Straumur Dispatch: Vagina (dot) Love
One of our favourite Icelandic musicians, Sin Fang, is playing a show at Húrra on May 26. That alone is newsworthy, but the warm-up band also caught our attention with […]
Vote For Icelandic Artists At The Nordic Music Video Awards!
On May 23, the Nordic Music Video Awards 2015 (NMVA) will take place in Oslo, Norway. The jury will be reviewing and choosing winners in the categories of Director, Cinematography,
Heretic EP
A man woke up from dreams of flying to find the grey skies had finally, irrevocably and godlessly fallen; a dense, muggy, sick, slow-oozing fog squelched and squeezed at the [&hell
Ólafur Arnalds On The Icelandic Music Scene And The Dance Project That Accidentally Happened
Although he may be young in years, 28-year-old Ólafur Arnalds is no stranger to the limelight. He first stepped onto the stage as a drummer for hardcore bands Celestine and [&hell
Sing Fang Remixes Australian Artist Gordi
Sin Fang doesn’t produce an awful lot of remixes, but when he does, they’re pretty great. His latest reworking is of Australian artist Gordi, who has long been obsessed
The Sun’s Gotta Shine…
In numerous ways this is a pure blues/rock album, but the lyrics throughout are sharp, witty and personal/political. It’s easy to pull out any number of Bart Cameron’s pithy ph
Revolution in the Elbow of Ragnar Agnarsson, Furniture Painter
‘Revolution in the Elbow of Ragnar Agnarsson, Furniture Painter’ is that most maligned and misunderstood of musical entities: the concept album. Written by Ívar Páll Jónsson
Farao Unveils New Iceland-Made Single
Farao, aka Norwegian singer Kari Jahnsen, might well be familiar to keen-eyed followers of Iceland’s music scene. She’s played in Iceland more than most, whether suppor
Straumur Dispatch: Girls, EPs & Wu Tang Killa Bees
The Icelandic electronic-loving label Raftónar put out a tremendous EP called ‘We Came As We Left’ by local producer Buspin Jieber on March 25. Buspin Jieber is Iceland’s an
Happening This Labour Weekend: DJ Flugvél Og Geimskip, Oyama, Agent Fresco And More!
For those of you not in the loop, we have an upcoming three-day weekend as tomorrow is the first of May, aka. Labour Day. If marching for workers’ rights and […]
London: Good Moon Deer and M-Band Conquer A Pretentious Shoreditch Venue
Old Blue Last, in the middle of prennial London hipster-haven Shoreditch, makes for an interesting music venue. On one hand, the Vice Media operated club is small and frequently pa
Söngvar elds og óreiðu
A friend of mine once said to me, “You know, black metal is a lot cleverer than it thinks it is.” And while many black metalheads, in their quest to […]
Happening Tonight: Múm Perform Improv Music To Silent German Film
The two founding members of múm, Örvar Smárason and Gunnar Tynes, join forces to perform improvised electronic music to the 1930 German silent film ‘Menschen am Sonntag
Of Monsters And Men Release New Video
Breakthrough Icelandic indie quintet Of Monsters And Men have unveiled a new video for the track ‘I Of The Storm.’ It’s taken from their forthcoming album, ‘
Music Champions Rythmatik Embrace Musical Diversity, Play For The Love Of It
It’s not often that a music journalist is picked up for a ride to an interview by the band’s mother. But the short story of Rythmatik is already one made […]
TONIGHT: AN IMPORTANT HIP HOP PARTY FEAT. BENT, GÍSLI PÁLMI & EMMSJÉ GAUTI
Tonight’s edition of our monthly Húrra Grapevine! concert series is an extra special one. Lo and behold! The Reykjavík Grapevine and Húrra are proud to announce that after
Live In London: Fufanu Are All Set To Dominate
I arrived at the venue early to find it utterly heaving with cool-looking people. I’m not talking poser East London folk —the room was packed with genuinely interesting chara
It’s Alive! Momentum Get Their Freak On This Saturday!
The Freak is Alive sat finished for quite a while, deep Momentum’s vaults of doom, patiently awaiting its day to shine. That came when the record got picked up by […]
METAL: At Wacken Metal Battle, ITCOM Crushed The Competition
Wacken Metal Battle, Iceland took place at Harpa Norðurljós on April 11, featuring performances by Aeterna, Röskun, Narthraal, In the Company of Men, Oni, Church House Creepers,
Go West: Aldrei Fór Ég Suður Is A Festival To Remember
A trip up to Ísafjörður, the seat of Westfjörds’ municipality Ísafjarðarbær, is always a treat. It’s one of those towns where you feel like you’ve exited the r
GusGus To Launch New Fan Channel On Creators World
Icelandic techno dons GusGus are planning something interesting. Their website has been replaced by a big countdown and a trailer for a new service, promising exclusive content suc