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Word Of The Issue: What The Fokk Are You Looking At?
by Derek Allen
The Grapevine’s Guide To Sounding Icelandic, One Word At A Time Unless you don’t go outside, you will hear tons…
Word Of The Issue: The Infinite Uses Of Jæja
The Grapevine’s guide to sounding Icelandic, one word at a time Jæja. Have you ever met a more versatile word?…
Word Of The Issue: Don’t Be Such A Buttface
The Grapevine’s guide to sounding Icelandic, one word at a time If you spend any time around a leikskóli, you’re…
Word Of The Issue: I Said Good Day, Sir
The Grapevine’s Guide To Sounding Icelandic, One Word At A Time Icelanders aren’t generally a smiley, friendly, greeting strangers in…
The Town That Nature Closed
Exploring the impact of ongoing volcanic activity on Grindavík and its displaced residents To live in Iceland is to be…
Track By Track: The Radio Won’t Let Me Sleep By Önnu Jónu Son
Önnu Jónu Son hits top marks with his debut The Radio Won’t Let Me Sleep Haraldur Þorleifsson is a man…
Halla Tómasdóttir Elected President Of Iceland
Halla Tómasdóttir will become the seventh President of Iceland. She will take over for outgoing president Guðni Th. Jóhannesson on…
It’s Time To Shake The World: Inside the Free Palestine Movement in Iceland
“The whole world knows we have been under occupation for more than 70 years — after a few days will…
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…
Presidential Candidates: Ástþór Magnússon Wium
In light of the upcoming Icelandic presidential elections, we reached out to all candidates for answers to our pressing questions….
Presidential Candidates: Baldur Þórhallsson
In light of the upcoming Icelandic presidential elections, we reached out to all candidates for answers to our pressing questions….
Presidential Candidates: Halla Tómasdóttir
In light of the upcoming Icelandic presidential elections, we reached out to all candidates for answers to our pressing questions….
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…
Word Of The Issue: Everything Is Geggjað
The Grapevine’s Guide To Sounding Icelandic, One Word At A Time Learning Icelandic is hard. There are all these cases…
Grapevine Events: Wasteland Iceland, Krossfest I, Kraftgalli & More
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!
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
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!
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
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
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
This week, we celebrate with an all new print issue of the Reykjavík Grapevine. Its cover feature dives into the…