Iceland has been going through exceptionally difficult economic times of late – after the bank that underwrote their national debt went bankrupt the country is literally choking on the fumes of the recent economic fallout. But beyond Bjork, what can you claim to know about the music culture that has been gestating there for time immemorial? Prompted by an amazingly comprehensive article about the top 100 Icelandic bands, we wanted to share the wealth and point you to a free, streaming page of their music. […]
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October 2, 2008 Week Of Shows, Episode Six Do you believe in faeries? Sprites, pixies, nymphs, woodland spirits, angels? Perhaps you should. Because to experience Iceland’s Sigur Ros live is to witness an event so elemental and pure as to be otherworldly in its divinity – cascading, sonorous epics and simple hymns proposed with love and reverence for all […] […] Both I and Truffle Jones who continues his barrage of reviews with the Week of Shows attended the sold out show and so you get two reviews of the night. I want to talk about the viscera of the experience. First off – seeing Sigur Rós in the outdoors at a theater that does not permit sound levels […] […] |
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Exclusive Podcast featuring MZ’s own Truffle Jones!
Check out this exclusive podcast interview with elusive MusicZeitgeist.com writer Truffle Jones during his exhaustive Week of Shows. They cover such an exhaustive range of topics and bands from how indies should design their merch to why My Bloody Valentine still sounds more modern than ever, the hottest new indie bands you’ve never read or heard […] […]