Author: Haukur S. Magnússon
Magma Sells 25% Of HS Orka To Icelandic Pension Funds
Magma Energy is selling a stake in Reykjanes energy company HS Orka to a group of local pension funds, Canada’s…
Reykjavík Music Mess: LIVE-TWEETING HAS COMMENCED
The Reykjavík Music Mess bashtival is underway, and you can rest assured Your Friends At The Grapevine are following that…
SPECIAL: Grapevine Gets Its Legs Back!
To celebrate that whole Reykjavík Music Mess mess we, your loyal friends at the Grapevine, are throwing a special music…
Dare We Be Excited About Reykjavík Music Mess?
OK so there’s this ‘new’ music festival making the rounds in Reykjavík (you might have noticed—you are reading a special…
TAIWANESE ANIMATED NEWS PROGRAMME PERFECTLY SUMS UP ICESAVE
A Taiwanese animated news programme, NMA.tv, has gloriously summed up the notoriously confusing Icesave dispute using their crafty animation skills….
DOWNLOAD YR. RMM COMPILATION – 16 TRACKS!
By now, y’all are probably EXPLODING with excitement about the upcoming Reykjavík Music Mess bash that’ll be happening in less…
Former President Vigdís: ‘YES’ To Icesave III
Former President of Iceland Vigdís Finnbogadóttir has announced that she has already voted YES in the Icesave II referendum, and…
READ MY PRIVATE EMAIL, WON’T YOU?
Hi, readers! Here is a letter I received from a friend of mine the other day: Hi Haukur, Couldn’t help…
The Professor And His Pixel Prince
GODDUR: Guðmundur Oddur Magnússon, Goddur, is Professor of Graphic Design at the Icelandic Academy of the Arts. A dropout who…
Do Cool Things, Talk To Smart People, Read Good Books
Losing all hope is easy enough. That’s probably always been the case, but with the overflow of information, opinion and…
Deerhunter Are Coming! Deerhunter Are Coming!
For the first time ever, tickets are on sale for the Reykjavík Music Mess, an independent music festival that will…
President Vetoes Icesave 3 – Referendum Imminent
Iceland’s President, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, has just made public that he is referring the new Icesave 3 bill passed by…
Release Concert FRENZY Tonight!
Everyone’s two favourite Icelandic albums from last year are being celebrated tonight, with massive release concert party fun shindigs a…
FUCK YOU, NEW YORK TIMES TRAVEL SECTION!
A regular day at Grapevine HQ entails lots of trying to keep folks happy, at least trying to avoid angering…
RVK 9 Trial: Polish Consul Demands Apology
In a move that wasn’t even close to borderline racist, Reykjavík 9 trial prosecuting attorney Lára V. Júliusdóttir compared the…
Protest: Big Noise, Small Crowd – VIDEO
Today saw Iceland’s Parliament reconvene after a lengthy Christmas break. To mark the occasion, a group referring to itself as…
HOPE and CHANGE and stuff
I watched the Prime Minister’s address on New Year’s Eve. I should not have bothered. There were no surprises. It…
Merry Christmas Everyone!
Season greetings from Your Friends At The Reykjavík Grapevine. Dear Grapevine readers near and far: We wish you all happy…
VIDEO! Special Rotted Skate Special!
Your friends at The Reykjavík Grapevine sure love them some fermented skate. We dropped in at a rotten lunch party…
Looking At Aurora Borealis
Hi everyone! Welcome to your holiday trip to Iceland! We know that you really only came here to avoid your…
A Long-Ass Note On Our Xmas Covers + Some Bile
What a Christmas party, eh? The legendary Megas hanging out and smoking cigarettes with the likely soon-to-be legendary Bragi Valdimar…
Your Holiday-Looking-At-Aurora-Borealis Tips
Hi everyone! Welcome to your holiday trip to Iceland! We know that you really only came here to avoid your…
Canadian Publication Retracts Björk Interview After Magma Threatens Libel Suit
by Anna Andersen and Haukur S. Magnússon
On November 9, Maclean’s Magazine posted an interview with Björk called, “In Conversation with Björk: Why the Icelandic singer wants…
Winter is Here – No Need for Despair
Winter is upon us, huh. Dark, cold, wet, dark and dark. And dark. Unless you just arrived here fresh faced,…
Datarock is Coming Back!
So guess what. Some Nordic initiative or other is happening these days (where would the Reykjavík culture scene be without…