66 Degrees of Sound
Welcome to 66 Degrees of Sound, a show by The Reykjavík Grapevine bringing you all the latest music releases in Iceland. The Reykjavík Grapevine is an English language magazine published 18 times a year, focusing on all things Iceland-related. Launched in 2003, the independent magazine has long been a leading voice in Icelandic culture.
In this show made for music lovers and Icelandophiles, Grapevine journalists Rex Beckett and Jóhannes Bjarkason discuss and play some of the latest new music releases in Iceland.
The show releases three episodes per week. Artist Spotlight on Tuesdays, where the hosts are joined by a musician; Hot Happenings on Thursdays, where some of the most exciting events in Reykjavík are covered; and Saturday Morning Mix on Saturdays, featuring a curated playlist for your weekend's delight.
This show is produced by the Reykjavík Grapevine.
Episodes
67 episodes
Artist Spotlight: Xiupill (REPLAY)
Coming back from our last holiday of the summer (verslunarmannahelgin) and slowly coming back to life / back to reality, we bring you another replay of one of our classics. This time we bring you a re-listen of our artist spotlight with genre-b...
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Season 3
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Episode 42
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33:30
Hot Happenings: SAMANFEST 2024
We have reached Verslunarmannahelgi, aka Merchant's Day Weekend, the unofficial "end of summer" in Iceland which is marked by a long weekend full of festivals and parties all over the country. The newest addition to the festival roster is SAMAN...
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Season 3
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Episode 41
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34:34
Artist Spotlight: BSÍ (REPLAY)
With August on the doorstep and our cohost Jóhannes Bjarkason going on holiday, we will be doing things a little bit differently this month and bringing you some replays of some of our favourite artist spotlight episodes. Jói and Rex handpicked...
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Season 3
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Episode 40
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40:18
Saturday Morning Mix #12
It's another short-mix this week as we wind down with our final episode before our August break. Jói is heading to Denmark for the month, where he will troll the locals by speaking to them in English with a Danish accent. Rex will be on staycat...
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Season 3
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Episode 39
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42:40
Hot Happenings: Norðanpaunk Turns 10!
You know that meme that’s like “If there’s no girls, goths, or gays, I’m not going”? If you giggled and double-tapped it, Norðanpaunk is the festival for you. Celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, Norðanpaunk (“northern punk”) is a count...
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Season 3
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Episode 38
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45:08
Artist Spotlight: lúpína
Our guest today is lúpína, the artist name of Icelandic-Norwegian singer-songwriter Nína Solveig Andersen. The Oslo-based artist was awarded our 2024 Grapevine Music Award for Song of the Year with her breakthrough single “ástarbréf”, which was...
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Season 3
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Episode 37
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39:02
Saturday Morning Mix #11
Another fine Saturday with a cup o' Joe and another episode kicked off with hijinks! After an hilarious false-start in the studio, we get into a shorter but fantastic mix for you as we wind down July and shift into vacation mode.That's ...
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Season 3
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Episode 36
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43:36
Hot Happenings: Innipúkinn Festival
This week we're diving into the upcoming Innipúkinn Festival, happening August 2-4 at Gamla Bíó and Röntgen. Since 2002, the festival has held down the home court over verslunarmannahel...
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Season 3
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Episode 35
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48:30
Artist Spotlight: Hasar (Uncut & Unhinged)
You know those Monday mornings where you're feeling the Garfield mode extra hard, and then someone rocks up with enough energy to power the entire city? That's exactly what went down on this artist spotlight episode with true rocker Hasar.<...
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Season 3
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Episode 34
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52:16
Saturday Morning Mix #10
While we're stuck in Reykjavík enjoying this delightfully cloudy and cold July, we are travelling through the conveyance of music alone to get our summer holiday fix. This week's playlist is a journey of all the summer vibes; cute indie-punk, b...
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Season 3
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Episode 33
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45:52
Hot Happenings: Prikið with Geoffrey Þór Huntingdon-Williams
Very few places in Reykjavík have endured or garnered such a unique reputation as downtown institution Prikið. Known today as the beating heart of Iceland's hip hop scene, the cultural icon goes...
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Season 3
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Episode 32
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45:34
Artist Spotlight: Guðmundur Ari Arnalds (slummi)
Our guest today is Guðmundur Ari Arnalds, aka slummi & many other monikers, experimental artist, producer, and sound engineer who has been active for many years. He released two albums this spring — Idiot Flower on April 26 and Bast...
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Season 3
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Episode 31
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32:58
Saturday Morning Mix #9
We are fresh as the lupins in full bloom and quoting The Cure on this fine Saturday morning! Coming at you with a tangent-heavy introspective episode, this week's mix is full of darkpop gems, cool summery bops and eighth grade mallgoth perfecti...
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Season 3
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Episode 30
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47:12
Hot Happenings: Agnes Hlynsdóttir (LEMMY & Iðnó)
Over the past months, almost every guest on our show has brought up the state of the live music landscape in Reykjavík in terms of the lack of midsize venues to play. This being a huge subject for all of us over at Grapevine HQ — contributor Is...
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Season 3
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Episode 29
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40:20
Artist Spotlight: Tófa
This week kicked off with truly Garfield vibes in GV HQ Studios, with your dear hosts Rex and Jói just needing naps and lasagna. Our spirits were immensely lifted by our guests, Allie Doersch and Árni Þór Árnason of longstanding punk band Tófa....
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Season 3
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Episode 28
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48:28
Saturday Morning Mix #8
After nearly a full month of grey fake-summer in Iceland, it's hard to believe that the sun has finally come out for this last weekend of June! We aren't getting too excited — lest we jinx it — so instead we will just enjoy these sunny new tune...
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Season 3
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Episode 27
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45:08
Hot Happenings #9: Hátiðni Arts Festival
On today’s Hot Happenings we will be previewing the upcoming Hátiðni Arts Festival, which takes place July 5 — 7 in Borðeyri, North Iceland. Originally a brainchild of the Post-dreifing collective, this will be the sixth edition of the independ...
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Season 3
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Episode 26
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40:26
Artist Spotlight: Ólöf Rún
On this week's artist spotlight we welcome musician, artist, organiser and friend-of-the-pod Ólöf Rún Benediktsdóttir, a long-time member of Iceland’s grassroots music and art communities. This is her second time joining us in the studio, as sh...
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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45:44
Saturday Morning Mix #7: Monday Mix-Up Edition #2
Illness struck the 66DoS crew again last week which caused confusion of all kinds, so the episode meant for last Saturday is hitting you on this fresh Monday morning! It's a truly mixed episode this week where we go from light tunes to dark sub...
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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1:08:06
Hot Happenings #8: Berndsen
Every once in a while we are treated to a big show by an elusive favourite, and that is just the ticket next week as long-time synthpop outfit Berndsen grace us with a huge solo gig at Iðnó. ...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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31:58
Artist Spotlight — Mighty Bear
Having just celebrated Iceland's 80th birthday, we are back at it this week with another wonderful artist spotlight! This week, Rex and Jói welcome experimental dark pop performance artist and queer icon Mighty Bear to Grapevine HQ Studios....
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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37:32
Saturday Morning Mix #6
After skipping a Saturday morning mix episode last week, we were so excited to get back into the groove that neither of us could shut up this week. In a slightly longer episode than usual, we delve into the nature of artist collaborations, the ...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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51:02
Hot Happenings #7: Slacker Events
With our new Grapevine issue about to drop tomorrow, we heat up the happenings once again this week with our guests from Slacker Events, an independent production and promotion team bringing banging parties to our local scene. The Slack...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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38:24
Artist Spotlight — Sin Fang
The gang is back together this week as Jói returns from a much-needed staycation and Rex emerges from sick leave. We kick things off this week with a very fun visit from the one and only Sin Fang! The moniker of Sindri Már Sigfússon (al...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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43:34
Hot Happenings #6: Reykjavík Arts Festival Special
Due to the lapse in releases due to a certain podcast producer getting sick, we are bringing you the Hot Happenings episode that should have come out on May 30th today. Luckily it's still very hot, cause it's all about the
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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34:02