Author: John Rogers
Happening Tonight: JFDR, Jaakko Eino Kalevi & Farao
by John Rogers
Three Grapevine favourites join forces tonight for a blockbuster live show at IÐNÓ. Iceland’s own JFDR will perform alongside breakthrough…
What The Hell Is Post-dreifing? An A-Z Guide To The DIY Music Scene
by John Rogers and Rex Beckett
The Post-dreifing scene has so much going on, it can be hard to find your bearings. To get you started,…
Oh, Those Summer Smites: No Games, Gylfi’s Wedding, Sexy Rúrik Update
by John Rogers
It’s the summer fallow season, when cottongrass blows through the air, the only sound anyone wants to hear is ice…
The Real Thing: Pepsi League Update—Champions Valur Not Champing
by John Rogers
One of the top stories of this year’s domestic Icelandic football division—named The Pepsi League, because everyone knows that sugary…
Making Of An Artist: MSEA’s Dance Parties And Canadian Spit
by John Rogers
MSEA is a Reykjavík-based Canadian musician making intriguing, textural electronica-and-voice music. Her work often includes collaborative visuals—her first single, ‘Sex…
The Old Bookstore of Flateyri: Eyþór Jóvinsson Rolls Back The Years
by John Rogers
The tiny Westfjords town of Flateyri juts out into the blue sea of Önundarfjörður on a thin spit of land….
Last Words: Why It’s Okay To Talk About Iceland’s Wild Places
by John Rogers
Whether you love it or loathe it, heart it or unfollow it, today’s Iceland is an Instagrammer’s dream. Sure, visitors…
The Real Thing: Icelandic Football News From The Pepsi League
by John Rogers
Ah, Pepsi. It’s not quite The Real Thing, but it’s everywhere anyway. Some people inexplicably prefer it to Coke, but…
Premiere: Jae Tyler Unveils A “Famous” New Single
by John Rogers
Regulars on the Reykjavík music scene will be more than familiar with “Kansas-bred art boy” and self-proclaimed psychedelic-party-pop artist Jae…
An Ocean Of Sound: Anna Þorvaldsdóttir Evokes The Vastness Of Nature
by John Rogers
At first, there’s a loud hissing, like a hard wind whipping up sand from a barren plain. It’s joined by…
Grapevine Playlist: ROKKY, Hildur & Teitur, Sigur Rós, Gyðjan Uxi & More
by John Rogers, Hannah Jane Cohen and Felix Robertson
Like six hidden people pirouetting out of a weird misty summer moss-scape, here are the latest mythical emergences from the…
Track By Track: Daniel Pioro – Dust (Ft. Valgeir Sigurðsson)
by John Rogers
Icelandic composer Valgeir Sigurðsson picked up an award at the International Composer’s Conference in Argentina earlier this year. The piece…
Flowers In Town: Blóm Í Bæ Festival Brings Hveragerði To Life
by John Rogers
The annual Blóm í Bæ festival (“Flowers in Town,” in English) is happening for the eighth time this weekend in…
#IcelandSmites: Turkey Smaught 2-1; Euro 2020 Looking Good
by John Rogers
Iceland’s mighty armada of deadly footballing wildlings visited unholy ruination upon the meek, scampering mice of Turkey yesterday in an…
Iceland’s Festival Season: Flying Balls & Indoor Demons
by John Rogers and Rex Beckett
Iceland might not be the best country in the world for camping, but that doesn’t stop us from putting on…
Track By Track: AdHd – AdHd7
by John Rogers
AdHd are an acclaimed genre-destroying four-piece group that started in 2008, comprising saxophonist Óskar Guðjónsson, guitar and bass player Ómar…
The Witches Of Búðir: A Magical Shop In Snæfellsnes
by John Rogers
Hotel Búðir juts up from Búðahraun lava field on the southern coast of the Snæfellsnes peninsula. Visible for miles around,…
Making Of An Artist: IDK IDA’s Bees, Beauty And Anarchy In The Bleak North
by John Rogers
Ida Schuften Juhl is IDK IDA, a young producer, performer, artist and organiser who has become a firm favourite at…
Reykjavík Guide: 101 Joints That Have Stood The Test Of Time
by John Rogers
In this fast-moving city, if a shop, bar or restaurant has been around for years or even decades, they must…
#IcelandSmites: Hamrén’s Listing Longship Aims For Euro 2020
by John Rogers
There are no two ways about it: the globe-straddling, battle-hardened, foaming-at-the-mouth, never-say-die berserker glory of the Iceland men’s national football…
Music News: Sigur Rós Celebrate Ágætis Byrjun, Sacred Arts & Kælan Mikla
by John Rogers
‘Ágætis Byrjun,’ the breakthrough album by Sigur Rós, is twenty years old on June 12th. To celebrate, the band are…
Happening In Reykjavík: Weird Kids Run Amok, Bára’s Party, Dream Island
by John Rogers
As the sun continues to grace our pale, disbelieving faces, there are plenty of events going on to make the…
The Westman Islands: Craft Beer, Fine Food, Volcanoes & Puffin Watching
by John Rogers
The Westman Islands are a mountainous archipelago just south of Iceland’s mainland. The most scenic way to get there is…
Reykjavík Events: Can’t Think Just Feel, lowercase nights & More
by Hannah Jane Cohen and John Rogers
The weather has defied the forecasts and turned out to be warm, mild and sunny. Now that the weekend is…
Icelandic Music News: Kælan Mikla Play US, Valgeir Sigurðsson Awarded
by John Rogers
Folks from the Icelandic music scene have been out touring, getting on TV, putting out records, winning awards, and stirring…