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Booze, Blood, Bacteria, Beats, Beauties, Bongos, Angel Buttsecks!
[An earlier version of this review mistakenly claimed that the venue was selling bottles of water for 500 ISK. While…
GOOOOOOAAAAL!
When Adda took the stage at Glaumbar there were only a handful of people in the crowd. “I love playing…
Kreatiivmootor Smash Music Into Joyful Sonic Non-Sequitors
Harpa’s Kaldalón is a seated theatre, below ground level, that plays host tonight to a mixed bag of young Icelandic…
THE NEW KID ON THE BUTCHER’S BLOCK
Grillmarkaðurinn is the new contender in the Icelandic steakhouse circuit. It is tucked behind the restaurant Happ, and shares one…
Wildly Imaginative, Creatively Liberated…
Seven albums in, it’s easy to forget how special Björk’s voice is, but seeing her sing up close is perfect reminder. Her face twists and grimaces, giggles and grins as she goes through the rapture of belting out each note, from that familiar childlike growl through to her breathy, maternal moans.
Björk Creates Special Workshop For Children
by grapevine
The release of Björk’s new album, Biophilia, has initiated an ambitious project with Reykjavík, the University of Iceland, Airwaves and…
NUTHIN’ BUT A DOWNLOAD THANG!
Robert Levine recently released the book ‘Free Ride: How the Internet Is Destroying the Culture Business and How the Culture…
Diaper-Crapping Dreams Come True
Interview with John Grant After the break up of the band he lead for a long time, The Czars’,…
Sour Grapes And Stuff
by You Guys!
MOST AWESOME LETTER: Dear Grapevine, If someone told me six months ago that apartment-hunting in Reykjavík could come close to…
Vuk Will Probably Enchant You
“I’ve been making music all my life, wherever I’ve been. I do it for love and because it’s the most…
The Importance Of Being Indie
If you run an independent music enterprise, it’s probable that at some point you’ll realise you’ve become something of a…
Like Drinking A Bottle Of Cough Syrup On The Beach
New York rockers The Vandelles are very likely the coolest band to hit Airwaves this year. With their mix of…
Apótekið – Saturday
After last night’s disaster of a dance concert, my hopes for my third straight night at Apótekið are low. But,…
Harpa
Nestled in the harbour, the massive Harpa Concert and Conference Hall provides the festival with three beautiful, state-of-the-art show rooms,…
City Official Posts “Jewnited States” On Facebook
by grapevine
The chairperson of Reykjavík’s welfare committee made a Facebook post which had a number of people scratching their heads, but…
“It’s No Coincidence We’ve Been Called The Ironic Generation”
by Dr. Gunni
I guess you could call them ‘legendary.’ In any case, they’re more ‘legendary’ than most of the crap that is…
From Venice to Reykjavik
We speak to RIFF programming director Giorgio Gosetti and check out some coming attractions…“Social disease and a new energy coming…
Professionals, At The Top Of Their Game
While their fifteen years of experience explain the on-stage swagger, it’s remarkable to witness the influence GusGus have in the…
WHY DO WE KEEP LIONISING THAT WHOLE SMEKKLEYSA GANG?
Hi, I hope all you readers out there are well and good. Fall is fast approaching and with it comes…
Getting To Know You
by DeAnne Smith
Hi, Iceland! Is it okay if I call you “Iceland?” I hope so. I don’t know a lot about you…
Airwaves 2011: Get Hype!
by grapevine
The brightest spot of the typically gloomy and rainy weeks of the Icelandic autumn is undoubtedly the Airwaves music festival….