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Live From Reykjavík Returns
Music fans will have to wait until 2022 for their next fix of Iceland Airwaves, after gathering restrictions put paid to the festival for the second year running. But the good folk who run Airwaves are determined not to leave the nation’s…
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Lost In Google Translation: British Bríet And The Thirst For Balls
Google mistranslates a couple of recent Icelandic news headlines into English, and we giggle behind our hands. Ball-thirsty ballers Here the GoogleGrinder™ delivers a spectacular English shredding of a headline about party-goers breaking alcohol licencing laws. The phrase “ballþyrstir kærðir fyrir brot…
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The Grapevine Music Awards 2021: Bríet & JFDR – In Conversation
At the 2021 Grapevine Music Awards, the three biggest categories—Artist, Song and Album Of The Year—were decided the quickest. In fact, they were more or less unanimous the moment each was brought up, with little debate among the panel. 2020 was unequivocally…
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The Grapevine Music Awards 2021: The Winners Are Here!
Oh, you thought a pandemic would stop us? No way! It’s January, and that means the Grapevine Music Awards 2021 is here! As is tradition, we at the Grapevine once again (virtually) convened a panel of valued experts (see who they were…
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Grapevine Playlist: Auðn, Magnús Jóhann, Countess Malaise & More!
It’s October 23rd, 2020, and you have no idea what to listen to. Thankfully, the Grapevine is here for your weekend tracks. Countess Malaise – That Bitch “I’m too hard. I’m too bad. I’m too sad… but I’ve always been that bitch.”…
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Reykjavík’s Innipúkin Festival To Go Ahead This Summer
As Iceland rapidly regains a sense of normality after the COVID-19 outbreak, organisers have announced that Reykjavík’s Innipúkin festival will go ahead this summer. The 19th Innipúkin festival will be held between July 31st and August 2nd, over the bank holiday weekend.…
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Vape Clouds, Hard Bass & Hatari: Secret Solstice 2019 Reviewed
Grapevine contributor/photographer Sigurður Ragnarsson gives us the low-down on his experience at Secret Solstice 2019 iteration. Friday: Secret Solstice 2019 Walking into Laugardalur, I was greeted by a sea of golden vests, police officers, thick vape clouds, and pre-teens on the phones…
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Angelic Electronic: BRÍET’s Pop Is Personal, Catchy And Completely New
At only 19-years-old, Bríet Elfar, aka BRÍET, has the composure of someone far older. When she speaks, the young musician picks her words carefully, sometimes seeming surprised that she’s being interviewed at all. It’s endearing, and it underlines that she’s still acclimatising…
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Airwaves Debutantes: What’s New And Who’s Who At Airwaves 2018 #1
Iceland Airwaves built its reputation as a destination festival not by booking loads of big names, but because it’s the single best place to see the freshest faces on the Icelandic music scene. This year, 32 bands will play Airwaves for the…