Author: Hannah Jane Cohen
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Release Alert! sóley Goes Experimental Accordion On Harmóník
Friday the 13th in the year 2020 might seem an auspicious day, but the lovely songstress sóley has livened it…
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Just Exploring (With Some Bass): gugusar’s Perfect Day
gugusar, real name Guðlaug Sóley Höskuldsdóttir, is one of the Grapevine’s favouite new artists. She dropped her debut album ‘Listen…
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Bedroom Burlesque: Get Stunned On Your Sofa By The Couch Cabaret
“So it was just her in a beautiful red dress with red curtains behind her. She had a bathtub and…
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On Human Nature: Mammút Talk Their New Album, The Pandemic & The Importance Of Touch
“Easy to hide. My mind needs light. I open up my mouth. My mind needs light.” And so begin the…
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Fancies: Ester Olga Mondragon
Fancies is a Grapevine series where we highlight an individual with supreme style. Our latest subject is Ester Olga Mondragon…
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RVK Newscast #40: Dýrfinna Benita Basalan, Talks Natural Fragility
For this episode of the Reykjavík Newscast, we chatted with Dýrfinna Benita Basalan—Countess Malaise—about her new exhibition Natural Fragility at…
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Track By Track: ‘Phantom Plaza’ By RYBA
RYBA’s debut release ‘Phantom Plaza’ was a two-year effort that ended up with a seven person supergroup featuring Heimir Gestur Valdimarsson…
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Fancies: Laima Ūdre
Fancies is a Grapevine series where we highlight an individual with supreme style. Our latest subject is Laima Ūdre (30),…
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Last Words: The GOP Proves Zombies Would Win
In Max Brooks’ superb novel ‘World War Z: An Oral History Of The Zombie War’, a zombie virus is created—curiously,…
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Fancies: Lovísa Tómasdóttir
Fancies is a Grapevine series where we highlight an individual with supreme style. Our latest subject is Lovísa Tómasdóttir (28),…
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Horror-Scopes: The Autumn Fog Reveals Your Fate
by Catherine Magnúsdóttir and Hannah Jane Cohen
In Horror-Scopes, the Grapevine’s dedicated team of amateur astrologists give you their mystical visions on the dark fate that lies…
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RVK Newscast #32: ÆVI – A Solo Dance Journey With Inga Maren Rúnarsdóttir
For this edition of the Reykjavík Newscast, Culture Editor Hannah Jane sat down with choreographer and dancer Inga Maren Rúnarsdóttir…
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Newcomer Dr. Pill On His Eclectic Debut Album ‘Ottersitting’
Today, Dr. Pill—real name Phil Uwe Widiger, himself a Grapevine alum—dropped his debut release ‘Ottersitting’, a genre-bending melange of industrial,…
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Track Of The Day: “Salt Licorice” By Jónsi Feat. Robyn
by Hannah Jane Cohen and Iona Rangeley-Wilson
Just a few days before the drop of his upcoming album ‘Shiver’, Jónsi is here with a new track, featuring…
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Culture Pick: ‘GERÐUR’ By Gerður Helgadóttir
So what should one get on to today in Reykjavík? The Grapevine recommends checking out Gerðarsafn Kópavogur’s latest exhibition entitled…
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Hot Dogs, Gossip, Cellulite & Dolly Parton: Snjólaug Lúðvíksdóttir’s Perfect Day
Snjólaug Lúðvíksdóttir is a comedian and screenwriter. For foreigners, her name is pronounced Snow-Leg, though it directly translates to Snow-Pool….
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Track By Track: ‘Undir bláu tungli’ By Logi Pedro
Two years after his debut solo album, Logi Pedro is back with his second effort ‘Undir bláu tungli’ (‘Under The…
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Fancies: Ástrós Erla Benediktsdóttir
Fancies is a Grapevine series where we highlight an individual with supreme style. Our latest subject is Ástrós Erla Benediktsdóttir…
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RIFF & Chill: The Reykjavík International Film Festival Goes Digital – Hybrid
Make sure your connection is strong and electricity stays running because the Reykjavík International Film Festival is back and this…
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The Dizzying Cacophonic Beauty Of Davíð Örn Halldórsson
Arranged on stark white walls, Davíð Örn Halldórsson’s newest exhibition “Ókei, Au pair” at Hverfisgallerí is a blur of poisonous,…
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GusGus, The Impossible Band: 25 Years Of Intrigue, Drama And Music
by Sveinbjörn Pálsson and Hannah Jane Cohen
None of this was supposed to happen. GusGus was just supposed to be a short film, not a band. And…
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New In Town: The Return Of Flæði
Flæði is back! The art venue—whose name translates to ‘Flow’—has finally re-opened in a new central Vesturgata spot and we…
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Track By Track: ‘My My’ By ROKKY
ROKKY first burst onto the scene in 2018 with her electro-pop banger “My Lips.” Now, she’s back with her long-awaited…
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The Core Of The Winter: Bára Gísladóttir On Her Newest, Most Claustrophobic Release
“The funny thing is that I wasn’t even planning on releasing this album,” Bára Gísladóttir says, a wide, animated smile…
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Les Enfants Terribles: Víkingur Ólafsson Brings Rameau and Debussy To The Harpa Stage
It’s 1918. World War I rages on as French composer Claude Debussy lies on his deathbed. His last few days…