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Bárujárn

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Who are you? What can we expect from your Airwaves appearance, and what can we expect of you in general?…

Fríkirkjan – Thursday

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Most languages in the world are comprised of both a visual and an aural component, so it was with intrigue…

Eberg

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Who are you? What can we expect from your Airwaves appearance, and what can we expect of you in general?…

Kimono

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Who are you? What can we expect from your Airwaves appearance, and what can we expect of you in general?…

Airwaves Blog #1!

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O.M.F.G. you guys!!! I just strapped on my day-glo fluorescent yellow wristband and hooked my strap onto my press pass….

Agent Fresco

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Who are you? What can we expect from your Airwaves appearance, and what can we expect of you in general?…

Weapons at Iceland Airwaves

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Who are you? What can we expect from your Airwaves appearance, and what can we expect of you in general?…

Minister for the Environment: Iceland’s Resources “Not For Sale”

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Minister for the Environment Svandís Svavarsdóttir, speaking before parliament today, said that she would not apply for further Kyoto allowances…

Sour Grapes and Stuff

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Sour grape of the month A case of POLAR BEER for your thoughts. We’re not gonna lie to you: we…

Scenes From Menningarnótt

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At the Grapevine, we love us some culture and arts and music and poetry and literature and waffles and intoxication…

Children’s Reykjavík

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By the time adults have children, they’re often out of touch with kid culture and need help figuring out what…

SLASH, KILL, BLOOD, GUTS, LOVE, AWESOME

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Finally! The first Icelandic slasher flick! Icelandic films have hitherto been characterized by bleak and gloomy stories of depressed Icelanders…

Radio To The Other Side: In search of the Real McCoy

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A word of warning: This one could end up being a real mind-bender. Hold on to your seats. First, to…

The Metaphysical Art Of Sailing The North Atlantic. Sailing From The West Fjords To The Faroese Islands; There And Back Again In One Piece

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The Sea, the Sea, the Unending Sea There is something elemental that happens when you face an unbridled ocean. It’s…

The History of Icelandic Rock Music: Part 7

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Icelandic popular music has in every major way developed similarly to pop music internationally. By 1969, Icelandic pop was –…

A Conversation With Björk

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As part of the promotional campaign for the new Voltaic box set, Björk Guðmundsdóttir gave out several interviews to the…

A (Slightly Outdated) History of Iceland

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As the title clearly states, this book is a very brief account of the history of our small nation and…

Radio To The Other Side: In Search of the Real McCoy

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Ever wondered what upside down coffee cups are doing cooking on the radiator? If you’re Icelandic, you probably already know….

My broken Icelandic dream

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When I decided to move to Iceland I imagined moving to a country with a fair society and without discrimination….

David Lynch Answers Grapevine Questions On TM

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As you probably know by now, Grapevine cover-star (and awesome director) David Lynch ventured to Iceland this month to preach…

It’s Election Day! And We’ll Be Live-Blogging As Ballot Results Come In – UPDATED 06:48

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UPDATE 6:48 RÚV is reporting that there’s a problem in the Southeast district, where dozens (up to a hundred) votes…