The Gangs Issue
Pregnant For 10 Years
Laestadians are a Scandinavian version of the Amish. Modern life and all the deliciously sinful things that belong in it, like music (apart from hymns), dancing, TV, radio, the internet, and magazines are strictly verboten.
I Was A Crip ... Sort Of
I'm pretty sure I was a member of the blue-wearing gang, the Crips, from 2001 to 2002. I was on a lot of drugs then and have a piss poor recollection of all things, but I got a good feeling I was in the gang.
Grimewatch
Wow. Where do we start? A lot has happened since the last Grimewatch update. So much in fact that we don’t have time to talk about Mercston getting put on a lengthy lockdown following an incident with a 15-year-old girl at the Prince’s Trust music...
Flying Solo
Until not so long ago, Ariel Pink spent the better part of eight years sitting in his LA room, recording all kinds of variations on his amazing, vaguely melancholy, fuzzed up, lo-fi melodies that sound like they're from the future.
Hand Jive
Setting aside for a moment the cred supremacy of inner-city housing projects-if the ghetto had a ghetto of its own, it would be Herschelwood. It is basically your favorite ghetto's favorite ghetto.
Vice Recommends
Before we start, let's just point out that the aim of this column is to tell you about music videos that you can watch using a computer or whatever you use to connect to the internet. previously, we're sure you won't be able to competently find these...
American Aghori
The fundamentals of Aghor-perhaps the most extreme religion in the world-are fantastically simple, though nonetheless repugnant to most. Repugnance, or rather the quest to overcome it, is in fact a central tenet of this belief system.
The Downsides Of Cocaine
A few weeks ago I got a call from my dad saying my cousin had been murdered in a Colombian cartel slaying. He was found in a jeep abandoned on a highway, its engine still running, along with two other bodies.
I Joined Three Cults Simultaneously
VICE made me join three cults for this issue: Adidam, the Moonies, and Aleph. Since Adidam tops the list of "controversial groups" at cult watchdog Rick Ross's website, I figured it'd be the best place to start.
Stompers Reunion
In June 2006, between 20 and 30 students from a technical college in Bangkok, Thailand, were gathered at a bar. A man who did not know these students made a disrespectful comment which led to the man’s death.
Hey Ladies
In 1976, fourteen-year-old Ari Up ran into her friend Palmolive at a Patti Smith gig. That night the two girls, inspired by the punk scene exploding around them, decided to form a band.
The Pashto Cowboys
In a town called Peshawar in the wild west of Pakistan, there's a gang that call themselves God's Children. They are rough guys, some as young as 13, armed to the hilt with Kalashnikovs and six-shooter revolvers, who cruise around doing good deeds in...