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Hometown Heroes: Hardcore Group Gaddavír Play Wacken Open Air
Gaddavír is a pillar in the punk community “Are you a weeb?” asks Gaddavír frontman Kristján Alexander Reiner Friðriksson as I meet up with the longstanding hardcore punk band. He’s showing me new band merchandise, rows of red t-shirts stacked in a…
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Two Men Swept Into The Sea In Akranes
Two men were swept into the sea near the pier in Akranes around 8:00 this morning when a large wave dragged them into the water, reports RÚV. Two cars were also pulled in. The Akranes Fire Department rescued both men, who were…
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Grapevine Events: Hjaltalín, Heima Skagi & More
Hjaltalín is back! Heima í Hafnarfirði is doing a spinoff in Akranes! Halloween costumes are probably close to selling out, and Hallgrímur Helgason has managed to publish a new book and open an art exhibition (teach us your ways, Hallgrímur). All in…
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Grapevine Events: Reykjavík Slutwalk, Street Food Festival, IceDocs & More
We’re smooth sailing through the month and it’s honestly a bit of a slow one! We don’t want to call it a cruel summer, but it’s not the most active we’ve had. With the recent closure of venues like Húrra and a…
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Missing Swimmer Found Dead
A man who was searched for outside Langasandi near Akranes since yesterday night was found dead, reports RÚV. [su_pullquote]The Volcano is on (again) at Fagradalsfjall! Check out our volcano merch in the Grapevine shop: books, T-shirts, posters even socks and more. Join…
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Search For Swimmer Underway Near Akranes
Rescue team is looking for a sea swimmer off Langasandi near Akranes, reports RÚV. [su_pullquote]The Volcano is on (again) at Fagradalsfjall! Check out our volcano merch in the Grapevine shop: books, T-shirts, posters even socks and more. Join our High Five club…
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Facilities Will Grow Algae To Combat Climate Change
Facilities in Arkranes and Grundartangi will be built to combat climate change through the use of algae, reports RÚV. [su_pullquote]Who better to ask what’s best in Reykjavík than the people who live here? Every year we round up a panel of experts…
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The Most Red-Headed Icelander Is Chosen
If you think you know enough about weird competitions, wait for this one. In Akranes, during the Irish Days festival, a red-haired competition was held for the 22nd time, deciding the reddest ginger on the island. Vigdís Birna, a 13-year-old girl, won…
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This Week’s Culture Pick: Iceland Documentary Film Festival In Akranes
Documentary geeks, listen! If you’re wondering what to do from June 23rd until June 27th and you’re heavily invested in documentaries, you should check out the Iceland Documentary Film Festival. The festival is in its third round this year and takes place…
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Missing Cat Found After 8 Years
Finally some heart-warming news, in a time when everything else relates to our current “favourite” topic—the pandemic. On Sunday, Villikettir Vesturland (Stray Cats of West Iceland) reported a lost cat recently being found in somebody’s yard in Akranes. The cat-spotter called the…
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COVID-19 In Iceland: Restriction Easing Postponed Following Rise In Cases
Easing of restrictions on gathering sizes and opening times for bars, restaurants and entertainment venues will be delayed for a further two weeks due to a new spate of domestic infections. As reported, the previous proposal was to allow bars to stay…
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The Cold Truth: Ice Docs Is Coming To A Cinema Near You
Despite having a surprisingly long and productive relationship with filmmaking for such a small country, there are those who would question whether Iceland needs another film festival. But for the founders of Ice Docs, Iceland’s first international documentary film festival, the space…
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Akranes Lighthouse One Of “Best Travel Discoveries Of 2018”, Guardian Readers Say
Of the many things to see and do in Iceland, readers of The Guardian have a special place in their hearts for the Akranes Lighthouse, according to a new travel article in The Guardian, “The best travel discoveries of 2018: chosen by…
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Cold Cuts: The Frostbiter Horror Film Festival Will Make You Shiver
For those who appreciate a decent scare, there is no better place to be than Akranes this November. Since 2016, husband and wife team Lovísa Lára Halldórsdóttir and Ársæll Rafn Erlingsson have headed up the Frostbiter Icelandic Horror Film Festival in the…
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Soviet Army Occupies Akranes (Though Not Really)
If you see Red Army trucks, tanks and helicopters in the sleepy Icelandic town, do not be alarmed. RÚV reports that the filming of Fast 8 – the eighth movie in the Fast & Furious franchise – have moved from Mývatn in…
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Murder-Suicide In Akranes
RÚV reports that a man in his 60s and a woman in her 50s were found dead in their apartment in Akranes midday yesterday. Investigations have revealed that the man shot the woman fatally the night before, and then turned the gun…
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Akranes: The Great Unknown Across The Bay From Reykjavík
Sitting in the office on a rainy afternoon after several days reeking of the mundane, Hrefna and I take a solemn oath. We will take hold of our heartstrings, seek adventure, and head into the uncharted territory of the west. We will…
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Fast & Furious 8 To Be Filmed In Iceland
The eighth film in the car racing franchise will be filmed in part in humble Akranes. The town’s mayor is reportedly “very interested” in the positive effects this may have on the town. Vísir reports that part of filming for Fast &…
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Akranes Mayor Demands Explanation For Police Actions
The Mayor of Akranes wants to know why police in her town arrested and strip-searched a 16-year-old girl who had committed no crime. “I sent a letter yesterday to the Chief of the West Iceland police and asked for an explanation as…
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Fish Factory Worker Fights Back – With Song!
One fish factory worker has responded to the wage inequity in her workplace in the catchiest way possible: with music. RÚV reports that HB Grandi fish factory workers in Akranes were recently “rewarded” for record profits at the company by being treated…
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Jesus Appears In Aurora Borealis
The likeness of Christ the Redeemer has apparently appeared in a northern lights display over Akranes in Iceland, reports the Daily Mail. The supposed appearance of Jesus was captured by Jón Hilmarsson, 48, prompted by his ten-year-old son to photograph the aurora…
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Akranes: Where Busted Amps Go!
After carefully lugging my vintage guitar amplifier all the way from New York to Iceland, I foolishly plugged it in without a power transformer. There was an unusually loud humming noise and then it started smoking. The smell of burned plastic gently…
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Killing, Shooting, Maiming and Falling in Love. A poetry book, of course.
He had published several different volumes of the stuff and insisted that I should buy at least one of them, much in the same way a mugger insists that you hand over your wallet. In fact this person was the exact opposite…