BUZZGRINDER (Free subscription) | 01/05/2009
:: Lars Ulrich’s favorite album of the year: Gods of the Earth from The Sword. :: Spinner has a free mp3 from Charlie Louvin, a true living legend. :: Want to hear some whistling and pizzicato but aren’t unethical enough to pirate albums or cool enough to get them in the mail for free? Well, you’re in [...]
Staring at the Apocalypse (Free subscription) | 01/04/2009
Sigur Rós - Með Suð Í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust (EMI, 2008) Web Who Are They? Similar Artists: Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Explosions in the Sky, Mogwai, múm, Amiina Download (320 kbps / 123 mb)
bilerico.com (Free subscription) | 12/19/2008
This is Sigur Rós, an Icelandic minimalist band whose lead singer, Jónsi Birgisson, is gay. Here's their video for "Viðrar vel til Loftárása," which rages against the heteropatriarchy, as much as a minimalist post-rock video could rage against anything: iPhone users: Click to watch And Jónsi Birgisson, after the jump, on what ties his music to Iceland . Continue reading "Queer music Friday - Sigur...
How soon is now ? (Free subscription) | 12/19/2008
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betterPropaganda (Free subscription) | 12/12/2008
The Top 100 Artists of the Decade list will be posted over the course of 100 days. On September 23rd, we will post one artist and continue every day until December 31st, when we will unveil our #1 artist of the decade! Please read our introduction to learn about our nominating and ordering process. #20 Sigur Rós When talking about Sigur Rós and their music, it seems impossible to refrain from mentioning...
COOL HUNTING (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
Icelandic band Sigur Rós celebrates their fifth and latest album, Meó suó í eyrum vió spilum endalaust, with a deluxe edition cloth-bound hardback book which includes 200 pages of fine art photos, a CD of the album and a DVD shot in Super 8 chronicling the band on the road at shows in England, Mexico and America, including their stop at this year's Bonnaroo Festival...
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 12/04/2008
Photo: Getty The Hot List has been a Rolling Stone tradition since 1986. All this week, Rock Daily takes a look back at the people and trends that stayed smoking and the ones that cooled off. Today, we visit 2000. Hot Hit: Sigur Ros. Named 2000’s “Hot Band,” the Icelandic quartet had just released their breakthrough album [...]
ettf.net (Free subscription) | 12/03/2008
Recorded last June with Bjork at the Naturra Concert in Reykjavik. You must check out the official video clip with lots of artsy nudity. Can’t embed it as the Googles would give me another boobie warning, but here’s a taste:
LSI Online News (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
USA - Concert sound provider Firehouse Productions, known for its tours with Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, Peter Gabriel and other innovative artists, chose to deploy L-acoustics LA8-powered Kudo ...
Abduzeedo by design - (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
This is a very nice shortmovie Eric Lerner and an unofficial music video for the song "Gong" by Sigur Ros. Im crazy about the idea Mr. Lerner had. It is really funny and a machine like this would be useful sometimes, when talking to girls. [][][][] / "Sigur ros - Gong" / Eric Lerner from Eric Lerner on Vimeo .
The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
Sigur Ros, Iceland's favourite musical sons, played the first of their two sell-out London gigs at Alexandra Palace last Thursday. The band filled the venerable old pavilion with their panoramic sound to the delight of all present.
Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
Single review for Við spilum endalaust from Sigur Ros.Released in June 2008, ' fifth studio album 'Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust' revealed a shifting musical direction for the Icelandic 'post-rockers'. Sharper and snappier than its predecessors, its twelve songs represented a pop-driven departure from the elusively ethereal Sigur Ros signature sound. This, the third single taken from the album,...
Sivin Kit's Garden (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
[][][][] / "Sigur ros - Gong" / Eric Lerner from Eric Lerner on Vimeo. Good music, interesting short film.
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 11/24/2008
Even before the credit crunch, Iceland's Sigur Rós served as aural ambassadors for their homeland's otherworldly natural wonders, their profoundly atmospheric...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/21/2008
Benjamin Secher finds the Icelandic rockers Sigur Ros provide beauty money cannot buy.
