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Grapevine New Music: Svört Jól, Egill Sæbjörnsson, Benni Hemm Hemm & More

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Well, well, well, only a few more days to go. Our sincerest apologies for not supplying you with your weekly…

Port-Side Celebration

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Gallery Port turns seven Jutting out from the facade on one of the busiest parts of Laugavegur, it’s hard to…

Grapevine Events: Prins Póló, MSEA, Ýrúrarí & So Much More

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Last week’s events roundup was deployed on the first day of summer here in Iceland and today’s is coming at…

King of the Mundane: Prins Póló is the Grapevine’s Musician of the Year

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The Reykjavík Grapevine’s Musician of the Year, Svavar Pétur Eysteinsson — better known by his stage persona, Prins Póló —…

Holy Shit! It’s The 2023 Grapevine Music Awards!

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What will 2022 be remembered for? If 2020-2021 were “the lost years,” where artists went insular and mused on solitude…

Grapevine Events: Prom, Christmas Rave, Skúli Sverrisson & Gustaf Ljunggren, And More!

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Sure, Christmas is coming and all, but it’s far from being the only fun occasion on the cards this week….

A Memorial: The Prins That Understood Us

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When we at The Reykjavík Grapevine heard the news that Svavar Pétur Eysteinsson, best known as Prins Póló, had died,…

Musician And Artist Svavar Pétur Eysteinsson Has Died

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Svavar Pétur Eysteinsson, perhaps better known to our readers by the stage name Prins Póló, passed away yesterday after a…

Grapevine New Music Picks: Prins Póló and Moses Hightower, Foreign Monkeys, and Gustaf Ljunggren with Skúli Sverrisson

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The sun is shining, the birds are singing, there are finally little leaves on the trees. Hark, is that the…

Grapevine Christmas Music Picks: All The “Gleðileg Jól” You Could Possibly Pack Into A Playlist

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It’s the last Friday afternoon before Christmas Eve. And if you’re not imposing festive cheer on your office party by…

Live From Reykjavík Returns

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Music fans will have to wait until 2022 for their next fix of Iceland Airwaves, after gathering restrictions put paid…

The Full Spectrum Of Life: A New Day For Hipsumhaps

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Hipsumhaps first made a splash on the Icelandic music scene in 2019 with their first album, ‘Best Gleymdu Leyndarmálin’ (‘Best…

Grapevine Playlist: Possimiste, EYJAA, Krummi, Magnús Jóhann & More!

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March has arrived—can you believe it? We don’t! But with a new month brings some new music. Therefore, here’s the…

Cavalcade Of Artists Streaming Performances To Help Seyðisfjörður

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Saman fyrir Seyðisfjörð (“Together for Seyðisfjörður), the artist-led initiative raising funds and awareness to help rebuild the east Iceland community…

Our Culture Editor’s Top Three Albums Of 2020: An Exhaustive Write-Up

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This was supposed to be a top five list but after writing 2,000 words about three albums, I decided to…

Culture Pick: Benni Hemm Hemm Album Release Concert

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The Icelandic Indie pop band, Benni Hemm Hemm, will release their new album in spectacular concert at Tjarnabío, premiering in…

Grapevine Playlist: Retro Sadness And Alien Hip-Hop

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Sunna Margrét – Art Of History EP Listening to this song is like turning on a radiator in an old…

Premiere: Jae Tyler Unveils A “Famous” New Single

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Regulars on the Reykjavík music scene will be more than familiar with “Kansas-bred art boy” and self-proclaimed psychedelic-party-pop artist Jae…

Best Of East Iceland 2019: Best Café

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The East of Iceland is, geographically, one of the oldest areas of the country, and the furthest from the capital….

Grapevine’s Ultimate Iceland Road Trip Summer Playlist

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Summer is here, and with it comes road trip season. Here’s our essential Icelandic playlist. Roll down the windows, turn…

Hatari, GDRN and Víkingur Heiðar Amongst Winners In The Icelandic Music Awards

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GDRN was the winner of last night’s Icelandic Music Awards (IMA), netting four awards in total. Readers of the Grapevine…