Author: The Reykjavík Grapevine
RMM FINAL DAY: A PLEASANT DEATH
Sunday night marked the end and, for many, the high point of fledgling music festival Reykjavík Music Mess. And all…
RMM SATURDAY: WHAT A DAY! WHAT A DAY!
Reykjavík Music Mess Saturday was apparently a lot of fun, at least if you were part of the Grapevine’s elite…
RMM FRIDAY: EVERY BAND REVIEWED!
The Reykjavík Music Mess kicked off with a… well not a blast… but it definitely kicked off on Friday! Read…
CAR CLAIMS TO HAVE CAUGHT FIRE
[If you read Icelandic] You really should compare Icelandic and foreign reportage of Libyan Iman al-Obeidi, the woman who walked…
Tiptoe Through The Tulips
Icesave: It’s like a slow waltz with the devil. By the time you read this, you may have already cast…
Icelandic Movie Making Waves Abroad
The film Backyard has been gaining greater international attention, as it has been chosen to be a part of two…
“We aren’t the Bee Gees or Justin Bieber”
Steve Austin is an infamous character in the heavy music world; a man who lends huge doses of brutal honesty…
We Made God: It’s Getting Colder
Look at the CD design for We Made God’s second album, with its bleak monochromatic photography and rigid lettering. They’re…
The Iceland Airwaves Of Fashion
Reykjavík’s first real fashion festival took place in March 2010, a timely event coinciding with the current surge in Icelandic…
Creative Consumerism And The Fashion Blogger’s Holy Grail
Hola lovers, You might not know me, but you should (if you are a foreign national visiting the country; I…
Take A Long Look In The Mirror, Saffran
Speaking of revolt… Dear Saffran, To vomit is to make less the depth of grief. Still ill from our evening…
England’s Mountain Green
Hurts, Dikta & Retro Stefson @ Vodafone-Höllin Sunday March 20, 2011 England’s fascination with campy, shticky, image-obsessed music has, after…
Jerks In Black Car Terrorise Kids, Money Comes To Iceland, Gnarr Abused By Transvestite
Today Fréttablaðið’s front-page features a photo of men working on a Russian trawler. “Spring chores in a blizzard,” the caption…
Easy Money, Even Money
‘Deep Freeze: Iceland’s Economic Collapse’ (Ludwig von Mises Institute), by Philipp Bagus and David Howden―both economists specialised in business cycle…
The Salvation Army
This thrift store may require making a special trip out past the Old Harbour, but its relative remoteness also acts…
Saving Iceland Accuses Media Of Exaggerating
Environmentalist activist group Saving Iceland has released a statement claiming that coverage of undercover policeman Mark Kennedy in the Guardian…
Je Suis Un Cerf Cardiaque French Film Festival
Háskólabíó’s annual winter tradition of showing us the latest of France and (French-speaking) Canada’s worthy contributions to cinema continues this…
Iceland To Write Constitution, Nobody Cares
Well, it looks like we’ve once again made history: last month, we held elections for representatives comprising a constitutional assembly…
The Icelandic Yule
This Sunday, December 19th, Terry Gunnell, professor of Folkloristics at the University of Iceland, will be holding an illustrated lecture…
We Have A Choice
One year ago I was sitting on the island of Puerto Rico. I had then just finished acting in a…
Kinoklúbbur Film Club Presents
This month Kinoklúbbur will be screening the 16mm shorts of two American-based experimental filmmakers, giving us a rare opportunity to…
The Kitchenware Revolution: Two Years Later
In October of 2008 it became evident that a group of people with economical and political powers had ruined Iceland’s…
Ministries May Combine
The Prime Minister told parliament yesterday that “it is not unlikely” that more ministries are combined together, further reducing the…
Hitt Husið / Gallery Tukt
Hitt Húsið was founded in 1991 by ÍTR, the Sports Council of Reykjavík City, with the aim of creating an…
The Icelandic Printmakers Association
Established in 1969, Íslensk Grafík or The Icelandic Printmakers Association runs its own gallery and studio in the centre of…