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Icelandic Music 101: For A Minor Reflection

They are introspective, skinny, young, talented. Why, they must be For A Minor Reflection, the latest band lazy journalists like to compare to Sigur Rós!
The boys from For A Minor Reflection have recently toured the UK, and supported a well-known band of folk musicians across Europe and America. Not bad if you’re barely out of […]

26 May 2010 – 14:15 | Posted in iceland, music, icelandic music | Comments (0)

A Series of Unfortunate Icelandic Animals, Part Two: The Atlantic Halibut

In the second part of this gripping series, we look at a fish that’s bigger than a banker’s Range Rover and even less attractive. Examples of both can be found at the bottom of the Atlantic around the coast of Iceland.
Saying the Atlantic Halibut is a “large fish” is like saying Lady Gaga occasionally likes […]

17 January 2010 – 3:56 | Posted in iceland, animals, fish | Comments (0)

Icelandic Music 101:
FM Belfast

Imagine a Teenage Ninja Turtle having an affair with 2 Unlimited while MC Hammer and Scooter watch from the wardrobe.
One of Reykjavík’s most popular electo bands, FM Belfast throws together samples from all manner of 80s and 90s hits to form a fast-paced barrage of unexpectedly introspective dance music. The boy-girl-boy trio is also famous […]

5 August 2008 – 10:22 | Posted in iceland, icelandic music, Icelandic bands | Comments (1)

A Series of Unfortunate Icelandic Animals, Part One: The Wolf Fish

In the first installment of this important new series, we take a closer look at the piscatorial world’s answer to Keith Richards.
Also known as the Atlantic Catfish, Sea Wolf, Wolf Eel and Anarhichas lupus (which, funnily enough, were all names for lesser known 80s hair metal groups), the Wolf Fish looks its seen a thousand […]

18 July 2008 – 16:27 | Posted in animals, fish | Comments (3)