Stuff We Like!
Us at the Grapevine, in conjunction with Gogoyoko are throwing you lucky boys and gals a shoe gaze/post-rock extravaganza! At only 1000ISK entrance to Grand Rokk, it’s a steal. F
Icelanders the Hardest-Working People
According to a survey conducted by Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), Icelanders are the hardest-working people among the 30 countries covered. Forbes m
Price of Alcohol, Tobacco and Fuel to be Raised
Parliament voted in favor last night of raising the tax of alcohol and tobacco by 15%, auto tax by 10%, the tax on oil by 5 ISK and the tax […]
Sigur Rós to Open for Dalai Lama
Steindór Andersen has confirmed that he and the band will open for His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who is giving a lecture in Iceland on Tuesday. “We thought of it […]
Beneath winner of Wacken Metal Battle in Iceland.
Waken Metal Battle was hosted in Iceland this year by Restingmind Concerts. The winner of the Icelandic preliminary competition was Reykjavík deathmetal act Beneath (www.myspace.c
Nordic Sludge At It´s Best
I had to weave past the drunks spewed at the bar and the drunks gambling their last króna on fruit machines to reach the stairs of Grand Rokk – kinda […]
Laying Off Iceland?
Oodles of our well-appreciated expats are finding themselves in a god-awful situation these days. As our economy plunges farther and farther down the drain by the day, their jobs (
The Continuing Adventures of “Taxi Driver”
23:43 A hysterical shriek of abject terror pierces the still moonlit night. A girl comes running round the corner perhaps fleeing what she has wrought, perhaps running for he
Unemployment Fund Running Out
The fund reserved for the payment of unemployment benefits is running out, and will be depleted by the end of October. Minister of Insurance and Social Affairs Árna Pál Árnason
Sigur Rós Completing New Album
According to sources close to the band, Sigur Rós is making a new album. The different band mates have been working on side projects as well. Singer Jón Þór Birgisson […
New US Ambassador Appointed
With a new US president comes a new ambassador to Iceland, and Robert S. Connan has been appointed to that position. President Obama published yesterday a list of new appointees [&
To Be or Not to Be
For those of you who have just come to appreciate the rugged majesty of that which is Iceland, you will undoubtedly sense that there is no end to its geological […]
We’re Number 1!
Icelandic conceptual artist, Kristján Guðmundsson, has been selected to receive the Carnegie Art Award in recognition of his sound-absorbing paintings. Guðmundsson is considered
Icelanders Pessimistic About Economic Forecasts
The latest Gallup poll shows an increase in pessimism among Icelanders with regards to their economic future. Using a scale by which anything under 100 indicates more pessimism tha
Whale Watching Season Begins
Whale watching season is now underway in Iceland, and many companies are expecting record attendances brought on by the weakened crown. The whale watching company Elding, which ope
Crazed Man Makes Daring Bank Robbery
A man using only brute strength was able to pry open the doors of a bank last night and attempted to steal money before being arrested. The suspect apparently approached […]
Go For The Fish
If you like fish, and you like fish a lot, Kitchen is the place for you. It might be an added joy to know that you are given a bottom-less […]
Fiction Conflicting With Reality
I spent the day at the Kópavogur Museum of Natural History with artist Sigurrós Svava Ólafsdóttir as she explained the ideas and concepts behind the recent Artifacts exhibition
Warning: You don´t need poetry
Anyone that gets a rudimentary education in the Western world, or at least in the places I know anything about, is taught that poetry is like vitamins – it’s good […]
The Commies Are A-Coming
Iceland’s problems are not the result of inefficiency. Nor are they result of unethical behaviour. They cannot be traced back to the instability of the króna, to Davíð Oddsson
Whale Hunting Protested in Front of Iceland Embassy in London
A small group of demonstrators from Campaign Whale, Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), Whale and Dolphin Conservation Socie