Author: Gabríel Benjamin - The Reykjavik Grapevine

Track By Track: Futuregrapher’s ‘Hrafnagil’

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Famous for rapid-fire drum ‘n’ bass tunes, electronic artist Futuregrapher—real name Árni Grétar—has made a name for himself as a…

A Different Conversation On Sexual Violence

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Dr. Nina Burrows is a British psychologist who specialises in the psychology of sexual abuse, training police officers, prosecutors, barristers,…

Kælan Mikla: The Beauty In Sadness

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Sólveig Matthildur Kristjánsdóttir laughs uncontrollably and apologises for punching the wrong code into the drum machine and mucking up the…

UNICEF Benefit Concert In Photos

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Iceland’s division of UNICEF launched a campaign called #segjumSTOPP (“Let’s Say Stop”) last week that aims to put pressure on…

PHOTOS: Misþyrming X Muck At Húrra

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On a semi-regular basis, we at the Grapevine host a concert series with Húrra in which we highlight some of…

Reykjavík Swing Syndicate At KEXJazz In Photos

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The weekly KEXJazz show—held every Tuesday at 20:30—has been going strong since 2011, routinely filling KEX Hostel’s large bar area…

Antimony Is Looser And More Confident – Warming Up For Sigur Rós

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The gloomy synthpop band Antimony first sprang onto the scene a little over a year ago, and has spent the…

Happening Tonight: Misþyrming X Muck

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Belched straight from hell’s gut, Misþyrming leads a new wave of Icelandic black metal that is dark but not inaccessible,…

In Pictures: UNICEF Call For Peace

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On the fifth anniversary of the devastating Syrian civil war, Iceland’s division of UNICEF held a solemn ceremony to protest…

UNICEF Urges Peace After Five Years Of Devastating Syrian War

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Today marks the five year anniversary of the start of the civil war in Syria, and international NGOs are banding…

Happening Tonight: Kælan Mikla And Friends At Gaukurinn

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In just three years, Kælan Mikla have established themselves as the coolest nihilist punks of Iceland. Dishing out spoken-word poems…

ArtMass: Art As Religion And Religion As Art

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Katrín Inga Jónsdóttir Hjördísardóttir has been performing her ArtMass in various spaces and on multiple occasions since 2009. The latest…

Opening Today: ‘ArtMass’ By Katrín Lilja Ingu Jónsdóttir

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Katrín Lilja Ingudóttir Jónsdóttir guides us through her ArtMass where guests are offered the chance to worship art in its…

Exclusive Premiere: Party Rockers Churchhouse Creepers Release New Party Rock Video

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The stoner rockers from up north have just released a new video for their album’s title track, “From Party To…

Slut-Shaming And State-Sponsored Persecution In “Situation” Era Iceland

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Starting in 1940, Iceland’s occupation by Allied forces during WWII was for the most part a peaceful one, at least…

Download This! Antimony’s “Derelicte”

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This issue’s track is by gloomy newcomers to the scene, Antimony. The minimalist bass and retro synth may have the…

Músiktilraunir: Where Young Musicians Learn To Fly

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“Nobody is born an artist. You need to practice, and have a venue to do so.” So says Ása Hauksdóttir…

Útidúr Release New Space Cowboy Music Video!

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Chamber-pop band Útidúr has just released a new music video that they say is inspired by Spaghetti Westerns and low-budget…

Fuck Everything! Opeth Coming To Eistnaflug!

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Amid big announcements like Radiohead playing at Secret Solstice and PJ Harvey coming to Airwaves, the gals and guys behind…

“The Soundscape Of Now”: Tonik Ensemble On Holly Herndon

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As I struggled to comprehend the reference-laden visual language and chaotic sonic landscape of Holly Herndon’s Sónar show last night,…

Progressive Iceland In Photos

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Frequent Grapevine contributor and generally cool person Gabrielle Motola has been working since 2013 on a passion project of hers:…

Hildur On Striking Out On Her Own And Not Having To Compromise

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Hildur is no stranger to making music. She’s been a part of Rökkurró for some ten years, performed with Cell7,…

Vaginaboys Video Features Teddy Bears, Dildos, & Gas Masks!

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Two weeks after releasing their début English-speaking song, “Feeling,” the anonymous and masked electro-pop-R&B group has released a video for…

Sónar Reykjavík Emphasises The Presence Of Female Artists

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With the third Sónar Reykjavík festival just around the corner, the local organisers recently revealed that they’re continually working to…

Pink Street Boys Release New Video, Play Show With Muck Tonight

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Obnoxious rockers Pink Street Boys have just released a new video that shows what they’re all about: classy joints, bar…