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Genre Assassination And Schizophrenia: Amsterdam Pt. 1
by Árni Hjörvar
The first act to show up on stage at Amsterdam on Friday night was Hip-Hop/Reggae producer Nolem. Nolem has been…
Sounds Of The Harbor: Yatra Arts Showcases The Gravity And Grace of Static
Harpa Kaldalón rumbled to exquisite electronic life with the opening Yatra Arts showcase. The depth of field within this group of artists is a difficult thing to wrap your head around, and to pull off back to back for six hours. However, these seven artists did just that. What is music anyway? This might be the most fitting question of the evening.
Icelanders Get All Excited About Rock ‘n’ Roll
by Dr. Gunni and Haukur S. Magnússon
Dr. Gunni—Iceland’s eminent scholar of rock and pop music—is finally coming out with the long-promised English language version of his…
Come And Meet The Members Of The Brand
After being hailed as the world’s radical wunderkind for a few years, Iceland left observers perplexed when the parties evidently…
A School For The Beer-Curious
In a small lecture hall doubling as a private bar, twenty men raise their glasses and have a big gulp…
Ten Bands To Catch At Airwaves 2013
Straum.is has been active since last summer, with writers Óli Dóri and Davíð Roach documenting the local music scene and…
Life In Perspective: Five Years After The Crash
Our last issue was all about the Icelandic economic collapse. We traced the effects of The Collapse And Beyond, examined…
Landsbankinn Execs Accused Of Fabricating Bank’s Financial Data
Former Landsbankinn executives have been accused of deliberately providing false information about the bank’s situation when they purchased management liability…
The Collapse And Beyond
Five years after the collapse, economists all over the world carefully study Iceland’s recovery—some even call it a “miracle.” Icelanders…
No Yoko, No Yoko
Dear Yoko, as my hometown hosts your artwork ‘Imagine Peace Tower’ and the ‘Lennon-Ono Peace Awards’ ceremony, I feel compelled…
The Secret History Of The Collapse
by Sam Knight
The world has changed significantly since 2008, and it owes a great deal to Iceland for this shift, but not…
Getting Older And Wiser With Samaris And Pascal Pinon’s Jófríður Ákadóttir
Jófríður Ákadóttir is one of the young stars of the Reykjavík scene, via her two bands Pascal Pinon and Samaris….
On And Off The Venue
by Óli Dóri and Davíð Roach Gunnarsson
First of all, we hope you read our last column and followed our advice about getting your Iceland Airwaves ticket…
Students: 1—Government: 0
For University of Iceland student council representatives, María Rút Kristinsdóttir and Jórunn Pála Jónasdóttir, the start of the fall semester…
A Brand New Viking Saga Is Out!
by Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir
His name is Snorri, he’s Icelandic and he writes about Vikings who chop each other up with swords. Sound familiar?…
News In Brief: Late August
As summer nears its expiration, it’s time to start turning inward. Put the kettle on the stove and light up…
Five Years Ago
Hooray! We turned ten this year. For a humble street rag like Grapevine, turning ten is a pretty big deal—we…
National Formality-Deficiency?
by Árni Árnason
I am by absolutely no means proper. In fact, the concept of formality scares me. Just typing out the word…
I Dream Of Cheeses
by Rex Beckett
Two years ago, I made a Seinfeldian pact with a friend to go the entire month of February without consuming…
Mosque In Reykjavík An “Insult”
by Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir
“It’s an insult to Iceland’s history, especially the people of Vestmannaeyjar,” writes former Mayor of Reykjavík about plans of building…
Why I Wrote ‘Tales Of Iceland’
When I picked up my first copy of the Reykjavik Grapevine while on a tour of Iceland, I had this…