Author: Haukur S. Magnússon
First Night Down
So our first night of music and mayhem is behind us, pretty much. It’s been good. We’ve been around. We…
Dynamo Fog
Who are you? What can we expect from your Airwaves appearance, and what can we expect of you in general?…
Moto Boy
Moto Boy! Give us a short introduction of yourself! Why should we check out your show? Well, I’m not going…
Agent Fresco
Who are you? What can we expect from your Airwaves appearance, and what can we expect of you in general?…
Load Up On Guns, Bring Your Friends
Designer Sruli Recht and writer/illustrator Megan Herbert recently opened a cool new store, Vopnabúrið (‘The Armoury’) down by the Reykjavík…
Weapons at Iceland Airwaves
Who are you? What can we expect from your Airwaves appearance, and what can we expect of you in general?…
The Jet Korine Guide To Buying Fashion During Airwaves
Jet Korine is a Reykjavík based fashion designer, stylist and costume designer. She hails from the Netherlands, although she has…
Kasper Björke
Kasper Björke! Give us a short introduction of yourself! Why should the uninitiated check out your show? I’ve been DJ-ing…
Casiokids
Casiokids! Give us a short introduction of yourself! Why should the uninitiated check out your show? You sound excited. I…
Dr. Gunni Lists Iceland
There’s not a lot to know about Iceland, right? It’s a small island. Not a lot of folks there. And…
Davíð Oddsson’s 1st Editorial!
Greetings, nation, It is with great pleasure that I address you all today (all y’all tourists, travelers and others our…
Haukur’s 14th Editorial!
So check this out: we decided to go all out in an unprecedented fit self-serving, self-congratulating narcissism this issue. There…
Reflecting on The Grapevine’s First 100 Issues
by Jón Trausti Sigurðarson and Haukur S. Magnússon
The Reykjavík Grapevine has for some reason managed to stay in business for over six years and a hundred issues…
Why We Aren’t Really Covering That Whole “Iceland Fashion Week Fiasco” Now But Might At Some Point
Apparently, something called Iceland Fashion Week was supposed to happen in Reykjanesbær last weekend. Apparently, a bunch of participating designers…
Stuff We Like!
John Lennon, man. You love him, we love him. Everyone loves him. Good thing there’s a tribute gig scheduled for…
Apparat Organ Quartet Reunite For Reykjavik Round Up!
Good news everyone! The one and only Apparat Organ Quartet have announced that they will perform at the Reykjavík Round…
Stuff We Like!
Just thought we’d draw your attention to the very awesome concert we’ve got going on Friday. Number nine in our…
Haukur’s 13th Editorial!
So, this has been a pretty good summer, all things considered. We enjoyed some pretty good weather, drank some pretty…
Is Hannes Hólmsteinn Gissurarson The Architect Of The Collapse?
Political science professor Hannes Hólmsteinn Gissurarson is a peculiar fellow. An ardent follower of the free market teachings of F.A. von Hayek…
Optimistic, Hopeless, Content
Relentlessly experimental electro/pop/whatever outfit múm are arguably one of Iceland’s most successful musical exports to date. Since forming in 1997, the band…
Stuff We Like!
For some reason, everyone likes stuff that’s free. Free music, free journalism, free pornography, free jazz – it’s all universally…
Haukur’s 12th Editorial!
For some reason, I don’t have a lot to say this time around. No witty comments or clever analyses to espouse….
The New Rafskinna Is Out!
The good people behind Rafskinna have been hard at work over the past year aggregating stuff for the third issue…
Landmannalaugar: Closer Than You Think – So Go There, Right Away. Or Don’t.
Landmannalaugar is a staple visit for many tourists to Iceland. In fact, some folks involved with Icelandic tourism frequently yield…
Stuff We Like!
We do not like KREPPA or ECONOMIC COLLAPSE or FILTHY FILTH that’s being uncovered much, but we do like learning…