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Electric Independence
It is hard to believe that Norway’s Skatebård could ever top the off-kilter brilliance of his debut, Skateboarding was a Crime (in 1989), but somehow he has.
Piers Martin
11.1.06
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Norwegian Krautrock
120 Days are from Norway which is a very peaceful, prosperous country that's totally removed from the place that the rest of the issue is about.
Thandie Neutron
11.1.06
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Choosing Poverty
Being on tour is pretty miserable. It's all about sleeping on floors, peeing in bottles and showering with no hot water (if you're lucky).
Christina Chaconas
11.1.06
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Snow Patrol
I was four when my father got me my first snow scooter. I can't remember any of it, but it must have been something special because here I am, and all I can think about is driving my scooter all year round.
Magnus
11.1.06
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How To Make It As A Single Mum Of Five
I've lived here in Brockstow all my life. When I was 17 I got pregnant with Sinead and I had her at 18. I was with Sinead's dad Terry for three years and then he started taking brown (heroin) and stuff.
Gemma Stanbridge
11.1.06
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This Is Poverty
I have lived in Radford since 1963 and I’ve seen the place change a lot. The fact of the matter is that family life has gone down and anti-social behaviour has become more of a problem.
Councillor Mohammad Aslam
11.1.06
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Tidbits
The most successful communities in the world are those that take their natural resources and convert them into something that others have a need or want for. It would seem Coober Pedy is screwed.
VICE Staff
11.1.06
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Hold A Grudge?
I'm 20 years old now, and I am unemployed.
PJ
11.1.06
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Live By The Pipe
Bob Hund, also known as Bergman Rock, has been around forever and ever. And right now we've been hearing a lot of rumours about them, including that they've started playing live again, for the first time in years.
Patrick Crotty
11.1.06
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How To Rob
The first day we were in Radford and St Ann's, we kept asking people about how the area got its reputation for violence. People like the councillor on Page 38 told us the reputation was undeserved and was manufactured by the media to make for a good...
VICE Staff
11.1.06
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In Memoriam
This was in The Meadows housing estate. A couple of weeks previously, Nathan Williams, aged 17, was shot in the estate's shopping centre. It was broad daylight and witnesses say it was after an argument over a pushbike.
VICE Staff
11.1.06
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Mountain Momma
I'm 21 and I was raised in Louisa, Kentucky. I love it here. It's peaceful. It's quiet. I have two kids, Destiny and Jacob. They're one and two years old. I'm raising them on my own because their dad was unfaithful.
Sunshine Fannin
11.1.06
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