Author: Haukur S. Magnússon
Trash From The Boys
‘Trash From The Boys’ is the best Icelandic album I have heard for a long time. It might be the…
Growing Pains
by Gabríel Benjamin and Haukur S. Magnússon
As Iceland’s budding tourism industry grows mature, we ponder some of the challenges it faces, and wonder how it can…
Visitors And Locals
by Haukur S. Magnússon and Andie Sophia Fontaine
The rental market in a nutshellWhile tourism has certainly been playing a critical role in bolstering Iceland’s economy, like any…
Free Pink Street Boys Album! Free Editorial! Free Love!
Editorial In ChiefHere is a short editorial, inspired by the late, great Bill Gates and his vision, which continues to…
The Creator Of Hangman’s Darker Relatives
by Susanna Lam and Haukur S. Magnússon
The Creator Of Hangman’s Darker RelativesHugleikur Dagsson, the controversial cartoonist famous for his satirical comic strips which often depict stick…
I CHOOSE TREASON
Editorial In Chief | Haukur S. MagnússonI just signed up to become a founding member of Fylkisflokkurinn (“The County-Party”), which…
Free Track: Prins Póló’s “París Norðursins”
by Haukur S. Magnússon and Gabríel Benjamin
You won’t find Prins Póló’s unexpected summer hit “París norðursins” (“Paris Of The North”) on the act’s recent LP ‘Sorrí’…
CONFIRMED: The Streetpooper Was A Tourist, No Longer Alleged
“No Icelander would ever dress like that, ever,” says streetpooperwatcher Sara María JúlíusdóttirThis morning, we posted an amusing bit of…
The Ghosts Of Best-Ofs Past
Compiling the BEST OF REYKJAVÍK has always been, at best, a half-absurd proposition. As much as we love our city,…
Everything Is Way More Sexy In Iceland
Interview with Tómas YoungPromoter Tómas Young is the head of ATP Iceland. We dropped him a line to ask about…
The Death Of Ben Frost
“Frosty and glacial and barren fucking… landscapes of Jökulsárlón. Fuck you. That’s so lazy.”First, some disclosure: I came to know…
A Few ATP Quickies
Featuring Slowdive! And Shellac! And Eaux! Wow!Look at all those great, legendary, wonderful bands that’ll be taking the stage in…
Win Neil Young Tickets! Win ATP Iceland Tickets! Wow!
Wow! Oh boy, the coming week is going to be CRAZY for music lovers in Iceland. It starts off with…
The Latest Issue Of The Reykjavík Grapevine Explains Everything!
Whether you’re a local or a tourist, we’ve got you covered! Last Friday, our latest issue hit the streets. Issue…
Jón Gnarr Is No Longer Mayor Of Reykjavík
“SO LONG, AND THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH”As of yesterday, comedian Jón Gnarr is no longer mayor of Reykjavík. After…
What Happened?
Mayor Jón Gnarr explains himself, a littleFirst, nobody thought comedian Jón Gnarr’s joke party would actually make it to the…
MEET ADDA’S BRAIN
Musician Arnþrúður Ingólfsdóttir—AKA Adda—has of late gained quite a reputation for her soulful, personal (to the point of confessional) and…
Two Years Ago
Hooray! We turned ten this year. For a humble street rag like Grapevine, turning ten is a pretty big deal—we…
Icelanders Get All Excited About Rock ‘n’ Roll
by Dr. Gunni and Haukur S. Magnússon
Dr. Gunni—Iceland’s eminent scholar of rock and pop music—is finally coming out with the long-promised English language version of his…
Three Years Ago
Hooray! We turned ten this year. For a humble street rag like Grapevine, turning ten is a pretty big deal—we…
What A Difference Five Years Make
Five years have apparently passed since the dreaded economic collapse of October 2008 shook the Icelandic nation to its core….
Remembering 2009
Hooray! We turned ten this year. For a humble street rag like Grapevine, turning ten is a pretty big deal—we…
At The Core Of Emiliana Torrini
Emiliana Torrini has just made a wonderful new album, ‘Tookah,’ which will be released on the 9th of September. We…
Premiere: The Foghorns – Ain’t I A Man
This might come as a surprise: the Reykjavík Grapevine has always been rather involved in the Reykjavík music scene—and not…
THIS IS IMPORTANT
Here’s the story behind our cover: We somehow got to thinking: “For a feature story about street art in Reykjavík,…