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Björk Cancels Cornucopia Shows in Reykjavík
Björk fans are crying into their decorative masks upon learning that the queen of Iceland has cancelled her upcoming performances…
Grapevine New Music Picks: MSEA, Sunna Margrét, JFDR & More
As we careen towards the end of April, this spring has already been extremely fruitful. As always, we have newer…
The Haul: Sóley & Borghildur’s Infinite Riches
by Krakkaveldi
Words: Sóley Hulda Nielsen Viðarsdóttir & Borghildur Lukka Kolbeinsdóttir While The Haul typically gives readers a glimpse into our dream…
Are The Kids Alright? Shining a spotlight on the state of kids’ mental health
by Krakkaveldi
Words: Brynja Steinunn Helgesson Danielsen & Yrsa Rún Gunnarsdóttir We need to talk more about why kids sometimes need to…
It’s off to Bessastaðir We Go: Getting a glimpse at the life of President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson
by Krakkaveldi
Words: Benóný Ingi Þorsteinsson & Eldlilja Kaja Heimisdóttir When driving to Bessastaðir we were very nervous that we were going…
Giving the Cats of Reykjavík a Chance
by Krakkaveldi
Words: Eldlilja Kaja Heimisdottir Concerned about the number of cats looking for new homes throughout the capital area, Krakkaveldi journalist…
Giving the Cats of Reykjavík a Chance
Words: Eldlilja Kaja Heimisdottir Concerned about the number of cats looking for new homes throughout the capital area, Krakkaveldi journalist…
What If The Kids Were In Charge? Introducing the key planks of Kidarchy’s platform
by Krakkaveldi
Would you give Kidarchy your vote? Kidarchy‘s manifesto consists of its members’ uncensored opinions. You might not agree with our…
A Cross-Country Comedy (a.k.a. Skiing)
We went to Ísafjörður to master cross-country skiing, but successfully failed There are a few things that don’t go together:…
Kids Run the World: For Better or For Worse
“Ég treysti Yrsu R.” (“I trust Yrsa R.”) I sign a little hand-written waiver decorated with glitter, as I sit…
What If… Icelanders Had Colonised North America?
What if? It’s a pretty open-ended question and one friend of the Grapevine Valur Gunnarsson is applying to eight relevant-to-Iceland…
Holy Shit! It’s The 2023 Grapevine Music Awards!
What will 2022 be remembered for? If 2020-2021 were “the lost years,” where artists went insular and mused on solitude…
Great Moments In Icelandic History: Flatus Lifir Enn
Probably The World’s Longest Running Fart Joke On the road between Reykjavík and the North stands a wall that should…
The Sigur Rós Machine: Kjartan Sveinsson On Rejoining The Band, New Music, Touring, And Adulting
Busy between soundchecking and the upcoming gig in Helsinki, Kjartan Sveinsson finds time for a brief call. These days, he’s…
Airwaves 2022 Saturday Super Review: All-Powerful Go_A, Comfortable Axel Flóvent, And Arlo Parks Brings Us Home
Shed a tear, Airwaves 2022 is all over. Across the city, sleepy humans are slowly waking up and trying to…
Airwaves 2022 Thursday Super Review: Super-cool snny, Crowd-Pleasing gugusar, And Nation Of Language Divides Opinion
After being gently eased in by the pre-opening night‘s concerts, our super-review team hit it HARD last night and saw…
Beyond Language: Theatre Production ‘Umbra’ Speaks to Audiences Without Words
Finding English-language theatre performances in Iceland has always presented a challenge, but a new production at Tjarnarbíó seeks to bypass…
Navigating Life Through Meaning: Auður Jónsdóttir Writes Her Own Self
Auður Jónsdóttir established herself as one of Iceland’s best writers of a new generation when her novel, ‘The people in…
Suspect Denies All Ties With Far-Right Extremism, Lawyer Says
A lawyer for a man arrested last week on suspicion of conspiring to commit a terrorist attack says his client…
RVK Newscast 216: Potential Terrorist Plot Foiled, Four Suspects Arrested
Reykjavík Grapevine editor-in-chief, Valur Grettisson is back with news about a dramatic arrest made by the Icelandic special forces—a situation…
RVK Newscast 215: The Lava Show On Fire And The People’s Party “Godfather”
In this episode of RVK Newscast, Grapevine editor-in-chief Valur Grettisson (and his Chief Morale Officer, Pollý!) are in Grandí to…