Author: Gabríel Benjamin
Samba Meets Frozen Reykjavík
A relationship on the fritz, a romantic candlelit dinner, time lapses of the streets of Rio de Janeiro… Is there…
Report Finds Women’s Role In News Stagnating Globally, Diminishing In Iceland
The Global Media Monitoring Project‘s latest report shows that women’s role in news has stagnated from 2010, and that women…
Popular Pirates: Tender Trends, Fickle Fashion, Party Politics
Information about Icelandic politics is anything but accessible to outsiders (hell, most of us natives don’t know jack shit about…
Feminist Dance Entry Dominated Teenage Talent Show
Hagaskóli won this year’s Skrekkur talent competition with their feminist entry. The spoken-word/dance performance ‘Elsku Stelpur’ (“Dear Girls”) focused on…
Agent Fresco European Tour: Still On, Go See Them
Following recent events in Paris and around the world, numerous bands have cancelled or delayed their international tours. The hardcore…
Soup Tuesday: The One That’s Not Really A Soup At All
Here at the Grapevine we’ve grown to dread Mondays less than usual. Sure, they’re still the day you have to…
Slovakian Music Journalist Passes Away, Icelandic Bands Put On Remembrance Concert
Following Slovakian journalist Juraj Kušnierik’s untimely death last week, a number of performers are putting on a remembrance concert. Juraj…
Stargazing In South Iceland: Look Up, It’s Great!
To the average Reykjavíking, the stars are nothing special. While travellers from bigger cities are often awestruck when they gaze…
Hundreds Protest Rape Culture And Police Inaction
Following the highly debated case of two suspected rapist-torturers leaving the country after police decided not to take them into custody,…
Airwaves Day Four: Good Music Doesn’t Care What Language You Speak
From the moment I heard of Bo Ningen, I was interested. A Japanese psychadelic acid punk four-piece? It sounded perfect!…
Airwaves Day Four: Riding Kiasmos’s Wave
The queue to get upstairs at Harpa has tens of people, maybe even a hundred. As I climb those steps,…
Airwaves Day Three: Meet Par-Ðar
Following advice from my colleague Paul Fontaine to just go into the unknown and see bands that I had never…
Icelandic Women Respond To Casual Misogyny In Spectacular Fashion
Iceland Airwaves brings all kinds of people to our fair shores, many of whom are not opposed to an Icelandic…
Airwaves Day Two: Contrasts Aplenty
Reykjavík is so swollen with Airwavesgoers that just walking down Laugavegur can be difficult—there are so many conversations to listen…
Airwaves Day Two: Through Anna Domnick’s Lens
Photographer Anna Domnick arrived to our office late last evening, jet lagged and tired, but that didn’t stop her from…
Reykjavík’s Music Venues: Still Not That Good For People With Disabilities
Iceland Airwaves is here, and the festival offers plenty of things to celebrate about Reykjavík’s music scene, but it also…
Airwaves Day One: Let’s Burn Down Reykjavík!
The first day of Airwaves has come and gone, and it was a blast. Caterpillarmen started the official festival, playing…
Dj. Flugvél Og Geimskip Loves Airwaves! And Coffee! And The Last Year!
Steinunn Eldflaug Harðardóttir, aka dj. flugvél og geimskip, steps inside Hressó, hugs me and apologises profusely for being fifteen-minutes late….
Iceland Airwaves Tickets Sold Out!
The last ticket to this year’s Iceland Airwaves was sold before noon today. This shouldn’t come as a surprise, as…
Misþyrming Grows Stronger As This Planet Hurls Aimlessly Through The Ether
Newcomers on Icelandic Black Metal Scene, Misþyrming (“abuse”) are glorious. They’ve managed to perfect a poisonous mixture of volatile compositions,…
Jotun: An Impressive Norse Game With Icelandic Voice Acting
There’s a new action-exploration video game out that our readers might be interested in for two reasons: it’s based on…
Kári Stefánsson: Icelandic Women Keep Good Track Of Their Sexual Partners
deCODE genetics chairperson Kári Stefánsson said that less than 1% of children don’t know who their fathers are because women…
Agent Fresco’s Release Show: Rigid, Yet Fresh Fresh!
Entering Silfurberg, I can feel the excitement in the air. More than 720 friends, fans and followers have gathered to…
Happening Tonight: 4/4 Concert Series
Youth cultural centre Hitt Húsið has just restarted their 4/4 concert series, which focuses on giving musicians aged 16-25 the…
Refusing Your Rights With A Clean Conscience
In recent weeks, a matter of contention has come up between Samtökin 78, The National Queer Organisation, and the National…