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“A STUPID, BROKE COUNTRY FILLED WITH DRUNKS AND WHORES” DRAWS ISRAEL’S IRE
As a publication, we aim to promote discourse, dialogue and a free exchange of ideas. We thus welcome any opinion to our pages, so long as they’re interesting, and not, like, crazy racist or hateful (send all your interesting, non-racist, non-crazy, non-hateful…
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SPARKS TURN TO FLAMES: A Conversation With Bryndís Björgvinsdóttir
Or: Fucking Around Can Make A Lot Of Difference, And It’s Important To Always Keep Trying And Not Give Up And Avoid Getting Cynical Or Losing Hope, Because Eventually An Unexpected Crack Might Open Up And You Might Then Slip Through That…
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Is Iceland’s Government Not Particularly Interested In Answering Grapevine’s Questions?
No, they’re not. But their Press Secretary was kind enough to write a short statement regarding the topic we went them questions about, which is refugee affairs. We have grown accustomed to being ignored by Iceland’s current government. We don’t particularly expect…
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SPECIAL EDITION! PAY ATTENTION – An Editorial
Hi. I’m Haukur. I edit a tourist magazine for a living. It’s a fun magazine; it’s informative for tourists, and it has comix. I also like to tell myself that we have on occasion managed to be a force for good, mostly…
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CONFLICT, STRIFE, TURMOIL, MAJESTIC WATERFALLS & CUTE PUFFINS: An Editorial
Lately, we at Grapevine often find ourselves in a somewhat difficult position when it comes to reporting on life in Iceland. On one hand, we are clearly and proudly a tourist publication, one that has the stated aim of serving visitors to…
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Hot Chip To Play Iceland Airwaves 2015 Grand Finale Extravaganza Party!
Iceland Airwaves have announced that the one and only Hot Chip will be closing the 2015 edition of the festival, at a massive ‘festival within a festival’ Inception-style blowout at the Vodafone Hall on Airwaves Sunday. The bash will also feature rising UK stars Sleaford Mods along…
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Download This: “We Will Live For Ages” By Hjaltalín
We Will Live For Ages is Hjaltalín’s first official release—their first new song—since the band unexpectedly leapt from middling indie mediocrity right into the stratosphere back in late 2012, shattering our collective selves into an ecstatically melancholic heap of shards with their…
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PHOTOS: Yesterday, Thousands Marched In Reykjavík SlutWalk 2015
Spirits were high in downtown Reykjavík yesterday, as several thousand protestors took to the streets to march in the annual SlutWalk celebrations. The SlutWalk’s organizers estimate that the event—which closed with an Austurvöllur concert featuring Úlfur Úlfur, Mammút, Reykjavíkurdætur and Friðrik Dór—…
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VIDEO: Jón Þór Brings “Hard Hitting Scando-Pop” Summer Anthem ‘Stelpur’
Oddly enough, ultra-independent Reykjavík rocker Jón Þór has mostly flown under the public’s radar for most of his musical career, despite being responsible for some really catchy tunes and playing with some really great bands. Iceland Airwaves veterans might remember him from…
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Triumph At Tribeca: Dagur Kári’s Advent Into Adulthood
When news came through late one Sunday night in April that filmmaker Dagur Kári Pétursson’s latest film ‘Fúsi’ (AKA ‘Virgin Mountain’) had triumphed at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York, winning three of the main awards (best original screenplay, best narrative…
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TONIGHT: AN IMPORTANT HIP HOP PARTY FEAT. BENT, GÍSLI PÁLMI & EMMSJÉ GAUTI
Tonight’s edition of our monthly Húrra Grapevine! concert series is an extra special one. Lo and behold! The Reykjavík Grapevine and Húrra are proud to announce that after long and arduous bout of negotiations, we have managed to enlist four local hip…
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Dagur Kári’s ‘Virgin Mountain’ Wins Top Prizes At Tribeca, Gunnar Jónsson Named Best Actor
Director Dagur Kári’s latest film, Virgin Mountain dominated New York’s Tribeca Film Festival last night, taking the prize for the festival’s world narrative competition, along with winning best screenplay. Furthermore, the film’s leading man Gunnar Jónsson, was named best actor. This is great news!…
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Your Weekly Postcard From Reykjavík – Last Week Of Winter
Here’s some good news: According to ancient Viking elfin Northern Lights tradition, Sumardagurinn fyrsti – Iceland’s Official First Day Of Summer – will occur next Thursday, April 23. According to current weather forecasts, the good people of Reykjavík can expect grey skies,…
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Wow, Hallgrímur Helgason Painted So Many Jón Gnarrs!
Artist-slash-novelist Hallgrímur Helgason recently unveiled the above painting at the Kjarvalsstaðir art museum. Entitled “The Gnarr Family,” the work of art depicts a selection of the various roles comedian Jón Gnarr has assumed over the years, drawing inspiration from some of his…
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SABOTAGE: The State Of Iceland’s Media – Haukur & Anna’s 1st Editorial
There are two daily newspapers published in Iceland. Each is owned and operated by a powerful interest group. — To grossly simplify an already gross affair: Fréttablaðið is the domain of the remnants of the once dominant Baugur empire of one Jón…
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PHOTOS: The Hottest Icelandic Titties From #FreeTheNipple
Not just a revolutionary wave that’s empowering women the world over, #FreeTheNipple is also a great source of pictures of boobies. For your viewing pleasures, we have compiled some of the best ones in a handy photo gallery! PSYCH! While we at…
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Hey, There’s A New Vök Track, Did You Hear It? The Video Has Pupils Galore
OK check this out. We got emailed a link to a new Vök track. It’s called If I Was. Stop, look, listen: That sounds pretty good, right? The singer sometimes sounds like her out of The Knife (this is a good thing), and…
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Iceland’s Next Big Thing Is Influenced By Big Country: Rythmatik Won Músíktilraunir 2015
A band from Suðureyri by Súgandafjörður, a remote Westfjörds fishing hamlet, won the 33rd annual Músíktilraunir battle of the bands-style contest last night, That band is called Rythmatik and its members are all young Suðureyrians who have up until now stuck to furiously…
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Your Weekly Postcard From Reykjavík – Special Nipple Themed Edition!
Wow! Did you catch that crazy nipple kerfuffle that’s been taking social media by storm over the past couple of days, snowballing from a couple of posts to Iceland’s lonely corner of Twitter to a full-fledged “trending topic” (whatever that is). The…
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Facebook Does Not Want To #FreeTheNipple, Bans Reykjavík Grapevine
UPDATE [01:20] The ban has been lifted! Grapevine articles are back on SkyNet. Thank all of you who RT’d and reported so much! Yesterday was a big day for social media in Iceland, as local feminist activists took to Twitter and started…
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Listen: New Ghostigital Track Rejects, Mercilessly Mocks Iceland’s Government
Exactly one week ago, as Icelanders collectively fumed over their government’s latest acts of seemingly blatant disregard for democracy (and also the weather), Ghostigital dropped a bombshell of a song that seemed tailor-made for the current climate. Entitled Ekki mín ríkisstjórn (“Not…
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WHERE WERE YOU? REMEMBERING THAT TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE
Boy, feels like it was only yesterday that we were running down the street in a screaming panic, all excited to witness a total solar eclipse. Remember that solar eclipse? It was great! Aren’t you glad you didn’t sleep in? We sure…
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Ben Frost On Octopus Balls, The Worst Meal That Exists And That Show He’s Playing At Húrra Tonight
Ben Frost is finally home! Taking a well-deserved break from pummelling the eardrums and psyches of audiences around the world, he will be pummelling the eardrums and psyches of his Reykjavík friends and neighbours at Húrra tonight. To celebrate, we called him…
