Author: - The Reykjavik Grapevine

Apparat Organ Quartet

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The four organists in the band, Jóhann, Úlfur, Hörður, and Musíkvatur, use all of their 40 fingers to bring out…

AMINA FECUNDUS: SEVERING THE HEART STRINGS

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When there finally came time for a bit more rumination concerning the name, it was decided that Anima was far…

Mugi Goes to the Movies

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It seems that this prolific young man–singer, songwriter, festival organizer, and now film scorer–has his fingers in a lot of…

Mountain Taxicab Confessions: My Tires are Bigger than Yours

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We are picked up at nine 9:00am in a monster truck by a rather Nordic looking fellow named Steini. It…

LIFE BEYOND GULLFOSS

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From mighty death blow to a slap in the face The landscape between Selfoss and Vík is fairly uniform, verdant…

Guerilla Theatre of the Absurd

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“So there’s this chef and this hotel reception clerk. And they’re just standing in the middle of Kringlan. One is…

GET YER KICKS ON ROUTE ONE

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Camping has become keeping up with the Jónssons Still more daring are those who choose to rough it in the…

THE MOUNTAINS AND THE MOLEHILLS OF THE WEST FJORDS

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With a dying fishing industry, rapidly shrinking population, and the locals’ rumored penchant for the occult, characterizations of this place…