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Word Of The Issue: Everything Is Geggjað

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The Grapevine’s Guide To Sounding Icelandic, One wWord At A Time Learning Icelandic is hard. There are all these cases…

Grapevine Events: Wasteland Iceland, Krossfest I, Kraftgalli & More

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The volcano is almost dead, the weekend is here and it seems like there’s a lot going on: gigs, exhibitions,…

It’s Almost Time For The 2024 Grapevine Music Awards!

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Take a look at this year’s nominees After an excellent year in music, it’s time for us at the Grapevine…

Björk Releases New Song “Oral”: Exclusive Q&A With The Artist

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In August 2023, aquaculture company Arctic Sea Farm reported two holes in their sea-based open-pen fish farm in Patreksfjörður. Despite…

Vampires! They’re Back!

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Dear reader, you are in danger. For they have returned. Ready your garlic, your stakes, your pitchforks, your torches. They…

Tónhylur Is Bridging The Gap For New Musicians

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Tónhylur connects novice musicians with chart-toppers Starting out your musical pursuits may feel like a daunting task. There are band…

The Indefensible Defence Of An Obsolete Industry

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Examining the past, present and still uncertain future of whaling in Iceland “It’s been a crazy day,” Valgerður Árnadóttir says,…

Grapevine New Music Picks: Geigen, Laufey, Ari Árelíus & More

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This week, we celebrate with an all new print issue of the Reykjavík Grapevine. Its cover feature dives into the…

Take a Godchilla Pill 

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Mysticism, Hypno Wizardry and Forthcoming Release After our chats with Dauðyflin and Graveslime in the last two issues, we come…

Fabricating A Migrant Crisis

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Iceland’s immigration policy unleashed and unmasked In December 1938, the Salinger family – Erich, Gertrud and eight-year old Steffi – penned…

Reaching The Sky

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A how-to guide to hikes around Reykjavík A hike is nothing more than a walk on a mountain. Sure, you’ll…

Side Hustle Of The Issue: The Wedding Photographer

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Balancing passion and hustle I was first introduced to Kaja Balejko through her friend, who called her “the master of…

About Last Night: Inspector Spacetime

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Soundchecks and sweat 10:30: We wake up and there’s still no word on the soundcheck, which is odd. We are…

Sour Grapes: HYPOCRISY!

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To Catharine Fulton I read your ramblings about how badly you believe Icelanders treat the environment. You are a person…

RVK Fringe On Top!

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The RVK Fringe Festival is ready to take over the city When you live on the fringe, anything goes. At…

Side Hustle Of The Issue: The Upcycling Designer

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A sleeping bag jacket or a bedsheet suit? Easy! Waste couture is the specialty of Ross and Rik McNair. Both…

20 Years Of Grit, 20 Years Of The Grapevine

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Former editors look back on their time at The Reykjavík Grapevine From A Pagan Chief To Bobby Fischer It seems…

Side Hustle Of The Issue: The Dog Walker

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With Jaki the Siberian husky, Mía the schnauzer by his side, Guðmundur Ingi Halldórsson turns heads as he strolls through…

Grapevine Events: JFDR, Reddingakaffi, Exhibitions & More

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There’s a lot to be grateful for about living in Iceland, especially in the summer. Fresh clean air is high…

What If There Had Been a Revolution in Iceland?

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What if? It’s a pretty open-ended question and one friend of the Grapevine Valur Gunnarsson is applying to eight relevant-to-Iceland…

Iceland’s Low Carbon Illusion

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Exploring Iceland’s efforts to addressing climate change We are living in a time where every aspect of our daily lives…