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Björk Grapevine Airwaves 2011

Ecology, echology, ecolology

A strong northerly gale pushed against me as I approached the constantly darkening façade of Harpa. Inside, multimedia would meet education in Björk’s Biophilia. All-consuming consumption of 8 (how we ate) Björk’s Biophilia stems from years of her own activist work to raise awareness about the state of the Icelandic environment and Icelanders’ relationship to [...]

nasa Grapevine Airwaves 2011

Apologies to NASA

An earlier version of this review mistakenly claimed that the venue NASA was selling bottles of water for 500 ISK. While initially confirmed, further research has revealed that this information was erroneous, due to a series of misunderstandings, rendering the reviewer’s observations obsolete and inappropriate. Bottles of water at NASA cost 250 ISK during Airwaves, [...]

Hvalreki / Ryan Parteka Grapevine Airwaves 2011

Hvalreki’s Iceland Airwaves 2011 photos

        Hvalreki aka Ryan Parteka is an artist and photographer based in Reykjavík.  He is a regular contributor to the Reykjavík Grapevine.

Rich Aucoin at NASA by Alexander Matukhno Grapevine Airwaves 2011

Sunday Night at NASA: The End of it All (for now)

The night starts like this: I am manhandled by the door man (looking for weapons? What the fuck?). I get in and it’s crowded and I’m tired. I fell off my bike earlier and my knee hurts. Basically, sorry to say it,  I am not in the mood. The question which now remains is whether [...]

Æla at Amsterdamn by Arnar Halldórsson Grapevine Airwaves 2011

Night Of The Living Dead

I had the great fortune to have two headlining bands to look forward to tonight, and a few opening acts I’d never heard of and hoped might pleasantly surprise me. The night ended on a much higher note than I expected, and I’m glad this was the last show I saw at Airwaves. Opening up [...]

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Crowd at Airwaves 2011 by Skari

THE MOST AWESOME GRAPEVINE AIRWAVES CONTEST YET! WINNERS!


HERE ARE THE WINNERS IN OUR AWESOME GRAPEVINE AIRWAVES AWESOME CONTEST FROM LAST MONTH! 1st Place! Davíð Arnar Baldursson Hello Grapevine! I’ve got one Airwaves story for you guys. It is absolutely true, not my imaginat...
 
 
Björk

Ecology, echology, ecolology


Björk at Harpa Norðurljós on Sunday

Good: craving miracles
Bad: craved miracles
 

 
nasa

Apologies to NASA


An earlier version of this review mistakenly claimed that the venue NASA was selling bottles of water for 500 ISK. While initially confirmed, further research has revealed that this information was erroneous, due to a series of...
 

 
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Music That Heals Your Soul


There is a backstory to everything at Airwaves.
 
 
murmansk_artist

The Rain Doesn’t Last Forever


Bringing back the grandiose, pitch-black wall of sound that was blasting up the Batcave in the 80s, Murmansk are a hard, howling band full of sexy sorrow.