Iceland warms up for Eurovision Song Contest
Iceland will choose its representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade on 23 February, after the show took a short break for Christma...
Culture
Information and news on culture, music and the arts in Iceland, Scandinavia and Northern Europe
Icelandic fashion designer unveils new line in London
Icelandic fashion designer Steinunn launched her 2008 collection at the Air Gallery in London last week, reports Vogue.com. “I have a background...
Canadian animator makes Icelandic music film
A well-known Canadian animator who was inspired by music from the Icelandic band Sigur Ros, recently took the step into live film making. The Ottawa r...
First socially conscious online TV network launched
James Blunt, Kate Bosworth, Ray Winstone, Christian Slater and Nelson Mandela’s charity, 46664, have joined forces to support a new online network whi...
Canadians on trade mission in Iceland
Residents of Newfoundland Canada visited Iceland last week to showcase local products for the holiday season. Representatives from 31 companies made t...
Sigur Ros to work with Smashing Pumpkins producer
The producer of the popular North American band, The Smashing Pumpkins, will be working together with Sigur Ros in order to produce a new album togeth...
Maltese songwriter in Iceland
A songwriter from Malta and a composer from Iceland are teaming up in the hope of making a song that will take first prize at next year’s Eurovision S...
Iceland hosts online gaming conference
This weekend Iceland is hosting ‘Fanfest’, a conference which is expected to draw more foreign visitors to the Nordic island than almost a...