Review of Airwaves 2010 - Photographs by Markus Moises

Change my name

This was the last & final post on my blog I love Icelandic music. 
It is not the first on my blog. But my friend Markus provided me some exclusive footage of my favorite artists.

I was in Reykjavik one WE before Airwaves running around my 101 habitat to obtain some Pré-Airwaves feeling.

Enjoyed some bands that I heard for the first time live:

Two Tickets To Japan, Morning after Youth & Coral @ Rock Bar Dillon on Thursday 7. October

Valdimar @ Sódóma on Friday 8. October

BOB @ Faktory (working on their 2nd album) on Saturday 9. October

My Review of Airwaves '10

Pré-Airwaves - On Tuesday I enjoyed 7 artists @ Faktory. Thank you Rúnar Magnússon! More Hljóðaklettar Please!

On Wednesday 8 gigs @ Faktory. Hell yeah there was more Hljóðaklettar!

On Thursday 5 (venue) + 4 (off-venue) gigs

On Friday 5 (venue) + 4 (off-venue) gigs (2 bands not on stage @ Airwaves)

On Saturday 6 (venue) + 1 (off-venue) + 1 backstage/soundcheck @ NASA (Hellvar)

On Sunday 4 gigs (off-venue) + 1 short movie screening (Where's the snow?!)

Best Foreign Bands (as usual I had my focus on the Icelandic Artists)

2 Danish artists:

Selvhenter with 2 female drummers - nice mix with Rúnar & friends on stage

Spleen United

Best Icelandic Artists (in my humble opinion alphabetically!)

Amiina as a sextet (with drummer & Kippi Kaninus) off-venue @ Havari

Bárujárn with theremin @ Amsterdam

Captain Fufanu @ Tjarnarbio

Coral off-venue @ Backpackers Hostel (Laugavegur)

Ensimi @ NASA

Ghostigital @ Tjarnarbio

Gjöll @ Faktory

HAM @ NASA

Hellvar @ NASA

Mammút off-venue @ Hresso

Pascal Pinon @ Risid

Prinspóló off-venue @ Havari (+ I saw the générale the day before)

Reptilicus @ Faktory

Reykjavik! @ NASA off-venue @ Boston

Saktmodigur @ Café Amsterdam

S.H. Draumur @ NASA

Sólstafir @ Sódóma

Sudden Weather Change go Ghostigital @ Tjarnarbio off-venue @ Boston

Vicky @ Prikid

Best Projection

Ghostigital Saturday @ Tjarnarbio

Hlodaklettar Evenings Tuesday & Wednesday @ Faktory

Best Outfit/Stage Costume

Captain Fufanu Saturday @ Tjarnarbio

Best Dancers on Stage

2 dancing queens on stage with Barujarn @ Amsterdam

Friends on stage with Ghostigital @ Tjarnarbio

Best Pregnant Singer

Singer of Worm is Green, like fellow female singers Björk did with KUKL, Heida i Unun with big belly on stage (baby doing pogo dancing I suppose)

Brightest Icelandic Hope

Nolo @ Venue

Best Anarchistic Singer

Siggi Pönk (aka The Punk Nurse) of Gjöll Tuesday @ Faktory

Best Cover Song

Sudden Weather Change go Ghostigital: with a cover of the song "Goodmorning"

Most Disappointing Gig

Evil Madness @ Faktory: "no evil, no madness, no Johann Johannsson"

Worst food & drinks

Sponsoring by a famous Dutch Beer. Although they are obligated to give people water for free (Icelandic law), some bar personnel asked people to pay for the pure Icelandic, glacial H2O.

It was time to change the name (I don't like ALL Icelandic music/I even love non-Icelandic music) & time to reinvent myself.
You can follow my 2 new blogs entitled "Icelandic Music Maffia" & "Icelandic Music Museum"

(both abbreviated as IMM) .

Icelandic Music Maffia
A blog dedicated to independent music made in Iceland, especially for artists without a British manager (artists are in control!).

Icelandic Music Museum

A blog dedicated to all Icelandic music items, especially Rare Icelandic Records/Recordings (RIR).

I LOVE ICELANDIC MUSIC
R.I.P. 
October 2006 - October 2010

The Icelandic Music Maffia PR Manager

WVH

All Photographs in this review made by Markus Moises. Thx Markus!