The Reykjavík Grapevine


Issue 6 2014

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  • Chili And The Whalekillers: Turn

    Chili And The Whalekillers: Turn

    OK kids, some marketing semiotics 101 for you. When you see the cover of `Turn,’ the debut album from Chili And The Whalekillers, you’ll see a rather pernicious trend known as the “indie band in a field” syndrome. Scrubbed up boys plonked…

  • To Be, Or Not To Be… Icelandic

    To Be, Or Not To Be… Icelandic

    The Icelandic Bar is not a new establishment. It came about as part of a trend, around five years ago, when a several new joints seemed to be popping up around the city with the same brilliant idea of naming themselves after…

  • What Happened?

    What Happened?

    First, nobody thought comedian Jón Gnarr’s joke party would actually make it to the ballot for the 2010 Reykjavík municipal elections. Then, nobody thought comedian Jón Gnarr’s joke party would attract a significant number of voters. Then, nobody thought comedian Jón Gnarr…