Author: Haukur S. Magnússon
The Virtues of a Hot Bath
Now, I am not a proponent of many things, except maybe some obscure bands that I assume people will think…
A Celebration of All Things Good
Let us not beat around any bush: Mugison is a golden god, and he is a shining path. So is…
Aldrei fór ég suður: Now More Than Ever
The 1974th Annual Easter-festivities will soon be upon us, as will the fourth annual ‘Aldrei Fór Ég Suður’ (I Never…
GUSGUS ARE FOREVER
The end was near and the heat had already been turned off by the time I visited the GusGus studio…
Should You Be Eating This?
Þorrablót food is SO WEIRDOnce again, it is time for the traditional weird-food article, to be published around the month…
The Joy of Failing Miserably, or: Why Icelanders Really Are Happy
Award winning journalist Eric Weiner has seen a lot of the world. His post as a foreign correspondent for respected…
Garage Days Revisited?
Tónlistarþróunarmiðstöðin, a rehearsal space and concert venue, hosts fifty bands that operate in the Reykjavík area. It has been a…
Those Crazy Kids, What Will They Think of Next?
No matter what anyone tells you, the 101 Reykjavík nightlife scene is druggy, and it is a cousin of both…
Jóhann Jóhannsson: A User’s Manual
He used to play in some pretty rough rock bands. These days, Jóhann Jóhannsson doesn’t employ loud, distorted guitars to…
Brian Jonestown Massacre In Reykjavík: You Could Have Had It So Much Better
I had been looking forward to seeing The Brian Jonestown Massacre perform for the longest time. Throughout the years, their…
A Tale Of Two New Year’s
In which a Grapevine staff journalist swaps apartments with a NY couple in time for 2006’s passing. Both parties end…
Vor
As anyone who spends much time in downtown Reykjavík will attest, finding a good, affordable place to have lunch can…
Youth Is Wasted On The Young
Basshunter brings Boten Anna to Iceland. Show opened by XXX Rottweiler and Dr. Mister & Mr. HandsomeThe first thing that…
How to Conduct Your Icelandic Christmas
Even though most western nations are by all accounts becoming more mind-numbingly culturally uniform by the minute, there are still…
A Christmas Flood of Books and Noah’s Freezer Trawler
So, what’s the deal with Iceland’s heavily condensed book market, where almost all of the year’s titles are published in…
Perlan
Dining at Perlan is always an uplifting experience, if not only for the fact that the restaurant is located near…
The Old Men And The Sea
By no means do I morally disapprove of whaling. Whales are intelligent beings, yes, but so are pigs, chickens and…
“Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely”
Jóhann Hauksson and Sigtryggur Ari Jóhannsson’s recent article in the premier issue of the magazine Ísafold sheds new light on…
No Compromise, No Rules
Infamous horror director Eli Roth, a trailblazer in his own right, already has a highly publicised (at least around these…
Spontaneous Self-Pleasuring
Meeting up with legendary electro hitmongers Daft Punk backstage at NASA for a short interview, just minutes before one half…
Experiencing Aurora Borealis Underwater
Four hours of driving unkept gravel roads, over mountains, across fjords, will take you from Reykjavík to Iceland’s other Reykjanes…
A Basic Form of Communicating
“Music has been intertwined with my life from the age of six. Actually, I didn’t give up my soul to…
Connecting Through Music
Musician Will Oldham – sometimes known as Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – has in the past decade or so proved to…
Another Glorious Week of Noise
Once again, the whole of Reykjavík, nay Iceland, braces itself to welcome the annual Iceland Airwaves festival and the plethora…
Caruso
Caruso has long been of the establishments one is bound to notice while strolling down Bankastræti any given night. Its…