Iceland Airwaves 2007 Program @ Frikirkjan (Free Church) – Reykjavik

Slideshow of photographs by Wim Van Hooste of Frikirkjan and the lake Tjörnin (taken October 2006 while attending the Iceland Airwaves Festival 2006). Last year Johann Johannsson (of Lhooq and Apparat Organ Quartet fame) gave a concert @ this religious spot.
This year, this church , which is located next to Reykjavik’s famous lake Tjörnin, full of swans & ducks, and just a few steps away from the City Hall (Radhusid), will host the following Iceland Airwaves artists
Program @ the Free Church (Frikirkjan) 2007:
Friday
18:00 Fjallabræður
18:40 Siggi Ármann
19:20 Steintryggur + Ben Frost
Saturday
18:00 Amiina

Love is Disco – Life is Punk

Love is Disco – Life is Punk
Ástin er diskó – lífið er pönk
A musical by Hallgrímur Helgason (author of 101 Reykjavik)
Director: Gunnar Helgason (brother of Hallgrímur)
Musical conductor: Þorvaldur Bjarni Þorvaldsson
The era circa 1980 was one of conflict in the cultural history of Iceland – the time when disco peaked and punk emerged. People were pigeonholed according to their musical tastes and style of clothing, and there were two camps: punk and disco. Yet beneath the surface were discernible social conflicts that stemmed from matters more complex than just safety pins and shoulder pads.
Rósa Björk, daughter of a wholesale merchant who lives on Seltjarnarnes, is elected Miss Hollywood Disco. During its first outing in the prize car from the Hekla car dealership, the disco gang meets up with Nonni Rock and his band Neysluboltarnir, the most severe punkers in the land. Nonni and Rósa appear to have little in common at first, yet some strange attraction draws them to each other.
A mish-mash of things is thrown into the fray here: mirrored disco balls and Mohawk haircuts, middle-of-the-road pop music and hardcore punk. Some of Iceland’s most popular musicians will contribute to the score for this production, which is mainly made up of Icelandic smash hits from the 1980s. As Maggi Mercury would say: “Lose the attitude and have a blast!”
Icelandic version
Tímabilið í kringum 1980 var átakatími í íslenskri menningarsögu – þá reis diskóið hæst og pönkið kom fram. Þú og ég og Brunaliðið sungu sína helstu smelli um leið og Fræbbblarnir og Utangarðsmenn stigu fyrst á svið. Fólk var dregið í dilka eftir tónlistarsmekk og fatastíl en liðin voru tvö: Pönk og diskó. Undir yfirborðinu mátti þó greina þjóðfélagsátök þar sem tekist var á um þýðingarmeiri hluti en öryggisnælur og axlapúða.
Rósa Björk, heildsaladóttir af Seltjarnarnesi er kosin Ungfrú Hollywood og strax á fyrsta rúnti á vinningsbílnum frá Heklu, ekur diskógengið fram á Nonna rokk og Neysluboltana, svaðalegustu pönkara landsins. Nonni og Rósa virðast við fyrstu sýn eiga fátt sameiginlegt, en eitthvert einkennilegt aðdráttarafl dregur þau hvort að öðru.
Hér ægir öllu saman, diskókúlum og hanakömbum, vinsældapoppi og harðri pönktónlist. Einnig munu nokkrir af kunnustu dægurtónlistarmönnum samtímans semja tónlist sérstaklega fyrir sýninguna. Tónlistarstjóri sýningarinnar verður Þorvaldur Bjarni Þorvaldsson.
Eins og Maggi Mercury myndi orða það: „Engan móral, allir í stuð!“

Iceland Airwaves @ Nordic House (Reykjavik)

A special Iceland Airwaves Program at The Nordic House!
The beautiful Nordic House – designed by architect mastermind Alvar Aalto – has long been a staple of Reykjavík’s cultural life. For this year’s festival, Mr. Destiny has teamed up with The Nordic House and Nordic Culture Point to present a special Iceland Airwaves day-program at the Nordic House, where festivalgoers can attend intimate performances by selected Nordic Airwaves artists, check out a photography exhibit of past Airwaves highlights and fill up on a special “Airwaves Brunch” put together by the Nordic House’s skilled chefs – no wristband required. Enjoy!
Nordic Showcase at Iceland Airwaves
Nordic Showcase at Iceland Airwaves is a day program of intimate, laid-back performances by some of the top Nordic talent appearing at Iceland Airwaves 2007. Taking place in the Nordic House cafeteria as well as its performance space, the concerts will provide the perfect opportunity to enjoy some fine music in unorthodox surroundings, while feasting on the fabled Airwaves Brunch menu.
Open Interviews
Friday, 17:00
Top music journalists Árni Matthíasson (Morgunblaðið), Arnar Eggert Thoroddsen (Morgunblaðið), Christian Hoard (Rolling Stone) and others will interview selected local and international talent on-stage for your pleasure. Expect many, many golden moments as well as some great surprises. Stay tuned to the Grapevine dailies and Icelandairwaves.com for a complete schedule.
Screaming Masterpiece
Saturday, 17:00
Screaming Masterpiece is just that: featuring performances by múm, Björk and Sigur Rós among others. Enjoy a special screening of this famed Icelandic music documentary at the Nordic House screening room, courtesy of Zik Zak films.
Iceland Airwaves Photography Exhibit
Every day
Curated by veteran Airwaves photographer Árni Torfason, the Iceland Airwaves photography exhibit displays a selection of some of the finest moments from past festivals.
Punk vs. Disco
Every day
In Iceland, Punk and Disco reigned supreme at the dawn of the eighties. “Punk vs. Disco” – an extremely fun historical exhibit put together by the Árbæjarsafn historical museum – chronicles the rise, fall and decline of those scenes. And you can catch a branch of it on display at the Nordic House throughout the Airwaves week.
Iceland Airwaves @ Nordic House or Norræna Húsinu, nearby the main building of the University of Iceland

Icelandic artists on the Program
Thursday
Sprengjuhöllin
Friday
Lay Low
Saturday
Benni Hemm Hemm, Ólöf Arnalds and Motion Boys

Program
Thursdag/Fimmtudagurinn 18. október
13:00 – Boys in a Band (FO)
13:30 – Sprengjuhöllin (IS)
17:00 – Fjallabræður (IS)
Friday/Föstudagurinn 19. október
13:00 – Lay Low (IS)
13:30 – Jenny Wilson (SE)
17:00 – Opin viðtöl m/Árna Matt, Bubba Morthens o.fl.
Saturday/Laugardagurinn 20. október
12:30 – Ólöf Arnalds (IS)
13:00 – Frost (NO)
13:30 – Seabear (IS)
14:00 – Benni Hemm Hemm (IS)
14:30 – Radio LXMBRG (SE)
15:00 – Deathmetal Supersquad (IS)
15:30 – Snake & Jet’s Amazing Bullit Band (DK)
16:00 – Motion Boys (IS)
17:00 – Gargandi Snilld (Screaming Masterpiece)

VilHelm Video "Your dancing song’"

VilHelm “Your dancing“
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4iFX8vmomY

First video for song of the album The Midnight Circus. VilHelm’s friends Heimir and Steini made the video, they are also the dancers. Allthough the song was writen for his girlfriend when she told him the album was very slow and no song to dance to. He fixed it and wrote Your Dancing Song and he put it smack in the middle of the album.
More VilHelm @ www.myspace.com/revwhitedog