Björk’s Vulnicura To Come Out Worldwide Within 24 Hours
Album release accelerated due to internet leakBjörk’s eighth studio album, Vulnicura, has appeared much sooner than expected. After the record leaked onto the internet, Bjö
Festival Season Forever!
Sónar Reykjavík is back! We talked to them!After reading about all the SAD and darkness in this issue, are you now dreading the dark and icy stretch of February? Well […]
Rauðasandur Hiatus 2015
Much to the disappointment of countless music fans, the Rauðasandur Festival will not be held again this year. Rauðasandur has been an annual fixture for the past four years, but
Full Sónar Lineup Unveiled, Including 27 More Icelandic Acts
The 2015 Sónar festival has revealed the final 27 names for their 2015 lineup. All of them are from the home team, representing a diverse range of Iceland’s brightest talent
Premiere: New Muck Single And Music Video
Check it out! The hardcore outfit Muck recently made headlines by signing onto the revered heavy metal record label Prosthetic Records, through which they are releasing their first
Behold! The Reykjavík Grapevine’s Third Annual Music Awards!
The following is true: We at The Reykjavík Grapevine really like music. You could say we love it. We love music. Every goddamn person involved in this publication lives and [&hell
Með Vættum
Not A Fan – Bogi Bjarnason Rating: – For someone whose life revolves around metal, trying to get through an entire Skálmöld album in one sitting is like subjecting yo
Making Love With Kría Brekkan
On November’s last Saturday night, Kría Brekkan manufactured romance to an audience of dance enthusiasts at Boston, ending the Reykjavík Dance Festival with a glowing passion.
Deep, Throated Passion
Taking all of Sun Kil Moon at FríkirkjanThe arsenic content of an apple could be something like .000000023 ppb*, I figured, observing the seeds I spat out of a particularly [&hell
Five Icelandic Christmas Songs That Don’t Suck
Like we noted in last year’s Straumur Xmas Special, the holidays can be hard on the ears for folks who have a modicum of taste for decent music. It’s a […]
Slash Tore It Up
Slash at Laugardalshöll, December 6When I was a kid, my family went on a trip to LA. I remember that we visited a baseball stadium, some national parks and Disneyland […]
Jamie xx Joins Sónar Reykjavík Lineup
Jimmy Edgar, Ryan Hemsworth, Futuregrapher & Kött Grá Pjé also onboardSónar Reykjavík 2015 has unveiled several local and international additions to their 2015 lineup, Gra
Who Are GANGLY And Why Are They So Great?
Mysterious new band alert!Earlier today, long-time Grapevine contributors Straumur premiered a song/music video by a new, apparently “local” band that calls itself GANG
Just Go Join A Freakin’ Snake Cult Why Don’t You?
Reykjavík psych band Just Another Snake Cult release new videoJust Another Snake Cult have released a weird and awesome new video from their lauded LP “Cupid Makes A Fool Of
Sónar Adds SBTRKT
Harpa-based festival powers up lineupSónar festival continues to power up it’s bill, this time adding some impressive firepower in the shape of UK producer SBTRKT (that̵
Happening This Weekend November 28-30
Friday Sun Kil Moon With everything that’s going on today, we don’t blame you for not realising that motherfucking Mark Kozelek is coming to town, and he’s play
Krómantík
Sóley’s latest outing, ‘Krómantík’, surprises. The EP departs from her usual pop-tinged songwriting, instead delivering a very short collection of ghostly piano mu
Carry Me, Mark Kozelek
Chris Sea on why he'll be attending the Sun Kil Moon show this Friday Sun Kil Moon, the notorious North Korean dictator, ordered the execution of a series of puffins […]
Kontinuum Killed It! DOOMRIDERS Sucked!
Mercy Buckets: pretty good! The Mercy Buckets’ performance was a first for me. And a first for their front man as well, it would seem, as he was well winded […]
HOLY SHIT DOOMRIDERS ARE IN TOWN!
You should go see themHey guess what! Doomriders are back in town! And they’re playing Húrra tonight! This seminal metal band tore our faces off and shook our guts to [&hell
GY!BE, Deafheaven, Mudhoney AND MORE For ATP 2015
SUMMER IS COMINGWhile some of you have barely gotten over Airwaves, the news just keep rolling in for next year’s SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVALS! So, imagine you’re at All Tomo