Author: Hannah Jane Cohen
Grapevine Playlist: Wood/Work, Commander, Svartidauði, Sólveig Matthildur, Hugar & More!
by John Rogers, Hannah Jane Cohen and Valur Grettisson
Very much like a torrent of aurora glimpsed through the clouds, rippling the surface of our planet’s atmosphere like a…
A Fresh Frequency: Útvarp 101 Is Changing The Game In Icelandic Radio
They say that video killed the radio star, but a group of young Reykjavík musicians, artists and tastemakers are determined…
Miami On Ice: Put On That Sports Jacket
Miami’s cocktail menu—designed by master mixologist Martin Cabejšek—takes your favourite classics and mixes them up into complex 21st century drinks….
Fancies: CYBER
Fancies is a Grapevine series where we highlight an individual with supreme style. Our latest subjects are CYBER. CYBER is…
War Of The Supernatural: The Elven Evacuation
In June of 2006, the small southern town of Vogar—just a stone’s throw from Keflavík—made the noble decision to help…
Well, You Asked: The Tree Of Sadness
I hate people that like Terrence Malick movies. Are they all idiots or am I the idiot? Ok, imagine it’s…
What Have We Won?: World’s Greatest Record Store
If you trust viral listicles and industry insider books—and who wouldn’t—then trust and believe local record shop 12 Tónar is…
Word Of The Issue: The Olafsdottir
What were you doing at age 16? If we were to hazard a guess, you probably weren’t presenting your own…
Airwaves Debutantes: What’s New And Who’s Who At Airwaves 2018 #3
by John Rogers, Hannah Jane Cohen and Christine Engel Snitkjær
Welcome to part three of our Iceland Airwaves debutantes guide, where we introduce the freshest faces who are playing Airwaves…
What Have We Won?: Aerials All Around!
How do you feel about rhinestones? Tight ponytails? Older Russian coaches? If you just yelled, “YES!” Well, have we—or rather,…
War Of The Nerds: Iceland Vs. Iceland
Remember that time you got drunk and copyrighted the word ‘Macedonia’ and then got super rich by suing every history…
Fancies: Victoria Heiður Barthélémy
Fancies is a Grapevine series where we highlight an individual with supreme style. Our latest subject is Victoria Heiður Barthélémy (22),…
Last Words: The Anger Of Men
The overwhelming global consensus was that Dr. Christine Blasey Ford behaved admirably last month. All over the internet, all over…
Angelic Electronic: BRÍET’s Pop Is Personal, Catchy And Completely New
At only 19-years-old, Bríet Elfar, aka BRÍET, has the composure of someone far older. When she speaks, the young musician…
Airwaves Debutantes: What’s New And Who’s Who At Airwaves 2018 #2
by John Rogers, Hannah Jane Cohen and Christine Engel Snitkjær
Here’s part two of our guide to what’s new and who’s who at Iceland Airwaves 18. Make sure to get…
He Was Number One: Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Iceland’s Meme King
On August 21st, Icelandic actor Stefán Karl Stefánsson passed away after a two year fight with bile duct cancer. While…
Logi 2.0: Iceland’s Music Mogul, Born Again
Logi Pedro Stefánsson’s studio, 101derland, is under renovation. Furniture is piled up in the corners. Loose electrical cords snake across…
Fancies: Sunna Björk Ívarsdóttir
Fancies is a Grapevine series where we highlight an individual with supreme style. Our latest subject is Sunna Björk Ívarsdóttir (24), who…
Airwaves Debutantes: What’s New And Who’s Who At Airwaves 2018 #1
by John Rogers, Hannah Jane Cohen and Christine Engel Snitkjær
Iceland Airwaves built its reputation as a destination festival not by booking loads of big names, but because it’s the…
Grapevine Playlist: ROKKY, RONNY, GusGus, Berndsen, Fufanu & More
by John Rogers, Hannah Jane Cohen and Claudia Schultz
Like thirty seven orcas breaching in unison under the swirling aurora at the exact moment that geysir goes off, here…
Life In Pictures: Roller Derby Smashes Down In Reykjavík
On September 15th, Reykjavík’s resident Valkyries, the Ragnrök roller derby team, took on the Honky Tonk Heartbreakers from Texas in…
Track By Track: ‘Influence Of Buildings On Musical Tone’ By Þráinn Hjálmarsson
Composer Þráinn Hjálmarsson’s debut effort, ‘Influence Of Buildings On Musical Tone’, is one of cultivated emotion. Containing five recent chamber works,…
Perfect Day: Saga Ýr Nazari
Saga Ýr Nazari burst onto the music scene just one month ago with her debut effort ‘Don’t Gotta Be Real’….
You Wish This Was Your Birthday: Gleðileg Jón 2018 Has Arrived
“It started out as a joke on a group chat on Facebook in July 2016,” says Jón Már Ásbjörnsson, the…
What Have We Won?: Overwatch Us Shine!
There are two sentences which strike disappointment into the heart of all parents. “I really think my mixtape is gonna…