Reykjavík Grapevine - 24.06.2005, Blaðsíða 2

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Live Concert Reviews:
17 June Concerts and The New Breed at Keflavík
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Interview with Sigríður Dögg Auðunsdóttir
Grapevine’s Government Guide.
Who They Are and How They Vote
Mired in Tradition
Iceland’s Courts and Sexual Assault Law
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Articles
ISSUE 8: JUNE 24 - JULY 7, 2005
Essentials
Driving the Ring Road, Jökulsárlón, Hótel Skaftafell,
Grapevine on Tour: Cooking and Travelling Thailand
40-53
Outside Reykjavík
Features
Interview with Jello Biafra14
City Guide
Shopping Guide
and Grapevine Purchases That Justify Existence
28
30
Iron Maiden
The spandex-clad knights of British metal!
20
Foreigner’s Guide to Buying Fish31
Grapevine Book Reviews
Nei! sagði litla skrímslið (No! said the little monster)
34
Arts & Culture
Bezt í Heimi
The best restaurants in the world.
33
The Grapevine Presents A Spoken Word Creation35
“Gullpensillinn” (“The Gold Brush”)
Turpentine Gallery
36
Grapevine Has Bad Taste Concert Reviews38
Album Reviews: 80’s Bands40
Lodgings:
The Salvation Army Guesthouse
54
Screaming Viking, Ignoring the Volcano
Problems with Iceland’s economy aren’t superficial.
24
Benign Carelessness
An interview with Director Dagur Kári
16
Restaurant reviews32
42
Batman Begins
Superhero Actors, Supervillain Script.
44
Dark Horse
Boy Meets Girl Raises the Stakes in Icelandic Cinema
45
Hotel Review
Radisson with Local History
46