THIS IS SUMMER, DEAL WITH IT! Hunting for Monsters in East-Iceland • Morðingjarnir and Amiina - Saw Wielding Maniacs Inside the Belly of the Beast - a Voyage to Heart of the Music Industry with Mark Chung + info. A Complete City Guide and Listings: Map, Dining, Music, Arts and Events Issue 05 // May 9- May 22 2008 02 | Reykjavík Grapevine | Issue 05 2008 | Year 6 | May 09 – May 22 The Reykjavík Grapevine Opinion Vesturgata 5, 101 Reykjavík www.grapevine.is The wild in wilderness 08
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