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The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 1 — 2011
Hafnarstræti 15, 101 Reykjavík
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Editor In Chief:
Haukur S Magnússon / haukur@grapevine.is
Editor:
Anna Andersen / anna@grapevine.is
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Contributing Writers:
Atli Bollason
Björn Teitsson
Bob Cluness
Davíð Roach
Fred Q. Labelle
Helgi Hrafn Guðmundsson
John Rogers
Kári Tulinius
Mark Asch
Matthew Eisman
Óli Dóri
Óskar Bragi Stefánsson
Sindri Eldon
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Hrefna Sigurðardóttir
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Founders:
Hilmar Steinn Grétarsson,
Hörður Kristbjörnsson,
Jón Trausti Sigurðarson,
Oddur Óskar Kjartansson,
Valur Gunnarsson
The Reykjavík Grapevine is published 18 times a year by Fröken
ltd. Monthly from November through April, and fortnightly
from May til October. Nothing in this magazine may be repro-
duced in whole or in part without the written permission of
the publishers. The Reykjavík Grapevine is distributed around
Reykjavík, Akureyri, Egilsstaðir, Seyðisfjörður, Borgarnes,
Keflavík, Ísafjörður and at key locations along road #1, and all
major tourist attractions and tourist 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’).
Cover by: Baldur Kristjáns
(www.baldurkristjans.is)
Stylist: Anna Maggý
Makeup: Harpa Finns
Assistants:Snorri Björnsson and
Siggi Ámunda
Clothes: Kormákur & Skjöldur
Special Thanks: Aaron hjá Reykjavík
Drapers Union, Guðbrandur Kaupmaður,
Júlíanna Lára Steingrímsdóttir and Unnur
Margrét Arnardóttir
Comic | Hugleikur Dagsson
Editorial | Anna Andersen Music | Free
This 88-second-long hurricane of a song features a jangle
of guitars and bass with ultra heavy drums and screaming
vocals. The lyrics to this relentless hardcore havoc-ridden
track are one of Iceland's premiere Chuck Palahniuk-esque
nihilist pieces of art, culminating in singer Kalli and guitarist
Indriði shouting, "Fuck this life of meaningless boredom,
let's live fast and die young and never return." So put that
shit on your stereo, pump it up to 11, and trash your bloody
flat—it is after all just filled with meaningless consumerist
memorabilia, right? Quit your job, leave behind all of your
bullshit and do what you actually fucking want to do! Oh,
but don’t forget to use your fancy computer or smartphone
to check out our latest Post-Set Breakdown video interview
Muck singer Kalli before you do all that!
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Casting For a New Mayor
Anna’s 41st Editorial
What’s The Deal With
Those Crazy Icelandic
Letters Yo?
Here Is Your Kreisí Æcelandic Frase For Þis Issue!
ÞþÆæÖö
æ
ð
þ
Four years ago, a comedian decided to run for may-
or of Reykjavík. He created a not-so-political party,
audaciously named The Best Party,
and began campaigning on a bunch
of empty promises to do things like
bring a polar bear to the zoo and of-
fer free towels at the swimming pool.
Oh, and then he won. But of course
you’ve heard this story. By now, it’s
probably safe to say that were it not
for Toronto's Rob Ford and his crack-
fueled antics, Jón Gnarr would be the
world’s most notorious mayor.
But apparently being mayor is not
all kicks and giggles, as Jón Gnarr
has decided not to run for a second
term. But even sticking out a single
term in Reykjavík seems to be a great
accomplishment—only two mayors since 1980 have
managed to do that.
Given the historical significance of this event,
we thought we’d come full-circle and interview him
again, four years after we first sat him down to fig-
ure out what on earth he was thinking running for
mayor. You should definitely turn to page 19 to read
the interview, as he has a lot of inter-
esting things to say about his time
in office and more generally about
the state of politics in Reykjavík and
Iceland.
As elections are now fast ap-
proaching, do also take the time to
read through our ‘Election Guide’
on pages 10-16. To help you make
heads or tails of the eight parties
running, we sent them all a set of 24
questions and you’ll find a selection
of their answers in this issue and the
rest of them online. There’s certain-
ly no Best Party in the running, but
I will say that some of the party’s an-
swers look an awful lot like notes for a future stand-
up routine. And that’s not a joke.
NOTE: Our cover this issue is inspired by the 1979
film ‘Being There.’ You might want to see it.
We thought we’d explain. We’re ripping the idea off from
the Icelandair magazine. Go read that magazine if you
can. It’s free.
We like spelling things using Icelandic letters like
‘æ’ and ‘þ’ and also those crazy accents over the vowels.
Like Icelandair’s inflight magazine—IcelandairInfo—says,
the Icelandic language can use accents on all of the
vowels, making them look all unique, like this: á, é, í, ó,
ú, ö, ý (the accent also changes the pronounciation of
the letters. The á in “kjáni” sounds quite different from
the a in “asni”, for instance). We also have an additional
three letters. As IcealandairInfo notes:
(often written as ae) is pronounced like
the i in tide.
(often written as d) is pronounced like
the th in there
(often written as th) is pronounced like
the th in think”
“Sæl frú mín góð! Hvar er eiginlega þetta
Bláa lón sem allir eru að tala um?”
(Saah-iihl froo meen goeth! Quarh ehr ay-
yin-lehgha thett-tah Bl-ow-ah lone sehm
ah-dlir eh-ruh aeth tahwla uuhm?)
Greetings, madam! Where can I find this Blue
Lagoon that everyone keeps talking about?
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Issue 06 — 2014