Social Suicide, Against Me!, Wardruna, Yeasayer, Pavement @ The Øya Festival
Oslo, Norway 12th August 2010
Thursday was coming on strong with sunshine, almost mocking the day before. Rubber boots were stashed, ironic t-shirts were donned and only the most die-hard scenesters kept their wool garments on. Theme-wise the day was going to stretch from [...]

Broken Bells, Against Me!, Wardruna, Miike Snow, Nachtmystium, LCD Sound System, The Black Angels, Yeasayer, Cumshots, Lindstrøm and Cristabelle, Pavement, The Lionheart Brothers @ The Øya Festival
Oslo, Norway 12th August 2010
Feeling slightly stronger and more accepting of life I headed back to the throngs and hipsters dispersed over a smattering of ruins, “beer street” [...]

Kennth Ishak and the Freedom Machines, Ingrid Olava @ The Øya Festival
Photos: Torgny, Serena-Maneesh
Oslo, Norway 11th August 2010
It’s raining. More than your average mandatory festival drizzle. This is Slayer-intro rain, the punishment of a vengeful God. It is impossible to find your friends as everyone is draped in ponchos, lost in hoods. We all look [...]

Iggy & The Stooges, Raekwon, The Navigators, Ariel Pink @ The Øya Festival
Oslo, Norway 11th August 2010
After having nearly passed out on the sidewalk, sent spinning by the sight of pulsating blood flooding onto my pale hands from a cut inflicted by a dodgy umbrella, I decided not to allow that to colour my day. [...]

Pelbo, Team Me, Therese Aune, Your Headlights Are On, The New Wine, Maria Due, Izakaya Heartbeat@ The Øya Festival
Oslo, Norway 10th August 2010
Fifty percent tuba
The coming of Tuesday signals the head start of the Øya festival. The clubs of Oslo fill up to welcome new artists from near and far. Hipsters and normal folks mingle [...]

September 1st this year Datarock will celebrate 10 years of existence with a new diamond shaped memory stick with their entire discography, 19 unreleased tracks, a film and tons of photos on:

It’s that time of year again, when every venue in Oslo goes bananas over one event. You’d think it was by:Larm, but it’s warmer and you get to hang out in a park with Pavement… Aaaaah, Øya. Dee-licious. Here’s a Spotify list for you to listen to while shining your festival glasses and ducttaping that [...]