12 Tonar artist Olafur Arnalds and his string quartet perform two original compositions at Listahaskoli Islands (the Icelandic Academy of The Arts) in a concert room called Solvholl. The first is entitled Fok and the second Himininn er a hrynja en stjornurnar fara er vel. These pieces are not due for release until February 2008 so cheers to Olafur for the sneak preview.


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Petur Ben sings two tunes from his debut solo album Wine for My Weakness. The first is the title track which he follows up with a barnstorming version of Something Radical. Sweet and vicious.


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Hjaltalin cover Sprengjuhollin's Verum i sambandi sans lead singer and lyrics. As you see they nail it regardless. You can't keep a great group down. An interesting follow up to Sprengjuhollin covering compatriots Retro Stefson for their podcast. What a big Icelandic love in this is turning out to be. Shot at the band's rehearsal space in bassist Gudmundur Oskar's folk's garage.


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Lay Low holds the title Best Female Artist from the 2006 Iceland Music Awards, and she showed us why at her main festival show at Reykjavik Art Museum. Also, her red dress was the prettiest we ever did see.

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Adam and Anna are 2/6 of the band Annuals from the United States. The guys chatted at 12 Tonar record store in the lead up to their main show at Reykjavik Art Museum.

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Svavar Knuter plays outside the Reykjavik Art Museum, actually the carpark, performing Emotional Anorexic.

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Amiina's perform two tracks at their special off-venue performance in Reykjavik's Frikirkjan Church. The first video features them forming a saw quartet for their final encore. Also check out their live take on Kurr's Glamur. Feeling sanctified?


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Lord of the dance, Sam Amidon, performs Wedding Dress at Greenhouse Studios

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The boys from Sprengjuhollin give a guitar and melodica treatment to Retro Stefson's tune Medallion.

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Esja (Daniel Agust and Krummi Bjorgvins) played a couple of tunes for us on a stormy afternoon. First off is a bluesy rendition of Hit It which they follow with Drinkin' and Drivin'.

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4/7ths of Seabear perform Arms, with Solei's sister leading the dance.

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The mighty Mugison popped by with Petur Ben to play an old track and a couple from Mugison's soon to be released LP Mugi Boogie. First up they launch a twin acoustic guitar assault on a vintage Mugi's track, Murr Murr. According to the man they haven't done this version for years. Next up is a newie titled The Pathetic Anthem. Solid like brick. Vocals that strip paint off the ceiling. They end the set with a sexual song called Jesus Is A Good Name To Moan. An interview with the fella's will be posted soon...

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Valgeir plays an exclusive acoustic version of Focal Point from his new album, Ekvilibrium. Shot at his Greenhouse Studios in Reykjavik.

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Montreal's Plants and Animals discuss Iceland's livestock and its potential for being cooked medium rare. Oh, and they played some tracks in-store at 12 Tonar.


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Interview with Jenny Wilson at Nordic House


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In the Den with mongoose where sights and sounds abound.


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Mr. Silla Serenades us with a ukulelee version of Fleetwood Mac's Dreams. Swoon.


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Olof Arnalds performs a couple of exclusive live tracks from her astonishingly brilliant debut album Vio og Vio. She belts out Klara on the charanga and follows it with I Nyju Husi on a taped up borrowed guitar. A few days later we caught Olof performing Johnny Cash's That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day) at 12 Tonar. Find a better cover version anywhere and you'll be doing very well.


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Icelandic hip hop act, Original melody spill the beans on the fab groop that will round out this year's fest at NASA on Sunday night. Ch-Check it out!

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a sampleadelic excursion through 15 local bands that are sure to light up this years festival. Featuring tunes by Lay Low, Amiina, Seabear, Mugison w/Hjalmar, and a whole bunch more. Watch the ride!

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Music and interviews.

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We met "We Are Scientists" on the first festival night. Unfortunatly the audio was pretty bad but thats what you can expect from toilet interviews.

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Jezebel are a promising Icelandic band, "famous in Holland, Japan and within the gay community".

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Every weekend including one weekend last october, the street performer Jojo entertains the crowd with his guitarplaying, singing and friendly demeanor.

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Petur Ben plays at 12 tonar record store, Dynamic from Thugs on Parole entertains and Dalek make a brief appearance.

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Jens Lekman at the National Theater Basement, saturday 21.oct 2006

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Mr.Silla and Mongoose at the National Theater Basement, saturday 21.oct 2006

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Ghostigital at Idnu, friday 20.oct 2006

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Jakobinarina at Reykjavik Art Museum, friday 20.oct 2006

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Johann Johannsson at Frikirkjan and with Evil Madness Idnu, saturday 21.oct 2006

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Valgeir Sigurdsson at Idnu, thursday 19.oct 2006 and on his trampolin, saturday 21.oct 2006

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Love Is All at Nasa, thursday 19.oct 2006

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Sprengjuhollin at Grand Rokk, wednesday 18.oct 2006

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Retro Stefson at Grand Rokk, wednesday 18.oct 2006

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The Iceland Airwaves Podcast returnes and this time we have video as well as audio. Here is a small clip to test out our video facilities. (Sindri Eldon, october 2005).

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Listen to Icelandic musical artists Ulfur Eldjarn, Boas and Mr. Silla describe their favorite bands to see during the Airwaves Music Festival in Reykjavik. www.icelandair.is/airwaves

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Saturday night was pretty hectic, with the cream of the airwaves musical offering being served and the biggest turnout of festival goers. We caught up with José Gonzales at a local café as well as the band Architechture in Helsinki, as well as got some opinions from Bart Blasengame, Stuart and the artists on the festival as it winds down. Tracks featured are Lovestain by José Gonzales and The Cemetery by Architecture in Helsinki. Stay tuned for Episode X, an episode featuring a few chats which didn't make it in the earlier episodes. If you subscribed you will get it delivered automatically when it is released.

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In this episode, we tracked down artists Dr. Disco Shrimp, Hermigervill and Frank Murder. Among other things we got some thoughts from them on performing live, distributing music and the internet. Featured tracks: A new mix of the in-your-face track Everybody by Dr.Disco Shrimp. Something Special by Frank Murder. We caught a glimpse of the troubadour Jojo as well, playing in Austurstraeti (east-street)

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In the second episode we get some insight into the local musicians mindset. We meet up with the guys in the band Reykjavik which gave us a demo cd from which we play the track 7-9-13. In the end we inspect the vibe at the long line which is a common sight during Iceland Airwaves prime time.

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In this first episode we go on a walkabout, chat to the locals and try to get the general feeling of the young people in iceland attending the festival. We play Sleepwork by Hermigervill, which was a big success at his concert on Nasa. At the end of the night we interview The Zuckakis Mondeyano Project at a rather interesting location. Sound quality in this podcast is a bit rough at times but we're getting the hang of our recorder.

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Another precast for the upcoming Iceland Airwaves Podcast

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Introduction to the IA podcast.

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