Scandinavian music contest gets ready to roll
Planetary Group and Sonicbids have announced the deadline to enter their Spring 2008 Tour Scandinavia contest. Following the success of similar tours ...
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Springsteen to rock Scandinavia
Rock and Roll legend Bruce Springsteen recently announced that he will be back on the charts this year with a new album and a new tour that will take ...
Carlsberg corners the luxury beer market
Scandinavia’s biggest brewery, Carlsberg, recently introduced a beer which is guaranteed to put win first prize in at least one category: cost. ...
Iceland Music Export celebrates first year at Midem
Iceland Music Export (IMX) will host its first stand at the world-famous Midem music event which is running in Cannes until 30th January. Over 10,000 ...
Leading Icelandic conceptual artist to exhibit in Sweden
An exhibition of Icelandic artist Hreinn Fridfinnsson’s work will open at Malmö Konsthall gallery on 15 February in Sweden, reports e-flux.com. The ex...
Björk attacks New Zealand photographer
Icelandic singer Björk has allegedly lashed out at another reporter, this time targeting a newspaper photographer snapping shots of her yesterday at A...
Historic Iceland summit has big screen potential
Ridley Scott, director of the hit movie ‘Gladiator’, is considering plans for a movie based on the historic 1986 Iceland summit between Mikhail Gorbac...
Nordic films in strong position for Oscars
Five Nordic films are in the running for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars, securing the region’s status as a new hotbed of filmmakers, reports...