According to that same article, this laissez-faire attitude was tough for Derek Birkett, the boss of the Sugarcubes' label, One Little Indian: The band is "f---ing impossible to deal with," he was ...

Released during a time when post-punk had become synonymous with monochrome and dour connotations of the gothic, Iceland’s The Sugarcubes’ comparably upbeat Life’s Too Good - about to be reissued on ...

** The Sugarcubes, Stick Around for Joy (Elektra): The Sugarcubes are the kind of “alternative” band that can make you think Top 40 formula pop isn’t such a bad thing after all. The Icelandic band, ...

In the wake of The Great Angularity of 2005, a revival left to the hands of the Editors and Bloc Party that became a thing of self-conscious gloom-hounding and po-faced pretension, it’s hardly ...

In The Alternative Number Ones, I'm reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This ...

Former Sugarcubes drummer Siggi Baldursson has spoken of his time working with Björk, including the time she tried out the song ‘Human Behaviour’ with the band. Björk enjoyed international success ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ray Shulman, a multi-instrumentalist known for his work with the progressive-rock band Gentle Giant and later a successful ...

Pop star Bjork is to rejoin her former bandmates in The Sugarcubes for a one-off concert in Iceland. The gig in November will mark the group's 20th anniversary, according to a statement on the ...

Influential Icelandic Eighties indie band The Sugarcubes are to reunite. The band that featured Bjork as singer are to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of their classic debut single ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Guest blogger Michael Shaub reviews the novel ‘The Pets’ by Bragi ...

After its economy and government collapsed, Iceland, the Albania of Scandinavia, is suffering a major currency crisis. As a result, the island nation's 300,000 citizens are no longer able to afford a ...