Iceland's Secret Solstice 2018 Announces Exclusive Performances Inside A Glacier and Lava Tunnel
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 6, 2017
Iceland's Secret Solstice 2018 Announces Exclusive Performances Inside A Glacier + Lava Tunnel The most unique festival on the planet returns with two once in a lifetime side events June 21-24, 2018 Reykjavik, Iceland Secret Solstice is shaping up to be one of the standout international events on the summer calendar - Billboard Tickets on sale for Into The Glacier + The Lava Tunnel Thursday December 7 at 7am ET / 4am PT YouTube Into The Glacier + The Lava Tunnel 2017 Recap - Watch Here!
The xx Debut Short Film WE SEE YOU - BERLIN
by Caryn Robbins - Nov 30, 2017
In November 2016 just over a year ago to the day The xx's Romy Madly Croft, Oliver Sim and Jamie Smith announced their return with a brand new single 'On Hold' and news of a third full length album, I See You.
Sky Vision Secures Distribution Rights to Mystery Crime Drama THE FLATEY ENIGMA
by Caryn Robbins - Nov 27, 2017
The series is produced by Sagafilm, the leading independent production company in Iceland, in co-production with Reykjavik Films and collaboration with R V. Sky Vision, the distribution arm of Sky, has secured the distribution rights to the upcoming mystery crime drama series THE FLATEY ENIGMA.
Tectonics Festival Returns to the Tmu-na Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Nov 24, 2017
Tectonics Festival returns to Israel for the fifth time and settles in the various spaces of Tmu-na Theatre. The festival was gathered by Ilan Volkov in many cities around the world and established its status as a leading new, trial and improvised music festival which took place under the sponsorship of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Glasgow, at the Adelaide Festival of Arts in Australia, in Reykjavik with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, in Oslo, Athens and New York.
Tiesto Announces Run of Flagship Australian & European Shows for 2018
by Caryn Robbins - Nov 13, 2017
The Northern Lights Tour will run from January 16 22, 2018, with several stops in Norway at Trondheim, Bergen, Troms and Stavanger plus a show in Reykjavik, Iceland. This intimate run of shows marks the Musical Freedom boss' follow up to his sold-out tour in the region in 2016.
The Wallis and Vesturport presents THE HEART OF ROBIN HOOD
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 10, 2017
The classic tale of the world's most infamous outlaw goes rogue in The Heart of Robin Hood, a heart-pounding, eye-popping new adventure directed by Gisli rn Gardarsson and Selma Bj rnsd ttir from Iceland's innovative theater company Vesturport and the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts (The Wallis). Robin Hood and his unmerry gang of cutthroats steal from the rich, but it never occurs to them to give back.
LUCIANBLOMKAMP Releases Part 1 of His 3-Part Album
by Danielle Kfare - Oct 13, 2017
Today, Australian producer and multi-instrumentalist LUCIANBLOMKAMP releases Part 1 of his new album Sick of What I Don't Understand, which will be released in three parts over the coming year, via Different Recordings.
Taste of Iceland Returns to Toronto for Four-Day Cultural Celebration
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 27, 2017
This November, Taste of Iceland returns to Toronto for its seventh annual celebration of Icelandic culture. Presented by Iceland Naturally, the interactive four-day festival showcases the best of Iceland's cuisine, art, music and literature, offering attendees an experiential glimpse into the renowned Icelandic culture. Taste of Iceland runs from November 9-12 at various locations throughout the city.
Fazerdaze Shares 'Bedroom Talks' Video via Gorilla vs. Bear
by Caryn Robbins - Sep 22, 2017
New Zealand-based songwriter and producer Fazerdaze, a.k.a. Amelia Murray, released her debut album earlier this year entitled Morningside, and today she shares a charming DIY music video for 'Bedroom Talks.' Filmed on an iPhone during a recent trip to New York City, and edited by Murray herself, 'Bedroom Talks' is premiering now via Gorilla vs. Bear
The xx's 'On Hold (Jamie xx Remix)' Out Today; Remix Video Debuts
by Caryn Robbins - Sep 13, 2017
At the end of 2016, The xx announced their return and news of a new album, I See You, with the lead single On Hold. An undoubted highlight of one of the year's most critically acclaimed albums, On Hold has quickly become one of The xx's biggest songs to date.
English Language Premiere of Iceland's GUILTY Set for TNC's Dream Up Festival
by BWW
News Desk - Sep 5, 2017
Iceland in the 19th Century was not exactly an idyll; it was an island nation of farming and fishing communities, pretty much cut off from the much of the rest of the world. Crime was rare and capital crimes rarer still. So the country's criminal cases have become the stuff of legend, including the child rape case in Rifsaedasel of 1837, which is as infamous to Icelanders as The Manson Family is to Americans. Contemporary Icelandic playwright Hrafnhildur Hagalin revisits this infamous case with 'Guilty' (2014), a verse play that gracefully and provocatively examines issues of obsession and mercy which cling to it to this day.
SHEAR MADNESS Celebrates 30 Years at the Kennedy Center
by BWW News Desk - Aug 29, 2017
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts's production of Shear Madness, the uproarious whodunit that holds the Guiness world record as the longest-running play in America, celebrates 30 years of hair-raising hilarity as it resumes performances tonight, August 29, in the Kennedy Center Theater Lab.