Author: Gabríel Benjamin - The Reykjavik Grapevine

Ash Wednesday In Pictures

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If you have been outside at all today, you have no doubt noticed all the goblins, mini-Trumps, witches, and superheroes,…

VIDEO: The Vintage Caravan Give Birth To A Monster, Flee From Zombies

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The Vintage Caravan’s new music video “Babylon” may start with a stale interview, but it then shifts gears and turns…

Gunnar Nelson: Down, Far From Out

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The excitement was almost palpable on the evening of December 12, 2015, as Icelanders gathered in pubs, clubs and at…

World Premiere: New Vaginaboys Song! In English!

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Vaginaboys, the winners of the Grapevine’s Best Song Of 2015 award, have just released a new song, and it’s in…

Happening Tonight: Veganuary Potluck – Pig Out On Vegan Food!

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The vegan and vegetarian society in Iceland has been hard at work promoting Veganuary, an international event that challenges people…

Rocking The Fuck Out To Celestine On A Thursday Night

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It’s been three years since seminal Reykjavík metalcore band Celestine hung up their gloves after playing a final show in the…

Sigrún Skaftadóttir’s Sónar Picks

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Sigrún is best known for spinning discs and bringing fresh house and techno to the masses, both by herself and…

VIDEO: Hafþór Júlíus Breaks Guinness World Record

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Back in 2014, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, aka. The Mountain, broke a Guiness World Record for carrying two fridges twenty metres…

Composer Jóhann Jóhannsson Nominated For Oscar Award. Again. Wow.

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Composer Jóhann Jóhannsson has been nominated for an Oscar for his frankly stellar original score for Sicaro, reports RÚV. This…

Premiere: Wacken Metal Battle Winners ITCOM’s Morbid Music Vid

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Everyone’s favourite Icelandic noisecore peddlers, In The Company Of Men, are hard at work on their debut LP. To stoke…

“I Love Him” – Icelandic Artists Pay Tribute To Lemmy

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Snæbjörn Ragnarsson Viking-metalhead (Skálmöld) R.I.P LEMMY Motörhead was never my favourite band. It was just one of those bands we…

Sunna Ben’s Fuck Yeah! Feminist Moments Of 2015

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What really stood out about last year was the solidarity on display, along with more people joining in the gender…

Happy Veganuary: Meeting For The Veg-Curious Today

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The vegan and vegetarian society in Iceland has issued its annual Veganuary challenge, or vegan January, where the public is…

Misþyrming’s DG On 2015, Their Upcoming Album, Icelandic Black Metal – And Hip-Hop

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The past few months have been very eventful for young DG. In addition to finishing his final term of school,…

Andkristnihátíð Review: Giving Jesus The Finger Under A Pale Red Light

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Andkristnihátíð, the Anti-Christian Festival, has been celebrated annually since the dawn of the century. Originally as an act of heathen protest…

Reykjavík Street Now Called “Darth Vader”

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Earlier today, Reykjavík Mayor-slash-Star Wars fan Dagur B. Eggertsson officially named a street “Darth Vader,” in honour of the beloved…

Secret Solstice 2016: Deftones, Goldie, Skream, Úlfur Úlfur And More

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An early Christmas present was delivered this morning for Icelandic metal fans—lauded alt-metal band Deftones is one of 37 acts…

Gunnar Nelson Loses To Demian Maia After Three Gruelling Rounds

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After three gruelling rounds, Gunnar Nelson was handed his second career defeat tonight. His match with veteran UFC fighter Demian…

Doctor Says Deportation Of Infirm Albanian Child Is A Death Sentence

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An Icelandic doctor has criticised the Directorate of Immigration for deporting an Albanian family with a sick toddler, claiming that…

Gunnar Nelson Fights Veteran Demian Maia At UFC Tomorrow

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Icelandic UFC Fighter Gunnar Nelson is set to compete against decorated veteran Demian Maia tomorrow at UFC 194 in Las…

BELIEBERS ASSEMBLE! Justin Bieber To Perform In Iceland In 2016

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Not content with just dominating Icelandic news headlines this autumn, Canadian pop sensation Justin Bieber has announced he will perform…

Hospital Director: Healthcare Should Create Value, Not Profit

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Following a year of trouble, marked by extended strike actions, recent reports from Landspítalinn Háskólasjúkrahús (the National University Hospital) are…

Iceland’s Universal Healthcare (Still) On Thin Ice

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One year ago, Iceland’s lauded universal healthcare system seemed to be teetering off the edge. Doctors’ wages had stagnated after the economic…

Download This! “Jólalag” By Vaginaboys

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This song is to Icelandic Christmas songs what Stealers Wheel’s “Stuck In The Middle With You” is to Bob Dylan’s…

Trans Iceland: “Your Girlfriend Was Never A Boy”

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Trans Iceland recently released a video in which they answer some of the frequently asked questions trans people get asked….