Bubbi Morthens Turns 50 6. júní 2006 13:58 Bubbi Morthens og Utangarðsmenn á æfingu Legendary Icelandic musician Bubbi Morthens turned 50 years old today, and will celebrate his birthday with a sold-out concert tonight in Laugardalshöll. Morthens first arrived in the Icelandic music world as a part of punk rock acts such as Utangarðsmenn and Egó. After this period, he turned to a troubador style of playing, with many of his most celebrated songs narrating working class life. Today, Morthens is an Icelandic Idol judge, a spokesperson for a car rental company, and has sold over five hundred of his songs to insurance company Sjóvá, yet still finds time to keep making albums. His concert tonight is a retrospective of his greatest hits, which have in many ways influenced the shape modern Icelandic music has taken today. News News in English Reykjavik.com Mest lesið Enn skjálftahrina við Trölladyngju Innlent Prestur sakar oddvita um ólýðræðislega hallarbyltingu í veiðifélagi Innlent Sólrún fundin á Spáni Innlent Stoppaður af vegfaranda sem spurði: „Hvað er þetta?“ Innlent Ekkert spurst til Sólrúnar á Spáni í nokkra daga Innlent Vaktin: Eldgos hafið nærri Grindavík Innlent Tólf mánaða fangelsi fyrir að bera sig og áreita börn Innlent Lést í umferðarslysi við Álfabakka Innlent Segir borgstjórn ekki bjóða neinar lausnir - bara óvissu Innlent Snorri sagður spúa hatri og trumpísku yfir heimsbyggðina Innlent
Legendary Icelandic musician Bubbi Morthens turned 50 years old today, and will celebrate his birthday with a sold-out concert tonight in Laugardalshöll. Morthens first arrived in the Icelandic music world as a part of punk rock acts such as Utangarðsmenn and Egó. After this period, he turned to a troubador style of playing, with many of his most celebrated songs narrating working class life. Today, Morthens is an Icelandic Idol judge, a spokesperson for a car rental company, and has sold over five hundred of his songs to insurance company Sjóvá, yet still finds time to keep making albums. His concert tonight is a retrospective of his greatest hits, which have in many ways influenced the shape modern Icelandic music has taken today.
News News in English Reykjavik.com Mest lesið Enn skjálftahrina við Trölladyngju Innlent Prestur sakar oddvita um ólýðræðislega hallarbyltingu í veiðifélagi Innlent Sólrún fundin á Spáni Innlent Stoppaður af vegfaranda sem spurði: „Hvað er þetta?“ Innlent Ekkert spurst til Sólrúnar á Spáni í nokkra daga Innlent Vaktin: Eldgos hafið nærri Grindavík Innlent Tólf mánaða fangelsi fyrir að bera sig og áreita börn Innlent Lést í umferðarslysi við Álfabakka Innlent Segir borgstjórn ekki bjóða neinar lausnir - bara óvissu Innlent Snorri sagður spúa hatri og trumpísku yfir heimsbyggðina Innlent