Was an Independent, Do It Yourself Blog dedicated to Icelandic music by music slut Wim Van Hooste

Was an Independent, Do It Yourself Blog dedicated to Icelandic music by music slut Wim Van Hooste
Moved back to I love Icelandic music & started new blog Icelandic Music Mob
The Enfant Terrible of the Icelandic Music Scene - Crapule de Luxe Islandaise
The Mob
and I love Icelandic music

October 14, 2011

The President is Inspired by Iceland - Others were Inspired by the President


Inspired by Iceland President's Address from Inspired By Iceland

All The President's Men...

Reminds me of this:
The third cause for controversy was Þeyr's decision to perform in full Nazi regalia. Contrary to most of the other bands in the doc, Þeyr weren’t filmed during a concert. Instead, an ‘acted’ ‘music video’ was used to present the band. It shows the members goose step in Nazi gear towards the Icelandic president's house at Bessastaðir in-between shots of them rocking out in their rehearsal space (which was conveniently located at Álftanes, right next to Bessastaðir). Their Nazi get-up spurred the heated debate "Are Þeyr Nazis on top of being snobs?" The band of course denied all Nazi accusations. They did it ambivalently though, using the old "it was a joke" explanation.
Source: The notorious Dr. Gunni about Rokk í Reykjavík in Grapevine
 Dr Gunni made a song "Svo 2007" with the President on the cover.



In 2004 the band Trabant performed @ the President's home.
Rock @ Bessastaðir
Trabant
"The One" Official Video


But not everybody likes the President. Some artist made an album cover showing half Grimsson/half Adolf Hitler.

The previous president of Iceland Vigdis was a great Sugarcubes fan, like a French minister...
Those were the days!

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