Watch: Sigur Rós – “Ég anda”
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
Ever been with someone during a meal and they started choking? Did you become panicked and not know how to save them? Keep calm and carry on because Sigur Rós is here to help.
In a video for their new song "Ég anda" off of their forthcoming album, Valtari, you are shown the proper way to confirm that someone is choking and how to properly administer the Heimlich maneuver. The video was directed by Ragnar Kjartansson and is the first in a series… Read More
RiO!B episode – May 1, 2012
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012Stream: Sigur Rós – “Varúð ”
Monday, April 30th, 2012
We've got ourselves a brand new track from the forthcoming Sigur Rós album, Valtari, for you to check out. It's called "Varúð " and please don't ever ask me to pronounce that word...or spell it for that matter. I wouldn't even know where to begin.
Make your way over to the Hype Machine to stream this pretty track. Valtari will be released on May 29th and it'll be the… Read More
Metallica, Neil Young, Jack White headlining Outside Lands festival
Tuesday, April 17th, 2012
I'll be the first to tell you that the Outside Lands festival in San Francisco, CA is a damn good time. I went there for the first time last year and even documented my time on video. And based on this year's line up it looks I'm going back to the Bay Area this summer.
Metallica, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Stevie Wonder, Jack White, Foo Fighters and Beck will… Read More
Sigur Rós unveils North American tour dates
Thursday, April 12th, 2012
Sigur Rós will be heading to North American shores briefly this summer to tour in support of its forthcoming album, Valtari.
The first show takes place on June 30th in Philadelphia and the final performance will be held in Los Angeles on August 12th. The band will also be performing at the Lollapalooza festival in Chicago as well as the Osheaga Festival in Montreal. All the tour dates are listed down below.
Valtari will be released… Read More
Black Sabbath, The Black Keys, Red Hot Chili Peppers headlining Lollapalooza
Tuesday, April 10th, 2012
It's finally arrived. The line up for Lollapalooza, one of the biggest music festivals in the U.S., has been revealed and it's quite good.
The Chicago Sun-Times has reported that the Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Keys and Black Sabbath will headline this year's festival. This will also be the only U.S. appearance for Sabbath this year.… Read More
RiO!B episode – March 27, 2012
Tuesday, March 27th, 2012Today's Rock it Out! Blog episode has a special guest host. Jeremy D. Larson from Consequence of Sound hosts the show and talks about Jet breaking up, the new album from Sigur Ros, a new song from Japandroids and the forthcoming album from Beach House. Also mentioned is the soundtrack for The Avengers movie.
Jet breaks up
Sigur… Read More
Listen: Sigur Rós – “Ekki Múkk”
Monday, March 26th, 2012
So yesterday we posted that Sigur Rós was releasing its new album, Valtari, this coming May. Now, down below, you can check out one of the tracks from the album called "Ekki Múkk."
The album will be released on May 28th and, according to frontman Jónsi in an interview with Q Magazine, the music on the album… Read More
Sigur Rós releasing new album in May
Sunday, March 25th, 2012
Our favorite Icelandic musical act (sorry Bjork) Sigur Rós is releasing its sixth studio album, Valtari, this coming May.
According to Consequence of Sound (via the band's message board), the album is set to be released on May 28th in the UK which means we can assume its… Read More
