Author: The Reykjavík Grapevine
Get Up – Stand Up!
It was a Saturday much like any other in Greenwich Village, New York. Business as usual on a balmy night…
Are You Always Boring Your Friends With Your Superior, Learned Tastes In Music?
So here’s the thing. We love music. Freaking love it. We listen to it all the time. In the kitchen,…
Real Mexican
“My mom made the menu!” Santa Maria owner Ernesto explained with a chuckle, going on to muse about a tiff…
Girls Moderately Aloud
HOT. The only word that needs be used in order to fully describe the atmosphere when my colleague and I…
Your Essential Guide: The Best of Reykjavík 2009
We love the great city of Reykjavík. We really do. In fact, we love it so much, we named our…
Most Awesome Letter
Hello you all people from the Grapevine and not, from here or there, well Iceland is a small place, so…
Reykjavík Cathedral (Dómkirkjan)
A place of worship has existed on this site since 1200 AD. The current church was completed in 1796 and…
Of Course I Remember You
Manstu ekki eftir mér (“Don’t you remember me?”) is a new concert series that – not unlike ATP’s ‘Don’t look…
Most Awesome Letter
Dear Sir, I picked up a copy of your newspaper at the domestic airport in Reykjavik. No doubt it is…
Sour grapes and stuff
Dear editor of The Reykjavík Grapevine, I read the article about the Dalai Lama’s visit to the University of Iceland,…
Teach Us To Outgrow Our Madness
“We like to sing and dance Go into a trance We like gore We always want more…” Those lucky enough…
Two Thousand Krónur´s Worth Of Freedom
Your language is somebody else’s property. Not only does it get dealt with in grammar books, by officials making official…
Beneath winner of Wacken Metal Battle in Iceland.
Waken Metal Battle was hosted in Iceland this year by Restingmind Concerts. The winner of the Icelandic preliminary competition was…
Whale Watching Season Begins
Whale watching season is now underway in Iceland, and many companies are expecting record attendances brought on by the weakened…
Much Air Traffic Around Iceland
Hundreds of thousands of airline passengers have passed through Iceland in the past year, having surprisingly positive effects on the…
Kaffi Zimsen
Kaffi Zimsen appeals to a range of people, from Iceland’s ‘cool’ kids to elderly folk who can relax on the…
National Theatre of Iceland
The National Theatre of Iceland has been a leading institution on the Icelandic theatre scene ever since it opened formally…
Seatours
Seatours is a long-established tourist company located in the picturesque coastal town of Stykkishólmur. Founded in 1986, the company began…
First Day of New Parliament Sees Contrasts and Clashes, Inside and Outside Government
The first day of the new parliament, which began yesterday, included a traditional address of party chairmen to the nation….
Iceland Excursions – Gray Line
Iceland Excursion – Gray Line Iceland are one of the leading specialists in incoming tourism in Iceland today, are members…
“A promise was made somewhere”
“Hereby we formally request an answer from the Independence Party and the Centrist Party regarding the truth of the claim…
Valgeir Sigurðsson
His music plays a big role in the documentary, and serves to emphasise its important message. To create the score,…