Author: Rex Beckett - The Reykjavik Grapevine

Author: Rex Beckett

A Breath Of Fresh Air

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Oh boy, a lot has gone down in the seven months since the last Iceland Airwaves festival. For starters, the…

Let There Be Art!

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Reykjavík Arts Festival Although it may at times seem as though this city is a constant carnival of arts and…

Visualizing A Universe Of Hope

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Since conquering the francophone World Music charts over the last decade, Amadou & Mariam from Mali have recently taken the…

Eaglecam!

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So this is really cute! The pair of white-tail eagles in the Westfjörds known around the world for their egg-laying…

Iceland Rated Cleanest Country In The World

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Iceland has been ranked as the most environmentally clean country the world, according to the latest Environmental Performance Index. The…

This Effing Guy!

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So, the Special Investigative Commission dropped their report last week on the events leading up to Shitstorm Bank-Collapse 2008. Needless…

Iceland Experiences Slight Population Increase

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The first quarter of 2010 has seen a small boost in the population, according to Statistics Iceland. The latest figures…

Daycare, Discourse and Drama

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If you were in Reykjavík last summer, you may remember a massive wall of kids grinning at you from a…

SADland

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Imagine a morning in the middle of December. Your alarm clock goes off, beckoning you to get out of bed…

Fresh Stock

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Say, have y’all noticed how many new stores have sprouted from the soil over the last few months? Who woulda…

Refilling 101

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Up until a year ago, Reykjavík was in the throes of a serious building boom. Projects all over town planned…

NASA – Saturday

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I have no idea why I missed Jónas Sigurðsson & Malbikið Svífur’s set. OK. I know. I overslept. A lot….

Blue Lagoon, Fuck Yeah!

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Two Grapevine interns defy the repercussions of the previous Airwaves night and head out to the Blue Lagoon and it’s…

Reykjavík Art Museum – Friday

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The Reykjavík Art Museum is a beautiful large space with a black, arched ceiling and clinical, mental institution-esque design. It‘s…

Batteríið – Thursday

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The Swedes are taking over The Battery! Thursday night boasted three of the festival‘s Swedish hotshots, and the energy in…

Airwaves Blog #1!

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O.M.F.G. you guys!!! I just strapped on my day-glo fluorescent yellow wristband and hooked my strap onto my press pass….

Airwaves Revisited

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Photographer Ojay L’eroe has come to Iceland Airwaves almost as long as the festival has existed. He has seen the…

Got A Thing For Them

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Since playing the Iceland Airwaves festival in 2005, Joseph Mount and his outfit Metronomy has gone from being a solo…

Airwaves Survival Guide

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It’s been a long journey, but here you are! You got through the treacherous Leif Eiríksson Air Terminal and braved…

Tacky, Awesome Crap

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Souvenirs are an essential part of any good (or bad) travelling experience. From the smallest token taken from nature (like…

Stuff We Like!

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Sports are played. Music is performed. Books have authors. So why is it that the ultra-subversive art collective S.L.Á.T.U.R. is…

Coming in the Airwaves Tonight…

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Finally! The biggest party before the winter comedown is less than a month away. They have weathered the storm like…

There Ain’t No Party Like a Réttir Party

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All summer long, the sheep roam hills and fjords without a care in the world. Lambs nestle into their mothers’…

Winter Wonderland

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The equinox is almost upon us, and a big ol’ nine-month night will soon overtake our days. Temperatures are rapidly…

Rounding Up the Musical Herds

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After one of the most creatively prolific summers Reykjavík has seen in ages, we are now approaching fall festival madness….