Reykjavík Grapevine - 06.06.2008, Síða 2

02 | Reykjavík Grapevine | Issue 07 2008 | Year 6 | June 06 – June 19
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Kick Off !
Inside Guide - Experience the City Like a Local The Grapevine Predicts the Euro 2008 Finals
Summer Releases - What are you Going to Listen to This Summer?
+ A Complete City Guide and Listings: Map, Dining, Music, Arts and Events
Cover photo by:
GAS
On Cover:
FC Grapevine’s captain
This issue marks the beginning of a transitional
phase for the Reykjavík Grapevine. Next week
(June 13) marks the five-year anniversary of this
publication. Next week, we will put out a cel-
ebratory issue, which will be guest edited by an
exiting group of young people: Barði Jóhannes-
son of Bang Gang, Bergur Ebbi Benediktsson of
Sprengjuhöllin, Pétur Blöndal journalist from
Morgunblaðið, artist Sara Riel and photographer
Silja Magg. This special anniversary edition of the
Grapevine will also signify a change for the look
of the paper. A new logo is coming your way and
the whole paper has been redesigned for the plea-
sure of you readers. June 13 we will also launch a
new website, filled with new features to enhance
your interactive experience and help you enjoy
Iceland, and the Grapevine even more.
So there are exciting times ahead. But this is
an exciting issue as well. We did some investiga-
tive journalism to find out what artists will be re-
leasing an album this summer. The list is long. We
examined some destinations for you. We teach
you how to behave like a Reykjavíkian and Dr.
Gunni tells you why Iceland is so expensive.
I look forward to presenting a new Grapevine to
you readers with the next issue. In the meantime,
I’d like to congratulate myself and the rest of the
Grapevine staffers on the birthday. Enjoy the last
issue of the 4 year old Grapevine.
From the Editor’s Chair
Opinion
Forget the Foot Massager 08
An opinion by Marie-Alexandra Hertell
The Little Country Leading The Way 08
An opinion by Iris Goemans
The Road to Oblivion 10
An opinion by Ben Frost
Articles
Everything Is Ridiculously Expensive in Iceland 06
Interview with blogger and consumer rights crusader Gunnar Hjálmarsson
Rock n’ Roll Noise Pollution 12
Shooting the breeze with Kerrang!’s Paul Brannigan
Concert Reviews 18
Dormah / Mike Monday / Super Mama Djombo
CD Reviews 19
Dísa / Bang Gang / Benni Hemm Hemm / Múgsefjun / Grjóthrun í Fellshreppi / Sigurður Guðmundsson
The View from the Top 24
Exploring Mýrdalsjökull
City Slicker Rides Again 26
Horseback riding in Laxness
Features
Reykjavík – the Insiders Guide 16
How to feel like a real Reykjavíkian
Destinations
The View From the Top 24
Riding snowmobiles in Mýrdalsjökull
City Slicker Rides Again 26
Horseback riding in Mosfellssveit
Reykjavík Summer Spots 28
Where to embrace summer in the city
info.
Listings B2
Food Reviews B10
Office Skills for Foreigners B12
Your Guide to This Summer´s Releases B13
The Grapevine´s Euro 2008 Pool B14
The Most Expensive Icelandic Film B15