Author: The Reykjavík Grapevine
Written In Stone: The Statue Walk Around Reykjavík
There are many ways to get to know a city. Some chose to check out the flavour of the local…
Word of the Week: Frek(ur)
by The Reykjavík Grapevine and Andie Sophia Fontaine
The word of the week is frek(ur). This is a very useful word when describing everyday behavior. Frekur describes people who…
For & Against: Puffin Shops
FOR: It seems there is nothing Iceland’s Marx-loving dirt-munching contingent hate more than someone else’s success. This was the case…
Introducing: Aron Can
Aron Can is a fresh new face on the Icelandic hip-hop scene and way too cool for his age. The…
Sea Baron Tells Us How To Make Iceland’s Most Famous Soup
Iceland’s most famous soup: The lobster soup at the Sea Baron (Sægreifinn). It’s creamy, salty and delicious. It’s all thanks…
This Issue’s Issue: Selling Alcohol In Private Shops
by The Reykjavík Grapevine and Andie Sophia Fontaine
These days everything is just facts, facts, facts. You hop on social media and every armchair pundit is just posting…
New Editor Wanted
The Reykjavík Grapevine is seeking a new Managing Editor for its print and online publications. Responsibilities include managing the publication’s…
PHOTOS: Strong Tide And Seals At Jökulsárlón Ice Lagoon
We stopped at Jökulsarlon recently on our way up to the Vatnajökull ice cave. There was a strong wind blowing, preventing…
PHOTOS: Day Trips To Húsavík And Vatnajökull
I always get annoyed when people “stop over” in Iceland for a couple of days, because it always seems like…
Girlz, Boyz And Noize: Sónar’s Finale Reviewed
The last day of a music festival is a strange, good time. People skulk into the various rooms and halls…
“All Sorts Of Crazy”: Our Team’s Friday At Sónar Reykjavík
Our review team shook off any Thursday weariness and went full tilt into Sónar last night. Despite seeing a vast…
What Went Down: Sónar Thursday Capsule Reviews
Angel Haze’s powerful rapping, Milkywhale’s triumphant pop, Ellen Allien’s teutonic techno, Páll Oskar’s golden armour—it’s hard to call what our…
Breaking Into House: The Second Coming Of Intr0beatz
Most of our local readers will have known 34-year-old Ársæll Þór Ingvason—AKA intr0beatz—since way back in the day, first as…
Grapevine Says: Our Team’s Picks For Sónar Reykjavík
With Sónar Reykjavík kicking off in style with a packed Thursday night bill, we asked our team to outline their…
Ellen Allien On Bowie, Berlin, Iceland And Sónar
by The Reykjavík Grapevine and Hörður Kristbjörnsson
Berlin DJ, producer and Bpitch Records mainstay Ellen Allien is a veteran of electronic music, having been active as a…
Cats Up For Adoption
The Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority recently rescued 50 cats from a single household, and animal adoption centre Dýrahjálp picked…
Photos: Winter Roads Of Southern Iceland
Grapevine’s trusty in-house photographer Art Bicnick took a drive around the south coast recently to visit the Vatnajökull ice cave….
PHOTOS: Geysir And Strokkur In Winter Mode
Doing the Golden Circle during winter is preferred by some, because the sights are even more stunning in the snow…
Scottish National Week At KEX
KEX Hostel’s annual Scottish National Week is here, where Scotland and its heritage are honoured with song, dance, poetry, whisky,…
SPORTS: Figure Skating, Reykjavík International Games 2016
Reykjavík International Games 2016 have just started. There are 23 disciplines to be played in two weeks. Whether you are an active audience or…
Writers, Readers, Drinkers & Dilettantes: Call For Submissions
Listastofan, a newly opened arts collective and gallery in Vesturbær (see page 13), already has a lot going on, with…
It Wasn’t All Bad: Highlights From Last Year In Sports
Athlete of the year: Eygló Ósk Gústafsdóttir by Hrefna Björg Gylfadóttir On the second to last day of 2015, twenty-year-old…
DL: The Best Track Of 2015 – Vaginaboys’s ‘Elskan Af Því Bara’
Seeing as we’re spending much of this January issue celebrating Iceland’s 2015 in music—a vintage year, by any standards—we thought…
Icelandic Fish & Chips
Not your average fish’n’chips joint, this healthy restaurant uses only organic vegetables and quality fish products to serve their fancy…
Touristspotting In Iceland
This guy, Raffaele Piano, spent this past summer working on a rather cool project that you Grapevine reader types out…