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 Kýldi konu eftir kynmök: „Hvað, getur þú ekki meira?“ Innlent Erlendur ferðamaður féll í Brúará Innlent Slævandi lyf og lágt sætisbak dráttarvélar orsakir banaslyss Innlent „Erum ekki dúkkur sem Snorri getur sagt fyrir verkum“ Innlent Stafræn skírteini hætta í símaveskjum Innlent Íbúar leiti réttar síns vegna flautsins: „Þetta er lýðheilsuógn“ Innlent Fær bætur 45 árum eftir föðurmissinn: „Varð eiginlega tíu ára aftur“ Innlent Ein á móti rýmkuðu sorgarleyfi Innlent Dæmdur í 21 árs fangelsi fyrir að nauðga tugum skjólstæðinga Erlent Ásthildur Lóa skammar þingheim 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 Kýldi konu eftir kynmök: „Hvað, getur þú ekki meira?“ Innlent Erlendur ferðamaður féll í Brúará Innlent Slævandi lyf og lágt sætisbak dráttarvélar orsakir banaslyss Innlent „Erum ekki dúkkur sem Snorri getur sagt fyrir verkum“ Innlent Stafræn skírteini hætta í símaveskjum Innlent Íbúar leiti réttar síns vegna flautsins: „Þetta er lýðheilsuógn“ Innlent Fær bætur 45 árum eftir föðurmissinn: „Varð eiginlega tíu ára aftur“ Innlent Ein á móti rýmkuðu sorgarleyfi Innlent Dæmdur í 21 árs fangelsi fyrir að nauðga tugum skjólstæðinga Erlent Ásthildur Lóa skammar þingheim Innlent