Author: Gabríel Benjamin
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Track By Track: Futuregrapher’s ‘Hrafnagil’
Famous for rapid-fire drum ‘n’ bass tunes, electronic artist Futuregrapher—real name Árni Grétar—has made a name for himself as a…
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A Different Conversation On Sexual Violence
Dr. Nina Burrows is a British psychologist who specialises in the psychology of sexual abuse, training police officers, prosecutors, barristers,…
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Kælan Mikla: The Beauty In Sadness
Sólveig Matthildur Kristjánsdóttir laughs uncontrollably and apologises for punching the wrong code into the drum machine and mucking up the…
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UNICEF Benefit Concert In Photos
Iceland’s division of UNICEF launched a campaign called #segjumSTOPP (“Let’s Say Stop”) last week that aims to put pressure on…
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PHOTOS: Misþyrming X Muck At Húrra
On a semi-regular basis, we at the Grapevine host a concert series with Húrra in which we highlight some of…
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Reykjavík Swing Syndicate At KEXJazz In Photos
The weekly KEXJazz show—held every Tuesday at 20:30—has been going strong since 2011, routinely filling KEX Hostel’s large bar area…
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Antimony Is Looser And More Confident – Warming Up For Sigur Rós
The gloomy synthpop band Antimony first sprang onto the scene a little over a year ago, and has spent the…
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Happening Tonight: Misþyrming X Muck
Belched straight from hell’s gut, Misþyrming leads a new wave of Icelandic black metal that is dark but not inaccessible,…
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In Pictures: UNICEF Call For Peace
On the fifth anniversary of the devastating Syrian civil war, Iceland’s division of UNICEF held a solemn ceremony to protest…
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UNICEF Urges Peace After Five Years Of Devastating Syrian War
Today marks the five year anniversary of the start of the civil war in Syria, and international NGOs are banding…
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Happening Tonight: Kælan Mikla And Friends At Gaukurinn
In just three years, Kælan Mikla have established themselves as the coolest nihilist punks of Iceland. Dishing out spoken-word poems…
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ArtMass: Art As Religion And Religion As Art
Katrín Inga Jónsdóttir Hjördísardóttir has been performing her ArtMass in various spaces and on multiple occasions since 2009. The latest…
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Opening Today: ‘ArtMass’ By Katrín Lilja Ingu Jónsdóttir
Katrín Lilja Ingudóttir Jónsdóttir guides us through her ArtMass where guests are offered the chance to worship art in its…
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Exclusive Premiere: Party Rockers Churchhouse Creepers Release New Party Rock Video
The stoner rockers from up north have just released a new video for their album’s title track, “From Party To…
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Slut-Shaming And State-Sponsored Persecution In “Situation” Era Iceland
Starting in 1940, Iceland’s occupation by Allied forces during WWII was for the most part a peaceful one, at least…
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Download This! Antimony’s “Derelicte”
This issue’s track is by gloomy newcomers to the scene, Antimony. The minimalist bass and retro synth may have the…
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Músiktilraunir: Where Young Musicians Learn To Fly
“Nobody is born an artist. You need to practice, and have a venue to do so.” So says Ása Hauksdóttir…
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Útidúr Release New Space Cowboy Music Video!
Chamber-pop band Útidúr has just released a new music video that they say is inspired by Spaghetti Westerns and low-budget…
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Fuck Everything! Opeth Coming To Eistnaflug!
Amid big announcements like Radiohead playing at Secret Solstice and PJ Harvey coming to Airwaves, the gals and guys behind…
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“The Soundscape Of Now”: Tonik Ensemble On Holly Herndon
As I struggled to comprehend the reference-laden visual language and chaotic sonic landscape of Holly Herndon’s Sónar show last night,…
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Hildur On Striking Out On Her Own And Not Having To Compromise
Hildur is no stranger to making music. She’s been a part of Rökkurró for some ten years, performed with Cell7,…
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Vaginaboys Video Features Teddy Bears, Dildos, & Gas Masks!
Two weeks after releasing their début English-speaking song, “Feeling,” the anonymous and masked electro-pop-R&B group has released a video for…
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Sónar Reykjavík Emphasises The Presence Of Female Artists
With the third Sónar Reykjavík festival just around the corner, the local organisers recently revealed that they’re continually working to…
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Pink Street Boys Release New Video, Play Show With Muck Tonight
Obnoxious rockers Pink Street Boys have just released a new video that shows what they’re all about: classy joints, bar…
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Ash Wednesday In Pictures
If you have been outside at all today, you have no doubt noticed all the goblins, mini-Trumps, witches, and superheroes,…