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 Segja gengið á birgðirnar og hætta við vopnasendingar til Úkraínu Erlent Táningsstúlkan sem lést var að teyma íslenskan hest Erlent Játaði fjárdrátt og endurgreiðir samkvæmt samkomulagi Innlent Hælisleitandi fór huldu höfði í þrjú ár og fleygði sér svo niður stiga Innlent Vill fá að vita hvers vegna ákvarðanir stofnana eru ekki undirritaðar Innlent Árekstur á Kringlumýrarbraut Innlent Þingfundi slitið klukkan hálf fimm í nótt Innlent Versta og besta nýtingin á frístundakortinu á Kjalarnesi Innlent Handtóku stjórnendur sjúkrahússins vegna ætlaðra barnsdrápa Erlent Maðurinn sem fann upp mew-ið er látinn Erlent
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 Segja gengið á birgðirnar og hætta við vopnasendingar til Úkraínu Erlent Táningsstúlkan sem lést var að teyma íslenskan hest Erlent Játaði fjárdrátt og endurgreiðir samkvæmt samkomulagi Innlent Hælisleitandi fór huldu höfði í þrjú ár og fleygði sér svo niður stiga Innlent Vill fá að vita hvers vegna ákvarðanir stofnana eru ekki undirritaðar Innlent Árekstur á Kringlumýrarbraut Innlent Þingfundi slitið klukkan hálf fimm í nótt Innlent Versta og besta nýtingin á frístundakortinu á Kjalarnesi Innlent Handtóku stjórnendur sjúkrahússins vegna ætlaðra barnsdrápa Erlent Maðurinn sem fann upp mew-ið er látinn Erlent