Author: Haukur S. Magnússon
God Crying Gold Tears From Heaven Alert: Aurora Borealis Photos 4 U
Saturday night, the sky got kind of amazingIf you are Facebook friends with an Icelander, or someone who’s currently in…
This New Sóley Song Is Just What You Need
OMG so greatThe wonderful Sóley just unleashed a new song into the ether. It’s called Ævintýr (that word means “fairy tale”…
Icelandic Music Awards: Prins Póló Wins 2 Categories, Is Playing Our Show Tonight!
Viking metallers Skálmöld tops 2014 award list with three wins to their name Full list of Icelandic Music Awards winners…
WHOEVER KEEPS TREATING IMMIGRANTS LIKE SHIT, YOU NEED TO STOP THAT
Every now and again, we’ll get letters from immigrants to Iceland. A lot of the time, those letters will relay…
BJÖRK’S FOLK MUSIC
Björk has a way of messing up our plans. We were all set with a February-feature when she surprise dropped…
Free Music: Singapore Sling’s “Absolute Garbage”
Late last year, Singapore Sling dropped a mother of an album—after such a long wait! Yup, Iceland’s Only Rock Band™…
VIDEO PREMIERE: múm—Slow Down
múm: they’re so great! For your viewing and listening pleasures, we present a brand spankin’ new video from the one…
WHERE WERE WE? WHERE ARE WE? WHERE ARE WE HEADED?
What are we thinking? To mark the beginning of a new year, we posed two questions to dozens of Icelanders,…
Composer Jóhann Jóhannsson Wins Golden Globe
Congratulations, Jóhann! Composer Jóhann Jóhannsson has just been awarded a Golden Globe for his score to the film Theory of Everything, royally…
Prins Póló At Home, In Love
Band of the year 2014 plays the song of the year 2014 at the homesteadPrins Póló is Reykjavík’s Grapevine BAND…
Behold! The Reykjavík Grapevine’s Third Annual Music Awards!
The following is true: We at The Reykjavík Grapevine really like music. You could say we love it. We love…
Track Of The Year: Prins Póló’s “París Norðursins”
by Gabríel Benjamin and Haukur S. Magnússon
Our panel of experts—along with the whole of the Icelandic nation—picked “París Norðursins” as THE song of 2014. The track…
This Feels Relevant Now
Hi. Happy New Year. Right now, at this very moment, you could certainly argue that shit is fucked up and…
Aurora Over Ísafjörður
Wow. A tranquil night, that wasLook. Early evening, December 27, Second Day Of Christmas, the good people of Ísafjörður were momentarily…
A Magical Amulet: The Best Xmas Gift EVER?
Kira Kira and Eskmo team up for a super limited edition releaseHey. If you want to give your friend or…
The Encyclopaedia of Icelandic Holidays
Aðfangadagur (Ath-founga-dager) December 24, Aðfangadagur, is the day Icelanders celebrate Christmas (as opposed to December 25 in most countries). The…
Who Are GANGLY And Why Are They So Great?
Mysterious new band alert!Earlier today, long-time Grapevine contributors Straumur premiered a song/music video by a new, apparently “local” band that…
Healing Hands
An editorialIn the above photograph, I am accompanied by one of my favourite people in the world, Dr. Haukur S….
Christmas: Already In Ísafjörður
Let it snow, let it snow, etc. According to Ísafjörður locals, the month of November was “rather tropical,” in terms…
HOLY SHIT DOOMRIDERS ARE IN TOWN!
You should go see themHey guess what! Doomriders are back in town! And they’re playing Húrra tonight! This seminal metal…
We Care A Lot
Hey, check out the above photo. Who are those people? I’ll tell you: I’m in there, along with our designer…
WORLD PREMIERE: A FANCY NEW OYAMA TRACK!
Coolboy’s first single is outThe hepcats of Oyama are all set to unleash their monster of a début album, Coolboy,…
WHAT THE FLIPPING HELL?
Indeed, WTF?Alright. So this surveillance video from the Höfðatorg parking garage in Reykjavík has been making the rounds in Iceland…
Project: Overload
Exploring the outskirts of Mexico with karlssonwilkerWhen we profiled New York design firm karlssonwilker for our 2012 DesignMarch issue, one…
Images Make Music More Tangible
Daníel Ágúst on the importance of the visualHow important is the visual aspect to how a band or artists presents…