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Celebrating Women In Rock, By Accident Or Not
Mammút and Kælan Mikla are setting up a feast for music lovers When Rokk í Reykjavík announced an all-male lineup for their upcoming show this year, it sparked a discussion in the Icelandic media and across society. While everyone agreed that hosting…
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The Sun Rises On Ísafjörður: Aldrei fór ég suður festival is back and better than ever
Aldrei fór ég suður (“I never went south,” in English) is an annual music festival in Ísafjörður that’s gone from strength to strength since it began in 2004. In the wilderness of the Westfjords, this remote town of a little under 3,000…
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Is Iceland Feeling The Bern?
The US Presidential primary season is currently a hot topic in international news, including here in the small, remote, but nevertheless internet-connected isle of Iceland. And whilst short-fingered vulgarian Donald Trump has been grabbing many headlines with his hateful racist nonsense and…
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Look! It’s The Winners Of Reykjavík Grapevine’s 2016 Music Awards
How often does an event have to be repeated to warrant tradition status? If the number is four, we present to you the on-going tradition of the Reykjavík Grapevine Music Awards! Since its first ever edition, music journalism has always been one…
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Þórir Georg: It’s Always The Quiet Ones
Þórir Georg is the first to admit that he’s not much for interviews or self-promotion of an kind. Although he’s enjoyed a diverse, overly active career as a musician over the past decade-plus, driven by a strong work ethic that’s resulted in…
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Airwaves, Day 4: 10 Perspectives
Although Kiasmos and Kött Grá Pje were great, Bo Ningen were the ones who blew my mind, with their eccentric and wacky stage presence, coupled with long and passionate shredding segments. The show was absolutely out of this world—I’ve never before seen…
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That Second Airwaves Day: 11 Perspectives
Wow. It’s in full swing. Iceland Airwaves 15, such a crawling monster. So much good music, so many good times. We are all over that stuff. We are living, pulsating, vibrating, blubbering balls of joy. We are in the thick, in the…
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Airwaves Day Two: Contrasts Aplenty
Reykjavík is so swollen with Airwavesgoers that just walking down Laugavegur can be difficult—there are so many conversations to listen in on, so many people obviously walking in the wrong direction, so many snapping that tourist shot of those damnable two-metre-tall trolls……
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Airwaves As Xmas: Riding The Friendwaves!
There are countless locals who go to Airwaves just to see their friends and relatives bands play. Given how the festival is dominated by locals – and used to be much moreso – this is a very easy thing to do. I…
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How To See Thirteen Gigs In One Day Without Even Trying
I work on Tuesday nights, so this year’s Airwaves didn’t start for me until nine that night, when I made it to Lucky Records off-venue; just in time to see the end of Stafrænn Hákon‘s amazing shoegazy/post-rock show, followed by the self-assured…
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Börn’s Airwaves Highlight Of The Day
dj. flugvél og geimskip, Slippbarinn at 12:00 – Super hyped because she’s super good. Dulvitund, Dillon at 16:00 – Dark shit from Akureyri. Kvöl, Dillon at 16:45 – The Cure meets Cindytalk. Our drummer is their guitarist. Antimony, Dillon at 17:30 – Spooky pop shit. Kælan…
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That First Day Of Iceland Airwaves: Eleven Perspectives
Wow! Grapevine’s super-intense, in-depth coverage of Iceland Airwaves 2015 is underway! We’re already going slightly mad trying to convey all of the everything that’s going on. We’re already infatuated with several bands, acts, musicians, performers and/or persons. We’re already feeling like—try as…
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Reykjavík’s Music Venues: Still Not That Good For People With Disabilities
Iceland Airwaves is here, and the festival offers plenty of things to celebrate about Reykjavík’s music scene, but it also offers an opportunity to reflect on what can be improved. After playing their third show of the night at Gamla Bíó, Börn‘s…
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Airwaves Day One: Let’s Burn Down Reykjavík!
The first day of Airwaves has come and gone, and it was a blast. Caterpillarmen started the official festival, playing to a sober crowd of 40 people (with only a single open beer can in sight), but they still had fun with…
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The Börn Guide To Enjoying A Cheapskate Airwaves
OK, so you’ve spent most of your money on studs, glue, Rudimentary Peni reissues (those don’t go for punk prices, do they?) and renewing your MRR subscription. But, yikes! Iceland Airwaves is coming up, and you can’t afford a ticket. Yet, you…
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The Most Beautiful Thing In The World
Our current issue’s cover is beautiful. I hope you like it, I’m sure you do, but your opinion doesn’t really concern me, because I think that it is absolutely beautiful. Intrinsically beautiful. Unconditionally beautiful. Beautiful. Just beautiful. Heart-warming. Radiant. Touching. Its beauty…
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Döwnlöad This Nöw: Börn – “Sviðin Jörð”
Börn hit the ground running in our most recent track of the issue. “Sviðin jörð” (“Scorched Earth”) needs no introduction, no buildup. It starts strong and stays there. Sounding as if recorded in some long-abandoned, dingy basement, this track is no frills,…
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Börn Rebels: Won’t Stay Silent And Are Here To Stay
Börn. It means “children.” This wasn’t the original name of the Reykjavík-based death-punk outfit, I’m told. So I ask where it came from. All four members laugh and look at each other expectantly, as if silently working out who is going to…
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Happening Tonight: Börn / Kælan Mikla / Antimony
Get your post-SlutWalk energy out at Dillon—embrace the night and get your gloom on with performances from three hard-core, kick-ass, femme-dom acts. You’ve got Börn: Reykjavík’s premier death-punkers who bring everything you love about smashing the Kyriarchy onto the stage. Prepare to…
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Eistnaflug Saturday: Not A Fizzle But A Bang
On the final day of the three-day metal festival, I was determined to catch as many bands as I could. The roster looked particularly good, both on the main and off-venue, which meant I was constantly running between the two. Here’s a brief…
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Eistnaflug Friday: Black #2
Eistnaflug is by far the friendliest festival I’ve ever been to. As a metal-concert-vet, my first metal festival is shaping up to a great one. Though the climate is quite a bit colder than in previous years (I’m told), there is enough…
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Seven Great New Rock-Out Worthy Bands
While Muck and Pink Street Boys are out there slaying us day and night, the rock scene in Reykjavík is actually the best it’s been in years—notably since the dissolution of bands like Skátar, Reykjavík!, DLX ATX, and so many more (RIP).…
