Haukur S. Magnússon
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Breaking Into House: The Second Coming Of Intr0beatz
Most of our local readers will have known 34-year-old Ársæll Þór Ingvason—AKA intr0beatz—since way back in the day, first as a DJ/producer for seminal Icelandic hip-hop act Forgotten Lores, and in later years as a resident DJ at establishments like Prikið and…
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REALITY’S DARK CHAOS AND ME: A LOVE STORY
Growing up in an isolated fishing village (Ísafjörður, pop. 2,500) on Iceland’s northwest corner—at the edge of the Arctic Circle—I developed an immense curiosity about the world beyond my fjord and family as soon as I became aware of its existence. Deeply…
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DRAMATIC SNOWPOCALYPSE PHOTOS FROM YESTERDAY
Our friend and photographer Art Bicnick is thankfully rather fond of documenting the world around him (via his trusty camera). After a long, snowpocalyptic day of not really going anywhere, because we weren’t really supposed to according to authorities, we were refreshed…
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Don’t Get Too Excited, It’s Only Paper: An Editorial
Here is an anecdote: I ventured inside that Alþingi building the other day. I believe it was a Tuesday. The time was 3pm. The weather was mostly OK. I was there to help this tall wunderkind, the redhead superstar photographer man,…
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A Good Moon Deer Prepares
Guðmundur Úlfarsson, AKA Good Moon Deer, used to work as a designer here at the Grapevine, greatly enriching our little publication by lending his highly refined and disciplined visual aesthetic to our pages. When he was starting out, most of us were…
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REYKJAVÍK GRAPEVINE’S FANCY AIRWAVES COMPILATION – 2015 EDITION
So. We reached out to every local band/artist/musician on the official Iceland Airwaves 2015 roster! We asked them: “Hey, are you into sharing one of your tracks with our readers, so we can make a Fancy Airwaves Compilation that they may download and then…
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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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Sounds Of Strife: Music Collaged From Former Conflict Zones
Looking for a way to ease into the weekend? Ambient musician Sam Slater will bring his rich, haunting soundscapes to Mengi this Friday. This Berlin-based Brit spent half of 2014 traveling, collecting field recordings from regions that have recently undergone major conflict: beginning in…
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“A STUPID, BROKE COUNTRY FILLED WITH DRUNKS AND WHORES” DRAWS ISRAEL’S IRE
As a publication, we aim to promote discourse, dialogue and a free exchange of ideas. We thus welcome any opinion to our pages, so long as they’re interesting, and not, like, crazy racist or hateful (send all your interesting, non-racist, non-crazy, non-hateful…
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SPARKS TURN TO FLAMES: A Conversation With Bryndís Björgvinsdóttir
Or: Fucking Around Can Make A Lot Of Difference, And It’s Important To Always Keep Trying And Not Give Up And Avoid Getting Cynical Or Losing Hope, Because Eventually An Unexpected Crack Might Open Up And You Might Then Slip Through That…
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SPECIAL EDITION! PAY ATTENTION – An Editorial
Hi. I’m Haukur. I edit a tourist magazine for a living. It’s a fun magazine; it’s informative for tourists, and it has comix. I also like to tell myself that we have on occasion managed to be a force for good, mostly…
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CONFLICT, STRIFE, TURMOIL, MAJESTIC WATERFALLS & CUTE PUFFINS: An Editorial
Lately, we at Grapevine often find ourselves in a somewhat difficult position when it comes to reporting on life in Iceland. On one hand, we are clearly and proudly a tourist publication, one that has the stated aim of serving visitors to…
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SABOTAGE: The State Of Iceland’s Media – Haukur & Anna’s 1st Editorial
There are two daily newspapers published in Iceland. Each is owned and operated by a powerful interest group. — To grossly simplify an already gross affair: Fréttablaðið is the domain of the remnants of the once dominant Baugur empire of one Jón…
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WHOEVER KEEPS TREATING IMMIGRANTS LIKE SHIT, YOU NEED TO STOP THAT
Every now and again, we’ll get letters from immigrants to Iceland. A lot of the time, those letters will relay stories of horrible treatment those immigrants have received at the hand of unscrupulous locals. After years of receiving such missives, it has…
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BJÖRK’S FOLK MUSIC
Björk has a way of messing up our plans. We were all set with a February-feature when she surprise dropped her new album, out of the blue. And, you know, it’s a really goddamn great album. Sure, her albums usually are—even if…
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This Feels Relevant Now
Hi. Happy New Year. Right now, at this very moment, you could certainly argue that shit is fucked up and bullshit. For all sorts of reasons. But, it feels sort of important that we don’t. That we retain hope. That we strive…
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Prescribing Trouble: Iceland’s Social Insurance Explained
Prescription drugs used to be either completely, partially or not at all covered by the insurance system, sometimes arbitrarily. On May 4, 2013, a new system was implemented, which was meant to be simpler and more just than the old one. The…
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Healing Hands
In the above photograph, I am accompanied by one of my favourite people in the world, Dr. Haukur S. Magnússon, my paternal grandfather and my namesake (I had to make sure not to get a doctorate degree, so folks would be able…
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Matt’s Fave LOOK! Portraits
This was my fourth year covering Airwaves, and although it’s crazy every year, this was probably my busiest yet. It was my first time as a member of the official Airwaves photo team. It was a pleasure working with a crack team…
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We Care A Lot
Hey, check out the above photo. Who are those people? I’ll tell you: I’m in there, along with our designer Hrefna, along with our former interns Parker and Rebecca (currently visiting from abroad to do some writing), along with our current interns…
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Project: Overload
When we profiled New York design firm karlssonwilker for our 2012 DesignMarch issue, one of the things we discussed was the need for graphic design and visuals, and why people should pay them for what they do—what exactly they bring to the…
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A Volcano Bigger Than Timberlake
The most prominent, truly devastating volcanic eruption in Icelanders’ public memory is arguably the late-18th century eruption in the volcanic ridge Lakí, followed by the Móðuharðindi, two years of all-over brutal hardships. The sky went dark, and the sun faded, while ashes…
