Airwaves Off-Venue 2010
Grapevine’s Most Fun Shop of 2010 sure lives up to its reputation during this years Iceland Airwaves music festival. The epicenter of off-venue fun, Havarí have about twenty
Icelandic Metal Is [insert Eyjafjallajökull pun here]!
Don’t be lame. Subject yourself to Icelandic metal. Trust me, it will pull you in all sorts of directions ‘cause our bands steer clear of sloppy seconds. They are dynamic, [&he
S.H. Draumur (1982 – 1988): Kicking Against The Pricks
In 1982 I had been in bands for three years with basically the same guys in Kópavogur. Myself on bass (and sometimes guitar), Steini on guitar and Haukur on drums. […]
Amiina: puzzle
Amiina venture into new musical horizons with ‘puzzle’, their second full-length album. The male infusion of Magnús Tryggvason Elíassen on drums and electronic artist Kippi K
Life Outside The Mainstream (1982–1985)
Bubbi Morthens and Utangarðsmenn hit the dull sugarcoated Icelandic pop scene in 1980, spreading raw excitement in their wake. Almost overnight all the seventies pop stars seemed
Iceland Airwaves Warm-Up
For years, the staff of the Iceland Airwaves festival has worked tirelessly to promote the festival abroad as an exciting option for a weekend get-away destination for young people
Spark
SPARK is a platform for various design projects with a focus on projects that involve collaboration between designers and other professions. Phone: 552 2656 Website: www.sparkdesig
Árnesinga Folk Museum, Eyrarbakki
The museum is located in one of Iceland’s oldest buildings, built in 1765. Merchant families lived in the House for almost two centuries during which the House was the centre
Akureyri Museum
The exhibitions provide the visitor with ample information concerning the history of the fjord from settlement era as well as the history of Akureyri and its development since the
ART67
ART67 is a small and colourful art gallery, offering a selection of modern art, paintings, ceramics and glass made by Icelandic artists Phone: 5116767 Address: Laugavegur 67, 101 R
Jónas Viðar Gallery, Akureyri
Jónas Viðar Gallery was founded 2005 by Jónas Viðar, an artist in Akureyri. It´s located in the Cultural Center of Akureyri featuring exhibits by Jónas himself, as well as gu
Bíó Paradís
The old Regnboginn cinema was closed since June this year, but has reopened with a new program and a new name: Bió Paradís. This alternative cinema concentrates on screening the
Esja
This stylish bar is located in the centre of Reykjavíks party mile. If you like it elegant and chilled – this is your place. There is a dress code and […]
Skaftfell, Seyðisfjörður
Skaftfell was founded in the year 1998 by a group of art enthusiasts in the town of Seyðisfjörður . The centre is situated in a grand old house, built in […]
Faktorý
Faktorý is a colourful venue on two floors – music acts upstairs and a bar and DJ downstairs. Have fun! Address: Smiðjustígur 6, 101 Reykjavík Phone: 865-2360 Show On M
Hof Menningarhús, Akureyri
Hof is a cultural building designed for music and other performing arts. It has two auditoriums, one catering for 200 spectators and one for 500. The cultural centre recently opene
Haffi Haff: Freak
Haffi Haff the man is probably a decent chap. However, Haffi Haff the stage character, with his overbearing, hypersexual “you can’t handle me. I’m on the edge of human experi
Momentum: Fixation At Rest
On Fixation at Rest Momentum offer more athmosphere than all of the sky combined along with a dozen LSD tabs of psychadelia and devastating slabs of wicked heaviness. The tracks [&
Happy Up Here
They had me at “Alluu!”. With a burst of freshness not seen since the early days of spearmint gum, the five Greenlanders that comprise Nanook, hopped, skipped and jumped their
Markús and the Diversion Sessions: Now I know
Markús Bjarnason used to be a member of a most rockingly brilliant band called Skátur. However Skátur had to end and everyone went their separate ways into the ether. Now [&hell
Happy Up Here
They had me at “Alluu!”. With a burst of freshness not seen since the early days of spearmint gum, the five Greenlanders that comprise Nanook, hopped, skipped and j