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The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 17 — 2010
Editorial | Haukur S. Magnússon
The Reykjavík GRapevine
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Egill Helgason
Valgerður Þóroddsdóttir
Marc Vincenz
Florian Zühlke
Lana Vogestad
Sindri Eldon
Eiríkur Örn Norðdahl
Kári Tulinius
Bogi Bjarnason
Hallgrímur Helgason
Bob Cluness
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Alex MacNeil
Dr. Gunni
Paola Cardenas
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Christopher Peterka
Catharine Fulton
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through April, and fortnightly from May til Octo-
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We’re lovin’ it!
ART
Gardar Eide
brought his 'suicide
mirror'
WTF is that
Constitutional
Assembly all about?
TRAVEL
Eyjafjörður is such
a nice winter
getaway
MUSIC
Our favourite shows at
Iceland Airwaves 2010
FASHION
Hallgrímur Helgason
ponders suits and ties
POLITICS
THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO LIFE, TRAVEL & ENTERTAINMENT IN ICELAND
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IN THE ISSUE Issue 17 • 2010 • November 5 - December 2 COMPLETE CITY LISTINGS - INSIDE!+
Winter is upon us. Dark, cold, wet, dark and dark. Icelandic winter can be hard to cope with for sure, but
this only means that the people that have had to cope with it for generations have spent a lot of time and effort
learning how to cope with it, to deal with it, and finally to love it. And so will you. Just give it some time. Ahhh...
Illustration:
Hristbjörnsson - this.is/trendy
Comic | Lóa Hjálmtýsdóttir
Comic | Nicelanders
Greetings! Welcome to yet another issue of The
Reykjavík Grapevine! And welcome to winter! It’s
here, and it’s staying for a few months, so you bet-
ter learn to love it real quick. This will make it a lot
easier on you.
Oh, you might imagine that any love affair
with Icelandic winter will be of the ‘Stockholm
Syndrome’ variety. You know, that thing where
a hostage falls in love with his or her captor as a
means of coping with the reality of being hope-
lessly trapped in captivity.
Patty Hearst is probably the most well known
victim of ‘Stockholm Syndrome’. There have been
a bunch of films about it, and also the lovable pop
group Yo La Tengo made a song about it (hear it
on their excellent 1997 LP, ‘I Can Hear The Heart
Beating As One’ – a must-own for any self-respect-
ing music lover).
And then there’s always the Icelandic nation’s
relationship with its ‘Independence Party’.
You would probably be right in imagining
that any love affair with Icelandic winter verges
on ‘Stockholm Syndrome’ territory. Still, when it
comes to survival and retaining ones sanity, self-
deception can be a powerful – and useful – tool.
Fake can be just as good, you know.
So this is winter. I love it. I hope you can learn
to love it, too. Maybe we can share a cup of hot
chocolate at some point over the next months and
discuss our mutual love for winter. Who knows?
Thank you! Goodbye!
My Forced Love Affair With Icelandic Winter
Haukur’s 33rd editorial
For a band that started out as an experiment, Icelandic
reggae legends Hjálmar have come a long way since their
humble 2004 beginnings. Their sunny mix of reggae and
Icelandic roots has gathered a strong and loyal fanbase and
has been captured perfectly in their new compilation album
'Keflavík Kingston'. The album features tracks that the band
has previously released as singles, but that have never ap-
peared on any of their previous four LPs.
Our most excellent ‘TRACK OF THE ISSUE’, ‘Þitt auga’, was
originally released by Hjálmar affiliates Sigurður Guðmunds-
son & Memfismafían, and was a huge hit this summer. The
original was good, but having been given a seriously smooth
Hjálmar treatment the result is an infectious, groove that
both relaxes and refreshes. This is reggae with a distinctive
twist, and the trumpets and vocal harmonies add a touch of
Icelandic quirkiness to a genre that can often be difficult to
reinvent.
www.facebook.com/hjalmarband
Hjálmar: Þitt auga
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"Winter is a great time to take extended walks
with good friends!"
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