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Pre-Saturday Night Party Party
by Rex Beckett
I came away from ATP Iceland with a programme, a chopped wristband, unused bus tickets, a pop quiz sheet, an…
Samaris: Stofnar Falla EP
On their second EP, young trio Samaris further develop their dystopian folk sound. The palette is similar—clarinet, breathy vocals, dark…
Bumpy Start For Keflavík Music Festival
by Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir
Two days into the Keflavík Music Festival, five acts have cancelled, visir.is reports. Only two of four bands, that were…
Back To Normal
“I haven’t smoked a cigarette since 1995, but I am going to have one now,” says a woman at an…
The Mess Is Back!
by John Rogers
Reykjavík Music Mess is a DIY music festival held annually in a couple of the city’s downtown venues. The festival…
All The Way
Reynir Þór Eggertsson has a PhD in Icelandic and Danish literary history, he teaches Icelandic and Danish at the high…
Eurovision Turns Icelanders Into Monsters
Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson is off to Malmö to represent Iceland in the annual Eurovision Song Contest. He will be singing…
Wild Sheep Found In Þorgeirsfjörður
by Rex Beckett
A rescue team from the Ægir in Grenivík found three sheep wandering about in the northern region of Þorgeirsfjörður, Vísir…
Search Continues For Missing Woman
by Rex Beckett
The search continues for 47-year old Anna Kristín Ólafsdóttir who went missing last Thursday night, Vísir reports. The extensive search…
Hallgrímur Helgason Censored In Germany?
by Rex Beckett
A Danish reporter for the newspaper Information contends that the German translation of Hallgrímur Helgason’s book ‘The Woman at 1000°’…
MISSING PERSON: Police Seeking Information
by Rex Beckett
Capital area police are seeking information as to the whereabouts of Anna Kristín Ólafsdóttir, who was reported missing last night,…
The €uchari$t?
Your shirt is starched and ironed crisp, just like that five thousand króna bill in your pocket, ready for your…
WELCOME TO OUR GARGANTUAN ELECTION GUIDE ISSUE!
Little did we know what we were getting ourselves into when we set out to make an “Election Guide” this…
The Artists Are Present
by Rex Beckett
To the untrained eye, Reykjavík appears to be a city with no lack of space devoted to art. For emerging…
Two Icelanders Die In Skydiving Accident In Florida [UPDATE]
Two Icelanders taking part in a group skydive in Tampa Bay, Florida on Saturday have died, though it is not…
Cutesy-Buttons At The Idea Factory
by Rex Beckett
Walking through Elliðaárdalur towards the dreary brown factory that houses Toppstöðin, I somewhat expect to step into a vast industrial…
Half-Icelandic Twin Brothers To Be Deported Next Month
As has long been known by Iceland-enthusiasts longing to live the good life in the North Atlantic, cavorting with elves…
Men of Letters
by Rex Beckett
Diversity, collaboration, innovation and risk are a few of the qualities that the Iceland Design Centre has aimed to highlight…
Ten People Share A Margarita At Harlem
Reykjavík’s watering holes primarily serve beer—lots and lots of run-of-the-mill beer from the tap—but not all of us are run-of-the-mill…
More Foods Missing Key Ingredients
After it was reported last week that beef pies produced by Icelandic company Gæðakokkar contained no beef (or any other…
Techno Epiphanies And Evolving Soundscapes
by Bob Cluness
After last night‘s shenanigans, where I spent most of the evening running around various venues like a headless chicken, I…