The Reykjavík Grapevine Issue 04 — 2010 2 Editorial | Haukur S Magnússon On Cover: The Reykjavík Grapevine Jón Þór (Jónsi) Birgisson Hafnarstræti 15, 101 Reykjavík and Nico Muhly www.grapevine.is nd Haukur’s 22 Editorial Cover Photo and [email protected] On what I think about Icesave, Illustration by: Published by Fröken ehf. Lilja Birgisdóttir and www.froken.is Kreppa, Icelandic Bankers, Icelandic Ingibjörg Birgisdóttir Member of the Icelandic Travel Industry Association - Businessmen, Icelandic Politicians, www.saf.is THE BLACK REPORT And How It Will Probably Skirt Over Important Printed by Landsprent ehf. in 25.000 copies. 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Marc Vincenz Bogi Bjarnason James Ashworth Valur Gunnarsson Rachel Aimee Katrin Redfern TRACK OF THE ISSUE Íris Erlingsdóttir a. rawlings Get Albums That Rule For Free Benni Hemm Hemm J. Edward Keyes Also, a luscious tee Arnar Vuþa Retaliate Eyjólfur Eyvindarson Hey you! Yes, you! Are you reading this on our day of bennihemmhemm Editorial Interns: publication – April 9? Do you like good music? Fancy Download Retaliate Sophia Van Treeck / [email protected] some free stuff? Anna Andersen / [email protected] Alright. Now here’s your chance. The first at www.grapevine.is Stephanie Orford / [email protected] five people that bring copies of this very note to the On-line News Editor Smekkleysa store on Laugavegur (101 Reykjavík, but of Fans of Icelandic music need no introduction to Benni Hemm Paul Nikolov / [email protected] course) will receive the following: Hemm, for he is LEGEND in the local scene. 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