Author: Hannah Jane Cohen
The Iceland Tattoo Expo: Back In Black (And Grey)
“There are already a hundred people waiting to get in,” organiser Andrés Hallgrímsson tells me excitedly, as we sit down…
Börn Rebels: Won’t Stay Silent And Are Here To Stay
Börn. It means “children.” This wasn’t the original name of the Reykjavík-based death-punk outfit, I’m told. So I ask where…
Download This! Agent Fresco’s “Wait For Me”
“Wait For Me” is an extremely personal ballad for Agent Fresco’s vocalist Arnór Dan Arnarson. He wrote the song while…
What Is A Milkywhale And Why Should You Care?
One might not normally associate love, trampoline exercises, and whales with pop music. Still, that is exactly what you’re going…
Happening Tonight: Rae Sremmurd
Come here hoe, mistletoe / I got birdies, crows / Lil bitty bitch wanna jump on this dick / I’m…
Iceland’s Most Pöpulår Reståurånt!
The IKEA restaurant in Garðabær has only 18 reviews on TripAdvisor. Mainly, these focus on the economic value of the…
Happening Tonight & Tomorrow: Of Mice And Men
“George, why ain’t we goin’ down to Harpa?” Lennie looked down at the ground in despair. “So you forgot that…
Happening Tonight: Dj. Flugvél Og geimskip Album Release Concert
This Saturday, dj. flugvél og geimskip releases her third album ‘Nótt á hafsbotni’ (“Night at the Bottom of the Ocean”)….
Fall In Love With Emmsjé Gauti
Earlier this year, The New York Times reported on a set of 36 questions, created by psychologist Arthur Aron, that…
Happening Tonight: Death To Puffinstores! Narthraal / Urðun / Skuggskjá
Recently, popular music venues Húrra, Gaukurinn, Palóma, Glaumbar and Dubliner were marked for closing in order to erect businesses more…
Ongoing Now: Höfuðverk
The pentagram, a symbol often used in Satanism, is said to be inspired by the head of a ram. In…
Norðanpaunk 2015: A+ Merchants’ Freak-End
I experienced a number of things at Norðanpaunk that I never expected would happen at any festival, or much less…
Some Like It Rockabilly: Meet Reykjavík’s 1950s Couple
Smutty Smith and Katrín Rósa Stefánsdóttir’s flat is covered with photos. In addition to a wall cluttered with Elvis memorabilia…
Starting Tonight: Extreme Chill Festival
With the sea on your right, and the Snæfelsjökull glacier on your left, Extreme Chill might be one of the…
Devil’s Night Is Upon Us: Reykjavík Goth Night Is Happening Tonight!
Sometimes it gets boring watching ‘The Crow’ alone in your basement. Sometimes you lose your page in ‘The Vampire Lestat’….
Happening Today: A Blaze In The Norðanpaunk
Leave your Ensiferum CDs at home, ‘cause the Norðanpaunk Festival’s Facebook page specifically states, “No Viking Metal”— but with headliners…
Catherine Côté Brings Her Rainbow 3D Nail Art To Iceland
A sparkly pink linoleum floor cluttered with pairs of worn-in Doc Martens and clunky platform shoes marks the entrance to…
Fifty Shades Of Reykjavík: Getting Intimate With Iceland’s Most Chaotic Act
“I was walking in downtown Reykjavík when suddenly everything changed into this endless desert,” rapper Elli Grill of hip-hop collective…
Happening Tonight: Hungry Like the Úlfur
So you’re looking to get down to some hip-hop but you’re a little tired of the Prikið scene? Come to…
Art: Ongoing Now: ‘Melancholy’ by Dominik Smialowski
Photographer Dominik Smialowski’s new exhibit presents a series of staged scenes revolving around a pilot who unexpectedly crash lands in…
Snoopadelic… Fuck That, Put On Tarantúlur
Snoop. The year 2009 called, Snoop. They want their tunes—no fuck it, 2003 called, they want their—you know what? Never…
Niches Of Sjónarlind: Bergstaðastræti’s Bookstore Offers A Plethora Of Peculiarities
Founded by Steinar Gunnarsson in 1981, the Sjónarlind bookstore has resided in its Bergstaðastræti location for more than three decades…
Eistnaflug Saturday: He-He-moth
The weather was still bad Saturday at Eistnaflug, but no rain could dampen the spirits of metalheads hungry for some…
Eistnaflug Friday: Black #2
Eistnaflug is by far the friendliest festival I’ve ever been to. As a metal-concert-vet, my first metal festival is shaping…
Eistnaflug Thursday: Paint It Black
Thursday marked the first day of fabled metal-fest Eistnaflug, along with my first time attending. The sun shining bright, I put…