Get Your Read On: The Greenhouse and On The Cold Coasts
Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir – The Greenhouse Escaping the trauma of his mother’s recent and violent passing, Lobbi leaves Iceland for an idyllic life tending to the famous garden
Jón Kalman Stefánsson Nominated for Booker Prize
Jón Kalman Stefánsson’s 10th novel, ‘Fish Have No Feet’, has just been nominated for the Man Booker International Prize. For the author, returning to a book can be a st
The Fall and Rise of Dabbi T: From Rap to Drugs and Back Again
Ten years ago, rapper Dabbi T conquered the underground, but as drugs took control of his life, his career ground to a halt. Now, he’s making his comeback with the […]
Reykjavík of Yore: Laugardalshöllin
Laugardalshöllin was Iceland’s largest gymnasium for decades. The house was designed by Gísli Halldórsson and Skarphéðinn Jóhannesson, and its construction finished in the
Music Picks: Auður Meets Jason Mraz
Ketamine, Chicken, and Butter Shades of Reykjavík / Hrnnr & Smjorvi Saturday – April 1 – 22:00 – Hvíti Riddarinn – 2.200 ISK On the first of April, ex
RECAP: The Tale of Shady Halli
This Old Icelandic story begins and ends with dick jokes, which is totally my type of story. It’s classified as a tale rather than a saga because it is pretty […]
Words Of Interest: Town Mouse, Country Mouse
“Lattelepjandi lopatrefill” is a fun little phrase to say, perhaps even something of a tongue twister. It literally means “latte-sipping wool scarf,” and refers, rather unk
Music News: Auto-Tune Thy Drugs
As spring threatened to appear, Icelandic musicians also seemed to come out of hibernation, with a glut of March releases. Downtown rap-lite crew Sturla Atlas, aka the 101 boys, dr
Hour Of The Wolf: Daníel Hlynur Michaelsson’s Precision For Taste
Chatting with Daníel Hlynur Michaelsson—the manager extraordinaire of local bohème-haunt Bar Ananas—feels more like chatting to a yoga guru. With a demeanor so sunny, relaxed
Hermigervill: T-Minus Fifteen Minutes To Burnout
“Do you know the song ‘One Note Samba?’ This track is called ‘Brown Note Samba,’” says Sveinbjörn Thorarensen, known professionally as Hermigervill. He’s referen
The Sun Rises On Ísafjörður: Aldrei fór ég suður festival is back and better than ever
Aldrei fór ég suður (“I never went south,” in English) is an annual music festival in Ísafjörður that’s gone from strength to strength since it began in 2004. In the [&
Life In Music: Sóley’s Top 8 Albums
Sóley Stafansdóttir performs music as sóley. She first rose to prominence as a member of Sin Fang, but has since blossomed into one of Iceland’s premier singer-songwriters. He
Nordic Italian: Buenissimo Italsk “Mat” at Mat Bar
One of the highlights of a small food market in Reykjavík last Christmas was a pop-up Italian bar. It flabbergasted us visitors with dried olives and smoked almonds that we [&hell
Space In Time: The Reykjavík Museum of Photography
I feel like a surfer. Torn between pride and secrecy, wanting desperately to blab about how great my local spot is, but knowing that doing so instantly diminishes its awesomeness [
The Law Behind Inklaw: Iceland’s Streetwear Domination
The boys behind Icelandic streetwear brand Inklaw Clothing share a camaraderie rarely seen in anyone but brothers. They finish each other’s sentences, tell each other’s backsto
Pantsuits And Platforms: The Crazy World Of Icelandic Eurovision
It’s Eurovision time. The time of year when half the population of Europe goes crazy—flag-waving, song-singing, chaos-inducing crazy—and the other half wants everyone to know
Iceland’s Environmental Paradox
The average tourist is primed to think of Iceland as the greenest nation on earth. Advertisements endlessly yammer on about “pure nature,” and shots from ‘Game of Thrones’
Blast from the Past: Boycotting the Girls of Siglufjörður
This March 19 marked the 75th anniversary of the Great Boycott of Siglufjörður women, by the men of said town. This was during the British occupation, you see, and there [&hellip
Funds Secured For Children’s Addiction Treatment Facility
Iceland’s Minister of Social Affairs and Equality has secured 500 million ISK to the construction of a substance abuse treatment facility specifically for children, reports
Municipal Council Want To Shut Down Polluting Silicon Plant
The Municipal Council of Reykjanesbær want the United Silicon plant to shut down immediately as arsenic levels in the air are consistently dangerous, reports RÚV. Recent measurem
Grapevine Playlist: GANGLY, sóley, Dream Wife & More
Icelandic musicians are coming out of hibernation this month, with new releases dropping all over the genre spectrum. Here are the songs that we’ve been spinning here in the