Fringe Bangs Again: Gird your loins for a wild week at the 2024 RVK Fringe Festival
There’s something creeping up on Reykjavík’s cultural scene this week. It lurks on the edges of the city’s nightlife, getting ready to explode into the bars and basements, c
Chasing The Phantom Spark: The Iceland-made racing game that’s gathering real momentum
You are an iridescent bug, skating at high velocity across a wide, glassy surface. You speed effortlessly forward, arcing smoothly between coppery pillars and rusty ruins, finding
The Grapevine Bookclub: Sperm Banks And Erotic Sheep
Driving the Ring Road means a lot of downtime in the car. Pick up one of these books to enrich your mind while you get those kilometres in. LoveStar By […]
Strange Rewards: Cate Le Bon Dropped Out Of Music And Made A Mercury-Nominated Masterpiece
At the start of the summer, talk of Cate Le Bon’s beautifully formed new LP ‘Reward’ spread like wildfire. Lauded for its careful production, earworm melodies that unfold at
Feasting On Summer At Mat Bar
It’s been en vogue in recent times for Reykjavík restaurants to attach the word “seasonal” to their menu. While in many cases it may be loosely accurate, at elegant downtown
The Vegan Food Guide: A Reykjavík ExtraVEGANza
It wasn’t a million years ago that it was hard to come up with a reliable dinner recommendation for vegans in Reykjavík. But with the rise in demand from international […
The Renegade Mister: Mr. Silla Returns With A Pop Banger
Mr. Silla’s new single is an unexpected pop banger. A far cry from the largely downtempo and emotional sound of her eponymous 2015 debut, “Naruto (say you wanna run away)” [&
DJ Playlist: Yamaho Lines Up Páll Óskar, GusGus And ILO
Natalie G. Gunnarsdóttir is better known as Yamaho, a respected veteran DJ on the Reykjavík scene. Known for propulsive sets that set the dancefloor alight, she’s been a staple
The Real Thing: Icelandic Teams Have Their Asses Handed To Them In Europe
As the domestic Pepsi League chugs along in a state of relative stasis, the top four Icelandic teams of last year have begun their qualifying campaigns for the two European [&helli
There Is A Smite That Never Goes Out: Icelandic Football Update
As the 2019-20 pre-season intensifies, the fate of our bold and mighty smiters comes into clearer focus. Of course, their hearts are set on one goal alone: Iceland winning Euro [&h
Deff Becomes Her: A Shemanic Trance Falls Over Pride
Deff is a powerful presence in the Reykjavík drag scene. The alter-ego of Neville J. Ingley, Deff delivers energetic, fast and physical performances; at a recent drag marathon hea
Icelandic Music News: Innipúkinn Festival Is Go!, MYRKFÆLNI 3 Released & More
The many-splendored Icelandic music scene continues to grow and evolve apace, like No Face from Spirited Away when it was eating everything and turning into a cool giant monster. E
Fish Stew From Heaven: A Plokkfiskur-Induced Trance At Fisherman
Ah, plokkfiskur, that most reliable of Icelandic comfort foods. Take some delicious hunks of fresh white fish, mash it together with steaming-hot potatoes and a bit of butter and m
Multiple Hikers Rescued On Fimmvörðuháls Trail This Week
For the third time in five days, rescue workers were called to assist a hiker who ran into trouble on the popular Fimmvörðuháls hiking route last night. The man had […]
The Seven Best Icelandic Spas To Soak The Blues Away
You’ve probably heard about the borderline-magical healing powers of Icelandic spas. Unlike the heavily-chlorinated urban puddles of many mainland European countries and the US,
DJ Playlist: Z Is An Icelandic DJ Who Listens To The Gods
Óskar Þór Argrímsson—who performs as Z—is one of Reykjavík’s most eclectic DJs. His sets can contain anything from unfamiliar Eastern scales to brass band renditions, co
The Pepsi League: Hey, Why Have Just Two Sets Of Goalposts?
As the Pepsi League reaches the halfway point of the 2019 season, KR Reykjavík—the black ‘n’ white magpies of Vesturbær—show no signs of letting up in their domination of
Editorial: Of Monsters And Men—A Gateway Drug To Icelandic Music?
During the making of this issue, it came as a bit of a surprise to us in the Grapevine office to discover that our new cover stars, Of Monsters and […]
Icelandic Football News: Sexy Rúrik Smashes In A Hattrick!
With just a few weeks remaining until the start of the 2019-20 season, the smiters have returned to their clubs to sharpen their axes, make their blood offerings and cast […
The Future Sound Of Iceland: Hermigervill Releases Two Albums In Six Months
Whether you know it or not, you’ve probably heard the music of Sveinbjörn Thorarensen. A producer, solo artist, master collaborator, multi-instrumental live performer, remixer,
Making Of An Artist: Smoke, Carbon, And A Love Supreme With Úlfur Hansson
Úlfur Hansson is a Brooklyn-based solo musician, film composer and sound artist. He has released three albums—2008’s ‘Sweaty Psalms,’ followed by ‘White Mountain’ (201