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Music Being Played At The Grapevine Office This Week
You might imagine our office as a European wonderland, with espresso machines and turtlenecks and sophisticated furniture. As a street paper, we keep our overhead low. So during the week, many of us have massive headphones on, blaring our music of choice.…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: Gyða Valtýsdóttir, Ólöf Arnalds, Andervel & More
With a new issue of the Grapevine this week, we celebrate the impactful selflessness of Iceland’s Search and Rescue teams — specifically honouring the memory of Sigurður Kristófer McQuillan Óskarsson, who died during a team training session. Gracing the music pages are…
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State Of The Art: Energetic And Post-Genre
In their second iteration, the festival continues to explore unlikely collaborations and venues The unconventional and experimental State of the Art festival entered the scene last year to much excitement; events such as Baroque music performed at AUTO Nightclub, a symposium on…
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Music Reviews: Iðunn Einars, Elín Hall, lúpína
Whether you’re looking for music to soundtrack your week or your video game, Issue 12’s music reviews have got you covered. lúpína, a musician and producer, was also featured in our back quotes for this issue, where you can read her thoughts…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: múm, GRÓA, Elín Hall & More
Our latest issue is now out on the streets of Reykjavík. In a cover feature illustrated by visual artist Baldur Helgason, writer Alma Mjöll Ólafsdóttir covers the increasing importance of alternative media such as podcasts and the parallel rise of the Brosphere.…
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Northern Rising: A New Episode Featuring Elín Hall
The second episode of the Northern Rising podcast is out! The series, recorded during Iceland Airwaves last year, follows artists through the festival and offers a unique glimpse into their colourful adventures. The show is hosted by Tim Pogo, an Airwaves regular…
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Track By Track: fyllt í eyðurnar By Elín Hall
Elín Hall’s latest EP wrestles with breakup in every shape and form It’s safe to say that Elín Hall’s name is on everyone’s lips. If she isn’t portraying Vigdís Finnbogadóttir on national television or Bubbi Morthens in the theatre, then she’s probably…
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Three Icelandic Acts Confirmed For SXSW 2025
Three Icelandic artists have been confirmed to perform at the next South By Southwest festival. The festival takes place between March 7-16, 2025, in Austin, Texas. Elín Hall, Lúpína and Sunna Margrét will all take to the stage at SXSW, representing…
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Elín Hall Selected For European Shooting Stars 2025
Elín Hall has been announced as one of the European Shooting Stars for 2025, an esteemed recognition awarded by the European Film Promotion (EFP) organisation. Each year, the EFP highlights ten emerging actors from across Europe who have made a significant impact…
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Iryna’s Friday Night Iceland Airwaves Diary: Welcome To Finland
Punk music is blasting from a tiny tower on Lækjartorg. Passersby stop and ask what’s going on, tourists exchange small talk between each other: “…and they were telling me our venue was small. Let me send them a photo of this.” “I…
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Grapevine New Music: Lúpína & Daði Freyr, Mammaðín, Supersport & More
With the Merchant’s Day weekend coming up before us, here are the newest tracks you should add to your playlist. Whether for your quiet dinner party, a raucous function before hitting the town, a road trip to one of the many countryside…
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OMG It’s The 2024 Reykjavík Grapevine Music Awards
Celebrating the best that the local music scene offered And just like that, 2023 has come and gone. It was a productive year for Icelandic and Iceland-based musicians, with new artists taking their first tentative steps onto the stage, while a barrage…
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Can You Hear Elín Hall?
How the artist manoeuvres between acting and music Reykjavík theatre Borgarleikhúsið has been centre stage of Elín Hall’s life for the past year. When she’s not performing as Bubbi Morthens in the hit musical Níu Líf — based on the biography of the…
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It’s Almost Time For The 2024 Grapevine Music Awards!
Take a look at this year’s nominees After an excellent year in music, it’s time for us at the Grapevine to select the best of the best. What artist conquered 2023? Who released the best album? What about music videos, are they…
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Grapevine Events: Christmas Markets & So Much More
As we hit December 1 on the calenders tomorrow and this year’s Jólatré is being put up in Austurvöllur right now, everything around screams: CHRISTMAS SPIRIT. There’s indeed many interesting events and markets happening around town over the weekend, but we encourage…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: Elín Hall, Sunna Margrét, Kvikindi, & More
Holy hell! Iceland Airwaves just finished, leaving everyone slightly associated with the festival absolutely knackered. Nights of checking out live acts results in a hefty number of Airwaves diaries. With the festival happening, things got so busy at the Grapevine HQ that…
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Iryna’s Thursday Night Iceland Airwaves Diary: The One Where I See Them All
My first night of the official Iceland Airwaves program this year starts with me being confused. I wanted to begin with the screening of the Of Monsters And Men film TÍU – something more chill than music pounding in my ears. It’s…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: Bubbi Morthens, Ásgeir, Elín Hall & More
We celebrate this Friday, like every Friday, with a brand new list of the best new Icelandic releases. We’ve also published a fresh new issue of the Reykjavík Grapevine floating around the streets of the capital. Our cover story this time around…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: Ingibjörg Turchi, Benjamín Gísli Trio, Bríet & More
With school starting again, people flock to the streets and into their everyday routines. If you’re bored of listening to that same radio show on your way to work, let this list of brand new music occupy the humdrum of mundanity. There’s…
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Grapevine New Music Picks: Nanna, Þórir Georg, Elín Hall & More
Happy Friday, friends! Not only do we once again have some hot new tracks to share with you, we also put out a brand new issue today! Our new issue is a full-on takeover by the youth art-action-anarchy group Krakkaveldi, and it’s…
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Grapevine Playlist: Kælan Mikla, Daníel Hjálmtýsson, Elín Hall, Róshildur & More!
Is it really 15°C out? You bet. Listen to some music outside. Kristberg – Sunrise “Sunrise” is a good vibes song that makes you think of a chill, late afternoon drive in the sunshine. Acoustic with soft, roaming vocals, it’s got a…
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Grapevine Playlist: amiina, Elín Hall, Kælan Mikla, kef LAVÍK & More!
It’s officially summer and we’re ready to sit in the sun, and by sit in the sun, we mean listen to these recently released tracks. Enjoy! Kælan Mikla – Ósýnileg With the solstice only ten days away, the Grapevine vibe is all…