PBP PUNK DON’T CARE ABOUT ANYTHING
There’s a palpable air of “we don’t care what anyone else is doing or if they like what and how we do” around the Paradísarborgarplötur (“Paradise City
Vicky: Cast A Light
Once upon a time there was an Icelandic band called Vicky Pollard that consisted of four girls in front of a male drummer. However, the ‘Pollard’ was dropped when the […
Lay Low: Brostinn Strengur
For her third album ‘Brostinn strengur’ (“Broken String”), Lay Low has supplied the music to words written by well known Icelandic female poets. After listening to the end
It Was Twenty Years Ago Today
Some decades arrive late, in a pop cultural sense at least. The ‘50s started in 1955 with the simultaneous advent of James Dean and rock’n’roll. The ‘60s became swinging in
Björk: Biophilia
As most people on Grapevine’s Facebook will know, I recently had the misfortune of losing my cat. True, in the grand scheme of disasters from war and genocide, to massive [&helli
Snorri Helgason: Winter Sun
´Winter Sun’ is a jukebox of starry warmth, nostalgic romance, and carefree fun. The album is acoustic simplicity mixed with reverb and celestial twinkles in a way that fe
Homey and Cosy
We are in a small church, beside a small lake, in a small city in the far, far North. On a not-so cold November night, Christ, arms aloft in a […]
Singing Around Iceland, Or How To Make Friends With Icelanders
Ever get those days where you find it difficult to get going, to start something you know you’ll enjoy once you’ve just taken that first step? Ever found you’ve l
AMFJ: Bæn
‘Útburður Umskiptingur’ is a cracking opener: for nearly a minute you’ll be turning the volume up and up to try and hear anything and then cursing the couple next door
More Noise, Please!
Grab your battery powered toys, alarm clocks, household gadgets and instruments and get ready to RAWK like a robot. LornaLAB invites you to share ideas and knowledge with other gee
Hope Is Like A Dog Bitten By A Sheep
Multi-Instrumentalist and songwriter Gímaldin recorded in Russia for a while, but is now back at home among friends, some of whom have made an album with him. Few lyricists workin
Fishy Business!
It was a Thursday night and my options were to have a nice, quiet night in watching ‘The Good Wife’ or go to a gig by the mighty totems of […]
Ham: Svik, Harmur Og Dauði
A juggernaut doesn’t have to be going at 100mph to squish you flat: the inexorable push forward of a 25mph roar is going to do the job slower, and furthermore […]
Emmsjé Gauti: Bara ég
Emmsjé Gauti’s long overdue and highly anticipated debut album, ‘Bara ég (“Just Me”) does not disappoint, and with production from Iceland’s finest, such as Introbeats,
Liberation Frequency
The fifth concert of the Múlinn Jazz series at the Nordic House on Wednesday November 9 featured performances by Magnus Johannessen and Iceland’s New Liberation Orchestra. I
It’s Möller Time!
2011 looks to be a good year for electronic music in Iceland. Most of this good cheer is thanks in no small part to the work of the bods down […]
No(r)n More Black
So there are two Norn’s in Iceland. One is a Post-Punk band and one is a Black-Metal band. Maybe there are more worldwide; an underground Norn network, if you will. […
Icelandic Hard Rock In The Eighties And Nineties – A Skin-Deep Account
In the beginning, Icelandic metal bands kept to themselves and were mostly left out of the mainstream. In the movie Rokk í Reykjavík (1982) for instance, the light, Loverboy-type
Happy Birthday, NASA!
Saturday night NASA turned ten years old! A solid gold dance-a-thon, this birthday party was one for the books. DJ Margeir kicked off the night with a deep and groovy […]
Edison Electronica
Electronic music aficionados, get ready for a blast from the past. The bygone pastime of viewing nickelodeons produced by the revolving sunlight studios has long since past, but yo