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Mugison to Play in All Five of NYC's Boroughs in One Day for Amnesty International
Icelandic musical curiosity Mugison is never content with the status quo, which is part of the reason that he featured in our 2008 Best of What's Next list. With last year's Mugiboogie securing his status as a genre-defying pop wizard, he's turned an eye towards breaking different conventions: namely, the idea that you can only do one show (or two, max) in a city in a given day. On Aug. 18, he's going to try his hand at breaking a world record by playing shows in all five boroughs of New York City in one day.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSigns of Life 2008: Best Music
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Found in: Music, FeaturesLive Review: Mugison @ Mercury Lounge, 9/20
When Örn Elías Guðmundsson, a.k.a. Mugison, took the stage at Mercury Lounge on Saturday night, he was not, as may have been expected, covered in blood and dirt, nor was he riding a giant gray horse. No, Iceland’s alterna-rock darling du jour and Paste Best of What's Next artist was just a boyishly handsome thirtysomething in a red cowboy shirt and cuffed jeans, with a bird-crest puff of dark blond hair, clean as a whistle.... read more
Found in: Paste:LocalBest Fist-Pump Anthems of '08 ... so far.
When listening to a song and I can instantly visualize myself at the concert, pushing through to the front of the crowd, beer in one hand, the other arm vigorously pumping in the air, while screaming the lyrics at the top of my lungs ... this song gets added to my Fist-Pump Anthem playlist. read more
Found in: Blogs, PlaylistSee Ron Sexsmith or Mugison play Live at Paste
What's more exciting than answering three easy questions so you can cross the Bridge of Death? Answering six easy questions so you can see Ron Sexsmith or Mugison play live at the Paste offices in Decatur, Ga.! That's right: Just fill out the survey for your chance to see one of the acts live at Paste this week. We'll be doing this every once in a while, so stay tuned!... read more
Found in: Paste:LocalMugison announces fall U.S. tour
Mugison, the Icelandic rocker with the eccentric sense of humor, just announced nearly a dozen dates for his fall U.S. trek, his first true American tour after the occasional stray show here and there. Born Örn Elías Guðmundsson, Mugison is touring to support his third studio album, Mugiboogie, which was released in his native Iceland last year (where it quickly became a commercial and critical success) but finally made it stateside back in July. With songs like "Jesus is a Good Name to Moan" and "Two Thumb Sucking Son of a Boyo," Mugison's music definitely has an endearing oddness to... read more
Found in: Music, News22 up-and-coming artists you ignore at your own peril!
[Above: White Rabbits]MugisonHometown: Ísafjörður, Iceland Album: Mugiboogie Why He's Worth Watching: Mugison likely embodies the person Led Zeppelin envisioned when writing “Immigrant Song.” One moment, this man from the land of the ice and snow is sounding the hammer of the gods, alternating between an infernal howl (much like Robert Plant’s) and a guttural heavy-metal groan, the next, he’s crooning to twanging guitar over eerie strings. He’s a shape-shifter and a funnyman, and Mugiboogie builds on his four previous genre-transcending works. For Fans Of: Tom Waits, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Led Zeppelin Acceptance Speech: “When I was 14 years old, I... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesMugison: Mugiboogie
If you dumped blues, power pop, psych rock and heavy metal... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsMugison conquers Canada, lives to video blog his experience
Mugison, that well-traveled Icelandic musician and Paste favorite, is having a splendid time up in Canada touring with buddies Queens of the Stone Age, if his video blogs are any indication.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsMugison tours with QOTSA, Mugiboogie gets U.S. date
This summer, Canadians will see faces melt almost as swiftly as the last vestiges of winter ice when award-winning, genre-defying Icelandic musician Mugison crisscrosses the country on a tour with American gut-rumbling rockers/burgeoning foodies Queens of the Stone Age. In between curating Aldrei fór ég su∂ur, an annual festival held on Iceland's remote West Fjords, and starting a family, the self-taught multi-instrumentalist known as Mugison somehow found the time to record his third LP, the wildly eclectic Mugiboogie. “There was to be no time reference, no time frame,” Mugison says in a statement about the album. “The lyrics had to... read more
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