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You don’t have to wait until the next Airwaves festival to get your next fix of Icelandic music!

Aldrei fór ég sudur (I never went south) rock festival traces its origins to a conversation between father and son musicians over a beer in London in 2003.

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the ‘Day of Icelandic Language’ without  realising there is also a ‘Day of Icelandic Music’ (dagur íslenskrar tónlistar) – tomorrow, December 1. So if you happen to be in Iceland this week, tune your radio to any station at all at 11.15 am tomorrow, and you will hear [...]

You probably already know that Reykjavik has a solid music scene most days of the week, but this is an especially happening time of year as the city gears up for its annual Iceland Airwaves festival. Whether it’s a popular time to release CDs, or if new releases simply get more press during this time, [...]