Everyone knows Spotify — the streaming behemoth that revolutionised the world’s listening habits. It’s a convenient, slick app that offers easy access to all kinds of music, with a sophisticated ...

All languages will have a few nonsensical phrases that are used completely seriously, and Icelandic is certainly no exception. We’ve covered these in the past, through a column called “Just Sayings.” ...

The highest levels of air pollution in the capital area since the volcanic eruption began on July 16 are currently being recorded, reports RÚV. In addition to the gas emissions, a persistent volcanic ...

Gaining ground in 2017 with the outrageous and eccentric track “Engar myndir”, Smjörvi — whose real name is Tjörvi Gissurarson — shies away from the hip-hop limelight, opting for introspection. “I’m a ...

Mývatn isn’t the biggest lake in Iceland, nor the deepest. But it sits in a stunning, wild-feeling mass of terrain. Crumbling pseudocraters sprout from the land in several directions, glowering over ...

This year, as in past years, the artists on the schedule are wide-ranging and experimental; they strike genres from indie-pop to electronic, using harps, pianos, machines, vocals, field recordings and ...

“Are you a weeb?” asks Gaddavír frontman Kristján Alexander Reiner Friðriksson as I meet up with the longstanding hardcore punk band. He’s showing me new band merchandise, rows of red t-shirts stacked ...

There has been a significant decrease in volcanic activity along the Sundhnúkur crater row, though it is still too early to say whether the eruption is nearing its end, reports RÚV. Overnight, the ...

I discovered this soon after relocating to Iceland, drawn here partly by its reputation as a sustainability wonderland. Fresh off the plane at Keflavík, it’s like being greeted by Mother Nature’s ...

With this warm weather and hot volcano, we thought we’d chill things out by letting you know about some cool events around town (see what we did there?). There’s a new Grapevine on the streets, and we ...

The Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries has upheld a decision by the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST) to fine a sheep farmer in Grindavík 240.000 ISK (approx. 2.000 USD; 1.700 ...

Want to deepen your relationship with Icelandic literature in English translation but don’t know where to start? We’ve asked US-based professor of literature, Jenna Grace Sciuto, what she’d suggest, ...