Faroese Invasion of Organ 18. March

Boys in a Band, Eivör, Bloodgroup at Organ
The National Team of Faroese Musicians will grace the stage at Organ this Tuesday.
Eivör Pálsdóttir is born in the Faroe Islands, although Iceland has served as here springboard to international fame.
Boys in a Band have just returned from a tour of America after a victorious visit to the Global Battle of the Bands.

Bloodgroup @ Iceland Airwaves 2007 by Wim Van Hooste
Bloodgroup is another Icelandic/Faroese cooperation. The band has built up considerable steam lately and are the only Icelandic band that have been offered a spot at the popular Roskilde Festival this summer.
Organ opens at 21.30 - Eivör 22.15 - Boys in Band 11.00 - Bloodgroup 12.00
Admission 1200 Kr.
Source:
www.grapevine.is

"Spoonstabber" by Borko is 52. Song of the Week

The Song of the Week is Borko's "Spoonstabber".
www.myspace.com/borkoborko

And the Músíktilraunir Winner is ... Agent Fresco

Músíktilraunir Winner 2008: Agent Fresco
Agent Fresco @ www.reykjavik.is/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-2834/4481_view-348

Punk @ Grand Rokk

A review of the Punk Night @ Grand Rokk by Jens Gud
A lot of songs (4, 5 or 6?) original by The Clash. Other covers of Sex Pistols, The Jam, Stiff Little Fingers and The Ramones. Two songs original by The Stranglers, and 1 song by The Damned, The Buzzcocks, Undertones...
Valli of the band Fræbbblarnir and Ingunn Magnúsdóttir, Árni Daníel of the band Q4U, Óskar Þórisson of Taugadeildinn and Heiða of Unun. Stebba of Fræbbblarnir, Komma of Q4U and Gumma Gunnars of Tappi Tikarass and Das Kapital.
Source:
http://jensgud.blog.is/blog/jensgud

Icelandic Music Awards of the Year 2007 (18. March 2008)

Icelandic Music Awards Nominees
The award ceremony will take place on 18. March @ Borgarleikhús and will be broadcasted Live @ TV.

The list of nominees decreed by a panel of music industry experts for the upcoming Icelandic Music Awards:
Hljómplata ársins: popp/dægurtónlist - Pop Album of the Year 2007
Allt fyrir ástina – Páll Óskar
Frágangur/Hold er mold – Megas
Tímarnir okkar – Sprengjuhöllin

Hljómplata ársins: rokk/jaðartónlist - Rock/Alternative Album of the Year 2007
Benny Crespo's Gang – Benny Crespo's Gang
Mugiboogie – Mugison
Sleepdrunk Seasons – Hjaltalín

Hljómplata ársins: ýmis tónlis - Various Music Album of the Year 2007
Frá heimsenda– Forgotten Lores
Við & við – Ólöf Arnalds
Volta – Björk

Tónlistarflytjandi ársins - Best Artist of the Year 2007
Björk
Gus Gus
Megas & Senuþjófarnir

Lag ársins - Song of the Year 2007
Allt fyrir ástina – Páll Óskar
Englar & dárar – Ólöf Arnalds
Goodbye July/Margt að ugga – Hjaltalín
Verðbólgin augu – Ný dönsk
Verum í sambandi – Sprengjuhöllin

Lagahöfundur ársins - Songwriter of the Year 2007
Högni Egilsson (Hjaltalín)
Megas
Snorri Helgason (Sprengjuhöllin)

Textahöfundur ársins - Songtext writer of the Year 2007
Bergur Ebbi Benediktsson (Sprengjuhöllin)
Megas
Þorsteinn Einarsson (Hjálmar)

Söngkona ársins - Female Singer of the Year 2007
Björk
Eivör
Urður Hákonardóttir (Gus Gus)

Söngvari ársins - Male Singer of the Year 2007
Högni Egilsson (Hjaltalín)
Mugison
Páll Óskar

Bjartasta vonin - Most Promising Newcomer of the Year 2007
Benny Crespo's Gang
Bloodgroup
Hjaltalín
Seabear

Singapore Sling @ The Funeral of Jakobínarína @ Organ 1. March 2008

Singapore Sling as a support act of Jakobínarína's last and final gig @ Organ stage the First of March 2008.
"Guiding Light" Video by Magnus Axelsson of Dýrðin fame/Two Little Dogs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf-WvFM7kKs

Mugison & Pétur Ben @ Akranes (2007)

Mugison playing acoustic together with guitarist Pétur Ben @ Bookshop @ Akranes
"Jesus is good name to moan"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-UQdm4ZrYY