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rare work promo alert 🚨 all year I've been commissioning tiktok content. if you haven't seen us yet, we're here. includes: lewis capaldi interviewed while having a colonic, super fans, the right amount of music news, club flyer adventures and loaaads more
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where are all the 18-25 year old music bloggers/content creators at? I'm looking for freelancers who can tiktok + write for noisey/VICE. is this you? please send some examples via DM. crucial: must love music >>>>>>.
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ten years at VICE this year and I'm now senior commissioning editor for on tiktok and instagram. find us thrusting mics toward the fans and the famous here:
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first time I met jamal I was 19 and trying to photograph a music festival for my blog and he borrowed my camera and came back with loads of photos of BBK. that's what he did: created opportunity. he's the original content creator – music wouldn't be the same without him. RIP.
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It was a real privilege to chop it up with LD, the godfather of UK drill, for the latest episode of Noisey Raps. We spoke to him the morning of and in the days after his release. Full clip here:
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today is my last day at VICE. if you rate me email me about writing for you, i'm really good at it. chuck me on your mailing lists, invite me to your events / drinks things / all that shit i've been too knackered to do for the last 5 years. let's go!
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i suppose now is as good a time as any to say that after 7+ years at VICE, i'm leaving to focus on writing full time. you can hit me up on emmasavedlatin@gmail.com for commissions and whatnot
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i wrote about the 'GTA: The Trilogy' remaster, which let me down in a way i wasn't quite expecting
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In London in 2021, pedicabs rule the streets. Who rides them? I spent an evening seeking out the best bikes blaring eurotrance bangers, in an effort to find out.
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for the latest / cover i hung out with arrdee of "have you seen the state of her body" fame, to find out the story behind how he went from working at an amazon warehouse to occupying the UK top 10 within six months: vice.com/en/article/jgm
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How did you spend your Halloween? I spent mine trying to convince rich people to give me money
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For I wrote about what it was like growing up as a Somali in the U.K. I also reflected on the concept of Somalinimo and how it helps me situate my identity.
Hope you enjoy reading it!
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Reality TV's Biggest Scam Had 30 People Drop Everything for a Prize That Didn't Exist dlvr.it/SB0xsn
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the video for our new single, 'Since I', is premiering at now – directed by the one and only 🌹🤝⚡️
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Have you seen this clown??? I wrote about how Ronald McDonald has been missing for 7 years:
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🚨 (also today) after a small break, my column is back!
We’ve changed Hey Man up a little: one question per column, more depth. This column means a lot to me, and I hope people continue to find it useful.
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from the meatball-sub-loving carhartt boys to east london's gak'n'green juice aries crew, here's on What Your Favourite Streetwear Brand Says About You.
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For I wrote about why your rich friends should admit their financial privilege and be honest about where their money comes from :)
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“we’ve come from absolutely nowt and we made something from having a laugh"
for the latest noisey cover, spent the day at bad boy chiller crew's farm. come for nonsense, stay for the genuinely moving portrait of life behind the banter: vice.com/en/article/epn
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I am: looking for stories about getting into – and out of – debt for 's The Debt Collection column. Pitch me: ryan.bassil@vice.com.
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I did my best to make the case for why Summer 2021 has been shite
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I spoke to the long-suffering partners of crypto bros
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Little Simz is 's latest cover star! spoke to her about upcoming album 'Sometimes I Might Be Introvert' 🤫
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This article draws on an interview I did with - and I think it offers a good perspective on the inequality crisis we need to tackle….
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As crypto grows, so do scams (remember when every Twitter account from Elon Musk to Kanye West posted a Bitcoin scam link last year?) spoke to some unlucky people who lost hundreds of thousands.
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On Monday many 18 and 19 year-olds all headed to the club for their very first time
For I went to Bristol to see if they still give a shit about nightclubs, or if months of isolation had killed the buzz.
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according to a new report, cash is used for less than a fifth of all payments. so what are people taking money out for? I spent an afternoon annoying people outside cash points to find out
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The Download Pilot was a genuinely quite moving event to be a part of. Seriously impressive that everyone pulled together in a few weeks to make it happen.
Thank you and for your thoughts❤️🔥
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