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Volcano Costs Iceland 800 Million ISK

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Last spring’s Eyjafjallajökull eruption will end up costing Iceland about 800 million ISK, when all is said and done, and…

Talking Out Of Phones

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Dan Deacon is best known for two things: a profanity laden viral video and bleep-bloopy dance music that hipsters really,…

Venue – Saturday

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Photo by Hvalreki. The evening was cold and wet when I arrived at Venue. No lines had formed outside of…

Risið – Friday

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Photo by Hörður Sveinsson I arrived at Risið to find a well-behaved crowd sitting in chairs listening intently to the…

Reptile & Retard Fell In Love With Machines

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“We both like rock, but there is something happening in the electronic genre that is not happening in rock. Electronic…

NASA – Wednesday

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Funny how an artist can convince you their music is good just by the way they move to it. Premiering…

Polipe Will Prove A Nice Surprise

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“At the age of 14 we began to play together and let go all that bullshit. The drummer joined us…

We Are Never Ready

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We caught up with Erna Ómarsdóttir, Gabríela Friðrikdóttir and Damien Jalet as they were rehearsing their new piece ‘Transaquania –…

Where Is He Taking Us?

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We’re still wondering: What happened? How did Iceland get knocked so flat on its collective ass? And what’s being done…

Snorkelling in Between Two Continents

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Mother Earth is a stable, solid rock – that has always been something I was sure of. Walking on this…

Beyond The Boom-And-Bust

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Finding the silver lining around the  collapse of Iceland’s economy can  seem like a daunting task. However, some are taking…

Sour grapes and stuff

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MOST AWESOME LETTER: Dear Haukur, I am glad this is solved in your mind at least. Another topic : On…

King of Sweden Visiting Iceland

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Carl XVI Gustaf, the king of Sweden, is currently in Iceland, enjoying himself some salmon fishing, according to a statement…

ENTER THE HANGOVER

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The summer of 2010 has been one of festivals and parties. Every goddamn weekend has been dominated by a three-day…

Tourists, Where You At?

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Alright, so this issue’s graph is pretty alarming. What you are looking at here is the number of people staying…

Survive Verslunarmannahelgi

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This guide does not cover the basics. If you can’t remember to pack your sleeping bag or an extra pair…

Is Eyjafjallajökull Really Over?

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Geologists in Iceland are taking a closer look at Eyjafjallajökull, and other volcanoes, in order to gauge how much potential…

Sour Grapes And Stuff

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A buncha POLAR BEER for your thoughts We’re not gonna lie to you: we really love us some beers. Some…

Sour grapes and stuff

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A buncha POLAR BEER for your thoughts We’re not gonna lie to you: we really love us some beers. Some…

Steam Rises From Eyjafjallajökull

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Steam has been spotted rising up to nine thousand feet—or three kilometres— from the Eyjafjallajökull volcano, reports Vísir. According to…

artFart Farts On

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We know that something brilliant is about to happen in this city: artFart. This year’s programme is being pencilled in…