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 Stúlkan sem fór í sjóinn er látin Innlent Beinaber gísl látinn grafa eigin gröf á Gasa Erlent Grunaður um að myrða heila fjölskyldu en skilja ungabarnið eftir á lífi Erlent Landsvirkjun sé ekki „löngu búin að semja“ við alla landeigendur Innlent Kvenfólkið í Eyjum bjargaði deginum Innlent Fagna afmæli virkjunar sem sökkti sveitajörðum en rafvæddi síldarbæ Innlent Stúlka í sjóinn við Reynisfjöru Innlent Að bugast á hálf nöktum ferðamönnum og beita sektum Erlent Aldrei upplifað annað eins: „Það eru öll stígvél á þessari eyju uppseld“ Innlent „Varla gangfær“ og „skulfu eins og hríslur“ 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 Stúlkan sem fór í sjóinn er látin Innlent Beinaber gísl látinn grafa eigin gröf á Gasa Erlent Grunaður um að myrða heila fjölskyldu en skilja ungabarnið eftir á lífi Erlent Landsvirkjun sé ekki „löngu búin að semja“ við alla landeigendur Innlent Kvenfólkið í Eyjum bjargaði deginum Innlent Fagna afmæli virkjunar sem sökkti sveitajörðum en rafvæddi síldarbæ Innlent Stúlka í sjóinn við Reynisfjöru Innlent Að bugast á hálf nöktum ferðamönnum og beita sektum Erlent Aldrei upplifað annað eins: „Það eru öll stígvél á þessari eyju uppseld“ Innlent „Varla gangfær“ og „skulfu eins og hríslur“ Innlent