Lowriders in the Post-War Era: A Chat with Ben Chappell
For fans of music made in the post-War era, lowriders—the flashy classic cars with tiny wheels, Snoop’s 64 Impala—are the stuff of West Coast rap videos, with the crown of biggest baller on the block...
View ArticleBraaaaains
If ever in an intimate moment of self-reflection you have considered just what is going on in your head when you wonder why you think, feel and act the way you do, then you should be here in New...
View ArticleNoisey: Die Antwoord - "Fatty Boom Boom"
"Fatty Boom Boom" is a bright and colorful African adventure, complete with wild animals, zef savages singing and dancing in the streets, and a special guest appearance by a sneaky little prawn star....
View ArticleThe Future Is Almost Here
Smartphones and a host of tiny, tiny computers are about to automate your home. So sayeth the futurists, and so sayeth the profit-seeking siliconed youth. And, most recently, so sayeth the founders of...
View ArticleNoisey: One Man Metal Part 2
Here's Part 2 of our three-part documentary on metal's most infamous fringe artists. We interviewed Leviathan, Striborg, and Xasthur—three solo artists who produce black metal on the margins of...
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Ausmuteants Love Guys Called Kurt
Local boys Ausmuteants enjoy perforating eardrums, making messy garage sounds, and seem to have at least one member in every band in the city. They also just happen to be playing playing Noisey...
View ArticleTattoo Age: Mutsuo Part 2
In this episode of Tattoo Age we delve into the history of Three Tides Tattoo. We hear from Mutsuo, Chris Garver, and Masa Sakamoto, as they give us insight into how western-style tattooing gained...
View ArticleA Pirate Bay in the Cloud
The Pirate Bay is entering a new era as it moves all of its data from in-house servers in Sweden into the cloud in a move designed, in part, to evade the copyright cops. It all happened very quietly...
View ArticleHow the Moon Was Born
The idea that the Moon was once part of Earth was suggested as far back as 1898, but it wasn’t until the mid-70s that the giant impact hypothesis — which suggests that the Moon was formed via the...
View ArticleOFF! - "Wrong" Featuring Jack Black
Punk lifers OFF! share another video from their first proper self-titled album. Usually, when somebody describes a song as particularly ball-busting, they're referring to the intensity of the playing...
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Judging Nite Moves' Artistic Merit in the Flesh
There is a gentleman’s entertainment venue on the outskirts of Albany called Nite Moves that has been in the media lately. Their newfound attention can be attributed to the unappreciative New York...
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Zak Loves Mandy
All photos by Kimberly Kane I first met Zak Smith and Mandy Morbid back in 2007 while shooting a porno in the Mojave Desert. Zak “Sabbath”—his stage name—performed the role of a transient squatter,...
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A Living Diary of a Dying Industry: You Can’t Ever Sing “Don’t Stop...
Howard Paar and I met at a charity function in Venice. We had a mutual friend who’s a master at networking who’d invited us both, even though we didn’t know anyone there and aren’t good at networking....
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VICE Premiere: Bam! Bam!'s "Out the Window" Video
Bam! Bam! is a Bay Area duo that just signed to HHBTM (aka, the best label ever) and is already sending people belly crawling through the dank trenches of the internet looking for clues. They have a...
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Popping the Marks: The Theological Consequences of Seeing Hulk Hogan’s Penis
On March 29, 1987, Hulk Hogan changed my life forever. I was nine years old. He was the champion and one half of the most iconic staredown in wrestling history, gazing up at Andre the Giant, preparing...
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Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'N' Roll: Dildos, Benzos, and Astral Folk Pop
SEX - DILDOS When I was in high school and first exploring sex toys, I feared the dildo. I was down with vibrators, I'd drive with my girlfriends to the local sex shop, giggling and avoiding eye...
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On the Road with Obama and Romney - Part 4
Photographs by Liz Gorman. It's been a week of small defeats. We've been on the road now for eight days, and I've been blowing my deadlines for these dispatches and getting attacked for the ones I've...
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Sam Smyth Had an Oops Poops
Sam Smyth is the talent manager for Girl and Chocolate skateboards. If you Google him, most of the links that pop up lead to pictures of him eating sandwiches or his photo website. While those...
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Question of the Day: Do Dogs and Cats Understand Us?
We are all guilty of speaking to our pets as if they are going to respond, whether that means having a conversation with our super intelligent cat or talking in a baby voice to our cute widdle doggie....
View ArticleThe Second Presidential Debate - Live
Watch the presidential debate here—and follow our bloggers below. They're funnier than your friends. We promise. The cast: David Schilling, VICE contributor; Jaime Lee Curtis Taete, VICE's West Coast...
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