Full Sónar Lineup Unveiled, Including 27 More Icelandic Acts
The 2015 Sónar festival has revealed the final 27 names for their 2015 lineup. All of them are from the home team, representing a diverse range of Iceland’s brightest talent
The Feminine Ways
Icelandic Fine Art in the year 2014At the beginning of a new year, it is absolutely necessary to take an honest inventory of the preceding one’s victories and mishaps in [&hellip
MP Wants To Investigate Nation’s Muslims
An MP for the Independence Party has written that he would like for there to be an investigation into Icelandic muslims, to determine whether any of them attended terrorist train
Prime Minister Charlie The Coherent
Debates on Monday #18 “It is incorrect that I declined an invitation from the President of France to partake in the solidarity march in Paris today,” starts Prime Minister Sigm
Eyrarrós Arts Award Open For Applications
The Eyrarrós awards have announced that the 2015 edition is open for applications. An annual event that celebrates Icelandic arts projects born outside of Reykjavík, Eyrarrós ca
Premiere: New Muck Single And Music Video
Check it out! The hardcore outfit Muck recently made headlines by signing onto the revered heavy metal record label Prosthetic Records, through which they are releasing their first
Year In News: 2014
The year 2014 was chock-full of controversies, blunders, humour, and, of course, cat stories. So brew yourself a cuppa and make yourself comfortable—we have a lot to go through.
Police Estimate 30.000 Unregistered Weapons In Iceland
A policeman estimates that around 30.000 unregistered weapons are in circulation in Iceland reports Vísir. Additionally he believes that AK-47’s have been smuggled into the
PM Couldn’t Attend Paris March Because Reasons
The Prime Minister’s Office has published a press release to react to news coverage addressing Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson’s lack of attendance at the Paris march
Composer Jóhann Jóhannsson Wins Golden Globe
Congratulations, Jóhann! Composer Jóhann Jóhannsson has just been awarded a Golden Globe for his score to the film Theory of Everything, royally kicking the ass of lauded cont
Prime Minister Unable To Attend Paris March
Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson did not accept his French colleague François Hollande’s invitation to partake in Sunday’s solidarity march for press freedom, hel
One More Top Journalist Leaves DV
Investigative journalist Ingi Freyr Vilhjálmsson has resigned from DV, according to Kjarninn. The report came late Sunday. As of yet, Ingi Freyr has not publicly explained the rea
Fuel Prices Drop Less In Iceland Than Globally
On Thursday, sociology professor Stefán Ólafsson noted on his blog that while oil prices have dropped by 50% on global markets, prices in Iceland have only decreased by 20%. “I
Oil Exploration Continues Despite Drastic Price Drop
On Sunday, Vísir reports that oil exploration in the Arctic Ocean, more precisely in the so-called Dragon Area, close to Jan Mayen, will continue, regardless of a recent drastic d
Watch An Unbelievable, Amazing, Death-Defying, Flaming Viking Escape In Reykjavík Harbour
Canadian escape artist Dean Gunnarsson is in Iceland with a ten man camera crew to film for his series Escape or Die! which premieres on Canadian television this spring. In [&helli
Damages In Leaked Memo Case Not Settled Yet
Following his conviction in the leaked memo case last year, former assistant to the Minister of the Interior, Gísli Freyr Valdórsson, is yet to settle on an amount to pay [&helli
Iceland’s NextCode Sold For 8.5 Billion
Chinese pharma company, WuXi PharmaTech, has acquired Icelandic genomic analysis firm NextCode Health, a subsidiary of DeCode, for 8.5 billion ISK (USD 65 million), reports Vísir.
Prins Póló At Home, In Love
Band of the year 2014 plays the song of the year 2014 at the homesteadPrins Póló is Reykjavík’s Grapevine BAND OF 2014! He is our cover star. We flew our […]
Seasonal Beer Flavoured With Dung-Smoked Fin Whale Testes
The brewery Steðji by Borgarfjörður uses dung-smoked fin-whale testes to add flavour to its seasonal beer Hvalur 2—Whale 2. This was reported by Vísir. The occasion for the d
Behold! The Reykjavík Grapevine’s Third Annual Music Awards!
The following is true: We at The Reykjavík Grapevine really like music. You could say we love it. We love music. Every goddamn person involved in this publication lives and [&hell