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Mínus – Reinventing the Formula
Following the release of their fourth album last spring, rock outfit Mínus came close to breaking up as the band…
Lobster Ship
Having never heard of the Lobster Ship before, I didn’t quite know what to expect, but with a name like…
Icelandic Folk Legends
If the recent reprinting of Alda Sigmunsdóttir’s Icelandic Folk Legends is anything to go by, Jarvis Cocker has started something….
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
What were your intentions when you were starting out? Unnsteinn: First it was to win the Samfés (the national youth…
Gaykjavík: Exploring Reykjavík’s Gay Nightlife
“You show me a queer in any city, and I will in turn show you someone that incessantly complains about…
Standing in the Desert, Thinking of Rain
by Bart Cameron
Yes, the Coachella polo grounds were not rainy. And this astounded the former Pulp frontman. He spent the better part…
Sour Grapes
Dearest Ed & Grapevine, Allow me to apologize for my previous letter to Grapevine and its suggestion to alter your…
Will Your Party Support the Continued Build-up of Heavy-Industry in Iceland?
Ármann Kr. Ólafsson The Independence Party For a long time, the simplicity of the Icelandic economic system was cause for…
HALLDÓR LAXNESS AND THE CIA
by grapevine
In 1946 Halldor Laxness’ epic novel Independent People was published in America. The publication and the success of the novel…
The Most Bizarre News Stories of 2006
In an attempt to bring to light the unbearable lightness of being, we bring you the funniest, oddest and most…
Future Future – Insight
Future Future were born from the metalcore band Snafu who had a sizeable following and influence in Icelandic underground rock…
An Eclectic Visit to the Lapland & Tallinn
Finland has a lot to offer adventurous tourists willing to ride some of the country’s trains, ferries, and busses in…
Uchronia
A FAIRY TALE Once Upon a Time…? And what happened then? What came first, the fairies or the fairy tales?…
Putting Pop on the Priority List
How to support the Icelandic music industry and promote Icelandic music abroad has been an issue of debate year after…
A Basic Form of Communicating
“Music has been intertwined with my life from the age of six. Actually, I didn’t give up my soul to…
Halló Akureyri!
How To Make a Small Town Sweat Downtown Akureyri, just past midnight – I found the fast food stand Nætursalan…
Change In the House of Arts
Last September, Hafþór Yngvason was appointed the director of the Reykjavík Art Museum. This September however, he is truly taking…
Sjávarkjallarinn
Sjávarkjallarinn roughly translates to “the sea cellar”, but don’t let the name fool you – this isn’t a hangout for…
One Spring near the Close of the Century
It was spring when the baron arrived in Iceland. Spring in the air and spring on the way for the…
No More Guerrilla Garments
With no mannequins, no large sign, and a location in the middle of an old industrial harbour, you’d be forgiven…
Flateyri And The Fate Of Small-Town Iceland
As anyone who’s spent a minimal amount of time in the Westfjords will tell you, the mountains’ ancient presence is great,…