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Sing Fang Remixes Australian Artist Gordi

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Sin Fang doesn’t produce an awful lot of remixes, but when he does, they’re pretty great. His latest reworking is…

Reykjavík Arts Festival Is Kicking Off! Cool Stuff Happening Today!

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Readers! Hello. As you may have noticed in our new issue, today is the opening of this year’s Reykjavík Arts…

Arts Fest Artistic Director Speaks On Gender Equality

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Sitting in the Reykjavík Arts Festival’s sunny downtown white-cube offices, Hanna Styrmisdóttir, the festival’s artistic director, is in a relaxed…

ArtsFest Q&A: Erna Ómarsdóttir, Iceland Dance Company

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In the third of our series of interviews with women working in the Icelandic arts, we talked to Erna Ómarsdóttir,…

Artsfest Q&A: Katrín Jakobsdóttir, MP & Former Culture Minister

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This years Reykjavík Arts Festival focuses on gender issues in the arts, as well as censorship and rights struggle. This…

ArtsFest Q&A: Ragnheiður Harpa Leifsdóttir, Artist

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With Reykjavík Arts Festival bearing down fast, we thought we’d talk to some prominent figures in the city’s arts scene…

American Food Chain Dunkin’ Donuts Is Poised To Appear Around Iceland

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Stepping out onto the main street of most European capitals these days, it would be plain odd not to see…

Twelve Hours In Reykjavík: Sunny Day Edition

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So the sun is out, the sky is blue, and Reykjavík is your oyster. And while the downtown area is…

Hashtag Your Way Into A Free Grapevine Shirt! #Wow

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Everyone loves getting things for free, right? And photographing stuff, everyone loves that. And lately, it seems pretty much everyone…

Farao Unveils New Iceland-Made Single

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Farao, aka Norwegian singer Kari Jahnsen, might well be familiar to keen-eyed followers of Iceland’s music scene. She’s played in…

Of Monsters And Men Release New Video

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Breakthrough Icelandic indie quintet Of Monsters And Men have unveiled a new video for the track ‘I Of The Storm.’…

Music Champions Rythmatik Embrace Musical Diversity, Play For The Love Of It

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It’s not often that a music journalist is picked up for a ride to an interview by the band’s mother….

Download This: Rythmatik – “Tiny Knots”

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This issue’s track of the issue comes from Rythmatik, the recent winners of Músiktilraunir, Iceland’s national Battle of the bands….

Go West: Aldrei Fór Ég Suður Is A Festival To Remember

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A trip up to Ísafjörður, the seat of Westfjörds’ municipality Ísafjarðarbær, is always a treat. It’s one of those towns…

GusGus To Launch New Fan Channel On Creators World

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Icelandic techno dons GusGus are planning something interesting. Their website has been replaced by a big countdown and a trailer…

Iceland’s First Lady Dorrit Moussaieff Announces Eyrarrós Prize

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The winner of the annual Icelandic arts award Eyrarrós, dedicated to celebrating projects taking place in the rural regions of…

Hundreds Gathered To See Eclipse At Blue Lagoon

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The Blue Lagoon opened early this morning for today’s total solar eclipse. Floating in the milky water with anticipation as…

Hold On To Your Visa Cards… Björk Is Playing Airwaves

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Björk has been announced to play at Iceland Airwaves 2015. If that’s all you need to know to go and…

The Blue Lagoon Is Opening Early For The Eclipse

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If you’re thinking about where to watch the eclipse from this coming Friday, then, my friend, we at Grapevine totally…

Listicle: Five Places To Watch The Solar Eclipse

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As you’ve no doubt heard, Iceland is getting a solar eclipse this Friday. Thousands are flocking over for the spectacle…

Photos: The Endless Winter Of Iceland’s Route One

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Part of the adventure of any Icelandic road trip is the journey itself. The extremity of Iceland’s landscape and weather…

Björk Unveils “Moving Album Cover,” Escapes From Stone Prison

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Björk today unveiled some more fresh video relating to “Vulnicura”. This time it’s a “moving album cover” clip, featuring an…

Severe Storm Causes Floods And Smashes Trees, Cars, Containers

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The powerful storm that lashed over Reykjavík and wider Iceland last night and this morning has caused all kinds of…

Jón Gnarr Decides Not To Run For Ice-Prez. Yet.

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Much-loved comedian and former Reykjavík mayor Jón Gnarr has decided not to run for higher office, after months of speculation…

Björk Drops Lionsong Video

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Björk has released the first video from “Vulnicura”. It’s for the album’s second track, “Lionsong”, and features some fleshy wobbly…