Stuff We Like!
Tonight’s the night we launch our new concert series with performances from three awesome bands, one awesome composer and a mediocre DJ. The henceforth monthly concert series
Ben Frost Responds To Anti-Whalers
Re: Stop whaling in Iceland! ´Global` boycott against products, ´made in Iceland` Dear Andreas, I am replying to your letter, which I received today, asking everyone to boycott a
“Iceland Is Fucked,” Says Economist
Iceland is pretty much royally fucked, and will be for a while, says UK mag The Ecomonist’s Intelligence Unit in a report posted on the lauded publication’s web-site la
Stuff We Like!
There is coffee, and then there is coffee. The kind that makes your mouth foam with delight at the mere thought of it. The kind that can wake you up […]
Reykjavík: Protests Continue
This morning brought continued protest action to the streets of Reykjavík, where varyingly large groups of activists have been gathering regularly to voice their complaints since
Þingvellir On 38 Inch Tyres – Florian Zühlke Drives A Super Jeeps And Lives To Gloat About It
One thing that hits you once you get acquainted with Reykjavík’s cityscape is the abundance of big-wheeled, so-called called “Super Jeeps”. You ponder their usefulness a
Urban Warfare
In the dark and murky city centre on this Tuesday morning in late October, the streets were empty. Even if you tried your very best you couldn’t spot a single […]
Basil & Lime
From what the name implies, restaurant Basil & Lime could well have a menu of Italian meets South-East Asian fusion cooking, or similar. In spite of that, we were greeted [&hel
The Scandinavian
The Scandinavian and its modern interpretation of traditional Nordic recipes are bound to become a small tourist haven, not to exclude the locals, who will appreciate the cuisine s
Skorpulifur
So this is interesting. It’s carefully machinated party rock, seemingly designed to have the impact of an incredibly fat man jumping onto a dinner table full of food and smashing
Agent Fresco
This musically flat but well-performed EP sounds a bit too much like twenty other bands I could name to make an impact, but it plays well enough to be memorable. […]
Ingi
The title should have tipped me off. Call it folky, call it country, call it whatever you want, it’s still gonna suck. Maybe I’m just not mature enough or not […]
Reykjavík!
There are very few live bands around Iceland that are celebrated at their shows like Reykjavík! The second album of this furious five-piece gives the proof again why. “The Blood
The (International) Noise Conspiracy
The (International) Noise Conspiracy today have been around much longer than their preceding hardcore-punk band Refused ever was. However, it is still interesting that this band al
Bob Justman
The two faces of Bob Justman: in one moment “Happiness and Woe” is a shy and subtle, scarcely orchestrated singer-songwriter record, but in the next, Justman leads you into a [
Jeff Who?
Quite confidently, Jeff Who? published their sophomore album self-titled. Again, it provides everything the band got famous for with the debut “Death before Disco”. There are t
Monsters And Mythical Beings X: The Hidden People
This tenth instalment in our illustrated series of Iceland’s monsters and mythical beings revolves around huldufólk, the Hidden People. Actually, the majority of Icelanders will
Haukur’s 1st Editorial!
Haukur’s 1st Editorial! Yes, this is my inaugural editorial as editor of the Reykjavík Grapevine – this very magazine! Fancy that! I would like to express my heartfelt gratitu
Sour Grapes Issue 01 2009
I was privileged enough to have the opportunity to spend summer 06 and 07 in Iceland, together with my wife Alicia Wilson who played soccer for KR. I messed the [&helli
2008 Arts In 25 Minutes
Shauna Laurel Jones: Originally from the US, Shauna Laurel Jones has been living and working in Reykjavík since 2007. She holds a masters degree in art history from the University