Reykjavík Grapevine - 25.08.2006, Page 2

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Articles
06 The Upstart University Steals the Hearts of Young Iceland
Bifröst earns a following, and saves a small town
12 Perfectly Brutal Exports
An interview with Hugleikur Dagsson
18 Fair Play Needs a Good Referee
A column by Toshiki Toma
20 We Have a Team, Now We Need Some Hooligans
Iceland vs. Spain: August 15
21 The Icelandic Outlaw Sneaks into Beowulf
An interview with Beowulf & Grendel director Sturla Gunnarsson
Feature
22 The Heart of Rock in Reykjavík Waves Goodbye
Why Grand Rokk is closing, and what it means for us
Essentials
34 Dining, Eating and Grubbing
37 Nýhil Poetry in the Grapevine: Haukur Már Helgason
38 Fiction in the Grapevine
One Spring near the Close of the Century by Þórarinn Eldjárn.
Music & Nightlife
36 Flexible, Greased Up Comedy
Chippendales strip for Icelandic women at Broadway
40 The Night Horny Electronica Lost to the Horny Countryside
Trabant and Stuðmenn at Ölfushöll
44 Are You Ready to Eat Fiber!!!
Rodger Hodgson wows the middle-aged set of Iceland
45 The Ringleader Refuses to Fail
Morrissey leaves our reviewer speechless
46 Return to Form
Live Concert Review: Mínus and Langi Seli & Skuggarnir at Sirkus
Outside Reykjavík
42 The Lonesome Traveller: Kerlingarfjöll
The Truly Enchanted Landscape of the Witches’ Mountain
48 Things You Should Do in Iceland Before You Die… Or Turn 31
One last trip around the Ring Road