Author: Marcus Walsh
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/AK_11.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
A Flying Visit to Akureyri: A Day Trip To Iceland’s Second City
by Marcus Walsh
Akureyri provides a mix of natural wonder and small town cosiness. The lofty peaks of Súlur and Hlíðarfjall overlook the…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/1f36227824f24e4.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
32C
by Marcus Walsh
Iceland Airwaves has another diverse line-up this year. Here we a look at another promising new act– local hip-hoppers 32C….
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/39d09bd9391ed8.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
Motion Boys
by Marcus Walsh
It’s very scary when a contemporary band sound like seasoned professionals from another decade, like when Scissor Sisters wail home…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/439446c73af8954.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
Thorvaldsen
by Marcus Walsh
Thorvaldsen has divided its new menu up into the four points of the compass, which in theory is a nice…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/9f2d6d666b87db9d.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
The Foghorns
by Marcus Walsh
Like how The Dirtbombs throw down garage rock and soul into live recordings, The Foghorns employ percussive ‘bucket music,’ (a…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/a0372cc8889731dd.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
Wanker Of The 1st Degree
by Marcus Walsh
This debut is an absolute scattershot of electronic ideas, but just because you are scatterbrained doesn’t necessarily mean you are…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/b2fcc2eccbc49eb.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
by Marcus Walsh
This record has two versions of two songs and then the superbly titled ‘Bring Me The Head Of Paul McCartney…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/b54da037aa6c79d4.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
8+8=8
by Marcus Walsh
Designers meet manufacturers in Halnarfjörður8 + 8 is a month long exhibition showcasing eight designers from Iceland and abroad, collaborating…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/dbeb9bd95d616d46.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
Alone With a Drone
by Marcus Walsh
Exploring the sound of the LangspilIf you have ever had the pleasure of hearing the drone of a langspil, then…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/9f929fac338c5813.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
Fish and Ships
by Marcus Walsh
Grapevine visits the Reykjavik Maritime MuseumFittingly, Víkin, the Reykjavík Maritime Museum, is located in an old fish plant down by…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/6eda286a63b7896.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
Great Moments in Icelandic History: Iceland wins the Cod Wars
by Marcus Walsh
I recently ate a delicious piece of cod in one of Reykjavík´s leading fish restaurants. All the while, I had…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/bed6fcb2b0f0935d.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
Thuggish, not Sluggish
by Marcus Walsh
It’s normally nice to have four diverse bands on a bill – the assumption being that things will build up…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/9894ab16d113456e.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
Scooter = Trouble Shooter
by Marcus Walsh
Renting a scooter for a few hours is just the ticket to see a good amount of Reykjavík in a…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/3dfdec72c6a7c06c.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
Shalimar
by Marcus Walsh
It may be a very British thing to grab a lager, a curry and then head to a football match….
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/b06889751568d4.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
The Serene Act of Watching Whales
by Marcus Walsh
Ahoy there! Grapevine clambered on board the Ísafold for an afternoon of whale watching and deep sea fishing. It was…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/f778a4eee4bb6c2.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
Food for Thought
by Marcus Walsh
Grapevine met with two local chefs – Hrefna Rósa Jóhannsdóttir Sætran, owner of the restaurant Fish Market on Aðalstræti, and…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/c4cbbab622a45a.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
Forgive Us Our Trespasses
by Marcus Walsh
Steed Lord are about to embark on a month long trip of the States, which will see them supporting Chromeo….
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/3eedd8fdd3e19d0.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
Andrúm
by Marcus Walsh
The opening bars of the new Andrúm LP suggest impending doom but when Jóna Palla’s vocals envelope the minor key,…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/aedaaa1f66c2029.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
Mercedez Club
by Marcus Walsh
With DJ Sammy and Basshunter as their top friends on Myspace, it wouldn’t be a surprise if Merzedes Club aspire…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/df6bb782e273e1f3.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
Grand Design for a Grand Institution
by Marcus Walsh
Debates rise as the Art Academy reveals its dream of a new homeHjálmar Ragnarsson, Director of The Icelandic Academy of…
![](https://i0.wp.com/grapevine.is/wp-content/uploads/4b82b0ce2489dd70.jpg?quality=95&resize=294,200)
Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
by Marcus Walsh
Cafe D’Haïti on Tryggvagata 16 was established last April and has been steadily gaining fans ever since. Owner Metahulsen returned…