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 Ráðist á rútubílstjóra og vegfarendur yfirbuguðu árásarmanninn Innlent Árásarmaðurinn ölvaður Íslendingur Innlent Formaður og gjaldkeri Vorstjörnunnar kærð fyrir efnahagsbrot Innlent Hættu leit eftir þrjá tíma að þeim sem féll útbyrðis úr Norrænu Erlent Mikil reiði á Þingeyri vegna flutnings fóðurstöðvar Arctic Fish Innlent „Samfélagsleg ábyrgð þessa fyrirtækis virðist ekki vera nein“ Innlent Sæta lögreglurannsókn vegna níðsöngva um ísraelska herinn Erlent Íranir geti aftur byrjað að auðga úran eftir nokkra mánuði Erlent Ný kirkjuhandbók og kaldar kveðjur til ferðaþjónustunnar Innlent „Langflestir Grindvíkingar búa utan Grindavíkurbæjar“ 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 Ráðist á rútubílstjóra og vegfarendur yfirbuguðu árásarmanninn Innlent Árásarmaðurinn ölvaður Íslendingur Innlent Formaður og gjaldkeri Vorstjörnunnar kærð fyrir efnahagsbrot Innlent Hættu leit eftir þrjá tíma að þeim sem féll útbyrðis úr Norrænu Erlent Mikil reiði á Þingeyri vegna flutnings fóðurstöðvar Arctic Fish Innlent „Samfélagsleg ábyrgð þessa fyrirtækis virðist ekki vera nein“ Innlent Sæta lögreglurannsókn vegna níðsöngva um ísraelska herinn Erlent Íranir geti aftur byrjað að auðga úran eftir nokkra mánuði Erlent Ný kirkjuhandbók og kaldar kveðjur til ferðaþjónustunnar Innlent „Langflestir Grindvíkingar búa utan Grindavíkurbæjar“ Innlent