Icelandic Music Museum: Smekkleysa

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Saturday, January 3, 2015

# 190: Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson - His role in the Icelandic music history in The Eighties

Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson

Ásatrú high priest & rímur singer:

His role in the Icelandic music history

in The Eighties

1982

January 1982 (Timinn)

Supporing act of punk/postpunk/new wave bands Purrkur Pillnikk and Q4U @ the famous venue Hotel Borg

March 1982 (Morgunbladid)
Supporting act of Einar Örn Benediktsson's punk band Purrkur Pillnikk

March 1982 (Thjodviljinn)

April 1982 (Vikan)

April 1982 (Thjodviljinn)

April 1982 (DV)
Opener of the documentary Rokk i Reykjavik

April 1982 (Morgunbladid)
On stage with Purrkur Pillnikk

November 1982 (Morgunbladid)

December 1982 (DV)

December 1982 (Morgunbladid)

December 1982 (Thjodviljinn)

December 1982 (Timinn)

December 1982 (Vikan)

1985

June 1985 (Morgunbladid)
Featured on the LP of Psychic TV "Those Who Do Not"

1987

June 1987 (Morgunbladid)

Featured on the LP "Geysir" (Icelandic Independent Music Scene of the Eighties)

R.I.P.

# 189: Jón Gnarr (Jón Gnarr Kristinsson): His Smekkleysa Year 1989

Jón Gnarr Kristinsson

Jón Gnarr :

His Smekkleysa Year

1989

May 1989 (Morgunbladid)

July 1988 (Morgunbladid)
On tour in the USA with Smekkleysa musicians
Already a connection with the HAM members

September 1989 (Thjodviljinn)

September 1989 (Morgunbladid)
Former punk band bass player 'Jónsi Punk' goes on stage as Punk Poet 'Jón Gnarr' with the bands Bless, HAM and Reptile

November 1989 (Timinn)

November 1989 (Thjodviljinn)

December 1989 (Thjodviljinn)
Book with poems by Gnarr released on the Smekkleysa hf label (abroad known as the Sugarcubes & friends label Bad Taste)