Author: Hannah Jane Cohen
Grapevine Music Awards 2021: Best Livestream – Live From Reykjavík & Post-Sessions
For the 2021 iteration of our Grapevine Music Awards, we decided to forgo one of our usual categories—Best Live Band—and…
Exactly What It’s Supposed To Be: Ingibjörg Turchi Reflects On ‘Meliae’
In Greek mythology, the Meliae were a type of tree nymph. According to some sources, mankind actually originated from them….
A Glorious Shrine To Nothing: Núll Is The Band To Not-Exist To
In years prior, I used to always describe Núll with silly epitaphs like ‘The Most Ungoogleable Band In Iceland’ or…
The Grapevine Music Awards 2021: The Winners Are Here!
Oh, you thought a pandemic would stop us? No way! It’s January, and that means the Grapevine Music Awards 2021…
Grapevine Playlist: Bashar Murad, Oscar Leone, Birnir, Páll Óskar & More!
Music—have you of it? Here’s some of our favourite tracks from the last month. Bashar Murad – MASKHARA Bashar Murad—who…
Gods Of Iceland: Sif, A Totally Fully-Fledged Three Dimensional Character
Superpowers: Beautiful blonde hair. A great wife. Weaknesses: Beautiful blonde hair. A great wife. Modern Analogue: A great wife with……
Track By Track: ‘Inspector Spacetime’ By… Inspector Spacetime
Dance-lovers Inspector Spacetime—Egill Gauti Sigurjónsson, Vaka Agnarsdóttir and Elías Geir Óskarsson—walk us through their debut effort track by track. Intro…
Katrín Jakobsdóttir Decries Pro-Trump Mob Riots As “Attack On Democracy”
Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir has responded to the pro-Trump rioters, who only hours ago breached the U.S. capitol building in…
2020 In Culture: Joker, Please Perform “Ja Ja Ding Dong”
2020 was pretty heavy on very serious political news. Not naming any names, of course, especially not one whose name…
Our Culture Editor’s Top Three Albums Of 2020: An Exhaustive Write-Up
This was supposed to be a top five list but after writing 2,000 words about three albums, I decided to…
The Pandemic Holiday Diaries #3: Gógó Starr & Bobo Starr
How does one approach the holiday season in the midst of gathering bans and social distancing? To learn, we’re sitting…
Fancies: DJ Dóra Júlía
Fancies is a Grapevine series where we highlight an individual with supreme style. Our latest subject is Dóra Júlía Agnarsdóttir…
The Pandemic Holiday Diaries #2: Bára Halldórsdóttir & Hrafna Jóna Ágústsdóttir
How does one approach the holiday season in the midst of gathering bans and social distancing? To learn, we’re sitting…
The Pandemic Holiday Diaries #1: Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir & Melkorka Sigríður Magnúsdóttir
How does one approach the holiday season in the midst of gathering bans and social distancing? To learn, we’re sitting…
Áslaug Magnúsdóttir’s Katla Brings Sustainability To The Forefront Of Fashion
Áslaug Magnúsdóttir wears a lot of hats. When she talks, she’ll transform from a shrewd businesswoman to a staunch activist…
Limitless, Effortless, Genreless: Magnús Jóhann Refuses To Be Defined
“Basically, the whole beginning of this whole album process was not a single note of music, it was the cover,”…
Track By Track: ‘What Love Is’ By Rex Pistols
Goth isn’t dead, people. It’s alive and thriving in downtown Reykjavík in the form of Rex Pistols, who recently dropped…
Track Premiere! “Þoka” By Herdís Stefánsdóttir
Composer Herdís Stefánsdóttir is most well-known for her soundtrack work—you might have heard her compositions on HBO’s ‘We’re Here’ or…
A Cinematic Collection Of Souls: The Icelandic Love Corporation On ‘Psychography’
A teenager lies on the floor feeding herself popcorn with her feet. A woman in a glamorous outfit hopelessly sweeps…
We <3 Cake: Baunin Serves Up Vegan Treats For The Ages
Covered with delicate, earthy, abstract flowers overlaid in rich jewel tones, you’d be forgiven for wondering if you’d just walked…
The Backbone Of The Arctic: Ragnar Axelsson Celebrates The Legacy Of The Greenlandic Sled Dog
“I was talking for maybe two hours to this Greenlandic hunter with a translator. There was an elderly Greenlandic woman…
Soundtrack To The Plague: Become Prisoner To Auðn’s Waking Dream
The newest album by Auðn, ‘Vökudraumsins Fangi’ (‘Prisoner Of A Waking Dream’), ends on the line “Minning þess sem aldrei…
Well, You Asked: Switching Babies With A Cooler Couple
You’ve got questions. We’ve got inflated-confidence. Here’s your weekly dose of Grape-vice. What would Meatloaf NOT do for love? I…
Gods Of Iceland: Hel, The Goth Loner Half-Zombie Queen
Superpowers: Owns a hellish underworld. Weaknesses: Susceptible to sulking. Very few friends. Half-zombie. Modern Analogue: Weird loner goth kid who…
YNDI Yoga Brings Holistic Self-Care To Your Living Room
With winter approaching—and the pandemic still a large part of our lives—it’s more important than ever to take care of…