Articles by: Ish Sveinsson Houle
Derek Piotr Is Looking For Iceland’s Oral Traditions
Multi-genre musician and dedicated folklorist Derek Piotr is travelling to Iceland in the next week to work on his ongoing…
An Ode to Flateyri
The town across the tunnel from Ísafjörður is full of character, coffee, and culture There are many a “Population: 200”…
Pussy Riot Member Spills Blood On “Rainbow Street”
This morning, Pussy Riot member Diana Burkot spilled her blood across Skólavörðustígur in an act of performance art. The artist…
Word Of The Issue: Bakarameistarinn
The Grapevine’s guide to sounding Icelandic, one word at a time One of the plights of tourists and foreign-born Icelanders…
Finding Love Fast
Bíó Paradís’s speed dating events offer something new for local singles “If you had called me yesterday, I couldn’t have…
Decentralising The Literary Scene
The first of its kind, Flateyri Literary Festival brought the scene to the Westfjords “I am very risk-taking,” writer Helen…
Sonic Extremities: A Preview Of RVK Noise Fest
Þórir Georg books purely harsh noise at R6013 “Noise just keeps becoming more and more interesting to the point where…
Word Of The Issue: Grýlukerti
The Grapevine’s guide to sounding Icelandic, one word at a time It’s been a fickle few weeks, weather-wise. Is it…
On The Beat: Two Beats Ahead Live! Podcast Series
R. Michael Hendrix’s podcast series is a space for all to understand their fellow creatives better Michael Hendrix sits beside…
In This Economy? You’d Be Wise To Adopt A Do-It-Together Attitude
Reddingakaffi empowers all who come to learn how to repair their things I arrive at Reddingakaffi (e. Repair Café) with…
Sharing Her Voice
Women of foreign origin share their stories through a new book Released in mid-February, Her Voice: Stories of Women of…
Word Of The Issue: Duglegur
The Grapevine’s guide to sounding Icelandic, one word at a time The certain type of grit that keeps an Icelander…
We Tried To Tango!
It takes two to tango, but maybe one should know what they’re doing One could understandably deem tango as antithetical…
Word(s) Of The Issue: A Menagerie
The Grapevine’s guide to sounding Icelandic, one word at a time Despite the fact that the word “menagerie” is often…
On A Date With: Bríet
The acclaimed Bríet takes a look back while charting her new course After another eventful year for pop star Bríet,…
Just Outside The City Limits
The Kátt á línunni concert series brings the grassroots music scene to Kópavogur “I moved there two or three years…
Making Mischief And Playing, Seriously
Dr. angela snæfellsjökuls rawlings opens an exhibition at Slökkvistöðin exploring colour, climate and much more Opening on January 10, “Motion…
Word Of The Issue: Welcome to Our Reputation Era
The Grapevine’s guide to sounding Icelandic, one word at a time It’s been an interesting month. With the holiday season…
Scoring A Second Date With Retro Stefson
The eccentric band reunites with the Grapevine — and for a reunion concert Is 11 years too long of a…
The Swamp Comes To Reykjavík
I went to the Shrek Rave and it was not a scam “I think they’ve paid shit tons of money…
Ish’s Saturday Night Iceland Airwaves Diary: A Successful Grapewaves, A Successful Airwaves
My Airwaves day starts earlier today, taking in all the sounds of Grapewaves from start to finish. First up…
Word Of The Issue: Djammviskubit
The Grapevine’s guide to sounding Icelandic, one word at a time As we dive headfirst into this Airwaves season (happy…
Ish’s Friday Night Iceland Airwaves Diary: I’d like to welcome to the stage….
I start my Friday night of Airwaves at Grapewaves, and I arrive just as Snorri Helgason is taking to the…
Ish’s Thursday Night Airwaves Diary: Looking For A Soul-filling Pick-me-up
On my first day of Airwaves, I’m unfortunately already a bit exhausted. It’s been a hell of a week, and…
Stretch Your Body, Not Your Budget: Free Reykjavík Yoga Classes
Take your yoga practice to the next level at the Indian Embassy I went to free yoga at the Embassy…