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Grapevine Events: Rex Pistols, Kjass, and art by Hafmeyja
Myrkfælni Presents: Rex Pistols, Guðir Hins Nýja Tíma, ROHT, Svartþoka – Live at Gaukurinn August 26th 20:00 – Gaukerinn – 2000 kr. It’s chaos, it’s joyful darkness, it’s a dreamy glitterwave. Seriously, we’re not really sure what any of this means, but…
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Track By Track: ‘What Love Is’ By Rex Pistols
Goth isn’t dead, people. It’s alive and thriving in downtown Reykjavík in the form of Rex Pistols, who recently dropped ‘What Love Is,’ a soundtrack for the lace-gown-wearing introspective romantic heroines of the world. To satiate our synthcore goth needs, we sat…
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Rex Pistols Releases ‘What Love Is’
The incomparable Rex Pistols has just dropped a new album, ready for digital download. ‘What Love Is’ features Rex Pistols’ trademark ethereal goth stylings and synthcore beats. A great example of their ecstatically chilling voice can be heard in the single “Don’t…
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Grapevine Playlist: Jónsi, Sólstafir, The Post Performance Blues Band & More!
Stuck on what to listen to? Here are some of our favourite songs of the past month. Jónsi & Robyn – Salt Licorice “Salt Licorice” is an aggressive take on ballroom house, with a thumping beat contrasted by eerie vocals. In it,…
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Cold As Ice: A Rex Pistols Playlist
When asked to make this list I started with a nostalgic list that reminded me of my first trip to Iceland in 2006, where I blew all my money at 12 Tónar. My nepotistic second was a compilation of hits by my…
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Hatari’s Háskar Beckons In Easter Doomsday
Synth-punk trio Hatari, via their weird-ass holding company Svikamylla ehf., threw a memorable Doomsday-themed party at Iðnó during the Easter holiday. Running from 3pm-3am, with a cover charge of 3333 ISK, it was a buzzing event. As well as concerts in the…
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Grapevine Playlist: Kira Kira, Rex Pistols, Dream Wife & More
2018 is a real thing that is happening to us all. Musicians included. Here are some of the latest and most attention-grabbing tracks that have dropped out of the many-splendored flora of the Icelandic music troposphere recently. Kira Kira – Pioneer of…
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Total Wildness: Peaches And Dan Deacon Ignite Norður Og Niður
After a quiet and thoughtful start, Norður Og Niður festival turned the fun up to eleven for a spectacular, invigorating, wildly diverse Friday night party. Here’s what went down. The Many Routes To Euphoria Words: John Rogers The lineup of Norður Og…
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Norður Og Niður Festival Updates Schedule, Becomes Even Cooler
The Sigur rós love child the Norður og Niður art festival has already expanded way beyond your run of the mill music festival and it keeps just getting cooler and better. Today, the festival announced a plethora of new acts and events,…
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The Grapevine GrapeWaves 2017 Festival Super Preview, Part Two
Airwaves is upon us! The off-venues are running, the stages are warming up, and it’s time to download the festival app and start organising your life for the next five days. Grapevine will, of course, be there in force—we have ten writers…
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Stay Weird: Four Emerging Acts Take Over Húrra
Iceland’s music scene is a lot more diverse than many people imagine. It’s easy to understand why: the dreamy, spaced-out sounds of múm, Samaris and Sigur rós, the restless, emotional pop experiments of Björk and the slow-motion electronica of recent exports Gangly…