Reykjavík Grapevine - jan. 2020, Blaðsíða 2

First 04: #ToiletGate Hits Iceland06: Crisis At Langjökull 08: The Dangerous Mix Of Malt & Appelsín 10: The 2020 Grapevine Music Awards!23: Finding EinarIndra26: tRASHY Clothing x Hatari Collaboration
The only way
to describe
the year in
I c e l a n d i c
m u s i c n o w
behind us is
“Absolutely
wild!” Earlier this year, Iceland
got itself into a small interna-
tional diplomatic crisis when
the ultra-BDSM-dark-lords-
of the-inescapable-death-of-
materialism band Hatari waved
the Palestinian flag at the
grotesquely pretentious and odd
Eurovision Song Contest.
Apparently, it’s not allowed
to display state flags on Israeli
TV… or is it only the Palestin-
ian flag that can’t be shown? Of
course, the leather-clad knights
of nihilism didn’t care and made
Eurovision history with their
stunt. Naturally, their song,
"Hatri! mun sigra" (Hate will
prevail), has been named Song of
the Year by the Reykjavík Grape-
vine Music Awards. You can read
the details about Hatari’s award
and all the other winners from
page 10.
Another Icelandic band
catching international attention
in 2019 was darkwave darlings
Kælan Mikla. They managed to
charm legendary Cure front-
man Robert Smith, with him
inviting the talented trio to
international festivals to play
alongside the likes of The Pixies
and the Deftones. We hear the
young women managed to bum
out those optimistic Pollyannas
with their dark flair.
Anybody keeping even a
cursory eye on the scene won’t
be surprised by the power-
house we’ve named Artist of
the Year. Hildur Gu!nadóttir
wrote the music for the biggest
cultural events of the whole
world when it came to television
and cinema: HBO’s ‘Chernobyl’
miniseries and the blockbuster
‘Joker.’ Her talent has been rack-
ing up nominations, winning
awards, and making history for
women composers.
We at the Grapevine are
incredibly proud of all of our
musicians. Keep on rocking, and
keep on surprising the world
with your immense talents.
The Reykjavík Grapevine
Music Awards ceremony will be
held at Röntgen on January 17th.
If you’re brave enough, dear
reader, you are cordially invited
to our celebration of Icelandic
music. VG
From Leather-Clad
Knights To A Golden
Globe

30: Agatha P.
Talks Vala Matt
34: Dill Is Back
36: Hot Tub Love
Machine At Húsafell
Elín Elísabet is an illus-
trator and cartoonist
born and raised in
Borgarnes. At the
tender age of 15, Elín
moved to Reykjavík
and hasn’t looked
back, except for the
annual springtime
impulse to move
someplace quiet
and keep chickens.
Elín likes folk music,
stationery, seal vid-
eos, the country of
Ireland, and eggs.
Hannah Jane Cohen is
based out of Iceland
by way of New York.
She's known for her
love of Willa Ford,
David Foster Wallace,
and other such
"intellectuals." Her
visionary work is
known for expand-
ing the definitions of
emotion, introspec-
tion, and above all
else, taste. Hannah is
also the current Drag
King of Iceland, Hans.
Alexander Jean
Edvard Le Sage
de Fontenay is a
Reykjavík-born part-
time DJ (under the
pseudonym Bervit),
event-planner and
lover of art, creation
and aesthetics. Most
recent endeavors in-
clude co-producing
The Grapevine’s own
Grassroots concerts
at Húrra and LungA
Art Festival’s busy
event schedule.
Inês Pereira gradu-
ated in Journalism
and immediately
traded the warm
coast of Portugal for
the icy landscapes of
South Iceland. From
a young age she
felt she would have
to write to express
herself, being that
she was interested in
everything and great
at nothing.
Samuel O'Donnell
Sam is an English
major from The
United States. He
has his Bachelor’s
Degree, and keeps
telling himself that
this is the year he
will begin pursu-
ing his Master’s. In
his spare time, he
enjoys playing video
games, writing short
horror stories, listen-
ing to all kinds of
metal, and reading.
Sveinbjörn Pálsson
is our Art Director.
He's responsible for
the design of the
magazine and the
cover photography.
When he's not work-
ing here, he DJs as
Terrordisco, hosts
the Funk!átturinn
radio show, or sits at
a table in a Laugarda-
lur café, drinking
copious amounts of
co"ee and thinking
about fonts.
Andie Fontaine has
lived in Iceland since
1999 and has been
reporting since 2003.
They were the first
foreign-born mem-
ber of the Icelandic
Parliament, in 2007-
08, an experience
they recommend for
anyone who wants
to experience a
workplace where
colleagues work tire-
lessly to undermine
each other.
a rawlings is Grape-
vine's literature
correspondent, also
covering environ-
mental news, travel,
and more. An inter-
disciplinary artist
whose work focuses
on environmental
ethics, dysfluency,
and watery bodies,
her books include
'Wide slumber for
lepidopterists' and
'Sound of Mull.'
Josie Gaitens is
a freelance arts
project coordinator,
musician and writer
from the Scottish
Highlands. She was
once erroneously
referred to as the
Queen of Scotland
by a Malaysian news-
paper and has been
falsely using that
title ever since.
COVER PHOTO:
Magnús Andersen
Photo assistant:
Magnús Óli Sigur!sson
Stylist and make up:
Sigrún Ásta Jörgensen
Assistant stylist:
Jón Ágúst Sturluson
Set design:
Ólöf Rut Stefánsdóttir
Blanket by:
Katerina Blahutova
ABOUT THE COVER:
By far our biggest shoot
of the last year, Magnús
assembled a giant team
in an artists' studio in
Grandi.
EDITORIAL
Háti!ni sent their favourite dog, Charlie, to accept their award
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