Jimi Kritzler

  • ESG Don't Appreciate Your Sample Credits

    In the early 1980s, three sisters from the South Bronx were given instruments by their mum in an attempt to keep them off the streets. The sisters formed ESG, and have spent the past 34 years creating post-punk tinged dub and hip-hop. This month they...

  • Are You Ravers at Heart?

    Forces make EBM and industrial dance music that makes you think of a world where Throbbing Gristle or DAF made a career out of hit songs. In the leadup to Forces’ performance at Sugar Mountain Festival, and the release of their 12” on Siberia Records...

  • Violent Femme becomes Mellow Dude

    In strange twist of fate, Brian Ritchie (former bassist of Violent Femmes whose hit “Blister in the Sun” served as the soundtrack to many an early 90s finger-bang) is now living in Tasmania, running a tea shop, playing in a surf-rock band with dudes...

  • Sydney - Come to our Issue Launch Party at Good God

    You’re getting a party, some free drinks, the garage rock rumble of Drunk Moms and Bloods to entertain you and it’s free to get in as long as you RSVP.

  • Melbourne - Go To Our Issue Launch Party This Thursday

    Starting this Thursday, VICE Australia is throwing a couple of parties to launch our “Sprinkles Of The Sandman Issue” and distract you from the fact that life is basically an ongoing series of disappointments interspersed with sexual failures and cash...

  • We Saw This: Standish & Carlyon

    Hanging out at Melbourne's music/chess equivalent of Indecent Proposal.