CHUNKLET TO GO GO
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Vinyl and Ebay: A Fascinating Relationship (Volume Two)
At some point last year, an acquaintance made me aware of RecordFlipper, a blog that aims to serve as an investment tip sheet for the release and future release of hyperlimited vinyl titles. I decided to interview one of the main flippers about it. Full story
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Best Musical Questions for the 21st Century—Kim Fowley Interviews Chris Darrow
In this revelatory meeting of the minds: two visionaries converge as Kim Fowley quizzes longtime friend Chris Darrow providing a music history lesson and questions galore that run the gamut from Facebook, drug use, alcohol, and fast food. Full story
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Bringing in the String Section with Mars' Mark Cunningham
Mars never made a bad album. In fact, during its fleeting, 36-month lifespan, the NYC no wave combo never made any kind of album. Full story
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The F***s to S***s Ratio
Two give-a-shits strains the threshold of tolerability. Beyond two shits is technically mental illness. That’s where you care so much about what you’re doing, you can’t even handle being a human being. This is where you kick somebody’s teeth in for talking during your set when yo… Full story
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The Secret Sin of Mark Driscoll
Here are the tracks which Mark Driscoll has been allowing to seep into his gel-soaked, faux-hawked-like-a-third-grader, hair, then down into his hard, NASA hard, skull. Full story
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Straight White Guys, Just Stop It
How about this, if you had to sing the song you're thinking of covering in front of a group of non-white people would you feel comfortable, or uncomfortable? Full story
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Problematic Lyrics Within Ten Pop Songs
Let us not forget that the junior high boys from ten years ago, the ones who commented at Suicide Girls forums and had a kind of sour smell to them, they, too, had a hard time swallowing Bright Eyes lyrics. Full story
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Rocking Your Jock: The Wide World of Sports and Where It Has Intersected With Music
When it comes to pro sports, money doesn’t just “talk” anymore. It $hreds. It also yodel$, jam$, drops phat ba$$ and of course, $pit$ mad flow. Full story
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Defending Reggae to White People Who Don’t Like Reggae
To not like reggae based on the five unassailable tenets of Reggae No Thank You is to do the world a disservice. And you've done that enough, Whitey. Full story
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The Theory of Rock Entropy
Let’s say for the sake of still taking, that the Theory of Rock Entropy is something you’d be interested in hearing about. In this case, possible questions you’d have include "What the fuck is wrong with you?" Full story
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Dawn of the Dusk
Interpol says they got a picture of a one year old child in a roasting pan like a piglet. Had an apple in his mouth and everything. Full story
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Vinyl and Ebay: A Fascinating Relationship
Ok, so why did you open and handle the record with your big, fluid-gorged sausage fingers? Why can I see the record in your picture? Because you needed to check the color? Check this color, hoss (helps to visualize an extended middle digit right now). Full story
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Every Critic’s Dream
Do you have a DJ night? You should have a DJ night. I would go to your DJ night just to hear all of the songs that you think are good because I bet I would think they’re good too. I would either dance to the songs or quietly and reverently listen to them. Full story
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Ignorance Is Bliss
We could instead be… I don’t know, fucking? Yeah, that doesn’t take any knowledge of anything. Let’s all just fuck and pick our butts like a bunch of gross hairy beasts and stop pretending to be so smart, you guys. Full story
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Monoshock Reissue Kills Time Dead
It’s a free country, and there’s no sweeter freedom than spending a little cash to almost not like something even though it’s the kind of thing you think is great. Full story
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History of the Rock Grunt
Hey: how about when you're listening to rock music and the singer, instead of singing words, just lets out a real primal grunt? Isn't that the best? Yes, it is the best. What follows is a historical tour through some of Rock's Great Grunts. Full story
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Steve Miller's Account of Intercepting a Box of Records Addressed to His Son
Fan Fiction based on inner dialogues of hilarious generational dissonance: legendary classic rock guitarist Steve Miller’s first-person account. Full story
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Bringing in the String Section with Michael Gira
Michael Gira is not known for making tepid, lightweight albums. Swans exudes a superhuman intensity. Even the band's recent reunion has transcended expectations. Full story
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Recalibrating Your Opinions so the World Doesn’t Bother You
Sometimes, thanks to the internet, it’s “fuk u idiot” instead of “LA LA LA LA LA,” but the idea is roughly the same. People dislike hearing things they don’t instantly agree with. Full story
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The Wheel of Punk Part Two
The good news about The Wheel of Punk™ is we don’t have to decide who is more punk. We can just say “however punk you think The Ramones are, the Sex Pistols are equally punk and vice versa, only the Sex Pistols are on the ‘artier’ side of the circle and the Ramones are on the ‘du… Full story
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The Wheel of Punk
This is what we've needed all along, a surefire way to determine what's punk, and what's more punk. Use codeword: BANANAS in the comments section for an added sense of intellectual superiority. Full story
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The Sad Cult of H.I.M.
It's all Bam's fault. Full story
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AIDS? You Can Get Grunge From That
It’s airtight. AIDS caused grunge. Full story
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I Broke Even Buying Records
I’m the Ray fucking Allen of sandwich wrappers that are metaphors for records over here. Full story
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Attention Crybabies
“I’m this thing, not THAT thing.” ET CETERA. Full story
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Regular Human Beings
We just buy CDs at Target and play them in the car. Full story
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Co-MVPs of Time Wasting
Baseball’s Rick Ankiel and GNOD. Full story
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How the Internet Works
The internet is great. It’s like getting a tattoo of everything you or anybody else has ever said. Full story
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Cracking the Code of Rock Record Write-Ups
Those blurbs record store clerks write on albums are bullshit. Full story
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Twee Twerps and Twee Twits
Cotton ball clouds… balls of yarn… guitars on a minimum of capo five. Full story
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Bringing in the String Section with Dan Bejar
You tried for the gold, but all you grasped was a trash bag full of cake farts. Full story
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When Was the Last Time You Were the Godfather of Something?
R.I.P. Chuck Brown 1936-2012. Full story
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Bringing in the String Section with Bob Nanna (Braid)
You reached for the stars and all you grasped was the sweet pube-mound of infinite failure. Accept it. Full story
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A Guide to Filler
No song needs a third solo. Full story
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"Cool" Comes from Borderline Autistic People
There is a 96 percent chance I have barbecue sauce on some part of me. I can assure you I am not cool. Full story
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We Are All Shitty Buddhists
Saying you’re a Buddhist is less work than burning up your entire buzz trying to explain secular humanism. Full story
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Karaoke Master
It would be a healthy idea to familiarize yourself with the singles history of Shania Twain. Full story
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How to Best Ruin Your Band’s Legacy
Before you form a band, you should figure out how to best generate nostalgia that would make someone want to see your hypothetical band at a later date in the distant future. Full story
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Bringing in the String Section with Sohrab Habibion
You changed it up and you fucked it up. Accept it. Full story
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I'm Not Allowed to Like A.C. Anymore Since They Signed to Earache
Even the best, most talented bands make amazing mistakes. Surviving them and moving on is a skill most of us could use in our day-to-day lives. Full story
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Record Store Clerk Therapy: It's Not Just a Snob, It's an Adventure
Despite needing us (people who still pay for music) more now than ever, record store clerks still manage to treat us like something they found scuttling out of an ancient box of cassingles. Full story
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How to Sell Records Like The Smiths
It's the holiday season, which means the record industry--or, more appropriately, what's left of it--is scrambling to sell music which is widely available for free all over the 'net. Full story
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Snobby Record Store Clerk Therapy: Portland
I love Mississippi Records in Portland, but that one guy with the hat is a fucking dick. I wouldn't piss on him if he were on fire. I don't care if he reads this. Full story
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Local Music: The Genre
Your album is in the "local" section because it sucks, not because of where your house is. Full story
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Slayer Has Some Cool T-Shirts, but Fuck if We'll Wear Them
"Why not support one of your favorite bands?" you might ask. Simple: The majority of their fans are fucking idiots. Full story
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Juggalos Are OK, Cupid
Don’t be a Tumblr asshole to people trying to find love.
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Deportee Purgatory
About 40 percent of Mexican immigrants deported from the US are sent back through Tijuana.
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VICE News: This Is What Winning Looks Like
A documentary about the ineptitude and corruption of the Afghan security forces.
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Americana: It's Like Vietnam All Over Again
The Virginia-Carolina Military History Association gets lit up by the Viet Cong.
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Teens Are Being Trapped in Abusive 'Drug Rehab Centers'
How an anti-drug cult from the 60s has evolved into a billion-dollar industry.
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VICE News: Triple Hate
A documentary about Nathan Bedford Forrest, the Memphis City Council, the Klan, and the Crips.
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Marc Maron Is the King of Twitter
The man is an entertainer, and clearly a very smart one.
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A Chat with Janicza Bravo (and Brett Gelman) About Her New Short Starring Michael Cera in a Wheelchair
I chatted with J&B over baba ghanoush.
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Murderous Fanatics and EDL Idiots Brought Darkness to Woolwich, London Yesterday
We tried to make sense of it all.
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A Few Impressions: 'Leviathan,' I Love You
It holds up a mirror to nature, but this mirror came from a fun house.
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VICE on HBO Extended: Tobaccoland
Thomas Morton gets a full smoke-therapy treatment in Malang.
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In Search of Tim Dog, the Rapper Turned Con Artist Who Probably Faked His Own Death
This February, the legendary rapper turned grifter Tim Dog died. So why is there a warrant out for his arrest?
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Speaking with Adam Kokesh, Before He Was Detained by the Feds
This would be the first in a series of controversies surrounding Adam and his politics.
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Pakistan's Election Went Off Without a Hitch... Sort Of
Just being able to transition governmental authority without military involvement is a victory.
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Young Americans: Season Two Trailer
A documented survey of people from a wide array of ethnic communities.
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Please Start Banning Books Again
There has never been a better time to start censoring art in America.
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The VICE Reader: Sort by Kind
The VICE Reader is a series on VICE.com in which we publish original fiction—mostly.
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Stoya on Peeking Behind the Porn Curtain
We are fascinated by what entertainers and public personalities do when they aren't at work.
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VICE News: Triple Hate
A doc about Nathan Bedford Forrest, the Memphis City Council, the Klan, and the Crips.
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Spanish Bombs: Granada Unveils Joe Strummer Plaza
Granada inaugurates a plaza for Clash frontman Joe Strummer.
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Listening to Kanye's "New Slaves" with White People
Let’s be clear: "New Slaves" is explicitly racial.
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Pump It Up
Photos by Anna Ryon, styling by Lola Chatterton.
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A Few Impressions: 'Leviathan,' I Love You
It holds up a mirror to nature, but this mirror came from a fun house.
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We Photographed the Drunk EDL Hate Mob That Attacked London's Police Last Night
They went there to spread Islamophobia and achieved absolutely nothing.
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Murderous Fanatics and EDL Idiots Brought Darkness to Woolwich, London Yesterday
We tried to make sense of it all.
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I Tested out Three Cambodian Spiritual Practices
And learned that Cambodian ghosts apparently don't believe in Jesus.
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Amy’s Baking Company's Grand Reopening Nearly Bored Me to Death
It was kinda like real life TV, but nothing was happening.
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Munchies: The Marrow
He yelled a lot while juicing rhubarbs.
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Noisey: Heavy Dicks - Drinking Cough Syrup with Weedeater
Fred and Jake join Weedeater to sample fine cough syrups and artisanal cheeses.
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VICE on HBO Extended: Egypt on the Brink - Women Under Assault
VICE co-founder Suroosh Alvi meets with some local activists around Tahrir Square.
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Art Talk: Matt Mignanelli
A chat about his work, life, and strong American work ethic.
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VICE News: Sisa: Cocaine of the Poor
A new drug called sisa is tearing its way through Athens' poor.
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Did a Murderer Just Give Himself Away on Yelp?
It seems like he might have done.
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How Are We Supposed to Know What the Government Does?
It's pretty terrifying how little we know.
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Watch Japanther's Kaleidoscopic New Video for "Stolen Flowers"
It's really good.
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Rave and Hardcore YouTube Comments Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity
They're genuinely some of the most beautiful things I've ever read.
Deportee Purgatory
Welcome to Tijuana’s El Bordo 
'Leviathan,' I Love You
James Franco at the Movies 
Juggalos Are OK, Cupid
Don’t Be a Tumblr Asshole 
Get Rich or High Trying
The Coming Age of Corporate Cannabis 
Triple Hate - Part 1
The KKK vs. the Crips vs. Memphis City Council 
Rave and Hardcore YouTube Comments
They Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity 
