Author: The Reykjavík Grapevine
The Grapevine’s ‘Ask Me Anything’ – Ninth Edition
The Grapevine’s Valur Grettisson and Hannah Jane Cohen recently hosted the latest in our series of ‘Ask Me Anything’ online…
Conscious Consumption: Locally-Made Products To Satiate All Your Desires
With the latest reports on climate change painting a grim picture, it’s past time to take action. One of the…
Grapevine Playlist: Vök, Rebekka Blöndal, Matthías Hemstock, And More!
Vök – “No Coffee At The Funeral” If you understand the importance of coffee in the fabric of Icelandic culture,…
Grapevine Playlist: Kælan Mikla, Daníel Hjálmtýsson, Elín Hall, Róshildur & More!
Is it really 15°C out? You bet. Listen to some music outside. Kristberg – Sunrise “Sunrise” is a good vibes…
Art! Art! Art! Our Art Picks For This Week!
Art is the food of the soul. Someone said that, right? Anyway, here’s some art exhibits you shouldn’t miss. Intruder…
Cheer Up, Dear: The Grapevine’s Guide To A Happy Reykjavík Day
“It can’t rain all the time,” Eric Draven famously said. However, in a town with weather like Reykjavík, it can…
Grapevine’s 9th ‘Ask Me Anything’ This Thursday!
The ninth edition of the Reykjavík Grapevine’s “Ask Me Anything” will air live this Thursday, August 12th, at 15:00 Icelandic…
Reykjavík’s Queer-Owned Businesses: Time For Your Wallet To Come Out!
How can you best support queers? With your money, obviously. To be honest, there were WAY too many queer-owned spots…
Track By Track: ‘Vítahringur’ By Mannveira
At the origin of every genre lies a raw energy that defies rules and norms, but inevitably, even the most…
Horror-Scopes: Post-Covid (JK) CALAMITY!
The amateur astrologers of the Grapevine were having a blast in the post-COVID cosmos until Delta struck. But how will…
Grapevine Playlist: Monstra, Dread Lightly, Boncyan, Daughters Of Reykjavík & More!
It’s the height of summer. Relax in safety and solitude with these new releases. Boncyan – Turn It All Around…
Valur, Pollý and Bjartmar Offer Walking Tours For A Week
Valur Grettisson, the editor-in-chief at The Reykjavík Grapevine and Bjartmar Alexandersson, an investigative journalist along with the border collie/dachshund mix,…
Grapevine Playlist: Svarti Laxness, gugusar, Diljá, ClubDub & More!
You like music? Of course you do. You clicked on a link entitled ‘Grapevine Playlist’. So here you go, friends….
The Reykjavík Grapevine’s 8th “Ask Me Anything”
In this, our eighth edition of Grapevine’s Ask Me Anything, Valur Grettisson, editor-in-chief at Reykjavík Grapevine, and culture editor Hannah…
Grapevine Playlist: Mannveira, Vök, Unnsteinn, Oscar Leone & More!
Sit in the sun. Bump some tunes. Have a blast. Mannveira – Í Köldum Faðmi At the origin of every…
Grapevine Playlist: Cell7, Soffía Björg, Tom Hannay, Passepartout Duo, Flaaryr & More!
NO MORE RESTRICTIONS! TIME TO LISTEN TO MUSIC! Cell7 – It’s Complicated Cell7 is easily the most talented hip hop…
Grapevine’s 8th “Ask Me Anything” This Friday
The eighth edition of the Reykjavík Grapevine’s “Ask Me Anything” will air live this Friday, June 25th, at 15:00. Therein,…
Grapevine Playlist: Ægir, Árstíðir, Red Riot, Skrattar & More!
We love music. You do too. So here’s a selection of music. Ægir – The Earth Grew Uncertain As our…
RVK Newscast #109: Drunk Football Legend In Trouble & More #MeToo Scandals
Vaccination is going well in Iceland and now around 300 thousand people have gotten at least one shot. The Gathering…
Grapevine Playlist: amiina, Elín Hall, Kælan Mikla, kef LAVÍK & More!
It’s officially summer and we’re ready to sit in the sun, and by sit in the sun, we mean listen…
RVK Newscast #108: The Volcano Pushes Out 20 Metres High Lava Waterfall
The volcano in Fagradalsfjall’s volcanic system is always changing. Now the lava fountain is different, and it’s pushing out a…
The Reykjavík Grapevine’s 7th “Ask Me Anything”
In this, our seventh edition of Grapevine’s Ask Me Anything, Valur Grettisson, editor-in-chief at Reykjavík Grapevine, and news editor Andie…
RVK Newscast #107: The Vaccine Lottery & Those Spying Danes
Vaccinations are going very well and currently Iceland is not dealing with many COVID-19 cases. In face, there was only…
Grapevine Day Out: A Sheep Farm In Lambing Season
We spent a day in south Iceland with Pálína Axelsdóttir Njarðvík. She showed us around her family’s sheep farm at…
Grapevine MEGA Playlist: Kvikindi, Hjörtur Ingvi Jóhannsson, Ásta, Gudfinnur, Kristín Sesselja & More!
The loss of Iceland and Daði Freyr last week at Eurovision was a crushing defeat for the Grapevine. But that…