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Photos: Sigur Rós @ Shrine Auditorium

Photos by: Kelli Binnings –  Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós, who released a soundtrack to the Icelandic poem Hrafnagaldr Óðins titled Odin’s Raven Magic on December 4th, 2020, which served as a collaboration between Sigur Rós and Icelandic artists Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, Steindór Andersen, Páll Guðmundsson and Maria Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir, performed at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles … Continue reading

Iceland Airwaves Announces 30 Additional Artists

By: Staff –  Iceland Airwaves returns to downtown Reykjavík this November 3-6, 2021. Today, they announce nearly 30 new additional artists. With Iceland’s natural wonders, Iceland Airwaves is similar in its one-of-a-kind offering. Driving today’s announcement comes the UK’s biggest breakthrough artist of the year, Arlo Parks. She’s soothed millions with her captivating and poetic debut … Continue reading

Radiohead to headline Secret Solstice Music Festival

By: Staff – Iceland’s Secret Solstice festival has unveiled its third phase lineup announcement for 2016, which organizers say is the biggest in the festival’s history since launching in 2014. This includes headliners UK rock heavyweights Radiohead in their Icelandic debut this June. In total, 32 new acts have been added including Radiohead, Róisín Murphy, Afrika Bambaataa, Kelela, and Action Bronson  from … Continue reading

Tim Hecker announces new album “Love Streams”

By: Staff – Tim Hecker has revealed details of his forthcoming album, Love Streams, which will be released in Canada on April 8th via Paper Bag Records. Pre-order the album here from iTunes and here on CD or vinyl. Love Streams takes its cues from the avant-classical orchestration and extreme electronic processing of his previous full-length, 2013’s Virgins, but shaped into more melancholic, ultraviolet hues. Inspired by notions … Continue reading

Photos: Secret Solstice 2015 – Kelis, Gus Gus

Photos by: Damien Gilbert – Day one of Secret Solstice 2015 in Reykjavík, Iceland on June 19th featured performances by GRAMMY-nominated R&B-Soul-Hip-Hop singer-songwriter Kelis, who released her sixth album, Food, on April 18th, 2014 via NinjaTune/IRIS, which was produced by TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek, and spawned the singles “Jerk Ribs”, and “Rumble”, and Icelandic … Continue reading