Author: The Reykjavík Grapevine
Airwaves Friday Super Review, Pt. 2: The Real Shit
While one half of our review team checked out gothic gloom, cheesy rap, and party explosions, the other half scoured…
Airwaves Friday Super Review, Pt. 1: Goth Gloom, Cheesy Rap, Explosive Parties
Airwaves Friday saw some of the big guns come out, from Ásgeir at Harpa to FM Belfast at the Reykjavík…
Grapevine Airwaves Super Review: Thursday
Airwaves day 2: more drunk, more concerts, and more madness. Everybody agreed that one band ruled them all and we…
Squad Goals: Faces Of Airwaves, Pt 2
We’re four nights into Airwaves 2017! Here’s what our selection of party goers have to say for themselves so far….
Squad Goals: Faces Of Iceland Airwaves
Iceland Airwaves 2017 is here! We caught up with some revellers in between shows and asked them what Airwaves means…
Shit Gets Real: Airwaves Wednesday Super Review, Pt. Two
There were so many shows at Airwaves last night that our team had to fan out across the city to…
What Just Happened? Airwaves Wednesday Super Review, Pt. One
Wow, that was fun. Iceland Airwaves 2017 had a stellar first night and got off to a roaring start. Our…
Airwaves Tipsters: Dr. Gunni
Musician, author, journalist and blogger Gunnar Hjálmarsson (AKA Dr. Gunni) is the ultimate Reykjavík tastemaker. A cultural historian of sorts,…
The Grapevine GrapeWaves 2017 Festival Super Preview, Part Two
Airwaves is upon us! The off-venues are running, the stages are warming up, and it’s time to download the festival…
The Grapevine GrapeWaves 2017 Festival Super Preview, Part One
Airwaves is upon us! The off-venues are running, the stages are warming up, and it’s time to download the festival…
Music News: CYBER, Of Monsters & Men, Björk
The all-chick, all-crap, highly creative, fuck-you-that’s-who, rap group Cyber just dropped their first album ‘HORROR’ this month. It’s a rough…
Making Of An Artist: Eccentric Sound & Movement In Space With Anna Rún
Anna Rún Tryggvadóttir is an Icelandic visual artist based in Berlin. She has also worked in theatre, designing sets and…
Colm O’Herlihy’s Perfect Day In Reykjavík
Colm O’Herlihy is an Irishman living in Iceland, working as the manager of two top labels, Bedroom Community & Mengi…
This Year’s Must-Hears: Grapevine’s Top Icelandic Tracks Of 2017, So Far
We at Grapevine have some diverse (some might say “complementary,” others “wildly incompatible”) music tastes. The office stereo regularly blares…
A Statement From Hatari: The Perfect Storm
Rather than giving The Reykjavík Grapevine an interview, we in Hatari instead ask they publish the following words of Noam…
Comics: Lóa & Elín
Here are the latest offerings from the Grapevine’s cartoonists Lóa and Elín, addressing the issues of the day: periods, pesticide,…
Track By Track: ‘This Is My Shit’ By Páll Ivan
Our cover star Páll Ivan walks us through his debut album, ‘This Is My Shit’. “The album’s title is the closest…
Making Of An Artist: Vampires, Freaks & Leigh Bowery With Agnes Björt Andradóttir
Agnes Björt is the incandescent, glamorous, party-starting singer of the Reykjavík electro-pop band Sykur. Here she talks us through some…
Readers Write: Seeking A Wife
I know this is not necessarily the “right” place to make such request. However, I am compelled to do so….
Readers Write: On Preserving The Icelandic Language
To the editor of the Reykjavik Grapevine, My name is Marjorie and I live in Texas. I am learning Icelandic…
Grapevine Playlist: Alvia, CYBER, Björk, EinarIndra & More
From the queen of Icelandic music to the latest rap kids exploding out of their bedroom and into the charts,…
Making Of An Artist: Butoh, Galaxies & Imperfection With Gyða Valtýsdóttir
Gyða Valtýsdóttir was a founding member of múm, and is a cellist, collaborator and solo artist, currently releasing on Smekkleysa…
Neo-Nazi Internet Refugees Register Domain In Iceland
The neo-Nazi blog/“news” website the Daily Stormer has since the end of August had its website registered in Iceland, with…
The Gate: Björk Releases Cosmic New Video, Reveals Album Title
Björk has released the first video from her forthcoming album. It’s for “The Gate,” which has also been released as…
Making Of An Artist: Profane Cartoons & Paintings With Þrándur Þórarinsson
Þrándur Þórarinsson is a notable painter who has more than once caught Icelanders’ attention with his often sharp and grim…