GERMANY - THE CAR

We did a deal with Smart some time ago and they did this VICE car for us. We could keep it for 2 months and today is the last day. With tears in our eyes, we have to say goodbye to the VICE-mobile. Smart is not planning to produce this model in the near future. No more hipsters looking at us while cruising Mitte. No more offended hippies and groupie sex in the back. Goodbye VICE-Mobile.

GERMANY - INTERNS

Kira Pohl is the new intern for VICE Germany. She comes from Dortmund and, besides dancing like crazy to They Might Be Giants, opening beers with ANY part of her body and writing her university final essay on Walter Benjamin, she designs and draws every single envelope and package that leaves this office on a daily basis. Rainbows, hearts, squirrels, ponys and unicorns. Think Lisa Frank post mental breakdown. At the beginning we thought it was totally dumb, we were like "hey dude, stop doing this shit, it's totally stupid". Well, guess what? Our business associates LOVE IT. Clients and advertisers are writing us and asking for the lovely person behind such wonderful creations. "It cheers up my day" they say. Thanks to her we're getting loads of perks and free goodies. Like the Nixon Gold Edition for our Editor.

LONDON - OLD BLUE LAST RELAUNCH

The Old Blue Last is celebrating getting a full live license on Friday April 7th and we're throwing a huge party with live bands and DJs.

There'll be live sets from Vincent Vincent & The Villains, The Rumble Stripes and a special secret guest.

For the indie gossip crowd, this is the first time that the Villains and The Rumble Strips have ever shared a stage together. Charlie, the lead singer of The Rumble Strips quit VVV last year to form his own group and there's been a bit of bad blood between them since. Should be interesting.

And here's the new VVV video. It has choreographed dancing. It's like an East London version of West Side Story but without any women. At first our reaction was "WTF where they thinking?" but it grows on you after a while.

As well as all this, there'll be DJs from Bloc Party, Babyshambles, Har Mar, and People Are Germs, VICE's all-girl superhero DJ team / party enthusiasts.

LONDON - ARSE CUBE PARTIES

We got this dispatch from a gay photographer buddy:
"Those little pink baggies of Crystal Meth are getting purer and stronger than ever... "

*You might not want to read this if you're homophobic / squeamish.

LONDON - FAVOURITE SONS

Favourite Sons are this great new NYC band from ex-Rollerskate Skinny man Ken Griffith. They make sharp Bunnymen-ish pop and are currently making their first trip round the UK supporting their new EP "Treason." It's out on Loog over here and VICE Recordings has it in the US.

Listen: No One Ever Dies Young

LONDON - 1965 RECORDS

This guy signed The Strokes and The Libertines. He has just set up a new record label called 1965 Records.

Here's some photos from the launch party last night. There's also a short video of their first signing, The View. They're from Dundee and sound like a punkier, more aggressive version of The Libertines (first album before they kicked Pete out).

Video: Wasted Little DJs

NEW YORK - SECRET KITTY PLAY FUNDRAISER / STRIPTEASE - SATURDAY

See this guy strip! No thanks.
Says Kitty Play: sooooo im really strapped for cash, and dave friggle gave me this great idea how i can make money. apparently there is this place in the DUMBO section of Brooklyn where hipster dudes can get paid to strip. im not into this sorta thing but hell, sometimes a boy gets desperate.

im starting by performing to Rocket From The Crypt's cover of the Ray Charles classic "Lose Your Clown" and a few other awesome surprise numbers. this seriously might be a once in a lifetime chance to see me take it all off in front of a crowd and get rowdy. i met with the owners of the club tonight and gave them a short private set. it was pretty hectic but they seemed really swell and complimented me on my package!!! also they said if this saturday goes well i can come back next week. so cross your fingers.

im pretty excited about this oppurtunity to strut my stuff but im also really nervous.

VICE/ADICOLOR

Since everyone around the VICE office wears desert boots or brogues (or heels, for the ladies), we were a little surprised when adidas asked us to design a pair of sneakers for them and their adicolor line. But, fuck it - we did it. We used the logo for our pub in London (The Old Blue Last) for the graphics, and had the shoe made out of white denim, with VICE Pink (the color of our headlines in the mag) for the sole. Then we got adidas to make us a white denim jacket with the pub's logo embroidered really big on the back, so that you can see what a genius Jeneleen Capper is (she designed the logo).

Here's an interview with Gavin, explaining the idea behind the shoe and jacket - plus there's a link to a video adidas had done, with Jenna Jameson in it. The whole thing is coming out in May in Europe, Asia and Australia and is perfect for summer. Except in Australia, where it's perfect for winter.

NEW YORK - TONIGHT! HUNTER BARNES

One of our favorite photographers these days is this dude Hunter Barnes. He's having an opening tonight at Milk Gallery 450 West 15th (at 10th Ave) from 7 to 10PM. All his recent work will be there including tons from his new book Outside of Life.
Go here and see for yourself.

LONDON - THE RACONTEUR’S SECRET WEAPON

Okay, The Raconteurs are good and everything but the main reason so many people went to see them play in London this week is because of Jack White. As a rapper would say: “He’s one of the best that did it.”

There’s the amazing guitar playing, his superstar stage presence, and that cheeky grin coupled with a genuine intensity and soul that makes you think: “I wish he was my friend.” You can count on one hand the number of rock frontmen who make you feel like that.

Another BIG feature of Jack’s many talents is, perversely, never really mentioned in any of the articles the papers and magazines write about him. The reason?
Umm ... that HUGE FUCKING DICK?

A gay friend who witnessed the recent secret show at the Vinyl Factory in Poland St reported: “I’d read a rumour or two in NME about the size of his willy but when I came close to Jack and checked out this crotch, I saw a thing I can only describe as if like Hercules stuffed a Grand Piano into a sausage skin made out of iron.”