The Reykjavík Grapevine Issue 1 — 2011
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The Reykjavík Grapevine Issue 03 — 2015
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"Whoa, Those Cover Images Of Iconic Reykjavík Buildings Sure Are Cool Looking. If Someone Were To Slap Them On A T-Shirt, I Would Surely Purchase Several"
Guess what: you're in luck. We went and made you some artisanal t-shirts sporting those iconic Reykjavík buildings on our cover (along with some additional designs that didn't make the cover but are still totally cool). Get them at www. grapevine.is and also probably at some store eventually, when we get around to talking to the store people. Who are karlssonwilker and why did they make all those nice drawings of iconic Reykjavík buildings? Regular Grapevine readers and
design enthusiasts alike ought to be familiar with fancy New York-based design firm karlssonwilker by now. Since it was founded by Icelander Hjalti Karlsson and Jan Wilker from Germany in late 2000, the firm has worked with all sorts of prestigious people (and The Reykjavík Grapevine), and they have a bar in their office, too. They collaborated with illustrator Stephan Walter to make all those nice drawings of iconic Reykjavík buildings because they could, that's why.
Árstíðir Friðþæging HVEL
Download the FREE track at www.grapevine.is Remember the Icelandic indie-folk band that took the internet by storm in 2013 with an a cappella performance of Kolbeinn Tumason’s 13th century poem “Heyr himna smiður” at a train station in Wuppertal, Germany? Yeah, that band. They are called Árstíðir and guess what—we’re giving you their new track "Friðþæging" (which translates to "Atonement") from their brand new album ‘Hvel’. With its enticing guitar plucking, soft vocals and dramatic violin and piano, the song quickly pulls you in and keeps you hooked with its aesthetically pleasing and well-arranged instrumental segments, punctuating lyrics about existential anxiety and spiritual awakening. Give it a listen, and then go catch Árstíðir perform on March 6 at 22:00, at Café Rosenberg, where they’ll be playing music from 'Hvel' along with some choice older cuts. Download it at www.grapevine.is!