The Incumbent
Incumbent President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson is Iceland’s fifth elected president. If re-elected on June 30, he will become the longest-sitting president in the history of the Re
Why So Many Covers, Reykjavík Grapevine?
For this very special presidential election issue, we decided to run six different covers featuring every candidate in the 2012 Icelandic presidential elections emulating incumbent
Bets Favour Ólafur
Incumbent president Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson is the favoured winner according to the popular betting site betsson.com, while in related news, most people polled in a new survey bel
Reykjavík Residents Expected To Sort Garbage
City council has announced a new policy by which Reykjavík residents will be expected to sort their garbage before pick-up. Vísir reports that in accordance with this new policy,
Legend: Fearless
It’s a rare event that a debut album from a relatively new band could bring about severe fits of nostalgia for times not so long ago, yet easily forgotten. Though […]
Of Monsters and Men: My Head Is An Animal
I moved to Los Angeles nine years ago, which is kinda the same as saying I’ve earned a Ph.D. in cynicism. It’s not as if everyone here is a jerk—as […]
Kira Kira: Feathermagnetik
I tend to vacillate between indifference and enjoyment when it comes to more ambient music and such was my mood that, at first, ‘Feathermagnetik’ didn’t really register. ‘F
Of Monsters and Men: My Head Is An Animal
In 2012, Of Monsters And Men rose above all to the status as Iceland’s number one musical export, especially in the USA where their debut album stormed the Billboard charts,
Sour Grapes And Stuff
Hi there. Thank you so much for your current issue, i got it yesterday and enjoyed reading it sitting in my little garden while drinking iced coffee and eating danish. […]
Track Of The Issue: Just Another Snake Cult: Birds Carried Your Song Through The Night
A swell little solo EP from Just Another Snake Cult. Short, sweet and kaleidoscopic, ‘Birds Carried Your Song Though The Night’ has a distinctly retro feel to it, with synthesi
Aren’t There Six Presidential Candidates? Where is your Dr. Herdís Þorgeirsdóttir Cover? Do You Hate Her? Are You Biased? WTF!?!
It is very true that one of the six presidential candidates is mostly absent from The Reykjavík Grapevine this time around. It saddens us greatly that the venerable Dr. Herdís [&
The Platinum Circle Tour
The Golden Circle is certainly the most popular tourist attraction in Iceland. When begged by their friends to describe some of the things that set the Icelandic landscape apart fr
Steve Holt!
Don’t be fooled by the ’70s vibe it outwardly projects: Hótel Holt can be surprisingly charming and its restaurant, Gallery, is a prime example of that. While it isn’t t
News In Brief: Early June Edition
June began on an optimistic note as the Pig Farmers’ Society of Iceland announced that it was going to create two organic, free-range pig farms, a welcome change from an [&he
___________ For President?
Iceland’s presidential race has certainly been interesting to follow over the last five months. Only days after incumbent President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson delivered his New Yea
Iceland Among Most Emigrated From
Iceland is among the top countries in Europe that people are moving away from, although still to a relatively small proportion of the population as a whole. As reported, early [&he
Tom Cruise In Iceland
Actor and noted Scientologist Tom Cruise is currently in Iceland for the filming of Oblivion, taking place in the northeast of the country. Vísir reports that Cruise is staying at
Jón Ásgeir To Pay Glitnir More
The Supreme Court has ruled that Jón Ásgeir Jóhannesson must pay the resolution committee of Glitnir more for their legal fees in a case they launched against him. The resolutio
Iceland Emerging, Says Krugman
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman contends that Iceland is emerging from the global economic crisis, due to taking an approach involving multiple solutions. As reported, I
Watch Robbery Trial Takes Intriguing Turn
The three men accused of robbing a watch store in Reykjavík are currently on trial, and getting to the bottom of who really planned the robbery appears more complicated than [&hel