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Inside Hátíðni: The Post-Dreifing Kids’ Annual Hurrah
On a Friday night in early July, the campsite in Borðeyri is buzzing with activity. Having made the two-hour trip…
Fungal Magic, Narrated By Björk
With a superstar narrator, biophilia meets mycophilia in the new documentary Fungi: Web of Life “I can’t actually take credit…
The Ten Year Storm: ROK serves small plates in a prime location
If you live in or are visiting Rekjavík, chances are you have been to Hallgrímskirkja. If you have, then chances…
Where’s The Party?
Grasping the current state of live music venues in Reykjavík We’ve all been talking about it: the live venue scene…
Fermenting For Change
Julia and Björk are unlocking the potential of organic waste with their startup, Melta “I love talking about soil and…
Grapevine Events: RVK Fringe, PIKKNIKK & More
Every once in a while we are treated to a big show by an elusive favourite, and that is just…
An Open Letter To RÚV From The Iceland-Palestine Association
by Salvör Gullbrá Þórarinsdóttir and Yousef Ingi Tamimi
Was Iceland’s participation in Eurovision really worth it? It’s finally over. Months of mistakes, cringe-worthy PR attempts, relentless protest and…
Time Seems Long Until You’ve Lived It
Childhood friends ponder time on their debut EP Fluid Time With more than four decades’ worth of creative experience, musicians…
Grapevine Events: HAM, Viibra Release Show, Art Book Fair & New Hot Happenings Episode
Things truly get heated up on this week’s edition of Hot Happenings, as we have an absolutely fire discussion with…
Grapevine New Music: Lúpína, Kött Grá Pjé, KARÍTAS & More
This Friday greeted Iceland with a big ole yellow weather warning. Trampolines and yard furniture beware because this storm is…
The Flute In The Power Of Seven
Flute Septet Viibra Push Boundaries On Their Debut Album Harnessing the power of the flute, Viibra is one of Iceland’s…
Grapevine New Music: Önnu Jónuson, Ultraflex, Blossi & More
Instead of kicking off the month of May with a fresh new collection of new tracks, the Grapevine office took…
Supersport! Wants You To Sing Along
A release show in Fríkirkjan í Reykjavík made for holy moments “Doing it in a church felt somehow appropriate. Even…
Icelandic Artists Participating In Nordic Eurovision Boycott Initiative
A social media campaign protesting the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest was launched by a grassroots group of Nordic artists Thursday…
The Unlikely Perfumer
Meet an American immigrant who followed his nose toward the scents of Iceland “I worked as a software developer until…
Heading Into Pleasure Valley With Kira Kira
Kira Kira’s Unaðsdalur Embraces Light And Truth Since the premiere of her debut film Grandma Lo-Fi at the Copenhagen International…
A Measure Of Iceland’s Cultural Atomic Mass
The massive impact of the nation’s historic manuscripts “This feels strangely intimate,” Ryan Boudinot jokes as he removes stacks of…
Iceland To Participate In The Eurovision Song Contest
RÚV announced on Monday that singer Hera Björk will represent Iceland in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest held in Malmö,…
Hera Björk Wins Söngvakeppnin 2024
Söngvakeppnin, Iceland’s pre-Eurovision song competition, left voters perplexed on Saturday, with some questioning the validity of RÚV’s election process. Every…
The Hidden Scaffolding Of Ben Frost
by Rex Beckett
Deconstructing the architecture of Scope Neglect “I feel like I’m living in a time where my attention is being pulled…
OMG It’s The 2024 Reykjavík Grapevine Music Awards
by Catharine Fulton and Jóhannes Bjarkason
Celebrating the best that the local music scene offered And just like that, 2023 has come and gone. It was…