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Hey Austin, Thanks for Letting Us Destroy Your Town

A week and a half ago, VICE descended on the fine city of Austin, Texas. The plan was to hog-tie South By Southwest and put an apple in its mouth, and we did just that. Full story

In the Catskills, Russian Music Plays You

Back in May, a friend offered me a ticket to KSP, the largest Russian music festival on the East Coast. I accepted, but didn’t anticipate the shitshow that followed. For the next four months I became a regular attendee of a series of vodka-fueled, Woodstock-meets-Moscow-meets-sle… Full story

Live from Iceland's Black Metal Asshole

Magda shows us pictures from her recent trip to Iceland, where smelly kids love to put on corpse paint, get drunk, and make out in broad daylight. Which is all the time, by the way. Full story

What Ladies Need to Know About Taking a Whiz al Fresco

It's sad that something as natural and beautiful as the act of urination becomes an inconvenience to females. But what many of you might not know is that confident women have been secretly squatting to piss in the woods for ages, and ladies, it’s about time we expose ourselves to… Full story

I Wasn't Welcome at the Nazi Rock Festival

On July 7th, 750 nationalists and I attended a day of hate, rage, and general all-round good vibes at Rock für Deutschland, the largest neo-Nazi festival in Germany. I learned that it's not a good idea to go to parties where everyone thinks you're subhuman. Full story

Pine Bush UFO Festival 2012

All the rolling farmland makes for an ideal alien playground. It also makes me wonder what the hell these people do for fun the rest of the year. Full story

Wasted Life

Why Is Coachella Repeating Itself?

Knowing that the festival will be repeated, note for note, step for step, makes its mechanical cynicism too transparent. Full story

Assessing the Legacy of Hologram Tupac

It was great, but the music industry needs to be careful it doesn't fuck everything up. Full story

Busara Was a Blast

I woke up one morning on the floor covered in octopus tentacles and money with no idea what happened. I assume it was a good night. Full story

Candid Camera

Sanna Charles Captures the Kids

Just because you own a camera and take pictures of your buddies when you’re drunk doesn’t mean you’re a great photographer. Full story