Come Into Exxistenz: Freyja Eilíf Opens A Museum Of Perceptive Art
Exxistenz is located at Bergstaðastræti 25B, Reykjavík “Perceptive art is made out of the integration of reality with hand movements whose intentions recreate reality,” gall
The Greatest Hits: The Grapevine’s Critics Pick The Best Of 2019
As 2019 draws to an end, we asked our music team for their personal highlights from this fabulously diverse year in Icelandic music. It’s impossible to talk about this year [&hel
Where To Catch Your New Year’s Bonfire In Reykjavik
The weather forecast for midnight on New Year’s Eve is predicting rain, but the evening looks to be cloudy with little to no precipitation. Which is a good thing, because [&h
Track By Track: ‘Minn Almáttugur’ By GDMA
GDMA—the duo of Gabríel Werner Guðmundsson and Dagur Snær Elísson—serve up eclectic, inspiring hip-hop, perfect for parties or long drives through the winter snow. To learn
Perfect Day: Ásta Kristín Pjetursdóttir
Ásta Kristín Pjetursdóttir is a violist who has played as a soloist with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. She recently made her Iceland Airwaves debut with her folk/pop solo act
Elín Elísabet: A Day In December
Elín Elísabet is an illustrator with an abnormal interest in the mundane. You’ll find her around the streets of Reykjavík, documenting the everyday with her trusty sketchbook
Lights In The Sky: BusTravel Iceland’s Northern Lights Tour
The Northern Lights — also known as the Aurora Borealis — have captivated and enthralled those in Iceland since the settlement. Nowadays, people travel from all over the world
Music News: Icelandic Women Make A Splash, Hatari, And More!
Two Icelandic women are amongst those nominated for the 2020 Grammy Awards, setting a historic precedent for Icelandic music. Anna Þorvaldsdóttir (above) has been nominated for B
New Year’s Eve Weather: Very Cloudy, Very Rainy, Maybe Some Snow
New Year’s Eve might not be very ideal fireworks weather, if the current weather forecast is anything to go by. We’re only three days away from the end of 2019, [&helli
An Unusual Year in Icelandic Cinema As Usual
It‘s been a good year for Icelandic cinema with 66 films accepted into international film festivals. This ranges from classic fare such as Friðrik Þór Friðrikson’s 1991 Osc
Follow Iceland’s Volcanic Activity In Real Time
Geology nerds and the simply curious alike can now monitor 32 of Iceland’s volcanoes—most of them still active—in real time. The Icelandic Volcanoes website is issued by
Top Five Videos We Made This Year (And Loved)
Icelanders are truly storm-people. So we gave our photo editor, Art Bicnick, a simple task when the worst storm in years in Iceland was predicted: Go out into the storm, […]
This Is How The Buses Are Driving Over The Holidays
Not all of us own a car, but many of us have places to go. For such people, the municipal bus service (Strætó) exists, which also covers transport services for […]
VIDEO: Putrefied Skate For St. Thorlak’s Day Is The Tradition That Refuses To Die
Today is the Feast of Saint Thorlak, and while in most of the world, this is an obscure saint’s day at best, in Iceland it’s a national holiday. This holiday […]
Fireworks: “Never Environmentally Friendly Nor Harmless”, Environment Agency Says
Pollution from fireworks on New Year’s Eve between 2018 and 2019 was up from the previous New Year’s, RÚV reports, and the pollutants from them are never good for anyo
13 Days Of Grapemas: Heli Happy Hour
In Iceland, Christmas is a little wacky. Instead of one Santa, we have thirteen. And rather than being a jolly old white-bearded fellow who lets children sit on his on […]
Metal And Indie Make Sam Happy
Une Misère – Sermon What a fucking album this is. This celebration of suffering is a series of well-polished anthems to misery. Imagine a demon-possessed pastor of a megachu
My Five Albums of the Year: Moon Gardens, Sugar baths And Delusion Inducing Tunes
This year, starting my internship at The Grapevine, I got to finally experience Reykjavík’s hectic and opulent music scene. As a result, I’m starting to add some Icela
Christmas Art Market In Reykjavík
Tucked away on Freyjugata, Ásmundarsalur is a quaint art space/coffee shop that runs a number of exhibits year round. From now until December 30th, the gallery presents “Ég Hla
Grapevine Podcast: First Impressions #1 – Icelandic Christmas Food
As ever The Reykjavík Grapevine heads for world domination, and the first part of our complexed scheme is, of course, Podcast. You can get our newest podcast on all of […]
Five Best Albums Of The Year – And Then Some
This year was a diverse one. The biggest standout, in my opinion, was the incredible collective success of Icelandic classical music. This was exemplified in the compilation album