bits and pieces from the northern island.
Iceland Airwaves just announced fifty more live acts that will be part of this year’s festival lineup. Among the new names added, there are quite a few highlights. Here is the list, so check it out. Foreign acts Clock Opera (UK), Active Child (US), The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger (US), Esmerine (CA), Random … Read the full article →
It’s in my intention to open this entry with an interesting — and also totally useless — fact: did you know the term Innipúkinn literally translates as “indoors púka”? As you probably know (and if you don’t, I’m telling you now) a púka, also spelled puki or pooka, is a mischievous creature from folklore, a … Read the full article →
Here it is, the program for Innipúkinn Festival 2011, taking place this week-end (29-31 July) at Iðnó, in downtown Reykjavík. This is the schedule for all the evening acts, but as usual Innipúkinn comes packed with other fancy activities for everybody’s merriment, like cocktail hour, pop quizzes and, of course, more live music. Friday 20:00 … Read the full article →
OK, folks, there is less than a week left before Innipúkinn Festival starts. Since my last post, the lineup of Innipúkinn 2011 underwent some substantial changes. Last update was released just a few moments ago. A detailed program is not available yet, but I will have it posted as soon as it becomes available. Anyway, … Read the full article →
Superior artists are not only extraordinarily gifted in their specific area of interest, they are also extremely skilled in the art of teasing. Björk is one of those artists capable of generating interest far beyond normally tolerated levels with each and every one of her feats. News and speculations have been circulating about Björk’s Biophilia … Read the full article →
Some fresh and exciting news from Iceland Airwaves 2011. There is a lot of great music you need to hear at this year’s festival! Warning: there is actually too much great music at this Airwaves. I know there are always skeptical readers out there, so if you cannot believe me, just look at the lineup … Read the full article →
Innipúkinn 2011 is coming. The festival, now in its 10th year, will feature as usual some of the most interesting music made in Iceland. If you yearn to get acquainted to Icelandic music better, this is one of the best occasion you will be offered. Innipúkinn, usually held during in downtown Reykjavík during the last … Read the full article →
