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BJÖRK’S FOLK MUSIC
Björk has a way of messing up our plans. We were all set with a February-feature when she surprise dropped…
The Reykjavík Grapevine Design Awards 2014
…For Best Product, Product Line, Project and Fashion Design of 2013For our fourth annual Design Awards, we once again rounded…
On A Date With Úlfur
by Rex Beckett
It’s a bittersweet thing when a beloved local talent leaves our black shores. On the one hand, they’re usually going…
News In Brief: Early September
It’s back-to-school month! A time for the re-emergence of the alarm clock, of brown bag sack lunches, and of making…
At The Core Of Emiliana Torrini
Emiliana Torrini has just made a wonderful new album, ‘Tookah,’ which will be released on the 9th of September. We…
No Lifeguard At The Gene Pool?
Iceland’s gene pool sure has been under heavy scrutiny this last month. Thanks to a joke taken a little bit…
Will Sónar Reykjavík Be The Second Hippest Long-Weekend On The Annual Music Festival Calendar?
The first Reykjavík edition of renowned international music festival Sónar will take place this weekend, and boy is that an…
ON THE PATH OF PUNK: The Reykjavík Punk Walk Starts Today!
Taking a tour through the local movement’s key locations and turning points with historian Unnur María Bergveinsdóttir. (Photo still from ‘Rokk…
Hacking Their Way To The Future Of Music
It’s been said that music expresses emotions that words cannot, but what if there was a scale to quantify exactly…
So What’s This Pirate Party I Keep Hearing About?
Recently a group of people, including current Movement MP Birgitta Jónsdóttir, announced that they were preparing to found an Icelandic…
Slippbarinn: A Bar For Nerds
by grapevine
Slippbarinn isn’t one of the pubs you might stumble into downtown in the midst of a weekend drunken reverie. Rather,…
Sour Grapes and Stuff
by You Guys!
MOST AWESOME LETTER: Hello guys, i was very glad to find your feature about rental market in Reykjavik (and capital…
BJÖRK WILL TEACH YOU!
Look. We’ll come right out and say it. Björk Guðmundsdóttir is a genius, an innovator and a visionary. Her new…
Mannheim Outlingers Do It Waaaay Better!
ORPHIC OXTRA Bob: Yup the Balkan klemzacore of Orphic Oxtra. That first song was rather long wasn’t it? Sindri: Well…
Dazed, Derived, Darkness & Dancing
So far I’ve had pretty good luck this Airwaves. Every night I’ve been to has been cohesively programmed and well…
Björkstep and Sufjancore
Last night’s party was held at the former headquarters for the conservative party and my current least favorite venue. A…
Bolungarvík Is The Bird Nerd’s Paradise
by grapevine
When most visitors to Iceland—or really, most people living the capital area—think of the Westfjords, Ísafjörður is usually the first…
FM Belfast: Don´t Want To Sleep
The album lead-in is a raging ‘90s keyboard loop with promises of a record best experienced while wearing overalls and…
Previewing the Second Round, Part 1
Here are previews of the first four second round matches. Uruguay vs. South Korea Team nicknames: La Celeste (The Sky…
Dead Girls in the Snow
Every film festival has one semi-pornographic film to generate debate. Last year it was Short Bus, this year it’s Lars…
Skátar’s Self Inflicted Death Blow
Talk about leaving a gap in the Icelandic independent music landscape. Skátar have decided to throw in the towel and…