Author: The Reykjavík Grapevine
Icy Spicy Leoncie Live In Iceland
Unless you’ve been reading Iceland’s page six for the last decade or so, you’re probably not familiar with the peculiar…
Alliance Francaise’s French Movie Festival
During these more depressing months of the year, the cultural institute Alliance Francaise Islande (a Franco-Icelandic institution meant to spread…
Three Men Accused Of Assault Give Inconsistent Statements
Three men on trial for assaulting a Greek tourist in downtown Reykjavík in spring 2010 denied their charges at trial…
Turin Brakes Church Comeback
Remember the Turin Brakes? Well, they had a couple of hits back in the late ‘90s and early 2000s and…
MPs Rally To Defend Former PM Trial
Responding to increasing support to nix the trial of former prime minister Geir H. Haarde, members of parliament are currently…
Population Increases By 470
A new census shows that while few people have been born in or moved to Iceland last year, few left…
A Giant NO Visits Reykjavík
A giant 1,5 x 4 metres ‘NO’ made a fifteen minute appearance in front of the Alþingi building at 14:00…
Put Your Dancing Shoes On For Tim Green
This young and talented Brit was voted ‘Breakthrough Producer of 2010’ by DJ Mag. He has performed at big clubs…
Does E-Commerce Have A Future In Iceland?
When’s the last time you heard, “Attention shoppers, the time is now 20:50 and the store will be closing in…
Doubt By Two
IPA Gallery/Íslensk GrafíkArtists Amy Revier and Elizabeth Tubergen present work in sculpture, drawing, and photography in relation to their time…
Track Of The Issue!
LEGEND knocked veteran Grapevine music scribe Rebecca Louder off her feet at last year’s Iceland Airwaves. Here’s what she wrote:…
For A Minor Reflection: EP
This is a solid release that old and new fans alike will probably enjoy, but the production is preventing it…
Lay Low: Brostinn Strengur
For her third album ‘Brostinn strengur’ (“Broken String”), Lay Low has supplied the music to words written by well known…
Don’t Have To Wait Until Christmas
When Guðbjörg Kristín Ingvarsdóttir opened Aurum in a small backhouse off the main street Laugavegur in 1999, her nature-inspired designs…
Calls for Media Policy On Cultural Diversity
The representation and participation of immigrants in the media was a recurring theme at the Integration and Immigrants’ Participation, held…
300 To ER Due To Paracetemol Toxicity In Six Years
Three hundred people have been admitted to the Landspítalinn emergency room in the last six years due to paracetemol toxicity,…
Half Nation Would Vote Ólafur in 2012
Over half of the nation would consider voting for President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson if he runs in next year’s election,…
Sour Grapes And Stuff
MOST AWESOME LETTER: to: the girl eds…. yer fussing about a asian tourist hotel in niceland? errrr,. iceland? Hotelling is…
Cambridge Releases Film: Landscapes Of Icelandic Sagas
Dr. Emily Lethbridge from Cambridge University is traveling around Iceland in a decommissioned Land Rover ambulance to research the settings…
Reykjavík Is Dancing!
Attention dance aficionados, there are some exciting festivals on the horizon. Not only are “Me and My Friends” doing a…
Track Of Issue – Stóriðjuverkefnið mig (title track of the film ‘Ge9n’)
This infectiously catchy song, ‘Stóriðjuverkefnið mig’ was composed and performed by Linus Orri Gunnarsson and Þórir Bogason (of Just Another…
Let’s Tango!
The soul of Argentina will be in Reykjavík for a festive four-day weekend! The Milonga, which features tango dance and…
CLAUS IS IN DJÚPAVÍK
Old herring factory in DjúpavíkEveryone has a spirit animal, right? And that means the herring is fair game. Artist Claus…
Track of the Issue – Steindi Jr. (featuring Ásgeir Orri): Djamm í kvöld
Comedy, music and social commentary are seldom strangers to each other. Randy Neuman often blended the three, as have countless…
Catching Up To The 21st Century
A couple of weeks back, we ran a news story about a city proposal to give police the power to…