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The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 6 — 2012
Editorial | Anna Andersen
In the wake of a four-year hiatus—amidst rumours of a slow
fade and even a possible split—Sigur Rós are stepping back
into the limelight with their sixth full-length album, scheduled
for release at the end of May. We sit down with the band to
discuss the past and present of Sigur Rós. P20
It's happening
again...
SHOPPINGEUROVISION
Everyone is CRAZY
about Bauhaus!
MUSIC
Lots and
lots of
music!
HISTORY
GusGus bid a
dramatic
farewell to
Nasa
TROLLS
They are
everywhere!
Issue 6 • 2012 • May 18 - 31
Photo by:
Lilja Birgis
ENJOY THESE GREAT TRACKS:
Benni Hemm Hemm – Vilhjálmur af Poitou / Cheek
mountain Thief – Cheek Mountain (radio edit) / The
Dandelion Seeds – Crazy Sun / Jarse – Alas / Laura
J Martin – SPY / Legend – City / Man Made – Happi-
ness (We’re All Invited) / Markús – Sweet Nothing /
Monterey – Don’t Shoot / My bubba & Mi – Through
& Through / Reykjavík! – Tenzing Norgay / Snorri
Helgason – Mockingbird / Tilbury – Slow Motion
Fighter / Úlfur – Black Shore / Útidúr – Grasping
for air
THEN READ MORE ABOUT THE SECOND ANNUAL
REYKJAVÍK MESS ON PAGES 22 and 23! AND THEN
CONSIDER CECKING IT OUT ON MAY 25-27...
YOUR REYKJAVÍK MUSIC MESS SAMPLER
TRACK SAMPLER OF THE ISSUE
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Contributing WritErs:
Álfrún Gísladóttir
Ása Baldursdóttir
Gerður Jónsdóttir
Davíð Roach Gunnarsson
Bob Cluness
Nanna Árnadóttir
Ásgeir H. Ingólfsson
Egill Helgason
Kári Tulinius
Dr. Gunni
Smári McCarthy
Snorri Páll Jónsson Úlfhildarson
Cod Wars
Valur Gunnarsson
S Anne Steinberg
Bryndís Björnsdóttir
Valgerður Þóroddsdóttir
Editorial intErns:
Lynn Klein / lynn@grapevine.is
Melanie Franz / melanie@grapevine.is
Sarah Pepin / sarah@grapevine.is
B.R. Neal / bess@grapevine.is
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Juli Vol / juli@grapevine.is
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information centres in the country.
You may not like it, but at least it's not sponsored (no
articles in the Reykjavík Grapevine are pay-for articles.
The opinions expressed are the writers’ own, not the
advertisers’).
It may have snowed last week, but summer is here
at The Grapevine. It started about two weeks ago
and it will continue all the way into October.
This means that we’ll be printing these papers
every other week—twice as fast as we normally
do. This also means that we’ll have more space to
pack in all of the exciting stuff that happens here,
in what must be one of the smallest big cities out
there.
With just under 200,000 people, Reykjavík
certainly is productive. It’s only May and already
we have two big music festivals. As this paper hits
the streets, the new Reykjavík Live Festival (see
Listings pullout inside) is winding down, and then
come end of the month there’s the second annual
Reykjavík Music Mess (see page 24). These will be
followed by one million other festivals and event,
and they won’t be limited to Reykjavík; the whole
country is in on the madness.
By the end, it’ll probably be cold and dark and
rainy, but there will still be plenty happening. The
Icelandic summer appears to be just bursting at
its seams with Iceland Airwaves now spilling over
into November. So do come and enjoy it, but be
sure to bring your raingear (not your umbrella
though; they don’t work on this island).
As for us, we’ll do our best to keep you in-
formed and then we’ll probably go crawling to our
caves. Until then, happy summer!
Anna’s 7th Editorial
OUR SUMMER IS HERE!
This photo shows Anna snorkeling. You should do it.
In this issue:
Special supplement from Visit South Iceland.
South Iceland
www.south.is
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