Author: Grayson Del Faro - The Reykjavik Grapevine

Helgakviða Hundingsbana: Poems of Helgi, Hundingur’s Slayer

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In this series, I illuminate the individual poems of the Edda—that most famous, epic masterpiece of Icelandic literary tradition—with humour,…

Edda Recap: The Poem of Völundur

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The Poem of Völundur In this series, I illuminate the individual poems of the Edda—that most famous, epic masterpiece of…

Last Words: An Obituary For Listastofan

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Listastofan will pass away not so quietly on September 19th, 2019. It was born on October 12th, 2015 to Martyna…

Edda Recap: Hávamál

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In this series, I illuminate the individual poems of the Edda—that most famous, epic masterpiece of Icelandic literary tradition—with humour,…

Edda Recap: The Poem of Hyndla

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This poem is actually has two women who talk to each other! Of course they’re talking about a dude, so…

Edda Recap: Rígsþula – The List Of Rígu

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In this series, I illuminate the individual poems of the Edda—that most famous, epic masterpiece of Icelandic literary tradition—with humour,…

Edda Recap: Lokasenna – The Banter Of Loki

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In this series, I illuminate the individual poems of the Edda—that most famous, epic masterpiece of Icelandic literary tradition—with humour,…

Edda Recap: The Poem of Hymir

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In this series, I illuminate the individual poems of the Edda—that most famous, epic masterpiece of Icelandic literary tradition—with humour,…

Edda Recap: The Matter of Skírnir

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In this series, I illuminate the individual poems of the Edda –that most famous, epic masterpiece of Icelandic literary tradition–with…

Völuspá: The Prophecy of the Seeress

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In this series, I illuminate the individual poems of the Edda–that most famous, epic masterpiece of Icelandic literary tradition–with humour,…

Grapevine Music Awards 2019: Best Live Band – bagdad brothers

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They played their first show just over a year ago, and bagdad brothers have already been crowned the Grapevine’s Best…

Grapevine Music Awards 2019: Best Video – aYia’s “Slow”

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As a music project that has always had a keen eye for their visual components (or lack thereof, where necessary),…

Hip, Hip, Húrra: NYE with Jon Hopkins and Kiasmos

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British electronic superstar Jon Hopkins teamed up with Iceland’s most prominent DJ duo Kiasmos to throw a sold-out party at…

Concourse Discourse: Terminal Exhibitions En Route To Iceland

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A new terminal is coming to Keflavík next summer. Well, not literally. ‘Terminal’ is a collaborative exhibition of artists based…

Back to the Frou Frou-ture: Imogen Heap and Guy Sigsworth Reunite in Reykjavík

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In early October, the stars aligned to grace Reykjavík with a performance by the elusive electropop band Frou Frou. Composed…

What’s The Matter, Don’t You Speak Greek?: Anne Carson Returns To Reykjavík

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Literary fame is a finicky kind of fame. A writer can have raving reviews in the New York Times, The…

When You’re Estranged: Reykjavík’s Special Edition Drag Mag

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Estranged is a new, mobile magazine project by local photographer Kaspars Bekeris and Matthias Boyer. You might know the work…

Sónar Warm Up: Atonal Noise, Berlin Electro & Proper Techno

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Our writers went into the breach last night to check out the warm-up night for Sónar Reykjavík 2018. Here’s what…

TOKiMONSTA On Creativity, Travel, And Playing Sónar Reykjavík 2018

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Toki being the Korean word for “rabbit”—and monsta needing no translation—TOKiMONSTA is the project of Korean-American electronic musician Jennifer Lee….

Illumination Station: Light Yourself Up With Lumikura at Listastofan

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“I’m a huge geek about the technical stuff,” says Raphaël Alexandre. He’s describing how he built his very own, unique…

Grapevine Music Awards: Album Of The Year – Högni’s ‘Two Trains’

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Once a year, we at Grapevine honour the best and brightest of the Icelandic music scene by giving out awards…

House Of Strike: The Flying Pink Penis Of Drag

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If you didn’t know, Reykjavík is in the middle of some kind of drag renaissance. In fact, it has grown…

Dans Í Dimmu: Where The Shy Can Let Loose In Total Darkness

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Dans í dimmu (dance in the dark) is a dance event where music is played in a pitch black room…

Saga Recap: The Saga of Ketill Salmon

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To celebrate the return of the world’s favorite fantasy-violence-porn series to its favorite fantasy-violence-porn TV station, I’ve decided to recap…

Recap: The Tale of the Earl’s Poet Þorleifur

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You know this is going to be a good story when the author begins by telling you that it ends…