Reykjavík Grapevine - 09.05.2008, Side 2

02 | Reykjavík Grapevine | Issue 05 2008 | Year 6 | May 09 – May 22
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THIS IS SUMMER, DEAL WITH IT!
Hunting for Monsters in East-Iceland • Morðingjarnir and Amiina - Saw Wielding Maniacs
Inside the Belly of the Beast - a Voyage to Heart of the Music Industry with Mark Chung
Issue 05 // May 9- May 22 2008+ info. A Complete City Guide and Listings: Map, Dining, Music, Arts and Events
Cover photo by:
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On cover:
Summer
This turned out to be the most difficult issue of the
Grapevine that I have ever worked on. As I write
this, it is eight in the morning, and I’ve not slept for
24 hours, so you’ll excuse me if I keep this brief.
The issue goes off to print in three hours. Under
usual circumstances, we would have put this suck-
er to bed around midnight yesterday... or would
that be today. But, this proved to be anything else
than a usual press time. It seems as if the printing
gods conspired against us. To begin with, we were
down one regular journalist who is on vacation.
Our loyal graphic designer was also on vacation,
but he was replaced with the heroic efforts of a
young man who tried his best to learn our wicked
ways on the fly; and almost succeeded, if not for
that last night, the computer we used to lay out the
issue decided that enough was enough and com-
mitted suicide, leaving us stranded for more than
four hours as we scrambled to retrieve the data
from the hard drive. On top of that, our regular
proofreader took ill and we had to find a last min-
ute replacement for her as well, luckily another
young(-ish at least) man stepped up to the plate
and bravely steered us through our regular com-
ma and apostrophe crisis. And the worst is yet to
come. The coffee machine broke down. At times
like these you seek solace in the fact that so heavy
burdens are only placed on those with extremely
broad shoulders.
I would like to thank all these people for
coming to my rescue at the ultimate hour. Stei-
nunn, who kept me going when everything
seemed lost. Hjalti for the bravery he showed in
face of an overwhelming task. Jim, who stepped
up at the last minute. Gulli, the man who salvaged
the unsalvageable. Alli who slaved in the kitchen
so the rest of us could eat. Tec wiz Oddur who
found the hidden files. I always forget someone,
but you people know who you are. It makes me
proud to work with such a great group of people.
Thanks guys!
To you, dear reader, I say, enjoy the issue. There
was a lot of hard work put into. Blood, sweat and
tears really. But I choose to look at it as our bad
luck for the summer just ran out.
From the Editor’s Chair
Opinion
The wild in wilderness 08
An opinion by Marie-Alexandra Hertell
Striking Gold 08
An opinion by Gabrielle Guðbjartsson
Articles
The Media Watch Dog 06
Interview with Arash Mokhtari of Quick Response
Football Mania 10
The Grapevine predicts the upcoming football season
Concert Reviews 18
Sólstafir / / Morðingjarnir / Grapevine’s Summer Party
CD Reviews 19
Walking Reykjavík 24
A photo journey through town
Destinations 25
Icelandic Towns
Features
The Fallacy of Excess: Inside The Music Industry With Mark Chung 12
Music exec spills guts
Academy of the Arts – Graduation Exhibition 14
School’s out
Morðingjarnir, meet Amiina 16
The two bands you’d never expect to see together.
Outside Reykjavík
Stumbling Around Glaciers 26
Ice climbing in Sólheimajökull
Chasing Monsters in East-Iceland 28
On the trail of the Lagarfljót Worm
info.
Listings B2
Food Reviews B10
Grandmother’s Records B12
Thomas Humery B14