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Thingy.. what?
Yesterday was our last day with our hire car, so we drove back to Reykjavik through Þingvellir (Thingvellir) national park and in effect from Europe to America, and this is where you can see where the...
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Björking
So we’re at Airwaves and the big news this year is that Björk is playing. Now I’m not a die hard fan, but I do like and have a lot of respect for what she does, and can only imagine … Continue reading →
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The Joy of Text
So today of course I had to ask everyone who had been to Björk how she was. Words such as “magical”, “amazing”, and “FIND A WAY TO GET A TICKET” fired back at me. Mark Iceblah’s blog on her Wednesday...
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Airwaves 2011
So Airwaves has begun! Airwaves, for the uninitiated, is a city centre festival with official venue gigs that you need a wristband for, and ‘off-venue’ gigs organised by local bar, club, bookshop and...
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Negative Networking
I love the atmosphere at Airwaves – I’ve been telling Jamie how friendly everyone is and fortunately they’ve lived up to my rambling expectations. I’ve met up with old friends – Mark from Iceblah...
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The Future is the Symphony
Thursday’s Airwaves sums up for me just how diverse the music scene is here in Iceland, and just how bloody good it is. Our first stop of the evening was at Harpa for the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra...
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Iceland, Iceland, Iceland.. The Country Where I Want To Be..
(With apologies to Monty Python and to Finland) – There is something about Iceland that seems to get under peoples’ skins. Aside from my own experience of nearly moving here (long story), and all the...
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Saturday Night’s Alright (for fighting)
Well I’m back home now and still in need of substantial amounts of sleep after Airwaves. But why exactly am I so sleep-deprived I hear you ask? Well I shall endeavour to remember… Our Airwaves Saturday...
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Sunday is Björkday
For reasons unbeknownst, by Sunday morning we still hadn’t gone swimming in Reykjavik. This is an essential Icelandic pastime boys & girls, involving lounging in geothermically heated outdoor...
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No Sleep for the Wicked
This last post has nothing to do with bands (apart from Mammút – hooray for Mammút!), and everything to do with a ridiculous last night in Reykjavik. Well we’d already checked out of our hostel at...
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Having a Quacking Time at The Fringe
Well Brian has now premiered his show The Fifth Duck at the Edinburgh Fringe (you can read why this is such a big deal for him in my previous post) – so I can finally reveal a little bit more …...
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Icewaves 2013
It must be all the Airwaves blogs from you lot. Or maybe it’s just that I have lots of space to think in my new house (which I bought this summer). Or it even could be – just could be … Continue reading →
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Airwaves 2011
So Airwaves has begun! Airwaves, for the uninitiated, is a city centre festival with official venue gigs that you need a wristband for, and ‘off-venue’ gigs organised by local bar, club, bookshop and...
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