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Iceland concert event Iceland Airwaves to attract thousands of music lovers

Iceland concert event Iceland Airwaves to attract thousands of music lovers

The upcoming concert event in Iceland, Iceland Airwaves, is set to attract thousands of music lovers to the northernmost music capital in the world, Reykjavik; and with most of the line-up already announced, this years’ Airwaves will be as spectacular as ever. Continue Reading

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Iceland celebrates 100 years of recorded music

Iceland celebrates 100 years of recorded music

This week marks 100 years since the first Icelandic-language music record was released. The occasion has been celebrated in various ways, including concerts and a second-hand records fayre. Continue Reading

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Singer takes tax dispute to Supreme Court

Singer takes tax dispute to Supreme Court

A Danish pop star has taken her quest to get a full tax deduction for clothes and make-up purchased for on-stage performances to the Supreme Court. Lina Rafn, who sings with the band Infernal and won international notoriety for her vocals on Paw’s Paris to Berlin song, is this week at the country’s highest court to contest a previous ruling. Continue Reading

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Reykjavik Jazz Festival goes live

Reykjavik Jazz Festival goes live

The Reykjavik Jazz Festival 2010 went live last night. This is Iceland's biggest yearly jazz event and beside local jazz musicians there are artists coming to the country from the Nordic countries, France, Austria and the USA. Continue Reading

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Verslunarmannahelgi rolls round once more

Verslunarmannahelgi rolls round once more

The first Monday is August is always a public holiday in Iceland and Verslunarmannahelginn (literally the tradesmen's weekend) has become the country's biggest travel and festival weekend of the year. Continue Reading

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Bjork unhappy at sale of Icelandic energy to overseas business

Bjork unhappy at sale of Icelandic energy to overseas business

The famous Icelandic singer, Bjork held a press conference yesterday in Reykjavik where she discussed her fears about Canada's Magma energy purchasing HS Orka, an Icelandic geothermal company. Continue Reading

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East Iceland full of young people thanks to LungA

East Iceland full of young people thanks to LungA

Young people from across the globe are taking part in the LungA festival in Seydisfjordur, East Iceland this weekend. Continue Reading

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British band and Icelandic star touring Iceland together

British band and Icelandic star touring Iceland together

British duo The Fancy Toys (and their band) are nearing the end of a mini-tour of Iceland during which they have been playing with Icelandic jazz/folk singer, Ragga Grondal. Continue Reading

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Social Networking website encourages users to make money

Social Networking website encourages users to make money

Social Networking and recommendations website, daGeek is encouraging its users to make money through personal pages by strategically placing sales links from Amazon, Clickbank or Google Adsense in between written content. Profile owners can then receive up to fifty percent of all sales revenues generated by those links put in place. Continue Reading

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Damien Rice ‘Iceland Inspires’ concert a huge success

Damien Rice ‘Iceland Inspires’ concert a huge success

The ‘Iceland Inspires’ concert held in Reykjavik on Thursday 1st July, featuring Damien Rice, proved to be a huge success as the live web cast, via the Inspired by Iceland website, received over seventy thousand visits from fifty-two countries, RUV reports. Continue Reading

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