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Happy Birthday 'Agaetis Byrjun' - here's a little something for you... To mark the 10th anniversary of the Icelandic release of their breakthrough album 'Agaetis Byrjun', Sigur Ros have made available two exclusive live performances from the original launch party concert at the Icelandic Opera House on the night of June 10, 1999 - back when few people outside Reykjavik hadn't the foggiest clue who they were. Watch it here. 'Nyja Lagid' video - filmed originally for Icelandic TV and unseen for years, this shows the boys when they really were still boys, performing a song that never made it onto Agaetis Byrjun ...
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I don't want to be lazy, but Anthony from the Alternative Music Blog on About.com does as good a job as anyone introducing the new project from our singer, Jonsi, and Alex Somers: Amidst all the Americana, folksiness, and indie-rock moves of the almighty, compilation-for-a-generation Dark Was the Night, few songs seemed so radically 'other' as "Happiness," that eight-and-a-half-minute burbling ambient blow-out from Riceboy Sleeps. The artistic marriage of Sigur Rós's Jón Þór 'Jónsi' Birgisson and Parachutes' Alex Somers, Riceboy Sleeps started out as a product of the pair's domestic union; songs built together, late at night, on laptops. Of course, Riceboy ...
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The guys recently donated "Með suð í eyrum" for a commercial spot for Oxfam America. You can watch the spot below but the message from Oxfam is simple: Nearly one billion suffer from chronic hunger. The cost of food from Ethiopia to Afghanistan has nearly doubled. The situation is urgent. One modest donation can make a difference. Support Oxfam’s work to end hunger and poverty. You can save a life. You can make a difference. The Global Hunger Epidemic from Oxfam America on Vimeo.
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I thought I’d write some notes to go along with the pictures Eva took to go in Special Edition, since while a lot of the images are pretty much self-explanatory - or better left mysterious - some others could maybe benefit from a little background info. That said, I don’t really have that much extra to say about the photos from Abbey Road that start the book, it’s just some lovely shots of the Sigur Ros boys in an historic and photogenic setting, interspersed with the kids from the London Oratory boys choir being, literally, old school in their maroon striped ...
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The entries in this contest were most impressive and we all thank you for your inspired creativity and hard work. Since so much effort was put into this competition, we have decided to call out 10 overall winners, including the one Grand Prize winner. Click on the user name links to watch the videos. GRAND PRIZE WINNER DanThomasIII - BEST COVER AND GREAT VIDEO TO BOOT RUNNERS UP Benfi - BEST USE OF NUDITY TheAmazingTveir - BEST COMEDY ENTRY\ sugargookies - BEST STOP MOTION bcnidea onkennedymurray AlvinPing Monolichell Finnguala PRIZE: The runners up will get a signed copy of the album and Dan Thomas III get a signed copy of the Special ...
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