Back in the late 2010s I wrote a bit for RVK On Stage, a cool English-language magazine focused on the Icelandic music scene. Alas, the print version only lasted four issues, and while the website hung around for a while after that, when I tried the url earlier today my browser flashed all kinds of […]
Tag: From The Vault
From The Vault – An Interview With dj. flugvél og geimskip
In the late 2010s there was a wonderful magazine called Reykjavik On Stage. I wrote a few pieces for it, and then the editor asked if I’d be open to doing a feature interview with Steinunn Harðardóttir, better known by her alter-ego dj. flugvél og geimskip. I jumped at the opportunity – Harðardóttir’s quirky storytelling […]
From The Vault – HAM – The Musical Catalog
We are HAM! The intro to the post below describes my love of HAM, so I probably don’t need to say much here by way of introduction. This is actually a combination of three prior posts – the original cataloging of the band’s output to date appeared on February 26, 2016. Since then HAM put […]
From The Vault – Green Ice – “Green Ice” (1986)
Here’s another post in the From The Vault series. It originally appeared on Life in the Vinyl Lane on September 8, 2018, and I’m re-posting because it includes an interview with former Green Ice bassist Pat Nipert. Mrs. Life in the Vinyl Lane took a Saturday class a few weeks ago, so I thought I’d […]
From The Vault – Top 5 Albums – 2012 To 2022
At the end of every year I post various Top 5 lists. I’ve been working on the post for 2023, and decided I’d re-post my Top 5 Releases by year as they appeared on the prior iteration of Life in the VInyl Lane, along with the commentary. In looking at these lists it becomes clear […]