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The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 03 — 2010
On Cover:
Silja Ægisdóttir / Eskimo Models
Cover Photo by:
Marino Thorlacius - marinot.com
Styling by:
Ellen Loftsdóttir
Hair & Makeup by:
Steinunn Þórðardóttir
Clothing Credits:
Jacket: E-Label
Bolur: Spaksmannsspjarir
Leather Top: Birna
Special Thanks:
MAC & Eskimo
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Grapevine are pay-for articles. The opinions
expressed are the writers’ own, not the
advertisers’).
I expect nothing of any politician. I do
not believe in them. In fact, I cannot
remember actually expecting an elected
official to behave in any manner that
wasn’t specifically aimed at promoting
and preserving his or her own best
interest. And I am not the sole proponent
of this view. In fact, from what I can tell,
this is a feeling indigenous to the whole
Western hemisphere, shared by all but
the most naïve of my generation.
I cannot remember an election in
which my vote was cast for anyone but
the least glaringly evil party or candidate
on offer. Save for the elections where I
turned in blanks.
It is a sad and laughable fact that
nobody really expects politicians to
fulfil their pre-election promises once
in office. It is equally sad and laughable
that nobody really expects politicians
to take responsibility for their actions,
to step down when they’re caught
with their hand lodged firmly in the
proverbial cookie jar. It is sad and
laughable that politicians are able to
raise their salaries regularly while at the
same time speak loudly of the need to
keep inflation at bay, and it is sad and
laughable that they can shamelessly
appoint their friends and nephews
to any and all available posts in the
governmental system.
Politics is a sad and laughable game,
where the players aren’t idealistic or
even socially responsible citizens, so
much as jaded rhetoric experts that
have effectively mastered the art of
never saying anything meaningful at
all. Politics is sad and laughable.
I wrote the above back in January of ’08,
several months before any ECONOMIC
MELTOWN action hit Iceland, with its
subsequent political turmoil, protest-
fun and absolutely no change at all
whatsoever. I believe the words still hold
some truth to them. Hah.
People. Politicians. This has gone
on long enough. It’s time to get serious.
Quit fucking around. Quit protecting
your own ass. Quit protecting your
friends. And maybe just quit, period.
Please?
Editorial | Haukur S Magnússon
Haukur’s 21th Editorial
Quit fucking around
+ COMPLETE CITY LISTINGS - INSIDE!
THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO LIFE, TRAVEL & ENTERTAINMENT IN ICELANDYOUR FREE COPY
Issue 03 – March 5 - April 8 – 2010
www.grapevine.is
These are some designed, fashionable times we’re living in. Everyone seems to be looking their
absolute best these days, what with all the haircuts and the shiny clothes people are decorating
themselves with. In this spirit, DesignMarch and The Reykjavík Fashion Festival aim to promote and
celebrate Icelandic design and fashion - Grapevine brings you the lowdown on both.
Fashion
Distraction
ICELANDIC FASHION
& DESIGN IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Moving Icelandic design
beyond fulled wool and
fish skin.
ECONOMICS
Iceland's Post-Crash Sale
POLITICS
Davíð Oddsson
On The Warpath
ACROBATICS
The Circus Comes To Town
SHOPPING
Fun Times At The Mall
TRAVEL
Blissful Obscurity
PLUS
Well what do we have here? Is this a
brand new, EXCLUSIVE track from
Grapevine fave Bob Justman? So it
seems! This is exciting! You all should
know Bob by now. His first album,
Happiness & Woe, was released
early 2009 to rave reviews, both in
the Grapevine, and elsewhere (you
should seek out that album in your
neighbourhood record store, as it is a
real treat). Bob Justman is of course
the alias of legendary local DJ and multi
instrumentalist Kristinn Gunnar Blöndal,
aka DJ KGB.
The song, Lawdy Miss Clawdy was
written by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
inductee Lloyd Price, and his version of
the song charted in 1952. The King then
made a hit of it in 1956 and since then
it’s been covered by many a big name in
rock. Bob’s version is nothing short of a
revelation though, that kid sure knows
how to rock.
Bob Justman
TRACK OF THE ISSUE
Lawdy Miss Clawdy

bobjustman
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at www.grapevine.is
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