Iceland Number One in Gender Equality
Iceland ranks first among 135 other nations for its expansive gender equality measures for the fourth consecutive year. The annual survey conducted by the World Economic Forum meas
WARNING! Less Than 900 Tickets Left for Sigur Rós!
Hey everyone! This is important: we just got tipped off that tickets to the special Sigur Rós’ special Airwaves performance are close to selling out. According to their manageme
WTF ICELAND AIRWAVES!? Pt. III: Advice for getting through your first (or fifth!) festival experience
Dear Grapevine, I’ve heard rumours that getting into the more well-known bands’ shows will be really difficult and I may have to wait in line for a long time. Is […]
Anyone Can Be The One
Though she’s never been to Iceland, artist Tracey Moberly can relate to the residents of Reykjavík. In 1999, Tracey co-opened the Foundry in an old two-story bank building in Sh
Scottish MEP Calls Iceland “Bandit Nation”
A Scottish member of the European Parliament referred to Iceland and the Faeroe Islands as “bandit nations” on Facebook, in response to a continued disagreement over th
Iceland Chosen Among Top Ten Countries To Visit
Iceland was selected by Lonely Planet as among 2013’s top ten countries to visit. Lonely Planet, as many know, is a traveler-contributed guidebook publisher, but also provide
Charges Against “Bomber” Dropped
A man who exploded a container of gas fumes by the office of the Prime Minister will not be charged with a crime, as it could not be proven he […]
I Get My Kicks On Route 57: The Bus To Akureyri
Public buses have never had much of a tradition in the western literary canon. One of Steinbeck’s lesser-beloved novels ‘The Wayward Bus’ is a rare example: a story-less tape
Police Jeep Joyrider Confesses
A man who stole a police jeep and took it joyriding, damaging it beyond repair, has confessed. He will likely be fined to recoup the loss to the local police. […]
POLIÇA Just Up And Cancel Their Airwaves Show – Airwaves Crew “NOT AMUSED”
From out of the blue, Minneapolis hipstercore merchants Poliça have cancelled their scheduled Iceland Airwaves appearance, a mere week before they were set to headline Thursday n
sóley’s New Video Is A TOTAL BEAUT! Checkitout!
Oh hey wow! The one and only sóley, who many of you might know from one of her NINETY FIVE MILLION YOUTUBE HITS that her most awesome solo stuff has […]
Please, Please, Please Stop Calling It “Crowdsourced”
We had a pretty historic election here last Saturday that has received a considerable amount of international attention. In case you missed it, Iceland had a referendum on whether
Move Your Feet To the Reckless Beat – The Crunchy Frog Records Interview
Denmark’s Crunchy Frog Records are bringing the rock action to the festival that’s held on an even bigger piece of rock action! By Bob Cluness At the Grapevine, we love
A Bareknuckle Trolley Ride Through Iceland’s Supermarkets
You are riding a blue light of compassion after communicating with the crystal flower at the bottom of the crawling man-lake of Ungh-Fwak. You have travelled the maggot wastes of [
IT’S HERE! IT’S FINALLY HERE! Grapevine’s Fancy Airwaves 2K12 Compilation Is Here!
FANCY THIS, EVERYONE! IT’S HERE! IT’S FINALLY HERE IN ALL ITS 512 MEGABYTES OF GLORY! Yup, as we promised in our last issue (which contained a pretty rad Airwaves-pullo
Get Mucky
Muck tour uptade 1 2012 from Muck on Vimeo. Our dear friends Muck have gallivanting across Europe on tour since October 18, and they´ve sent us this lovely video documenting [&hel
Have Some S.L.Á.T.U.R.
When describing S.L.Á.T.U.R, a Reykjavík-based music collective, it’s perhaps best not to try to describe them at all. “It is specific, but hard to put into words,” S.L.Á.
Oléna: Made In Hurt By Heart
On the surface of things, Reykjavík-based French singer Oléna appears to fit in well with the myriad of other kooky (in a good way) electronic artisans that verge on being [&hell
Geir Haarde Going To Human Rights Court
Former Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde intends to take the Icelandic government to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for the trial he was subjected to earlier this year. [&he
Homelessness More Than Triples In Eight Years
The number of homeless people in Iceland has more than tripled in the past eight years, but most of them report being satisfied with the government assistance they receive. The [&h
Air Defence Issue To Be Decided Next Month
The initiative for a pan-Nordic air defence of Iceland could be finalised as early as mid-November. While Iceland is a NATO country, it does not have a military – it [&hellip