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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…
Central Bank Rules Out Renaming Icelandic Currency
by grapevine
Recent discussion in parliament over changing the name of Iceland’s currency has not gone unnoticed by the Central Bank, but…
Gas Prices Peak, Men Grow Moustaches
On the front page, Morgunblaðið reports, “interest costs [are] overrated.” Advocate to the Supreme Court Reimar Pétursson says the estimated…
Governing Parties Unpopular, Kids Eat Buns, Pálmi Is Deceptive
On the front page of Morgunblaðið, “The Icelandic Regional Development Institute continues to lose,” money and lots of it (come…
An Earthquake Hits Christchurch, Icesave Is Still Uncertain & Girls Lost In Crack House
Fréttablaðið reports, “Icesave turns Constitutional Assembly,” (what? No, Icesave has not become the Constitutional Assembly). The story is actually about…
Prinspóló: Jukk
by Bob Cluness
With ‘Átján og hundrað’, Prins Póló created one of Iceland’s more hideously catchy songs 2009. Fast forward a year and…
Sour Grapes And Stuff
by You Guys!
MOST AWESOME LETTER: Dear Grapevine, I am an Australian who has just arrived in Reykjavik for the first time (and…
Iceland, The Cracker Factory
For nearly thirty years, dissidence wasn’t cool in Iceland. But during one good economic collapse, partaking in revolution became fashionable….
Canadian Publication Retracts Björk Interview After Magma Threatens Libel Suit
by Anna Andersen and Haukur S. Magnússon
On November 9, Maclean’s Magazine posted an interview with Björk called, “In Conversation with Björk: Why the Icelandic singer wants…
Welcome to Leikjavík
Welcome to Leikjavík, Reykjavik’s newest game centre and meeting place for all those who are bonkers about board games and…
Winter is Here – No Need for Despair
Winter is upon us, huh. Dark, cold, wet, dark and dark. And dark. Unless you just arrived here fresh faced,…
Art Museum – Saturday
by Sindri Eldon and Valgerður Þóroddsdóttir
Photos by Hvalreki and Páll Hilmarsson a)Holy shit, this place looks awesome. It’s about time Iceland had a real pop/rock…
Amsterdam – Friday
by Sindri Eldon
Things were pretty awesome at Amsterdam. The Warsaw Pact got things going with their vibrant gypsy folk, and I’m glad…
How Abstract Can You Get, Ghostigital?
This brainchild of the mighty Einar Örn Benediktsson and the also-mighty Curver needs no introduction. So you won’t get one….
Mínus Are LEGENDary …and so are Esja, for that matter
You all know Krummi from his epic ventures with the rock band Mínus. If you don’t, go right now and…
Bang Gang Can Do Everything
You know Bang Gang, right? Barði Jóhannsson’s project has throughout the past decade continually contributed to Icelandic music’s reputation abroad,…
Eating Pizza, Reading Books With MSAASS
My Summer as a Salvation Soldier is one of Þórir Georg Jónsson’s many musical projects. Þórir first stormed the 101…
NASA – Friday
by Eimear Fitzgerald and Anna Andersen
Photo by Hvalreki Ljósvaki were first up, and from the off puzzled, then confused and then confused some more. There…
Retro Stefson Welcome You To Kimbabwe!
Retro Stefson are responsible for some of the rocking-est, dancing-est, most joyous live shows this fine publication has ever had…
Venue – Friday
Photos by Hvalreki and Hörður Sveinsson Moshi Moshi Records is a London-based indie label, which is responsible for releases of…
Sódóma – Friday
Photo by Hvalreki As there is a notable metal scene in Iceland it makes sense, that this genre gets an…