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  • Sour Grapes And Stuff: Issue 14, 2014

    Sour Grapes And Stuff: Issue 14, 2014

    Dear Grapevine, My name is Diana and I am German but living in Ireland. I love Iceland and will visit your beautiful country next week which I’m very excited about. My best friend’s daughter in Germany who is 5 next week has…

  • Pollapönk Stole The Show

    Pollapönk Stole The Show

    Pollapönk stole the show at the Eurovision Opening Ceremony in Copenhagen yesterday when they turned up on the red carpet in colourful dresses, reports RÚV. The dresses were a statement against the mistreatment of women. Arnar Gíslason, drummer (pink dress) told press that wage…

  • Eurovision Video Gets 62,000 Views In Ten Days

    Eurovision Video Gets 62,000 Views In Ten Days

    Since its release on March 14, the English-language music video for “No Prejudice,” by Iceland’s 2014 Eurovision competitor, Pollapönk, has gotten over 62,000 views on YouTube, Vísir reports. This year’s song competition will be hosted in Copenhagen and, as announced by the…

  • Pollapönk Going To Eurovision

    Pollapönk Going To Eurovision

    Icelanders have decided which band should go to Denmark to represent their country in the qualifications round of the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest. Pollapönk (lit. “puddle punk”), and their song “Enga fordóma” (“No prejudice”), will soon be on their way to Denmark…