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VIDEO: A Road Trip Around Iceland’s Route One

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Here’s the latest film by Timothée Lambrecq, the French videographer who spent the summer with us here at Grapevine. Taken…

The All-New Travel Adventures Of The Reykjavík Grapevine

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Hello, reader, and welcome to the brand new—and extremely FANCY— Reykjavík Grapevine travel site! We’ve been working on this thing…

Meet The Ninja Team

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As Bryndís’s Facebook event snowballed, the “Kæra Eygló” initiative received a wave of attention from various groups. Along with heightened…

6 New Icelandic Bands To Watch Out For At Airwaves

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As well as being a monolithic highlight on the city’s festival calendar, Iceland Airwaves also functions as a kind of…

Wow Nice! Airwaves Is Coming! Epic 297-Track Mixtape!

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With the full lineup announced and tickets selling fast, it’s now less than two months until the annual 101-wide party…

Welcome To Iceland: A Walk-Through Of The Refugee Arrival Process

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When Iceland receives new refugees, the Red Cross plays a crucial and central role. Working alongside the various municipalities and…

Good Week For Aurora Spotters

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The coming of the dark nights heralds the end of summer, but it’s also the time that the flickering aurora…

Corbyn’s UK Win: Another Reminder That Change Is Possible, Possibly Already Happening

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In the 20 years that I’ve been eligible to vote, there has been a convergence, from both left and right…

“We Have To Do This Together”: Mayor Dagur B. On Acceepting “Hundreds” Of Refugees

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In the light of Icelanders’ recent groundswell in favour of accepting more Syrian refugees, Reykjavík’s mayor, Dagur B. Eggertsson, was…

PHOTOS: Akureyri Town Festival

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For a town of around 18,000, Akureyri punches far above its weight when it comes to cultural output. Each year,…

Wow! Iceland Qualifies For Euro 2016! ‘Success Is No Fluke’ Say Footie Veterans

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Yes! With a goalless draw against Kazakhstan earlier tonight, the Icelandic men’s national football team made history, qualifying for the…

VIDEO: Whale Watching In Reykjavík Harbour

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Grapevine’s resident filmmaker Timothée Lambrecq has continued to tour around Iceland over recent weeks. From looking at the working lives…

Being HERE: Using Art To Revitalise Their Town

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As the road winds its way around one particularly dramatic section of the Eastfjords towards the remote village of Stöðvarfjörður,…

Iceland Airwaves Complete 2015 Lineup With Huge 120-Band Announcement

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Iceland Airwaves have completed the festival’s 2015 lineup with a bang, announcing no less than 120 new additions to the…

A Shadow In The Dark

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Earlier in 2015, at the Sónar Reykjavík festival, a solo musician known simply as Hekla walked out into the dimly…

VIDEO: A Fishing Nation

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Grapevine’s resident videographer Timothée Lambrecq and his brother Camille took a road trip to Ísafjörður recently, hoping to make a…

The Museum Of Hidden Beings

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One night in 1846, a trader named Sigtryggur Sigurðsson was walking his usual route home along the beach from Húsavík,…

VIDEO: The Road To Ísafjörður

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Our favourite (only, true – but still favourite) videographer Timothée Lambrecq went on a trip around Iceland with his brother…

Iceland’s National Sport: Football On The Edge Of The World

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On a recent grey and drizzly summer evening, the streets of downtown Reykjavík were oddly empty. But other than the…

Björk Cancels Airwaves & Other Festival Dates

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Sad news for Björk fans came out today. The singer has cancelled a series of live dates, including the Pitchfork…

PHOTOS: Petra’s Stone Collection

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Petra’s Stone Collection is a museum of minerals and crystals collected by the late Ljósberg Petra María Sveinsdóttir, who lived…

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea: Farao’s New Sound

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Kari Jahnsen, aka Farao, sits in a downtown Reykjavík cafe on a typically unsettled Icelandic day. We’re chatting amiably over…

Go East! A Trip To The Wild And Imaginative Eastfjords

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Without fail, a drive across Iceland delivers a sharp shift in perspective from life in more populous places. In fact,…

Better Drinking With Mikkeller & Friends

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As anyone who frequents Reykjavík’s downtown bar scene will have noticed, Icelandic drinking culture has been undergoing a facelift. Over…

Icelandic Drag-Punks Æla Rise To Puke Again

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Icelandic punk-rock-noir quartet Æla (translated to English: ‘Puke’) have self-released their long-awaited second album ‘Vettlingatök’, along with a characteristically surreal…