I was recently interviewed for the Beniceland blog. This is one of my favourite blogs about Iceland, and its created by a chap called Ben Goddard. Ben describes himself as ‘Sarcastic, Bearded, attunded to the country of Iceland, I like biscuits’, which kind of says it all. Anyway, here it is. Having joined Twitter many […]
Yep, you read that correctly. Rökkurró, one of the best bands in Iceland at the moment, have kindly agreed to play at the Icelandic launch of Iceland, Defrosted at Eymundsson, Austurstræti 18, Reykjavík on 29th June. I was thrilled that Hildur from the band had agreed to play the launch as ‘Lily & Fox’, but when […]
I did my first live – yes, live! – radio interview today with BBC Radio Shropshire with Jim Hawkins. It was quite an experience; I haven’t felt nerves like that for a good long while. I got through it though – not to many fluffed words, mispronunciations nor swearing. I hope I did Iceland, […]
On the Reykjanes peninsula, a man lies on the bare rock. His face is pressed against his rifle, one eye closed as he concentrates. A lit cigarette balances on his lips. He takes aim. Below, the cold sea is churning over and over, as a female on the beach falls to her knees. Blood spatters […]
So, the full list of launch parties is as follows: – 20th June, 6.30pm, Embassy of Iceland, London (invite only, let me know if you want one!) Special acoustic performance from ÍRiS – 29th June, 6pm, Eymundsson, Austurstræti 18, Reykjavík Open invite – 3rd July, 6pm, Wenlock Books, Much Wenlock, Shropshire Open invite There are […]
ATP – All Tomorrow’s Parties for the uninitiated – will be curating a two day event at Keflavík, Iceland on 28th and 29th June. It’s going to be based at the former NATO base, which promises to be interesting, if not slightly unusual surroundings. Artists already announced include Nick Cave, Thee Oh Sees, Deerhoof, Chelsea […]
I thought I’d share with you some of the cover designs that didn’t make it through. There were some that were never in contention, whilst others (mainly the ice-cube design) were very close. I hope you think I made the right choice! I did take some advice from my loyal Kickstarter supporters, the majority of […]
Borko, also known as Björn Kristjánsson, is one of the enigmatic performers on the Iceland music scene. Whether as his bearded, solo and gentler incarnation (fresh back from a tour around Europe) or as the bongo-playing, half-naked lunatic with FM Belfast. Either way, his star is rising, and I took the chance to ask him […]
I can’t wait to see this!
Swiftly Siren | ÍRiS from Peter Szewczyk on Vimeo. New song and video from ÍRiS. Did I mention she is performing at the London launch of Iceland, Defrosted?
Iceland, Defrosted 
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