Kicked Out Of The Festival Of Hope
A young man in “corpse paint” was thrown out of Reykjavík’s “Festival of Hope” this weekend, after walking around the event sporting a leather jacket with a particularly
A Wealth of Walruses
There have been more total walrus sightings here in Iceland this year than there have been since the eighteenth century, RÚV reports. Zoologist Ævar Petersen says that it’s pos
Getting Older And Wiser With Samaris And Pascal Pinon’s Jófríður Ákadóttir
Jófríður Ákadóttir is one of the young stars of the Reykjavík scene, via her two bands Pascal Pinon and Samaris. Grapevine caught up with her for a pre-Airwaves chat… H
Search Called Off For Missing Hiker
The search for missing American hiker Nathan Foley-Mendelssohn was called off by ICESAR, Iceland’s search and rescue division, last night, Vísir reports. Over 150 people partici
What A Difference Five Years Make
Five years have apparently passed since the dreaded economic collapse of October 2008 shook the Icelandic nation to its core. We at Grapevine think this makes for an excellent oppo
Critic’s Pick
Future My Love (Dir. Maja Borg) Anglo-Swedish experimental filmmaker Borg is first seen hitchhiking with a sign that says, ‘VENUS.’ Her destination is the Florida redoubt of ut
Settlement May Have Happened 200 Years Earlier
Taking a new look at old data has indicated that the settlement of Iceland may have happened 100 to 200 years earlier than was previously thought. While the historic conventional [
Believes Iceland Should Withdraw From EU Talks
An MP for the Progressive Party believes accession talks between Iceland and the European Union should be formally ended, and sees no reason to put the matter up for public [&helli
Human Rights Festival On The Way
A “festival of human rights” is being scheduled for the same day as The Festival Of Hope, a Christian festival that will feature homophobic preacher Franklin Graham. DV
Labour And Management Want EU Talks Concluded
Representatives of labour and management have sent a letter to government officials asking that European Union accession talks be completed, and that the matter be put up for publi
Lava Controversy Continues
The town of Garðabær is reportedly pressuring the government to carry on with construction plans for a road through a protected lava field. Skástrik reports that construction of
Grapevine Talks To… Grísalappalísa
One of the freshest bands on the block at Airwaves this year is Grísalappalísa, a rock ‘n’ roll sextet who mash together elements of improv, punk and poetry. We caugh
RIFF Is Back For The Tenth Time!
The tenth annual festival, which opened on September 26 and continues through to October 6, is comprised of 75 features as well as a number of Icelandic shorts and special [&hellip
A Look In The Rearview Mirror
The Social Democratic Alliance and the Left Green Party formed a government for the first time on February 1, 2009, as Iceland was struggling with the hardest economic conditions t
Nolo: Human
A short but sweet LP of lo-fi earworms Prolific synth-pop duo Nolo have been quietly amassing a catalogue of self-recorded singles, EPs and albums since their formation in 2009. Th
ICELANDISTAN 5.0
Five years ago, The Grapevine published its first post-collapse issue. The cover featured the image of a single króna coin, its fish reduced to a mere skeleton. “Welcome to Icel
Come For The Baba Ganush
On a Friday night in Reykjavík, you simply couldn’t ask for a more peaceful, intimate setting. I doubt you could fit more than twelve people in here, and yet nothing […]
The Future In A Grain of Salt
Chemistry professor Þorfinnur Gunnlaugsson and his colleagues at Trinity College have been making headlines of late for discovering a rather remarkable new use for common table sa
Researchers Call For Investigation Into Health Effects Of Hydrogen Sulfide
Research findings presented at the Icelandic Association of Environmental Scientists conference yesterday show that Iceland emits more hydrogen sulfide than Denmark, Norway, and Sw
Walrus Entertains Tourists
Tourists on board a whale watching boat were greeted by a pleasant surprise: an adolescent walrus posing for photos. RÚV reports that the sighting occurred near Húsavík harbour