Author: The Reykjavík Grapevine
Reader Letters: An American Reader Returns After 15 Years
Dear Grapevine, I visited your lovely island back in ’99 and there weren’t that many menus in English, let alone…
Monster Of The Month: Hafmaður – Merman
It is rather common for seafarers to catch sight of both mermen and mermaids, and perhaps hafstrambis, as they raise…
Classic Cocktails With An Icelandic Twist
For those who like to tipple, but want to enjoy something from a local distillery, it can be a challenge…
Happening This Week: The Past, “Presence” and The Future
It’s a new year. A time of reflection and resolutions. Of reflecting on what’s been and resolving not to do…
Grapevine’s 2017 Prophecies
What wonders will the new year have in store for us? We consulted some of Iceland’s best psychics (in our…
Happening This Week: Normcore, Norðanpaunk and Charity
“I once thought I had mono for an entire year. It turns out I was just really bored” -Wayne Campbell…
A Cosy Guide To Reykjavík
It’s January, the cool heart of Winter. While looking at the “bright side of things” might be out of the…
Reader Letters: Probably Our Only Turkish Subscriber
Dear Reykjavík Grapevine, I’m probably the biggest fan of your magazine and Iceland itself in the world. I love Iceland…
Grapevine’s 2016 Playlist To End All 2016 Playlists
There was a veritable raft—nay, a FLOTILLA—of Icelandic bands doing great things in 2016. Aron Can, for example, racked up…
Happy New Year!
Quite a lot of people were happy to see 2016 depart, and to ring on the promise of a new…
Reader Letters: Missing Star Wars Character Uncovered
Dear The Reykjavík Grapevine, I am Ben Cawdor. I am writing to you because I ‘d like to talk with…
Get Your Read On: Where To Start In The Icelandic Book Store
For the unacquainted, it can be hard to know where to start with Icelandic literature. Should you begin with a…
Track by Track: ‘GKR’ by GKR
Icelandic rapper GKR released ‘GKR’ last month, a formidable collection of tracks. Here are his thoughts on the album. VELKOMIN…
What Just Happened? Grapevine’s Airwaves 2016
Wow. It feels like the starting gun has just been fired: but Airwaves 2016 is over. Airwaves happens fast, and…
Saturday Super-Review: A Tempest Hits Airwaves
And so: Airwaves Saturday night. Our open-eared reviews team went back into the fray, deep in the heart of the…
PHOTOS: Björk Brings Vulnicura To Harpa
Björk presented her last album, ‘Vulnicura’, in Iceland for the first time yesterday in the Eldborg hall of Harpa. She…
Grapevine’s Super-Team Super-Review: Wednesday
Airwaves: it’s everywhere. There are rappers on the tables of your favourite morning coffee shop and punk bands in the…
Airwaves Tipsters: Grapevine’s Festival Review Super-Team Picks
We’ve given you the bands’ picks for Airwaves 2016—but what about our own Very Special Grapevine Airwaves Writer Super-Team? Here’s…
Björk: Digital Exhibition Comes To Iceland, Opens During Airwaves
Björk Digital—the acclaimed exhibition of virtual reality videos for songs from Björk’s last album, ‘Vulnicura’—is set to debut in Iceland…
Iceland’s Little Watch Manufacturer To The Stars: J&S Watch Co.
What do the Dalai Lama, Quentin Tarantino, Ben Stiller, Viggo Mortensen and Tom Cruise have in common? They all own…
Colour Concept For This Week’s #GVPics
Autumn doesn’t have the charisma of summer’s bright shine, but there is something refreshing about its downplayed tones. As we…
The Grapevine Reader’s Poll Results
by The Reykjavík Grapevine and Andie Sophia Fontaine
Well, we had to get in on the act, and set up our own online poll. As with all open-ended…
The Reykjavík Grapevine Election Poll Extravaganza!
by The Reykjavík Grapevine and Andie Sophia Fontaine
Elections are coming up this month, and although you might not even live in Iceland (let alone have the right…
Grapevine’s Best Of 2016: Best Barber
Reykjavík is a relatively small city, but even so, sometimes you need a bit of local advice to find what…
Grapevine’s Best Of 2016: Best Record Store
Reykjavík is a relatively small city, but even so, sometimes you need a bit of local advice to find what…