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Live Video: KEXP at Iceland Airwaves, Day 2

By Jim Beckmann | Published: November 2, 2011

Our second day broadcasting at the KEX Hostel in Reykjavik during Iceland Airwaves ’11 was another huge success. We almost felt guilty bringing five more performances from some of the very best and most popular artists Iceland has to offer -- Jóhann Jóhannsson, who started off the day, is a world renowned composer, producer arrangerRead more...

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KEXP at Iceland Airwaves, Thursday: Mammút

By KEXP | Published: October 14, 2011

Accentuating the diversity of Icelandic music, Mammút followed up Jóhann Jóhannsson’s etherial sound with a heavy dose of emotive rock. Like their name suggests, the teenage band is comparatively a wooly mammoth of noise. But more than just noisemakers, Mammút write catchy songs that critics and fans love, and they were winners a few yearsRead more...

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KEXP Flyaway: Win a trip to Iceland and the Airwaves Music Festival

By Jim Beckmann | Published: August 23, 2011

Over the years, we at KEXP have been excited about the amazing talent produced in the very small country of Iceland, and over the past two years, we’ve gone to the Iceland Airwaves Music Festival to capture some of it. While Björk and Sigur Ros are among the most famous Icelandic exports, hundreds of otherRead more...

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Live at Iceland Airwaves 2010: Day 2 at RÚV

By Jim Beckmann | Published: November 3, 2010

After a long and varied first day of performances at RÚV, we had no expectations for the second day, other than that no matter what kind of music each band was playing -- straight-forward pop, multi-genre art rock, moody post-rock, or whatever -- every session would be expertly played and ultimately captivating. Starting off theRead more...

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Iceland Airwaves: Day 3

By Jim Beckmann | Published: October 18, 2010

We spent our third day in Reykjavík during the Iceland Airwaves festival again at RÚV, the National Icelandic Broadcasting Service, with five more Icelandic bands showcasing a diversity and across-the-board rad musicianship you just won’t find anywhere else. Our host once more was the very amusing elder statesman of Icelandic rock Einar Örn (The Sugarcubes,Read more...

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Iceland Airwaves: In the Studio, Part 1

By Jim Beckmann | Published: October 29, 2009

While attending the Iceland Airwaves festival in Reykjavik earlier this month, we had the unique opportunity to visit bands in their rehearsal spaces, their recording studios and even their living rooms to catch an inside glimpse of the country’s diverse music scene. Here are a few of the highlights: Bloodgroup - My Arms Not asRead more...

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