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Hot Dads
As a female whose uterus has rarely conceived of producing a child, I was surprised to find my ovaries becoming hysterical in Reykjavík. No, it wasn’t the sight of small children in tiny woollen sweaters that wound my newfound biological clock; it…
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Northern Lights In Raufarhöfn
Journalist and photographer, Èric Lluent, sent us these incredible photos of the Northern Lights he took two nights ago in Raufarhöfn. It’s just the beginning of the aurora borealis season, so keep your eyes open and your cameras ready while travelling around…
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Going Postal In Reykjavík
Each summer, Reykjavík goes on holiday; residents vacate their residences and the post marks their mail with a pink return sticker with the “gone away” box ticked. Even the postal workers who normally sort this mail take time off. So who delivers…
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Happiness Is A Sad Song
“I woke up this morning and cheered, ‘There’s miserable weather!’” Melancholica Festival organiser Pete Uhlenbruch said on Wednesday, August 21. If ever an event could improve with rain, it would be this warm-up for Reykjavík’s Melodica Festival celebrating sad songs and all…
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College Humor’s Jake & Amir Were Almost Arrested In Iceland
Jake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld have garnered Internet fame as the riotous workplace duo, Jake & Amir, for NYC-based comedy website, College Humor. Earlier this summer Amir and Jake took a break from the office to vacation in Iceland and managed to…
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All The Rage
Emerging upstairs at Faktorý for the Grísalappalísa album release concert was like entering a man cave: hazy lights, musky smells and low growls issued from the front of the room. The scene was overwhelmingly male. The lack of females was surprising since vocalists…
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A Breath Of Fresh Air In Þórsmörk
Tourists have been striking yoga poses in front of Icelandic scenery since time immemorial—or at least since time Instagram-memorial. Clearly, exquisite natural settings and yoga practice are a match made in New Age hiker heaven. This summer, entrepreneurial yoga instructors and massage…
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Snæfellsjökull Healing
Armed only with rumours that I would most likely encounter cold weather and people doing A LOT of drugs, I headed for the fourth annual Extreme Chill Festival bundled up in my warmest gear, haunted by visions of neon booty shorts and…
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Graph Searching Iceland With Facebook
In July of this year, Facebook added a “graph search” feature for English users in the US, however, this change affects every Facebook user (including Icelanders) as all public information including users’ location and the pages users “like” becomes easily searchable. Facebook…
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Pobody’s Nerfect
After reading our “Best Of Reykjavík” issue, you may be wondering if there is anything Reykjavík, or Iceland at large, isn’t “The Best” at. “Average Iceland,” a Tumblr blog created by Grapevine intern, Parker Yamasaki and Red Cross intern, Morgan Mead, is…
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America’s NPR Thinks We Should ‘Put A Björk In It’
Björk and Iceland are inextricably bound in the minds of foreigners. In fact Björk, which also mean birch, is often the first Icelandic word musically inclined foreigners learn how to pronounce (or mispronounce, as it were). On July 19, the creative minds…
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Drowning In This Frank Ocean Do Not Resuscitate
During Frank Ocean’s Reykjavík show—the final one of his European tour—fans drowned metaphorically in the tides of his music and literally in the sea of people pushing towards the stage. It was great. Swim Good Before the show, excitement at Laugardalshöllin was…
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A Hardware Store Holds Its Own On Fleece Street
As you walk up Laugavegur, weaving through all-weather clad tourists as they meander past souvenir shops, artsy cafés and hip boutiques, a hardware store is probably the last thing you would expect to encounter. However, Brynja, a Reykjavík institution, holds its own…
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LungA Playlist!
The nice people from LungA sent us some tracks from musicians who will play at their week long art festival in Seydisfjörður between July 14 – 21. They’re art kids so they know their shit. This eclectic playlist includes: Rangleklods (DK) –…
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Seen & Heard At Iceland’s All Tomorrow’s Parties
Musicians and fans convened in Keflavík over the weekend for Iceland’s inaugural edition of the All Tomorrow’s Parties festival. If you didn’t make it, here’s some of what you missed. – Alison MacNeil, kicking off her shoes during Kimono’s performance. Gylfi saying,…
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VIDEO: Æla At ATP Iceland 2013
During a spontaneous performance at ATP Iceland, Halli Valli of Æla ripped off his shirt to reveal a fairy princess dress. He and his elven bandmates performed out of a “borrowed” truck in between sets at Atlantic Studios. During each of Æla’s…
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Sigur Rós’s ‘Kveikur’ Receives Foreign Critical Acclaim
Sigur Rós’s newest album, ‘Kveikur,’ which was officially released on the 17th of June has received critical acclaim around the world. Metacritic.com lists the album with an overall “Metascore” of 80 out of 100 based on a sample of 27 critics. According…
