Reykjavík Grapevine - 29.07.2016, Page 2

The fresh thing to do these days is for
musicians to get a cut of all that juicy
streaming service money. Icelandic
musicians Ólafur Arnalds and Sölvi
Blöndal are taking a page from Jay-Z’s
playbook and starting their own re-
cord company as well as seizing con-
trol over a considerable catalog of Ice-
landic music.
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HILDUR YEOMAN P: 24
We spoke to Iceland's hottest fashion designer about the
inspiration behind her ethereal yet incredibly chic creations
FEATURE
BEYOND THE BINARY P: 8
Is Iceland falling behind in protecting transgender people?
+ Asylum seekers & healthcare for the rich and privileged
LIFE
PÁLL IVAN FRÁ EIÐUM P: 50
Heartbreaker, penis painter and a musical marvel!
+Drag-súgur is Reykjavík's latest drag performance group
+ Innipúkinn & Women of Húsavík
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HVERAVELLIR P: 56
A desert oasis in the middle of nowhere
+ Visting Reykjavík's magical neighbour, Hafnarfjörður
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The hot button is this issue is the Mer-
chants’ Weekend festival in the West-
man Islands. Just like last year, the
local police chief has again sent out a
request to police officers, emergency
care workers and hospital staff to not
talk to the press about any reported
sexual assaults until some days af-
ter the festival. The request was once
again met with intense criticism, with
some bands threatening to not attend
(although they would later cave and
agree to play anyway). The matter has
also raised an important question:
Have we reached the point where we
merely accept that there will always be
sexual assaults at this festival, while
other music festivals around the coun-
try report no such incidents? We won’t
know how things will fare this year,
but for now, this festival is very much
a hot button.
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