Die sechste Ausgabe des hamburgischen Kunst- und Musikfestivals MS Dockville hat einen weiteren Headliner bestätigt. Die britische Band Hot Chip wird sich auf dem norddeutschen Event, das vom 10.-12. August stattfindet, die Ehre geben. Damit gehen nicht nur deutsche Hochkaräter (unter anderem  Tocotronic oder Dillon ) an den Start ( motor.de berichtete ), sondern auch internationale Acts. Elektro, HipHop, Independent Rock und sogar Weltmusik lassen dem Besucher die Qual der Wahl. Somit glänzen immer mehr Events, wie das Highfield Festival , das Hurricane Festival oder das Immergut Festival mit hervorragenden Musikern. Hier noch einmal das Line-Up in Gänze, sowie das offizielle Plakat ...

Já podemos ouvir “Qween”, a primeira música do novo álbum dos Retro Stefson, a banda islandesa que mistura sonoridades de diversos locais do planeta dando origem a músicas cantadas em Islandês, Inglês, Francês e até Português.   Para quem não conhece a banda, deixo mais uma sugestão: “Kimba”, para ver e ouvir.

We continue to count-down our nominations for the best Icelandic music videos of 2011 in cooperation with Northern Wave International Film Festival.   The fourth nominated video is for the song Kimba by Retro Stefson . The video was directed by Árni Sveinsson.       Read More

Auch das Kunst- und Musikfestival MS Dockville vermeldet die ersten Headliner für den diesjährigen Festivalsommer. Damit haben nicht nur das Hurricane Festival , das Haldern Pop Festival oder das Immergut Festival erste große Bands im Spektrum. Wieder haben sich die Veranstalter für eine kunterbunte Palette von Musikstilen entschieden. Neben den Pionieren alternativer deutschsprachiger Musik – Tocotronic – werden sich auch Vertreter der unterschiedlichsten Genres zwischen dem 10. - 12. August die Klinke in die Hand geben. Elektro, HipHop, Independent Rock und sogar Weltmusik lassen dem Besucher die Qual der Wahl. Bestaunt hier vorab das Poster von 2012 und die ersten bestätigten Acts: Tocotronic | Metronomy ...

Sieben Mal gute Laune Trotz anhaltender Wirtschaftskrise in ihrer Heimat verlieren die Isländer von Retro Stefson nicht ihre gute Laune. Mit Verve und kindlichem Vergnügen lassen die sieben Mitglieder auf „Kimbabwe“ die Stile aufeinanderprallen und schauen staunend, was dabei passiert. Mehr World | Electro

brand new song by one of the coolest Icelandic bands, Retro Stefson

Retro Stefson   Qween - Retro Stefson by retrostefson

Retro Stefson " Medallion " Retro Stefson - Medallion (detektor.fm Akustik-Session) from detektor.fm

Crapule de Luxe Islandaise   Le Vil Viking is back with some new stuff...   Skálmöld   " Kvaðning " Live @ NASA , Reykjavik on 4. November 2011 Egill Sæbjörnsson & Retro Stefson " How are you today ", performing a song of Egill's @ his studio @ Berlin Futuregrapher " Trouble - Sveim Í Svart / Hvítu " (Ambient In Black / White). Futuregrapher & Trouble played Live over the film Faust, along with Úlfur and Pyrodulia. Tracklist. 1. Futuregrapher - Ránargata (Version 1) 2. Futuregrapher - Memory Valium / Ringo Is High 3. Futuregrapher - Undir Risi 4. Futuregrapher - Dagur 5. Futuregrapher - Untitled Acid For Skurken / Plasticry 6. Futuregrapher / Trouble - Tungur Sveimur 7. Trouble / Futuregrapher - Gormur 8. Trouble ...

Words by James Canham and Tim Boddy Photos by Nick Miners and Tim Boddy With a fairly relaxed Wednesday out of the way, we decided to take a quick stroll (almost) up to the peak of Mount Esja in the day before coming back down again and enjoying a few beers and trying a few Icelandic delicacies (Puffin and Whale are both amazing). After a bit of complaining about how much we ached, we set off to the beautiful church Frikirkjan to see Hauschka. JC: Hauschka Fatcat offshoot 130701’s wunderkind Hauschka started proceedings on the Thursday with a mesmerising ...

“If the volcano blows then you could be stuck here till May!” These were the words that ushered in Clash’s return to Reykjavik for our sixth year of supporting this exquisite, intense and always epic musical journey. Stuck? We’d class such chaos as a blessing! And as we taxied along under the spectre of another flight frying lava eruption it was hard to not to feel that Volcano Katla was feeling like a party too. The rumbles were aligning our pulse to that of this warming race of people, who’ve been so resilient to weather and the ...

Retro Stefson began when most of the members were still in middle school, and, unlike most bands so young, managed to stay together long enough to burst onto the scene via 2006′s Iceland Airwaves festival. Now, five years later, the band is celebrating the release of their second album, Kimbabwe, following long and successful touring. Read more...

Icelander Snævar Albertsson goes by the name of Dad Rocks! , and we love him here at The 405. Here's what he had to say about Airwaves 2011: Tell us a little about yourself... My name is Snævar, I'm from Iceland and I live in Denmark. I've been playing in a band called Mimas now for 7 years, and started a solo-career in 2010 called 'Dad Rocks!'. I have two awesome kids, and I'm studying culture and aesthetics. What can we expect from you at Airwaves 2011? A big ass band. With Dad Rocks! I'm bringing ...

Snorri Helgason is a London based Icelandic singer/songwriter who recently released his second album, Winter Sun. Click here to see the video to his song River. Tell us a little about yourself... I'm from Iceland. I'm 26 years old. I just released my sophomore solo album, Winter Sun , in Iceland. I live in London and play and write music for a living. It's morning and I just had some coffee and I am listening to Gene Clark. What can we expect from you at Airwaves 2011? I'll be playing two sets with my new band ...

Every Monday through Friday, we deliver a different song as part our Song of the Day podcast subscription. This podcast features exclusive KEXP in-studio performances, unreleased songs, and recordings from independent artists that our DJs think you should hear. Finally, KEXP has been invited to broadcast live from Iceland, so this week we are featuring songs Read more...