Tuesday, November 30, 2010

# 17: Siberia, the first Icelandic internet café

Source: Iceland Review
Note:
Einar Örn Benediktsson started the first Icelandic Netc@fe called "Siberia" in 1995.
Heida i Unun was one of his employees


Monday, November 29, 2010

# 16: Ghostigital

More Einar Örn: this time as Ghostigital. A duo that started as a solo project of Einar Örn Benediktsson (EÖB). But soon became a duo, EÖB together with visual artist/producer Bibbi "Curver" Örn Thoroddsen.
And sometimes the duo is joined by some friends & family. Artist Finnbogi Pétursson, Einar's son Kaktus (of Captain Fufanu) on trumpet, Gísli Galdur (extra or replacing Curver, who is based in the USA), Elli (Elís of Jeff Who?) on guitar, Siggi "Sugarcube" Baldursson on drums (Airwaves 2010), ...
Ghostigital
 December 2003 
 December 2003 (Fréttabladid)
2003
 Ghostigital (December 2003)
 EÖB (2003)
 Curver (2003)
 2004 (Morgunbladid)
 In Theater (Fréttabladid, February 2004)
 February 2004 (Fréttabladid)
 Supporting The Pixies in May 2004 (Fréttabladid)
 Björk joined Ghostigital on keyboards @ Culture Night (August 2004)
Father & Son together on stage (Fréttabladid, March 2004)
March 2004 (Fréttabladid)
 May 2004 (Morgunbladid)
Ghostigital was supporting act for the Pixies in May 2004 (Morgunbladid)
 With Mugison @ Barcelona in 2004 (Morgunbladid)
Review of  First Album released in 2004
 Ghostigital T-shirt by Sodoma (2004)
November 2005 (Morgunbladid)
 Interview with Curver (Morgunbladid, 2005)
April 2005 (Morgunbladid)
 Working together with GusGus December 2005 (Fréttabladid)
 Ghostigital @ Iceland Airwaves Festival (Morgunbladid, 2005)
 September 2005 (Morgunbladid)
 February 2005 (Fréttabladid)
 Kaktus (Fréttabladid, December 2005)
 Interview with EÖB (Muninn, 2005) 

 May 2006
 2006
 December 2006 (Morgunbladid)
June 2006 (Morgunbladid)
 April 2006 (Fréttabladid)
 Reykjavik Tropik (June 2006)
May 2006 (Fréttabladid)
2nd Album "In Cod We Trust" (Morgunbladid, February 2006)
 May 2006 (Fréttabladid)
 In Concert @ Hyde Park in 2006 (Fréttabladid)
 March 2006 (Fréttabladid)
 March 2006 (Fréttabladid)
 2006
Ghostigital Concert @ Copenhagen (Fréttabladid, 2007)
Concert with Finnbogi Pétursson @ Sirkus (24 Stundir, January 2008)
 October 2008 (Fréttabladid)
 2008
June 2008 (24 Stundir)

# 15: Purrkur Pillnikk

Purrkur Pillnikk
Morgunbladid (1988)
 Purrkur Pillnikk (1983)
August  1982 (Timinn)
 Purrkur Pillnikk stops in August 1982 (Timinn)


 After the dead of Pilnik: Purrkur Pillnikk (1982)
 Review of concert (September, 1982)
 Purrkur Pillnikk (1982)  
 May 1982 (Thjodviljinn)
 February 1982 (Timinn)
 September 1982 (Morgunbladid)

Advertisements of Gramm Label (1982)
 Purrkur Pillnikk (1982)
 In costume (Morgunbladid, April 1982)
5 Bands in Concert @ Hotel Borg in April 1982 (Morgunbladid)
 May 1982 (Morgunbladid)

 Purrkur Pillnikk (1981)
 Purrkur Pillnikk (1981)
 1981
 April 1981 (Dagbladid)
 1981



 Einar Örn Benediktsson (EÖB) singer of  Purrkur Pillnikk 
& manager of Utangardsmenn (1981)
Purrkur Pillnikk & Sveinbjörn together in concert (1981)
 Review of Tilf (1981)
 May 1981 (Morgunbladid) 
 1981 (Visir)
 2008 (Lesbok Morgunbladid)