Grapevine Grassroots: Live Track And Interview With Árný Margrét
The Reykjavík Grapevine is collaborating with the Live From Reykjavík festival to bring you four exclusive interviews and live tracks from up-and-coming Icelandic acts. In this e
Grapevine New Music Picks: Júníus Meyvant, Hanna Mia Brekkan and Ljunggren/Sverrisson
This week we’ve got three more musical non-Christmas crackers for you, with love from Iceland. Well if you want Mariah Carey telling you what she wants for Christmas, and Wha
Christmas Beyond The Stratosphere: A Concert For Theremin and Hulda
Seven days before Christmas, Reykjavík musician Hekla Magnúsdóttir will team up with multimedia artist Lilja María Ásmundsdóttir to perform a groundbreaking concert. Yo
Eivør’s Cross-Cultural Global Roots
“It’s nice here, isn’t it?” offers Faroese musician Eivør Pálsdóttir as she settles into an office chair. “I miss it all the time.” Of course, she’s not referrin
Íslands In A Stream: Live From Reykjavík
Live From Reykjavík—Iceland’s newest live music event—had its second annual outing last month. It’s a hybrid affair: a live stream to bring the music to an international
Grapevine New Music Picks: Gyða Valtýsdóttir, Fríd and Ægir
This week we bring you soaring soundscapes, serene underseascapes and cyclical clickscapes. Grab some proper headphones or plug into some decent speakers for this; your ears will t
A Night Out With The Demons: Skrattar Is Keeping The Rockstar Lifestyle Alive
We’ve all heard wild tales of rock bands’ raucous nights with groupies, drugs and wacky behaviour. However, it seems like this destructive culture is dying out. Gone are the ni
Grapevine New Music Picks: Borko, Brynjar and Pusswhip
Prick up your ears! It’s time once more for The Grapevine to pour some fresh harmonic honey into them. And once we’re done, check out everything we’re listening t
Grapevine Grassroots: Live Track And Interview With BSÍ
The lo-fi DIY punk of BSÍ has been playfully poking its finger into the ribs of the Reykjavík music scene for a couple of years now, and has always tickled […]
Grapevine New Music Picks: Damon Albarn, Teitur Magnússon & ZÖE
Heads up! It’s time for this week’s Grapevine new music picks. Check out everything we’re listening to right now on The Grapevine’s New Music Picks playlist
Grapevine New Music Picks: Jónsi, Jóhann & Skúli Sverrisson And Daníel Ágúst & Co.
Heads up! It’s time for this week’s Grapevine new music picks. Check out everything we’re listening to right now on The Grapevine’s New Music Picks playlist
Björk’s Choral Concert Soars
A musician announcing plans to “re-imagine” a well-loved body of work in the live arena can induce a shiver down the spine of the devoted fan. In anticipation of the […]
Grapevine New Music Picks: Inspector Spacetime, Árný Margrét & John Grant
Tomorrow sees the return of Live From Reykjavík! You can choose to brave the Icelandic chill to catch the live music across the city, or stay toasty and watch the […]
Maybe A Swan Song: Hipsumhaps At Harpa
Fannar Ingi Friðþjófsson, best known as the mind behind Hipsumhaps, might be about to sing his last. On November 12th at Eldborg in Harpa, Hipsumhaps will be giving a performanc
Wist From The Westfjords: The Gentle Folk Of Árný Margrét
Árný Margrét creates sublime, wistful songs that draw on themes of love and longing in the best tradition of heartfelt roots music. She has just returned to Reykjavík after stu
Grapevine New Music Picks: Of Monsters And Men, Sóley And CeaseTone
Monsters! Phantoms! Skulls! And… erm… CeaseTone! It must be Halloween weekend. Get your spooky on with our recommendations for the best new Icelandic music on offer, an
Grapevine New Music Picks: Kælan Mikla, Látún & Stereo Hypnosis
As leaves fall and the northern hemisphere embraces that autumnal feel, our thoughts turn to what the hell we will talk to the other parents about when we take the […]
Live From Reykjavík Returns
Music fans will have to wait until 2022 for their next fix of Iceland Airwaves, after gathering restrictions put paid to the festival for the second year running. But the […
KÓPÓ! Herra Hnetusmjör Brings The Flow And The Fest
The landscape of Icelandic rap has been ever-evolving since the first fully Icelandic language rap albums dropped in 2001. While English-language hip hop existed in Iceland before
From ‘What If’ To Reality: GDRN Talks Storytelling Through Music And Acting
Telling your story takes courage. Telling someone else’s story takes empathy. Guðrún Ýr Eyfjörð Jóhannesdóttir, or GDRN as she’s known in front of the mic, is no strange
Track By Track: ‘Deluge’ By Boncyan
Boncyan—Iceland’s resident mature boy band—is composed of Janus Rasmussen, Sakaris and Tom Hannay. After a slew of fun, mature boy band releases, they are finally dropping th