Reykjavik! interview and EP download
Halifax Collect talks to Reykjavik! and helps them give away their new EP: http://halifaxcollect.blogspot.com/2010/09/reykjavik-new-single-doing-rounds-and.html
Country: Iceland
Días Nórdicos, a new Nordic culture fest in Madrid
Días Nórdicos is the name of a new multi-disciplinary Nordic culture festival in Madrid, Spain which kicks off in mid-September: http://www.diasnordicos.com/
Many artists such as Jonathan Johansson, Murder, Moddi and Kaspar will perform live, along with José González who will likewise perform in concert in coordination with a screening of the new documentary "The Extraordinary Ordinary Life Of José González". Full details at the link above.
Lazy Acre interviews All Scandinavian
In an interesting twist, interviews Peter from Nordic music blog All Scandinavian instead of the other way around: http://lazyacrerecords.blogspot.com/2010/09/lazy-acre-records-meets-all.html
Amiina - Over and again
Download a new track from Icelandic act Amiina from their forthcoming album "Puzzles", due out September 27: http://www.amiina.com/
The Silent Ballet reviews For a Minor Reflection
The Silent Ballet reviews For a Minor Reflection's new record "Höldum í átt að óreiðu": http://thesilentballet.com/dnn/Home/tabid/36/ctl/Details/mid/384/ItemID/3601/Default.aspx
Robyn - Hyperballad (video)
Watch Robyn cover Björk's "Hyperballad" at the Polar Music Prize awards ceremony: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xPCxxxvqSw
Björk - The comet song (video)
Way, way back in November I told you that Björk was contributing a song to a Moomins movie. Now, the song is done and there's a video for it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLh8c-77ysA
PopMatters reviews Óðmenn reissue
PopMatters reviews the reissue of Icelandic early 70s rockers Óðmenn: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/129650-menn-menn/
Shadoks released a few Icelandic nuggets recently, but this one is by far the best.
PopMatters talks to Olafur Arnalds
PopMatters interviews Icelandic artist/composer Olafur Arnalds: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/127131-the-weight-of-lightness-an-interview-with-composer-olafur-arnalds/
Ja Ja Ja metal night on for September
The Metal Hammer-curated Ja Ja Ja showcase that was cancelled in April due to the Icelandic volcano eruption has now been rescheduled for September 16 and will feature Sólstafir, Thunderstone and Kvelertak: http://www.jajajamusic.com/events.php
Video interview: For a Minor Reflection
Icelandic post-rockers For A Minor Reflection are back two years after the release of their debut "Reistu þig við, sólin er komin á loft..." Their second collective effort is called "Höldum í átt að óreiðu" (Icelandic for "Heading towards chaos"), and was produced by Scott Hackwith, also known for his work with The Ramones. FaMR now also have got a new drummer, Andri Freyr Þorgeirsson. It's a Trap! correspondent Vasilis Panagiotopoulos recently caught up with guitarist/keyboardist Guðfinnur Sveinsson in Reykjavík to discuss the new developments. (Íslenski Barinn was packed, so apologies for the bad sound quality)
Seabear October US tour
Icelandic act Seabear is coming to the US for a short tour this fall:
10/16 - Highline Ballroom, New York, NY
10/18 - Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO
10/19 - Kilby Court , Salt Lake City, UT
10/22 - Showbox, Seattle, WA
10/23 - Mississippi Studios , Portland, OR
10/25 - Independent, San Francisco. CA
10/26 - Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA
10/27 - Casbah, San Diego, CA
Sirius playlist week #31
Here's the playlist for this week's radio show Sirius XMU:
01. Niels Nielsen - Dpend
02. TALK 1
03. Haleiwa - Pure vida dude
04. Óðmenn - Einn ég ræ
05. The Bear Quartet - Lovers goodbye
06. Night Minutes - Sweetheart at the funeral
07. TALK 2
08. A Swarm of the Sun - The worms are out
09. Logh - An alliance of hearts
10. Tomas Halberstad - I must be in love
11. TALK 3
12. Liechtenstein - On the tram
13. Scraps of Tape - Blindspot
14. Dear Euphoria - Coming down
15. Dyno - Emotional
16. TALK 4
17. Kvelertak - Ordsmedar av rang
18. The Social Services - Baltic Sea
19. Oriel Joans - Knuckles whiten
20. TALK 5
21. Ted Gärdestad - Oh, vilken härlig dag
Reminder: my show airs every week on Sundays and Mondays at 11pm ET on Sirius XMU. That's channel 26 on Sirius, 43 on XM and 831 for DirecTV subscribers.
For a Minor Reflection interview at TLOBF
The Line of Best Fit talks to Icelandic postrockers For a Minor Reflection: http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2010/07/tlobf-interview-for-a-minor-reflection/