlfur may be the next beast to explode from birch undergrowth with a gnash of belief. Foregrounding fairy-tale twinkle and crusade, the expansive breath of Úlfur’s instrum...

by a.rawlings

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Raised Among Wolves at Tjarnabíó by Natsha Nandabhiwat

Hipsters Through the Ages

Thus the night began like an adolescent dalliance, the experience of watching Wolves’s set being somewhat akin to being made love to—and I mean this strictly in the Victorian sense—by an overzealous and abstractly romanti...

by Valgerður Þóroddsdóttir

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In Remembrance of Biogen, Reykjavik’s own electronica partisan

Various electronic groups from the Weirdcore crew and the recently established Möller label played Faktorý this Thursday in honour of the late, great Sigurbjörn Þorgrímsson, who passed away last February. Sigurbjörn, most...

by Þórður Ingi Jónsson

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Dope D.O.D at Gaukur á Stöng by Arnór Halldórsson

A Night Of Hip Hop And Its Bastards

What was to become one of the fest’s most consistent night (sub)genre-wise didn’t go down without some ups and downs. There was surprisingly good turnout for opener Gísli Pálmi and although he doesn’t have l...

by Birkir Fjalar Viðarsson

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Crowd at Fríkirkjan, Thursday, by Magnús Elvar Jónsson

“Í upphafi var orðið og orðið var hja…”

A man walks. A man walks in. A church. A man walks into a church. Peeled and scraped iconography clings to an arch. “Í upphafi var orðið og orðið var hja…” A man walks in and sits down. Many bodies sit around him. An...

by a.rawlings

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Sufi Madness Destroys White Bread Rock Shock Horror!

Arriving at Iðnó and taking in my surroundings, the first thought that entered into my head is that it looked a lot smaller than it did in the pictures, without all those tables and chairs. My second thought was that it was a...

by Bob Cluness

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Crowd at Faktorý by Aðalsteinn Guðmundsson

A Reference Free Review

This is a namedrop and reference free review. Just for the hell of it I won‘t mention any styles nor any artist names other then the ones on the bill. Hazar “I’m Hazar and I’m going to rock out for half an hour!” And ...

by Aðalsteinn Jörundsson

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YOKO ONO PLASTIC ONO BAND @ HARPA NORÐURLJÓS

“A Tradition in Our Family”

I did not know what to expect from tonight's lineup. Essentially it was Plastic Ono Band and various sub-voltrons thereof. I was afraid the gig would be hermetic and insular. People playing for their friends. This could not hav...

by Kári Tulinius

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Retro Stefson at the Reykjavík Art Museum

Middling in the Art Gallery

8:30 pm at the art gallery and Borko are in full swing. I have found my spot for the night, slouched in a corner on the balcony, at this point taking in the denim clad asses of a denim clad couple standing in front of me. A lot...

by Bergrún Anna Hallsteinsdóttir

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Pascal Pinon at Harpa Kaldalón by Katrín Ólafs

Kreatiivmootor Smash Music Into Joyful Sonic Non-Sequitors

Harpa’s Kaldalón is a seated theatre, below ground level, that plays host tonight to a mixed bag of young Icelandic bands and esteemed visitors, including a solo set by Björk’s percussionist Manu Delago, and headl...

by John Rogers

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Fist Fokkers at Amsterdam by Ægir Freyr Birgisson

Great Show, Crappy Backline

Amsterdam is a pretty nice Airwaves venue. You get club atmosphere; it's not too big, but you don't get crushed by people as there is a corner in the front, where you still can elbow your way through when it gets packed.

by Florian Zühlke

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I Am Thankful For My Ears

I have decided that witnessing an orchestra perform in unison and energy and harmony is one of life’s more affirming experiences.

by Haukur S. Magnússon

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I Always Wanted You To Go Into Space, Man

What time is it? Did I miss the first bands playing tonight? Because Iiris are owning the stage like a headlining act. I am unsure if it is a she or a they but based on their on-stage dynamic I’d have to say they are incredib...

by Rebecca Louder

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Confined

I walk into Factory. Aðalsteinn is there. We have a mildly humorous misunderstanding regarding beer. It’s alright. I sit down and sit there for a while. Natasha Fox stays pretty true to playing pure dubstep. After some time,...

by Sindri Eldon

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“I’ve Been Saved by Jesus, So Fuck You!”

A Whole Lot of Rocking

Sound the siren

Hipsters Through the Ages

In Remembrance of Biogen, Reykjavik’s own electronica partisan

A Night Of Hip Hop And Its Bastards

“Í upphafi var orðið og orðið var hja…”

Sufi Madness Destroys White Bread Rock Shock Horror!

A Reference Free Review

“A Tradition in Our Family”

Middling in the Art Gallery

Kreatiivmootor Smash Music Into Joyful Sonic Non-Sequitors

Great Show, Crappy Backline

I Am Thankful For My Ears

I Always Wanted You To Go Into Space, Man

Confined

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