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Best Of Reykjavík 2019: Best Fashion Boutique
Icelandic style and design has escalated in scope over recent years, with an ensuing explosion of local stores. While high…
#MeToo, And Then What? Iceland Explores The Tough Questions Of A Legal Grey Area
by Hannah Jane Cohen and Gunnar Hrafn Jónsson
At 13:21 on October 15th, 2017, the worldwide dialogue surrounding rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment abruptly and irrevocably changed….
Icelandic Labour Union Takes On Bank Connected To Rental Company
The Store and Office Workers’ Union (VR) has threatened to withdraw over 4 billion ISK in union funds from a…
Björk’s Most Elaborate Staged Concert Set To Premiere, New Director Announced
Björk will debut a new theatrical production in New York City this May. Entitled ‘Cornucopia,’ Björk has teamed up with…
Hatari, Skaði & Tara Mobee Amongst Contestants To Represent Iceland At Eurovision
by John Rogers
As you may have noticed, the Eurovision Song Contest is kind of a phenomenon in Iceland. Alongside supporting the occasionally…
GYÐA And GDRN Nominated For Nordic Music Prize
by John Rogers
Two Icelandic artists have made the longlist for this year’s Nordic Music Prize. Acronymic twins GYÐA and GDRN are both…
Fancies: Hrafnhildur Björk Runólfsdóttir & Karítas Sigurðardóttir
Fancies is a Grapevine series where we highlight an individual with supreme style. Our latest subject are Hrafnhildur Björk Runólfsdóttir…
Increased Push To Privatise Iceland’s Banks, Evoking Pre-Crash Memories
There is a growing push to privatise Landsbankinn and Íslandsbanki, two banks currently majority owned by the government. There is,…
Grapevine Music Awards 2019: Artist Of The Year – Ólafur Arnalds
by John Rogers
2018 felt like the year when composer, musician and performer Ólafur Arnalds came into his own and stepped out into…
The Grapevine Music Awards 2019: The Winners Are Here!
by John Rogers
One of the most common questions asked about Iceland—right up there alongside volcano stuff, the ‘incest app’ and the pissy…
Albums Of The Year: Our Critics’ Music Picks Of 2018
Deliberating over the Grapevine’s Music Awards is a difficult process—for every winner that we hand a medal to, there are…
Grapevine Playlist: Hermigervill, sillus, HATARI, Psychoplasmics, ZAKAZ & More
by John Rogers, Hannah Jane Cohen and Phil Uwe Widiger
A lot of great music sneaked out over the Christmas period, whilst your eye was off the ball, and on…
Icelandic Police Busier In 2018 Than In The Year Previous
Police were called to respond to incidents about 350 times a day in 2018, showing a 16% increase overall. The…
Bad Taste Records Has Clearance Sale Today, Featuring Björk DJing And More
None other than Björk Guðmundsdóttir will be amongst the special guests hosting a clearance sale at Bad Taste Records today,…
Iceland Hoping To Host European Film Awards In 2020
Reykjavík Mayor Dagur B. Eggertsson told reporters in Seville, where the European Film Awards were held this year, that Iceland…
Fifteenth Time Lucky: Björk’s Incredible Grammy Awards Journey
The news came out yesterday that Björk has been nominated for the Grammys for her new album, ‘Utopia,’ in the…
Secretly Satanic: SMIT Records Explores The Frontiers Of Experimental Music
by John Rogers
“It’s about infecting people with satanic music,” says Héðinn Finnsson, in a quiet, deadpan voice, with a neat grid of…
Coldwave & Ketamine: Grapevine’s Airwaves Wednesday Super-Review
THE AIRWAVES ARE AMONG US. From Peter André lookalikes to taut heartstrings, flowing colours, palace muses, ketamine vs. breakfast cereal,…
Iceland’s Prime Minister Makes Airwaves Playlist; Likes Björk, Rihanna and Milkywhale
by John Rogers
Iceland’s Prime Minister, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, has unveiled a Spotify playlist specially made to celebrate the Iceland Airwaves 20th anniversary edition….
Back to the Frou Frou-ture: Imogen Heap and Guy Sigsworth Reunite in Reykjavík
In early October, the stars aligned to grace Reykjavík with a performance by the elusive electropop band Frou Frou. Composed…
Fancies: Sunna Björk Ívarsdóttir
Fancies is a Grapevine series where we highlight an individual with supreme style. Our latest subject is Sunna Björk Ívarsdóttir (24), who…