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Week 42 | Monday October 27 2008
 
 

Iceland Airwaves Roundup
Retro Stefson play AirwavesThis year’s edition of Iceland Airwaves – the festival's 10th anniversary – was one of the most successful and dynamic yet, with international stars like Vampire Weekend, CSS and White Denim playing alongside scores of blistering local acts in ‘official’ and ‘off-venue’ locations. In this post, we've gathered some of what the international press thought of this year's bash, as well as links to photos, blogs, etc.

You Are In Control! Roundup
You are in Control! panel in actionRunning parallel to the 10th Anniversary of Iceland Airwaves Reykjavik also played host to the inaugural year of You Are In Control! the first international music conference of its kind, which gathered together some of the most forward thinking business people and entrepreneurs in the music industry.
 

Sigur Rós - Tour, Singles, Film & More
Sigur Rós round off their phenomenal year with the release of a new single, a special edition of their recent Top 5 album (including two stunning new films and a 196 page hardbound book), a hugely anticipated European tour featuring their biggest solo headline shows to date in the UK (supported by fellow Icelanders For a Minor Reflection), and a one-off special gig in Iceland!

  NEW RELEASES
 

Johnny and the Rest

Johnny and the Rest - s/t
Although Johnny And The Rest is a community of fellas with strong blues roots, they have a tendency to take other musical directions: walking the jazzy fields of music, taking u-turns along psychedelic paths...

 

  IN THE SPOTLIGHT
 
Jóhann Jóhannsson

IMX Spotlight: Jóhann Jóhannsson
Avant Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson has been quietly bewitching listeners for years with his stately, slow-building and hauntingly melodic music. He told Paul Sullivan all about his latest work, Fordlandia

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Ben Frost performs 'Black' at Greenhouse

(Ben Frost performs an un-released song for the IMX podcast. Shot and edited by Stuart Rogers, this is a great performance of a chilling trackt
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