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Björk Speaks On Vulnicura And Feminism

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Pitchfork publishes first album interviewPitchfork have published the first new interview with Björk, in which she discusses the making of…

Hear Our First Sónar Podcast, Feat. Tonik

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Sónar Reykjavík 2015 is just around the corner, and who better to guide us through the performers on show than…

Björk’s Vulnicura: First Listen

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Björk’s eighth is dense, challenging, powerful stuffAnd so, and so, and so. When I woke up this morning, I was…

Björk’s Vulnicura To Come Out Worldwide Within 24 Hours

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Album release accelerated due to internet leakBjörk’s eighth studio album, Vulnicura, has appeared much sooner than expected. After the record…

Festival Season Forever!

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Sónar Reykjavík is back! We talked to them!After reading about all the SAD and darkness in this issue, are you…

Tourist of the Year 2014

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Wow, tourism really did dominate the landscape of debate here in 2014, didn’t it? We here at Grapevine have spent…

Full Sónar Lineup Unveiled, Including 27 More Icelandic Acts

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The 2015 Sónar festival has revealed the final 27 names for their 2015 lineup. All of them are from the…

Eyrarrós Arts Award Open For Applications

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The Eyrarrós awards have announced that the 2015 edition is open for applications. An annual event that celebrates Icelandic arts…

Weird Icelandic Spirits Revealed

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Artist releases book of oil paintings based on historical creature sightingsIf you’re interested in “Icelandic stuff” (which let’s face it,…

All You Need Is Love. And Icelandic Gourmet Chocolate

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Starting as a late-night experiment, Om Nom is an Icelandic success storyImagine an abandoned gas station office. A few things…

Jamie xx Joins Sónar Reykjavík Lineup

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Jimmy Edgar, Ryan Hemsworth, Futuregrapher & Kött Grá Pjé also onboardSónar Reykjavík 2015 has unveiled several local and international additions…

Just Go Join A Freakin’ Snake Cult Why Don’t You?

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Reykjavík psych band Just Another Snake Cult release new videoJust Another Snake Cult have released a weird and awesome new…

Government To Charge For Iceland’s Nature

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The controversial “Nature Pass” threatens to become a realityWith the annual turnover of overseas visitors set to break the one million…

Get The Track! Rökkurró – Blue Skies

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Reykjavík sextet Rökkurró have come back to Earth since their last album, ‘Í annan heim’ (“To Another World”). Gone are…

Kraumur Music Awards Announce Shortlist

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20-strong panel of experts select their Icelandic albums of 2014It’s that time of year again, when the snow is on…

Sónar Adds SBTRKT

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Harpa-based festival powers up lineupSónar festival continues to power up it’s bill, this time adding some impressive firepower in the…

What’s That Pinging? It’s Sónar-Eistnaflug Announcements!

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FESTIVAL MADNESS YEAH! What’s the best thing to help with the post-festival blues? Some might say staying in bed with…

Losing Your Shit At Airwaves

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It’s what music festivals are for, right?A bone of contention that often appears between me and my younger friends, particularly…

OMG! Bookflood Is Coming

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‘Tis the season to buy one of 800 new Icelandic books for your friends and familyIcelandic winter really, really sucks….

Performing Heartbreak

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Behind the hype, Future Islands offer pop catharsisBaltimore’s Future Islands have had an interesting trajectory. Formed in 2006, they seemed…

LOOK: It’s Bastardgeist!

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Joel Midden, aka Bastardgeist, is a Baltimore-born, NYC-based solo artist playing his second Airwaves. He described his music as “kalimba/sampler/keyboard/laptop…

LOOK: It’s M-Band!

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M-Band is Hörður Már Bjarnason, also sometimes seen performing with Tonik Ensemble and Nolo. He is one of the chosen…

LOOK: It’s Bergur Anderson

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This friendly fellow is a bass player in the bands Oyama and Grísalappalísa. He was also in Sudden Weather Change,…

Einar Örn Makes Drawings To Dance To

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Go and see him talk about them in person tomorrow!For anyone who was blown away by the quite wonderful electronic-punk…

Is Bedroom Community Iceland’s Best Label?

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Go and find out! They have two off-venues TODAY!Some of the best Airwaves gigs I have ever seen have been…