Author: Haukur S. Magnússon - The Reykjavik Grapevine

Government Claims Commitment To Economic Program

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“Despite the President‘s decision, the government of Iceland remains fully committed to implementing the bilateral loan agreements and thus the…

Happy New Year, Y’all!

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Holy smokes. It’s the end of another year. If you are interested in burning shit and blowing it up, we…

Stuff We Like!

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Tonight is the last night of 2009. This certainly calls for a celebration, since we have high hopes and a…

The Encyclopaedia of Icelandic Holidays

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Aðfangadagur (Ath-founga-dager) December 24th, Aðfangadagur, is the day Icelanders celebrate Christmas (as opposed to December 25th in most countries). The…

Stuff We Like!

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We like comedy and laughing. Good thing there’s a stand-up comedy festival in town, and some of it is in…

How to Conduct Your Icelandic Christmas

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Even though most Western nations are by all accounts becoming more mind-numbingly culturally uniform by the minute, there are still…

Haukur’s 18th Editorial

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Do yourself a favour. Turn to page ten, right now, and read Haukur Már’s feature, Our Murderous Fences. It details…

Stuff We Like!

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The weather is pretty crappy in Reykjavík, and it is cold and dark. It is a season to stay in….

Stuff We Like!

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It started snowing in Reykjavík this morning. This, of course, is a reason to celebrate. Many folks would disagree with…

Stuff We Like!

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Alright. We gotta admit. We’re feeling a little Christmassy (that a real word?) already, even though the holidays are still…

Artist Vs. Artist

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Egill Sæbjörnsson and Davíð Örn Halldórsson are both prominent young artists that have been raising eyebrows all over for a…

Björk & Sjón Collaborate On Song For Upcoming Moomin Flick

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Björk and frequent collaborator Sjón are to contribute an exclusive new song to the upcoming Moomin troll film “Moomins and…

Haukur’s 17th Editorial

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So, they’re throwing this National Assembly event next weekend. The idea is to round up a random selection of 1.500…

Stuff We Like!

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We have slowly but surely grown really, really fond of My Summer as a Salvation Soldier’s new downloadable EP, Nýtt,…

Haukur’s 16th Editorial

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I’m back. I wrestled the reigns away from Davíð Oddsson. Even though I was excited about some of his new…

It’s Over – It’s Finally Over!

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So, this is it. No more Airwaves 2009. As I type this, we are just uploading the last review here…

Ólafur Arnalds

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Who are you? What can we expect from your Airwaves appearance, and what can we expect of you in general?…

GHOSTIGITAL

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1) Who are you? What can we expect from your Airwaves appearance, and what can we expect of you in…

FM Belfast

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What can we expect from your Airwaves appearance, and what can we expect of you in general? General nonsense, civil…

Check Out The Grapevine Off-Venue At Lost Horse Gallery Tomorrow

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So this has been a pretty great festival thus far, all things considered. And it still has a bunch of…

Crystal Antlers

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Crystal Antlers! Give us a short introduction of yourself! Why should we check out your show? Crystal Antlers are a…

Dikta

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Who are you? What can we expect from your Airwaves appearance, and what can we expect of you in general?…

Bárujárn

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Who are you? What can we expect from your Airwaves appearance, and what can we expect of you in general?…

Eberg

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Who are you? What can we expect from your Airwaves appearance, and what can we expect of you in general?…

Kimono

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Who are you? What can we expect from your Airwaves appearance, and what can we expect of you in general?…