This is a really neat video of all the Airwaves venues – in 3 minutes. Its shot in brilliant sunshine, which makes Reykjavik look like the Barbados, but is somewhat unlikely in October/November. The soundtrack is FM Belfast, by the way.

There is a film being made in Iceland this summer. There are several actually, but this one doesn’t star Tom Cruise or Ben Affleck, or even follow any of the usual rules of the movie world. It’s already caught the imagination of a band of Internet followers, and is the sort of magic that could […]

  Samaris have released a video for Góða tungl. I really like it. Its definitely a late night song, all trip-hop beats and gentle vocals. Its luscious.  I have recently interviewed Samaris for Iceland Review, and I can’t wait to see them at Airwaves.

The latest Sigur Rós video has landed. I have to say, I’m really enjoying this Mystery Film Experiment. This one is from arni and kinski who have had a long relationship with sigur rós, having directed the videos for viðrar vel til loftárása, gobbledigook, glósóli and hoppípolla. Anyway, I like this one too.

This shot was taken off the coast of Vestmannaeyjar. Not only does it show the superb weather (not a cloud in sight), a cheeky elephant seemed to appear too. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have some writing to do.

After a long day driving along Iceland’s extraordinary South Coast it was with a little relief that I pulled into the sleepy coastal village of Stokkseyri, my last stop for the day. Not only was I ravenous, but it had been an extremely hot day by Icelandic standards; blue skies had stayed clear all day, […]