#ThrowbackThursday : For those of you who haven't seen this, here's a fun entertaining Google Play Q&A video with Nanna, Kiddi and Arnar during 2012's Lollapalooza. Enjoy!
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Nanna was a guest columnist for the Icelandic newspaper Morgunblaðið in April 2010, shortly after OMAM won Músíktilraunir. The column was called “The Reader,” and in it Nanna talked about her reading habits and her favorite book.
The Reader: Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, musician The Devil, an Evil Fat Cat, Love, and More One of the most interesting – but also one of the most difficult – things that I did in high school was to enroll in a course called Reading for Pleasure. I picked it because I thought it would be easy and would also give me an opportunity to read some good books. Until then I hadn’t read many books, and certainly not for pleasure. I couldn’t have been more wrong, and this was one of the most difficult courses that I took. It cost me many sleepless nights, but there were considerable benefits; in the end I had completed bunch of good books. The book that‘s on my nightstand right now is a graphic novel version of The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov. The illustrations are by Klimowski and Schejbal. Still, I not so lazy that I only read illustrated books; I did finish The Master and Margarita in the Reading for Pleasure class. I became fascinated with this book and story behind it; it was released no less than 26 years after Bulgakov‘s death. I spent a long time looking for it in an antique bookstore downtown; I was determined to add it to my lonely bookshelf. Later, I was lucky enough to receive two versions of the book as gifts. The story is magnificent; I just started reading the book, but I’ve cheated a few times and looked at Woland‘s magic show. The devil, an evil fat cat, love, and Pontius Pilate – it‘s a strangely effective recipe for a book that is without doubt my favorite book. Picture caption: This is Andrzej Klimowski’s picture of Satan as he appears in Bulgakov’s masterpiece. This interview with Nanna appeared in Morgunblaðið on October 25th, 2005. At the time, she was 16 years old and played under the name Josie. The translation is ours.
The Band of the People: Josie FOLKY TROUBADOUR-MUSIC The Band of the People this week is Josie. Morgunblaðið and mbl.is pick The Band of the People once every two weeks in order to promote and support the grassroots of Icelandic music. Our purpose is to draw attention to some of the numerous Icelandic bands who allow the public to download their music from the internet free of charge. The Band of the People is in collaboration with Rás 2 and Rokk.is. The interview can be read on mbl.is, where you can also find links to the bands‘ songs, which are hosted by Rokk.is [note: rokk.is is now defunct, but the song “Josie” by Josie can be found on YouTube]. A song by Josie will be played today in the show “Poppland”, which is broadcast on Rás 2 from 12:45-4:00 each weekday. Who is in the band? "Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, guitar and vocals…it’s a one man band." What is the philosophy behind the band? "Hmm…philosophy? I’m not sure." When and how was the band started? "I had written a bunch of songs and decided to record them and upload them to rokk.is. I needed a name and Josie was the only name I could think of, because one of the songs is called Josie." Who are your musical heroes? "Damien Rice, he’s a genius. His music is so sincere and honest." Are there any Icelandic influences? "No, not really." What do you think of Icelandic music today? "I think it has evolved a great deal. There are so many excellent bands right now. I’m very pleased to see how many great musicians there are in Iceland, and that they can promote their music through rokk.is." Is it easy to get live gigs? "If you have the right connections, yes." Is it easy to release your music to the public? "Yes, rokk.is is a great way to do that." Tell us something about the songs that you have put on rokk.is. "These are songs that I wrote earlier this year. The quality of the recording isn’t great; I’m planning to re-record them and make them better. This is troubadour-style music with a folky touch, haha." Who is the biggest party animal in the band? "My guitar..at least it makes the most noise " What are your current plans? "Stay at home and write a bunch of songs I’m also going to try to add members to the band." Any final words? "Just thanks " Credit: Morgunblaðið / Arnór Ragnarsson A couple weeks ago World Cafe went to Iceland to record and interview some of Iceland's wonderful bands and musicians which included Of Monsters and Men. Check out their interview with OMaM and the first ever live performance of Silhouettes! Click here to listen to the interview "Our friends in the Of Monsters and Men Army had sent in some questions from fans a while back. Here are Raggi and Nanna with some answers while in Atlantic City, June 2013 #tbt #omamtbt" -Of Monsters and Men
Check out this video of our (fan submitted) interview questions being answered by Nanna and Raggi! Thanks to those of you who sent in questions a while back for this and for your patience We have exciting news!
A little over a year ago, some of you submitted questions to OMAM Army to send in to OMaM to be answered. While in Atlantic City, New Jersey on tour in June of 2013, Nanna and Raggi answered the questions for us. David Gallardo | Director recorded Nanna and Raggi's answers on video and OMaM will be posting the video tomorrow for the special #OMaMtbt! The picture, also credited to David Gallardo, was taken when Nanna and Raggi were answering these questions (the paper Raggi is holding is the email from the Army). We know some of you have been asking when we would be getting the answers, so get excited for #OMaMtbt tomorrow! x Nanna, Kiddi, and Brynjar compete in Whiskey trivia for a bottle of Johnnie Walker Black Label.
This interview was first posted online by MSN Entertainment Canada last year, but was recently uploaded to YouTube. Here’s the record store interview with Nanna, translated by us. Enjoy!
Credit: bravotv.is "Just a teaser of what we saw today with @monstersandmen. Full video coming soon! #senseofplaceiceland #ofmonstersandmen"
by worldcafe (npr) on Instagram VIDEO of them playing 'Silhouettes': http://instagram.com/p/pRiq9WJxUT/ Image 1: "Of Monster.s.On the wall at their practice space. #senseofplaceiceland" Image 2: "This is happening now: @monstersandmen sing live for us from undisclosed location outside Reykjavik Magic. #senseofplaceiceland" Today marks 1 year since OMaM finished recording 'Silhouettes' for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire soundtrack in Nashville, Tennessee.
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