The Northman is not a bad film. . . . But I can’t help but be disappointed that Eggers took this politically and socially fraught figure, the Viking, and played it so straight.
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Wardruna’s runes ain’t made for Nazis
Wardruna’s fifth full-length was due last June, but due to the pandemic, the Norwegian neo-prog-folk band bumped the release date of Kvitravn to this January. Though Wardruna were born out of Norway’s black-metal scene—two of the band’s three founders, Einar Selvik and Gaahl, are veterans of the influential Gorgoroth—they’re also inspired by Norse folk traditions, […]
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Heilung perform Viking hippie nerd rituals
The band Heilung (German for “healing”) are sometimes described as experimental folk; they themselves call their sound “amplified history.” Either way, they are thundering Viking hippie nerds. Band founder Kai Uwe Faust is a German tattoo artist who specializes in Old Norse imagery, and who has cultivated a throat-singing vocal style similar to that of […]
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Prince used to obsessively watch the 90s Chicago Bulls—even while performing onstage
A TV at the side of the stage would carry Bulls games.
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With ‘Vikings,’ the Field goes metal
A new exhibit imported from Sweden shows off life in medieval Scandinavia, and some really awesome jewelry.
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Zoom in: Jefferson Park
The Independent Order of Svithiod is a century-old fraternal organization struggling to survive.
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Mancow, Mark & ‘Merica
God, Guns & Automobiles is the latest questionable offering from History.
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So long, Randy Moss
Randy Moss announced today that he’s decided to retire from the NFL.