Send us a text Just another Saturday getting ready to carpe diem with some coffee and some hot new Icelandic tunes! This week we have a doubles-special, with two releases off marvaða records, two releases off Heavy Knife records, and two cover songs! (But only 5 tracks—one of those fits two categories.) This one is an absolute banger of a list so get ready to kick off your weekend with some kitchen dancing! Episode Tracklist: Ultraflex — Say Goodbye (Hiroshi Sato cover) (r. May 10) AfterpartyAng...
May 18, 2024•45 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Send us a text We take a serious turn on this week's Hot Happenings to highlight the upcoming lectures of Dr. Mads Gilbert, prominent Norwegian health care worker and activist for Palestine. He's coming at the end of the month to deliver his talk "Gaza 2024: A catastrophic man-made disaster. What can we do?", facilitated by the Félagið Ísland-Palestína (Iceland-Palestine Association) . We're joined by Salvör Gullbrá Þórarinsdóttir from the organisation to give us a small preview of the lecture, ...
May 16, 2024•48 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Send us a text As we sprint through the end of our transition to biweekly summer issues, we kick off another weekly rotation of 66DoS. This week's artist spotlight is on the genre-bending and self-described “boy band” Xiupill! With members hailing from Iceland, Spain and the US, the three-piece create a blend of production, performance and artistry that looks firmly to the future of music production while embracing diverse elements of the past. We've had our eyes and ears on them for a while, in...
May 14, 2024•36 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Send us a text Ahh, it's another fine Saturday morning in Reykjavík and what better way to start the weekend than with some piping hot new tunes! Hosts Rex and Jói once again bring you five fresh picks that have been blowing up our Grapevine playlist. This week we have vibes from all over the shop — some eerie ambient from Sin Fang, the new intercontinental collab Vil, the roaring comeback of Tófa, the polished ravey growth of sideproject, and an absolutely gutting cover by Önnu Jónu Son. Grab a...
May 11, 2024•47 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Send us a text It's an extra hot Hot Happenings episode this week as we dive in with one of the Grapevine's faves—MSEA joins us in our studio to talk about her release show for her latest album Our Daily Apocalypse Walk (released in September 2023). The concert is Thursday May 9, 20:00 at Tjarnarbíó and tickets cost 3.900 ISK. And since that is the day this episode drops, you better hurry and buy your ticket right away right here on tix.is ! Follow MSEA on her socials: Instagram: @mseasik Facebo...
May 09, 2024•28 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Send us a text A whole new week, a whole new set of tech issues and delays! OOF! Coming at you one day late, this week's Artist Spotlight shines on TORFI, the quadruple threat newcomer poised to take over Reykjavík's dancefloors. The singer-songwriter-producer-dancer joined us once again in studio (his first visit was last year) to tell us all about his debut album EITT (released April 25), a collection of dancefloor ready love songs to the queer community. We get into the influence of Berlin, t...
May 08, 2024•42 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Send us a text Oh no we messed up! "We" being Rex's internet in their new place, as moving and technology didn't go hand in hand. Wish we could blame mercury-in-gatorade for it but it wasn't even there. So last week's Saturday Morning Mix comes to you on a Monday afternoon instead, because better late than never. It's also going to have to tide you over until next week, as illness has struck and we won't be able to get a cycle out this week. The hits keep coming and they don't stop coming, as th...
Apr 29, 2024•47 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Send us a text In this week's Hot Happenings, your lovely co-hosts Jói and Rex bring you a finely curated weekend of comedy and culture in Reykjavík. If you’re ready to laugh, internationally acclaimed musical-comedians Reggie Watts and Bill Bailey are performing in Iceland this weekend — separately! Along with those, we tip you off to the recently opened Freyja Pub where local grassroots comedy and fringe events are abundant. The Children’s Culture Festival (Barnamenningahátið) and DesignMarch ...
Apr 25, 2024•32 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Send us a text Another week, another brand new cycle of 66 Degrees of Sound, our podcast highlighting new music and events in Iceland. This week kicks off this week with an artist spotlight on Dustin O’Halloran, the renown American pianist, producer, and composer who now lives in Iceland. Dustin released his latest solo album 1 0 0 1 on March 22 along with the video single “Spiritus Naturae Aeternus”, featuring a spellbinding choreography and performance by dancer Fukiko Takase. We sat down with...
Apr 23, 2024•40 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Send us a text What a comeback week we’ve had for our little show that could! Rounding out our new weekly cycle, today we bring you the first Saturday Morning Mix, a sweet playlist along with some analysis and peanut gallery banter from your hosts. Just back to basics new music roundup goodness, really. On this episode, we find our sea-legs and bring you new music from Kiriyama Family, Paddan, K.Óla, Kælan Miklam and we close up the show with our Artist Spotlight from this week, BSÍ. You can fin...
Apr 20, 2024•44 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Send us a text We continue our comeback week with Hot Happenings #1, where we get into the Nanna, RAKEL & Salomé Katrín show this Friday, and go over some cool Record Store Day events in our fine local shops, including 12 Tónar, Alda Music Shop, and Plötubúðin in Hafnarfjörður. Also: the smell of studios and pitching new scents to Fischersund , and how North Americans are never actually asking you "what's up?". Featured events: Nanna, RAKEL & Salomé Katrín — Friday April 19th, Mengi, 20:...
Apr 18, 2024•43 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Send us a text After a much longer break than anticipated, we are very pleased to announce the comeback of our new music and events podcast 66 Degrees of Sound! 66 Degrees of Sound is a show about the newest music being released in Iceland and the hottest events happening in Reykjavík. Kicking off a whole new chapter of the show, hosts Jóhannes Bjarkason and Rex Beckett are back behind the microphones to bring you not one, not two, but THREE episodes a week from now on! The show has already re-t...
Apr 16, 2024•41 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Send us a text We have reached the final episode of our podcast’s first year and what a year it has been! What started as a weekly dual radio-podcast show airing on Útvarp 101, to slowing down our pace and becoming a monthly online-only podcast, we’ve covered a lot of ground while covering a lot of great music and cool events. And of course, this last episode of 2023 is no exception. 66 Degrees of Sound by The Reykjavík Grapevine is a monthly podcast about brand new Icelandic music, where Grapev...
Dec 14, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Send us a text 66 Degrees of Sound by The Reykjavík Grapevine is your one-stop shop for brand new Icelandic music, where Grapevine journalists Rex Beckett and Jóhannes Bjarkason (aka Jói) discuss the latest Icelandic music releases and upcoming events. On this month’s episode we recap our Iceland Airwaves experiences, highlight some tracks that fell into the void, explore an internet radio journey, and get ready to party with some legends. Episode tracklist: Jae Tyler – Marijuana (r. Oct. 26) Si...
Nov 09, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Send us a text In recent weeks, none other than Björk has voiced her opinion on open-net fish farming in Iceland. Hint: She's opposed. 66 Degrees of Sound by The Reykjavík Grapevine is your one-stop shop for brand new Icelandic music, where Grapevine journalists Rex Beckett and Jóhannes Bjarkason (aka Jói) discuss the latest Icelandic music releases and upcoming events. The show will now exist in podcast form only and mainly focus on new music, with discussions, artist interviews, and track list...
Oct 19, 2023•36 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Send us a text We're back from hiatus! After a few weeks of retooling and behind-the-scenes makeover montages, your pals Rex and Jói are back with a lemon-fresh new episode of 66 Degrees of Sound. 66 Degrees of Sound by The Reykjavík Grapevine is your one-stop shop for brand new Icelandic music, where Grapevine journalists Rex Beckett and Jóhannes Bjarkason (aka Jói) discuss the latest Icelandic music releases and upcoming events. The show will now exist in podcast form only and mainly focus on ...
Sep 28, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Send us a text ANNOUNCEMENT! We are taking a short break for a couple of weeks to revise and refresh. We'll be back very soon! In the meantime, listen to some old episodes and our Spotify playlist . See you in a couple of weeks and as always, be excellent to each other! Welcome to 66 Degrees of Sound by The Reykjavík Grapevine, where Grapevine journalists Rex Beckett and Jóhannes Bjarkason (aka Jói) discuss the latest Icelandic music releases. Your one-stop shop for brand new Icelandic music, jo...
Aug 18, 2023•27 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Send us a text Welcome to 66 Degrees of Sound by The Reykjavík Grapevine, where Grapevine journalists Rex Beckett and Jóhannes Bjarkason (aka Jói) discuss the latest Icelandic music releases. Your one-stop shop for brand new Icelandic music, join us every Friday for the weekly roundup. This week, Jói is joined by Ólöf Rún Benediktsdóttir — member of dark-wave group/witch coven Svartþoka, community organiser at Læti! (fka Stelpur Rokka!), and a newly joined member of Norðanpaunk's organisation te...
Aug 11, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Send us a text Welcome to 66 Degrees of Sound by The Reykjavík Grapevine, where Grapevine journalists Rex Beckett and Jóhannes Bjarkason (aka Jói) discuss the latest Icelandic music releases. Your one-stop shop for brand new Icelandic music, join us every Friday for the weekly roundup. This week, Rex and Jói start the episode in full non-sequitur mode and straight into third-party celebrity sightings. We get a missed release from April with a stellar track by Kzoba, we head to the club to get st...
Aug 04, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Send us a text Welcome to 66 Degrees of Sound by The Reykjavík Grapevine, where Grapevine journalists Rex Beckett and Jóhannes Bjarkason (aka Jói) discuss the latest Icelandic music releases. Your one-stop shop for brand new Icelandic music, join us every Friday for the weekly roundup. This week, Rex and Jói are sorry for the episode that vanished last week, talk volcanic gasses polluting the Reykjavík cityscape and expose a secret location from where you can witness the eruption from town. We a...
Jul 28, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Send us a text Welcome to 66 Degrees of Sound by The Reykjavík Grapevine, where Grapevine journalists Rex Beckett and Jóhannes Bjarkason (aka Jói) discuss the latest Icelandic music releases. Your one-stop shop for brand new Icelandic music, join us every Friday for the weekly roundup. Happy 2023 Eruption everybody! This week, Rex and Jói are both back from holidays and adventures, getting super goofy again. We check out the new single by Sin Fang & Kjartan Hólm as Fischersund, and sit down ...
Jul 14, 2023•53 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Send us a text Welcome to 66 Degrees of Sound by The Reykjavík Grapevine, where Grapevine journalists Rex Beckett and Jóhannes Bjarkason discuss the latest Icelandic music releases. Your one-stop shop for brand new Icelandic music, join us every Friday for the weekly roundup. This time, Rex is off for a holiday so Jói is joined by Bjarni Daníel of indie band Supersport! fame. We find out about Supersport's forthcoming releases (which total a whopping two records this year) and their recent contr...
Jul 07, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Send us a text Welcome to 66 Degrees of Sound by The Reykjavík Grapevine, where Grapevine journalists Rex Beckett and Jóhannes Bjarkason discuss the latest Icelandic music releases. Your one-stop shop for brand new Icelandic music, join us every Friday for the weekly roundup. This week, Jói is off galavanting in Denmark and Rex is on their own, freely giving all the hot takes and unchecked critiques of the latest tracks. We check out a preview of LadieLex's new EP**, find a lost treasure from 20...
Jun 30, 2023•24 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Send us a text Welcome to 66 Degrees of Sound by The Reykjavík Grapevine, where Grapevine journalists Rex Beckett and Jóhannes Bjarkason discuss the latest Icelandic music releases. Your one-stop shop for brand new Icelandic music, join us every Friday for the weekly roundup. In this episode, we go back a few weeks to catch up with Faroese-Reykjavíker SAKARIS showing some gratitude, hear a recent offering from Högni with Daníel Bjarnason & the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, unpack the hype and ...
Jun 23, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Send us a text Welcome to 66 Degrees of Sound by The Reykjavík Grapevine, where Grapevine journalists Rex Beckett and Jóhannes Bjarkason discuss the latest Icelandic music releases. Your one-stop shop for brand new Icelandic music, join us every Friday for the weekly roundup. In this episode, Jói is back from his never-ending holiday and Rex reminisces about a nudist bicycle race. We chat with PC music newcomers Pink X-Ray, hornswaggle the album Þorparaljóð by queer-core scoundrels Dauðyflin, ge...
Jun 16, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Send us a text Welcome to 66 Degrees of Sound by The Reykjavík Grapevine, where Grapevine journalists Rex Beckett and Jóhannes Bjarkason discuss the latest Icelandic music releases. Your one-stop shop for brand new Icelandic music, join us every Friday for the weekly roundup. In this episode, Jói is still on holiday and Rex is joined by the Grapevine's Editor-in-Chief, Catharine Fulton , filling in as co-host. We have a delightful time talking to musician-dancer star on the rise Torfi, take a si...
Jun 09, 2023•49 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Send us a text Welcome to 66 Degrees of Sound by The Reykjavík Grapevine, where Grapevine journalists Rex Beckett and Jóhannes Bjarkason discuss the latest Icelandic music releases. Your one-stop shop for brand new Icelandic music, join us every Friday for the weekly roundup. In this episode, Jói is on a holiday far away and Rex is down with the sickness, so we've called in our pal Bjarni Daníel ( Supersport! and Skoffín band member, post-dreifing collective team, Ólatagarður co-host) to help us...
Jun 02, 2023•27 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Send us a text Welcome to 66 Degrees of Sound by The Reykjavík Grapevine, where Grapevine journalists Rex Beckett and Jóhannes Bjarkason discuss the latest Icelandic music releases. Your one-stop shop for brand new Icelandic music, join us every Friday for the weekly roundup. In this episode we are joined by Kormákur Jarl Gunnarsson (Flesh Machine & DJ Kommi) as a co-host since Jói is off on holiday. Rex and Kommi dive into some deeply vulnerable music and talk about getting real and letting...
May 26, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Send us a text Welcome to 66 Degrees of Sound by The Reykjavík Grapevine, where Grapevine journalists Rex Beckett and Jóhannes Bjarkason discuss the latest Icelandic music releases. Your one-stop shop for brand new Icelandic music, join us every Friday for the weekly roundup. In this episode, we meet up with Úlfur Eldjárn who walks us through the journey of his new single, 'Continuum'. We also hear some new indie rockers from Akureyri who are avoiding a hike; discover a new track by Biggi Maus i...
May 19, 2023•46 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Send us a text Welcome to Icelandic Music This Week by The Reykjavík Grapevine, where Grapevine journalists Rex and Jóhannes discuss the latest Icelandic music releases. Your one-stop shop for brand new Icelandic music, join us every Friday for the weekly roundup. In this episode, we hear some Imogen Heap-esque bending pop care of Inki, debate the politics of Lilja Sól's tribute to milk, and discover what those Manchester Factory bands would have sounded like if they hadn't picked up the crackpi...
May 12, 2023•41 min
