Í Svörtum FötumMeðan Ég Sef
The recent documentary on Icelandic music avoids mentioning this band, which is one of the most popular in Iceland. Which got us to thinking, maybe Í Svörtum Fötum is doing [&he
Hildur ValaSelf-titled
The winner of this year’s Icelandic Idol competition… yes, like American Idol. And World Idol. You want us to stop here? No? Okay, Hildur Vala won Icelandic Idol easily: bl
HUMARHÚSIÐ
“I saw your turnover, going to Cuba in the autumn?” “Well, you don’t jump around just anywhere, if Icelandair doesn’t fly there.” “The owners have changed …”
How We Get Our Drink On
Icelandic Beer—Thule Icelandic beer has a heavy, extremely hoppy taste, similar to Carlsberg. Locals prefer Viking Gullfoss over Egill’s two to one, but many Americans prefer T
Even Monty Python Jokes Get Old
It’s just a sad fact: you can only say “The knights of ni!” so many times. Garth Jennings’ (also known as “Hammer and Tongs”) expertly shot film, The Hitchhiker’s Gui
GraveslimeRoughness and Toughness
Okay, so you don’t like bands with names like Graveslime. And you don’t like hard rock. Get over it. This band’s 2003 release qualifies as one of the best Icelandic […
BEZT Í HEIMI: SHALIMAR
A Whole Lot Better than They Have to Be One of the complaints I hear about dining out in Iceland is that Italian, Thai and Indian restaurants severely tone down […]
A Foreigner’s Guide to Drinking in Iceland
The first thing you need to know is, if you just arrived in Iceland, you better have bought some booze at the airport. Especially if you’re visiting someone. No forgiveness [&hel
RollanHofsós City
The cover and packaging for this CD is tasteful and classic… even the small card explaining that Rollan is the result of a six day drinking bender seemed charming in [&hellip
24-Hour Sunlight? Time for a Movie
You’d think after a winter of perpetual darkness and cold, you couldn’t keep an Icelander indoors for another second come summertime. This is not the case: in the summer, Icela
Dieter Roth
Taking the Dieter Roth train is a trip through the essence of art. All is art, everything Dieter did was an expression of art and the train trip takes you […]
BrúðarbandiðMeira!
We thought we’d take another listen to Brúðarbandið after being informed that they had recently broke the bank on a tour of the Bible Belt in the US. Everyone wants […]
The Grapevine and Bad Taste introduce the Grapevine Bad Taste Summer Concert Series
With the goal of providing legitimate venues and promotion for everyone involved in the vibrant and diverse local music scene, The Reykjavík Grapevine is proud to announce the Gra
Preaching History
Most of the Icelanders who migrated to North America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries went to Canada. But about 400 Icelanders travelled to Utah, following Mormon missiona
PRIKIÐ
Prikið used to be a similar place to Café Mokka, in Skólavörðustígur, where elderly stoics drank their coffee in the morning, beer in the evening, leaving the outside world t
ELDSMIÐJAN
Eldsmiðjan was one of the country’s first pizzerias, a sensation when it opened 18 years ago in the city centre. They seem to have established a whole generation of old [&hellip
Rauðhetta og Úlfurinn
I’ve been telling foreigners that the real thing to purchase during a visit, the ultimate souvenir, is the Icelandic haircut, the North Atlantic hipster do. The fact is that Icel
GRAPEVINE’S PURCHASES THAT JUSTIFY EXISTENCE
1: Fröken Reykjavík lighters Even if you’re not a smoker or an arsonist, these disposable lighters emblazoned with the words “Fröken Reykjavík” (after the name of the hot
What did you do in New York?
Grapevine designer and overall impressionable youth Jóhannes Kjartansson recently journeyed to the land of Vice Magazine. He came back grinning but slightly shaken. We decided to
CRADLE OF INSPIRATION
Nature was at its best on the way there, bright blue spots in the sky and the dullness of winter withdrawing for the neon green moss and grass. Nature looked […]
Ian Curtis Tribute NightMay 19 Gaukur á Stöng
Tribute nights are viewed as a competition between bands, because we can finally see musicians playing the exact same songs, just better. Occasionally, the competition results in g