Author: Gabríel Benjamin
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VIDEO: The Vintage Caravan Give Birth To A Monster, Flee From Zombies
The Vintage Caravan’s new music video “Babylon” may start with a stale interview, but it then shifts gears and turns…
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Gunnar Nelson: Down, Far From Out
The excitement was almost palpable on the evening of December 12, 2015, as Icelanders gathered in pubs, clubs and at…
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World Premiere: New Vaginaboys Song! In English!
Vaginaboys, the winners of the Grapevine’s Best Song Of 2015 award, have just released a new song, and it’s in…
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Happening Tonight: Veganuary Potluck – Pig Out On Vegan Food!
The vegan and vegetarian society in Iceland has been hard at work promoting Veganuary, an international event that challenges people…
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Rocking The Fuck Out To Celestine On A Thursday Night
It’s been three years since seminal Reykjavík metalcore band Celestine hung up their gloves after playing a final show in the…
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Sigrún Skaftadóttir’s Sónar Picks
Sigrún is best known for spinning discs and bringing fresh house and techno to the masses, both by herself and…
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VIDEO: Hafþór Júlíus Breaks Guinness World Record
Back in 2014, Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, aka. The Mountain, broke a Guiness World Record for carrying two fridges twenty metres…
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Composer Jóhann Jóhannsson Nominated For Oscar Award. Again. Wow.
Composer Jóhann Jóhannsson has been nominated for an Oscar for his frankly stellar original score for Sicaro, reports RÚV. This…
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Premiere: Wacken Metal Battle Winners ITCOM’s Morbid Music Vid
Everyone’s favourite Icelandic noisecore peddlers, In The Company Of Men, are hard at work on their debut LP. To stoke…
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“I Love Him” – Icelandic Artists Pay Tribute To Lemmy
Snæbjörn Ragnarsson Viking-metalhead (Skálmöld) R.I.P LEMMY Motörhead was never my favourite band. It was just one of those bands we…
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Sunna Ben’s Fuck Yeah! Feminist Moments Of 2015
What really stood out about last year was the solidarity on display, along with more people joining in the gender…
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Happy Veganuary: Meeting For The Veg-Curious Today
The vegan and vegetarian society in Iceland has issued its annual Veganuary challenge, or vegan January, where the public is…
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Misþyrming’s DG On 2015, Their Upcoming Album, Icelandic Black Metal – And Hip-Hop
The past few months have been very eventful for young DG. In addition to finishing his final term of school,…
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Andkristnihátíð Review: Giving Jesus The Finger Under A Pale Red Light
Andkristnihátíð, the Anti-Christian Festival, has been celebrated annually since the dawn of the century. Originally as an act of heathen protest…
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Reykjavík Street Now Called “Darth Vader”
Earlier today, Reykjavík Mayor-slash-Star Wars fan Dagur B. Eggertsson officially named a street “Darth Vader,” in honour of the beloved…
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Secret Solstice 2016: Deftones, Goldie, Skream, Úlfur Úlfur And More
An early Christmas present was delivered this morning for Icelandic metal fans—lauded alt-metal band Deftones is one of 37 acts…
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Gunnar Nelson Loses To Demian Maia After Three Gruelling Rounds
After three gruelling rounds, Gunnar Nelson was handed his second career defeat tonight. His match with veteran UFC fighter Demian…
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Doctor Says Deportation Of Infirm Albanian Child Is A Death Sentence
An Icelandic doctor has criticised the Directorate of Immigration for deporting an Albanian family with a sick toddler, claiming that…
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Gunnar Nelson Fights Veteran Demian Maia At UFC Tomorrow
Icelandic UFC Fighter Gunnar Nelson is set to compete against decorated veteran Demian Maia tomorrow at UFC 194 in Las…
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BELIEBERS ASSEMBLE! Justin Bieber To Perform In Iceland In 2016
Not content with just dominating Icelandic news headlines this autumn, Canadian pop sensation Justin Bieber has announced he will perform…
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Hospital Director: Healthcare Should Create Value, Not Profit
Following a year of trouble, marked by extended strike actions, recent reports from Landspítalinn Háskólasjúkrahús (the National University Hospital) are…
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Iceland’s Universal Healthcare (Still) On Thin Ice
One year ago, Iceland’s lauded universal healthcare system seemed to be teetering off the edge. Doctors’ wages had stagnated after the economic…
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Download This! “Jólalag” By Vaginaboys
This song is to Icelandic Christmas songs what Stealers Wheel’s “Stuck In The Middle With You” is to Bob Dylan’s…
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Trans Iceland: “Your Girlfriend Was Never A Boy”
Trans Iceland recently released a video in which they answer some of the frequently asked questions trans people get asked….
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Samba Meets Frozen Reykjavík
A relationship on the fritz, a romantic candlelit dinner, time lapses of the streets of Rio de Janeiro… Is there…