Just over 60 miles from the Arctic Circle, in the northern climes of Iceland, lies the town of Akureyri. While it may be a bit hard to pronounce, Akureyri is fast becoming known as the Arctic Abbey ...

Björk, the Icelandic pop icon and multidisciplinary artist, is opening an exhibition of immersive works at the National ...

Iceland is a tiny Nordic island in North Atlantic — most people know that. In fact, plenty of young people, particularly on the east coast, have even visited this sliver of lush land to experience the ...

Iceland Airwaves review: This music festival will restore your faith in humanity - 5/5 With mostly emerging acts from over 20 ...

The voice is fluting, translucent. The melodies it carries are linear yet sinuous, their rise and fall akin to undulating ...

As someone who’s attended their fair share of music festivals, nothing beats the thrill of being in a crowd of folks singing, dancing, and vibing to artists on stage. They have a different kind of ...

Heading for Nashville, America’s ‘music city’, Reykjavik is a hop-off hop-on airport stop on the flight out. It’s a hub for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about great music, mobile-centric tech and related trends. Tastemaker music festival Iceland Airwaves has come a long way ...

Cellist Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir is from the once-isolated island country of Iceland, a land of ice and snow and geothermal power and awesome music. In this episode, Sæunn tells the unique history of ...

Ásgeir Trausti finds himself in a rather curious situation. There's a buzz around him as a 'new artist', but he released in his home country of Iceland in September 2012. He's destined for huge things ...

Iceland remains one of the most mysterious and wonderful places on planet earth, so it's no surprise that some of the world's best music is also emerging from there. Between the huge success of Sigur ...

PRI/ The World's Global Hit - Iceland Learn more about Marco Werman's role as radio reporter for The World on public radio, and listen to streaming audio of his interviews with bands Hudson Wayne and ...