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This Month in Shitty Music: July 2014
Brooklyn girls, metalcore and a thoroughly pointless award show.
Dan Ozzi
7.31.14
Stuff

We Asked Someone What It Feels Like to Be Struck By Lightning
After a freak thunderstorm storm in Los Angeles last weekend, 13 people were struck by bolts of lightning. We wanted to know what it felt like. Does your hair stand straight up? Does lightning burn?
Arielle Pardes
7.31.14
americas

Human Trafficking Is Rampant in Canada
Canada has removed 20 members of a massive human trafficking gang and deported them back to their native Hungary.
Angela Hennessy
7.31.14
Film

I'm Short, Not Stupid Presents: 'Buzkashi Boys'
What do you think of when you think of Afghanistan? From the coverage in mainstream American media, one may be under the impression that it’s a lawless country breeding Taliban fundamentalists. But this short captures the diverse stories of the Afghani...
Jeffrey Bowers
7.31.14
Portland

I Cupped Guy Fieri's Beans
In a quest to learn the true meaning behind 'Flavortown', I gathered a group of professional Oregon coffee cuppers to assess Guy Fieri's new coffee line, Flavortown Roasts, to slurp and sip on the food personality's brews.
Alex Mierjeski
7.31.14
thump blog

DON'T LET DICKHEAD DEVELOPERS KILL LIVERPOOL'S CLUB SCENE
It's hard to throw a warehouse party when you've got residents of luxury flats filing noise complaints.
Alex Horne
7.31.14
Music

Ok, Now We Really Know Who Has The Largest Vocabulary In Hip-Hop
Matt Daniels updated his data viz project that tracked which rapper has the most unique bars. (Spoiler: it's not Rick Ross)
Zach Sokol
7.31.14
London

The Internet in London's Tech City Is So Slow It's an 'Embarrassment'
Labour MP Meg Hillier is taking on the issue of Silicon Roundabout's super-fast fibre optic broadband, or lack thereof.
Victoria Turk
7.31.14
Features

Neon Jungle Put a Cover of BANKS's "Waiting Game" on Their Album and BANKS Fans Are Pissed as Hell
The British girlband have put “Waiting Game” on their debut album.
Ryan Bassil
7.31.14
Interviews

La Roux's Uncomfortable Paradise
Five years after her debut album and La Roux is finally back. She's been listening to a lot of dub and putting her anxiety behind her.
Caitlin White
7.31.14
The Jim Norton Show

'Freeway' Rick Ross
On the second episode of The Jim Norton Show, Jim sits down with former drug kingpin "Freeway" Rick Ross for a discussion that could never happen on a traditional talk show. Snoop Dogg even makes a special appearance.
VICE Staff
7.31.14
Premieres

Stream "I Forgot to Be Your Lover" by William Bell with the Stax Music Academy feat. Snoop Dogg
It's the lead track from the upcoming documentary 'Take Me to the River.' Also, check out a teaser of the film.
Eric Sundermann
7.31.14
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