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Iceland’s South By Monster Wheels
by Jake Harris
At the Reykjavík bus station BSÍ bright and early, I shook hands with our tour guide for the day, a…
Chasmic Escapades In Leiðarendi
Judging by my lack of dexterity in all things strenuously physical, the opportunity to explore Iceland’s caves was an enormous…
IT AIN’T EASY BEING GREEN
by grapevine
One of Iceland’s proudest assets is its energy grid. Geothermal energy, by 2010 figures, accounts for just over 26% of…
Katla’s Activity Worrying Scientists
by grapevine
Recent seismic activity around Katla has civil authorities meeting with scientists on a regular basis, and has attracted the attention…
A Twilight Portrait Of This Year’s RIFF
Some afterthoughts on the Reykjavik International Film FestivalFor me, the last two weeks of September were all about RIFF. A…
Polipe Will Prove A Nice Surprise
“At the age of 14 we began to play together and let go all that bullshit. The drummer joined us…
Talking Out Of Phones
Dan Deacon is best known for two things: a profanity laden viral video and bleep-bloopy dance music that hipsters really,…
NASA – Wednesday
Funny how an artist can convince you their music is good just by the way they move to it. Premiering…
Planned Aircrew Strike Could Threaten Airwaves
by grapevine
A planned strike of stewards and stewardesses at Icelandair could do significant damage to the line-up planned for Iceland Airwaves….
Risið – Friday
I arrived at Risið to find a well-behaved crowd sitting in chairs listening intently to the evening’s first act, Soffía…
It’s all in the algae
by Marc Vincenz
WHAT IS ‘MEAT SOUP’? Mývatn: We’re sitting in what was once a cowshed overlooking clear blue skies and a rippling…
Venue – Saturday
The evening was cold and wet when I arrived at Venue. No lines had formed outside of the Art Museum…
More At Stake
?Volcano’ director Rúnar Rúnarsson interviewedRúnar Rúnarsson is a young Icelandic director who became somewhat of a starlet when he was…
Four Autumn Excursions
Spelunking Ever feel the urge to spelunk Iceland’s caves? You can experience the thrilling descent into Iceland’s subterranean wonderland all…
An Overcrowded Festival
A couple of weeks ago both Icelandic daily newspapers published a very similar headline about the Reykjavik International Film Festival:…
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…
Katla Continues To Quake
Roughly twenty earthquakes were detected last night from Mýrdalsjökull glacier where the volcano Katla resides. The largest one measured 2,7…
South Icelanders Review Emergency Plan
by grapevine
While people all over Iceland speculate about the chances of a new eruption, those living near possible eruption sites are…
What Is Katla Up To?
by grapevine
Recent measurements taken at the site of the Katla eruption have some scientists confused, as their data could indicate an…
In Nowhere Land
Our day tour to Þórsmörk started bright and early in Reykjavík. The pickup time was 8 AM, but we arrived…
NASA Takes High-Res Photos Of Iceland From Space
by grapevine
NASA took advantage of a cloudless day in Iceland to take a few incredible photos of the country from orbit….