Author: Haukur S. Magnússon
Transparency For Everyone
The story of Sigurður Ingi Þórðarson is unbelievable, incredible. This much is clear: three years ago, at age seventeen, Sigurður…
Rauðasandur Festival CANCELLED Due to EXTREME WEATHER :(
“Extreme weather conditions” have forced organizers to call off the sold out Rauðasandur festival in the West fjords. Festivalgoers, staff…
The Emotion Of Cold, Hard Science
Artist Katrín Sigurðardóttir is in-between three cats, on a square, in Venice. All three cats stare at her intently. She…
I HATE THE REYKJAVÍK GRAPEVINE
So. We are ten. Free street rag Reykjavík Grapevine is ten. WTF. — I remember the first time I heard…
Grapevine Milestones
by Jón Trausti Sigurðarson, Oddur Óskar Kjartansson, Valur Gunnarsson and Haukur S. Magnússon
FIRST SUMMER The first issue was published on June 13, 2003. As the reader should know by now, we publish…
How Do You Respond When The Norm Has Become A State Of Madness?
Hi Andri! Your stunning ‘Wild Boys’ article on the previous spread is an update of a piece called ‘In the…
The Simpsons Go Iceland (feat. Sigur Rós) almost-LIVEBLOG!
As a nation, Iceland has suffered some hardship over the past few years (after a few pretty sweet ones, oh,…
SÓNAR PICTURES AND WORDS: SATURDAY NIGHT EDITION
The second part of our massive Sónar Reykjavík coverage is finally on-line for you to read, look at and think…
Oodles Of Sónar Saturday Photos
Surely you were massively excited by the Sónar Friday photogallery we posted yesterday! Surely you have been biting your nails,…
Our Sónar Reykjavík Friday Words + Images Are In!
The inaugural edition of Sónar Reykjavík went down last weekend at Reykjavík’s fancypants concert hall (and conference centre!), Harpa. Judging…
Sónar Reykjavík Friday: THE PHOTOS
Check out this wonderful slideshow of photos from Sónar Reykjavík’s inaugural night, courtesy of photographers Alísa Kalyanova and Paula Prats…
Will Sónar Reykjavík Be The Second Hippest Long-Weekend On The Annual Music Festival Calendar?
The first Reykjavík edition of renowned international music festival Sónar will take place this weekend, and boy is that an…
The Grapevine’s First Ever Music Awards, Ever
We at The Reykjavík Grapevine really like music despite what you might have surmised from reading our magazine. It’s just…
Guys! We Made It Through Another One!
Regardless of having shifted slots on “the annual festival calendar” and lost one of its most beloved venues, the annual…
sóley’s New Video Is A TOTAL BEAUT! Checkitout!
Oh hey wow! The one and only sóley, who many of you might know from one of her NINETY FIVE…
Yes We Can: Five Fancy Pools For Your Pickin’!
“One of this country’s best redeeming qualities are the pools of hot water found sprinkled all over it. Those pools…
This Is Exactly What You Were Looking For
The accompanying photo depicts myself and two of my best friends, Helgi Rafn Hermannsson (bottom left) and Bóas Hallgrímsson (right),…
Horsing Around
If you like watching documentaries about horses in Iceland, ‘Herd In Iceland’ might just be the documentary for you!Filmmakers Lindsay…
The Mountaineer
Through his 63 years on Earth, Ari Trausti Guðmundsson has enjoyed a varied career that has entailed him earning a…
Why So Many Covers, Reykjavík Grapevine?
For this very special presidential election issue, we decided to run six different covers featuring every candidate in the 2012…
Aren’t There Six Presidential Candidates? Where is your Dr. Herdís Þorgeirsdóttir Cover? Do You Hate Her? Are You Biased? WTF!?!
It is very true that one of the six presidential candidates is mostly absent from The Reykjavík Grapevine this time…
QUIT BEING SUCH A FUCKING ASSHOLE ALREADY, YOU GODDAMN COCK!
Ah. It was a wonderful Menningarnótt. It could have been any night, but it was Menningarnótt. Fresh from seeing Ólafur…
Hooray For Boobies!
Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl is surely one of Iceland’s finest authors/experimental poets/literary translators. Although Eiríkur spends most of his time in…
HE HEARTS ICELANDIC MUSIC!
Belgian physician Dr. Wim Van Hooste is arguably Icelandic music’s biggest fan and greatest supporter. Upon overhearing the Sugarcubes’ “Birthday”…
Of Monsters and Men: Colour Us Impressed
So we learned this week that Of Monsters and Men have sold over 100,000 copies of their début album, ‘My…