Author: Parker Yamasaki
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Drive-Through Towns: Nostalgia For The Non-Existent in Þorlákshöfn
When I told the waitress that I was looking for something interesting to do in Þorlákshöfn, she expressed condolences. It’s…
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Happening Tonight: Russian Film Days
Bíó Paradís presents Russian Film Days from September 15-18. A curated selection of Russian-flavored films, from award winning classics to modern…
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Happening Tonight: The Bride of Frankenstein (Svartur September)
In May 1816 a young woman sat near a log fire at Lord Byron’s Swiss estate and listened to German…
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Happening Tonight: Happy Birthday John Coltrane
On September 23, 1926 a young John Coltrane was welcomed into a small North Carolina town. Coltrane grew up to become…
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Happening Tonight: Ólöf Arnalds at Mengi
Ólöf Arnalds is a familiar face on the Icelandic music scene. She was a touring member of múm for five…
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Happening Today: Pop-Up Clothing Market
If you arrived in Reykjavík expecting to wrap yourself up in your Patagonia down jacket and call it a day,…
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Happening Tonight: “Yarn” The Movie
With a title like ‘Yarn: The Movie’, it is not difficult to discern what Compass Films’ latest documentary is going…
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Music News In Brief: Björk, Pascal Pinon, Soffia Björg and more!
Ever wondered what it looks like inside Björk’s mind? How about inside her mouth? Björk Digital, a virtual reality-infused exhibition,…
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Uncommon Threads: What’s the connection between needlework and revolution?
With a title like ‘Yarn: The Movie’, it is not difficult to discern what Compass Films’ latest documentary is going…
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Happening Tonight: Shapednoise / Ultraorthodox / AMFJ
Despite its ‘green’ reputation, Icelanders are said to have one of the highest energy-use rates per capita in the world….
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There’s A Stormzy Coming: Airwaves Finalises Lineup
It’s 4:30 in the afternoon and Prikið is packed. Really packed—the bar lights are swinging, there are MCs on the…
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Lord Pusswhip’s Top Five Albums
“Can I send you more than 500 words? There’s so much to say…” Lord Pusswhip asks me in a Facebook…
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Happening Tonight: Brian Wilson Performs “Pet Sounds”
In 1966 the Beach Boys released their iconic record Pet Sounds. Inspired by The Beatles’ “Rubber Soul,” this album was,…
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Moving Matter: Cycles and stillness with Eva Ísleifsdóttir and Sindri Leifsson
Eva Ísleifsdóttir enters Gerðarsafn a little soggy from the mist. She tears off her raincoat and meets me on the…
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Happening Tonight: Intr0beatz’s Bumpy Sauna
When we interviewed Ársæll Þór Ingvason—AKA introbeatz—earlier this year, he was quick to give props to Paloma as “the only…
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Starting Tonight: Ljósanótt
On August 31 the doors of Reykjanesbær burst open in a proud and colorful display of culture and tradition. Due…
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This Very Website’s Most Read Articles of 2014!
Read about what you read aboutRecently, I was analysing the behaviour of Grapevine’s internet readership and I found myself in a…
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Sjón, Happy Nihilist
The author at the edge of conversation, at the end of the world“When ‘all the lights have gone out’ we…
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News In Brief: December
Last month Norway may have jumped the gun with its gift giving—or rather, by asking the Coast Guard to actually…
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GO HOME YOU’RE DRUNK, PINK STREET BOY
ACTUALLY STAY HERE LET’S CHATAxel Björnsson pushes into the Grapevine office at 2:00am and chomps the triangle tip off of…
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All Too Earthly Pleasures
Ghostigital slayed Airwaves closing night. Beam us up.We’re just about to beam up. We’re seriously there. Einar stands crouched and…
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The Kids Are All Right
It is hard to stand out with a good band name. Many bands these days have taken a counterintuitive approach:…
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The Unmissables: Day 4
Grapevine Recommends…You must be wondering why clocks even exist on this island. Between the sunset at 16:30 and a festival…
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The Unmissables: Day 3
Grapevine Recommends…We’re halfway through the festival and the schedule for tonight is about twice as long as the previous two…
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LOOK: It’s Andri Snær Magnason!
At 19:30 tonight Harpa’s Kaldalón opens up to host the second annual Airwords, a one night Airwaves affair for the…