This evening ethereal Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós are streaming their new album Valtari (Icelandic for ‘steamroller’, apparently) in full for one hour from 7pm. Click here for the stream. First Twitter reactions can be found under the hashtag #valtarihour. While you are counting down the minutes to the so-called ‘global listening party’, you can … Continue reading »
Tag Archives: Jonsi
Winterthurer Musikfestwochen 2012 – Sigur Ros, Get Well Soon, Leech, Kettcar + more
Well, this is pretty damn exciting – after a three year absence from the stage, epic Icelandic band Sigur Rós are headlining the Winterthurer Musikfestwochen in August 2012, along with Get Well Soon, and Leech. Woohoo! I’ve never seen Sigur Rós, but they’ve always been on my list of must-see bands. I saw Jonsi at … Continue reading »
Review: Zurich Open Air Day 3 – Belle and Sebastian, Jonsi, Christopher Christopher
Out and about at the unbearably anti-social hour of 11 am on a Sunday morning, early enough to catch most of Friska Viljor’s jaunty set. Oh, what a happy bunch these Swedish rockers are! Smiles are infectious, you know, so the early birds that had gathered wore big, mostly hungover grins along with their mud-caked … Continue reading »
On your marks, get set… Zurich Openair update
Ok, so it’s almost time, people, to get your butts down to Rümlang and enjoy 3 days of indie/alt rock/electronica goodness for … … Zurich Openair! UPDATE: The festival site is open around the clock, with the following access times, dependent on what type of ticket you have: FIRST ACCESS / FESTIVAL ACCESS: From Friday … Continue reading »
Zurich OpenAir update
There have been a couple of line-up changes to the Zurich OpenAir programme recently (which the above programme doesn’t yet reflect). Additions: The Prodigy (headline on Sunday night), Stereophonics, The Hives, Expatriate. The Prodigy…I’m a bit underwhelmed. So very 90′s. I never liked their screamy music. I’m still holding out hope (likely in vain) for … Continue reading »
Zurich live news 04.05.10
Too often great acts do their European circuit and visit everywhere BUT Switzerland – that kills me. Zurich has been on the receiving end of a lot of band/artist love, of late, and that is something to be rejoiced, people, so get out there, see those bands/singers/shows and make sure they come back again and … Continue reading »
Zurich live news 24.02.2010
Some good stuff coming to Zurich in the near future – go get those tickets! Kevin Devine @ Hafenkneipe Monday 01.03.10 Beach House @ Abart Saturday 06.03.10 – think I’m going to give it a miss. La Roux @Kaufleuten Klubsaal Sunday 07.03.10 Florence and the Machine @ Rohstofflager Wednesday 10.03.10 – hoping the drumming monks … Continue reading »
News and reviews 10.02.10
Nikin Phaser has a great review of HiM‘s new album Screamworks: Love in Theory and Practice. Pretty Much Amazing‘s review of the new Yeasayer album Odd Blood makes me want to rush out and buy tix to their Zurich show. Open Air St Gallen Festival still has the special Nachtschwärmer offer happening, but only until … Continue reading »
