Sam Diss

Social Media

A Guide to Being Less Embarrassing On Instagram, for Straight Men

An explainer from a straight man who knows what he's talking about.
Sam Diss
11.7.18
VICE UK Is 15

The Novelty Hit Singles of 2002 Were Pure, Untainted and Absurd

As products of their time, their messages were simple—“Have a go on this whistle” or “Touch my arse, please.”
Sam Diss
11.30.17
GAMES

Learning to Fly: A Tribute to the Most-Hated Mission in ‘Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas’

I'm not saying that completing the game's flight school changed my life, but I'm not ruling it out.
Sam Diss
9.3.17
Op-Eds

The Enduring Legacy of the 'Pure Garage' Compilation CD

How the iconic series, mixed by DJ EZ, became the mainstream face of a UK genre reaching its pinnacle.
Sam Diss
3.13.17
Levi's® Music Project presents Estates of Mind

Nowhere to Go: The Crisis in Local Youth Club Funding and Access to Music

Recently, Britain’s youth centres had £260m cut from their budgets, making it even harder for kids to break into the music industry.
Sam Diss
10.19.16
Remembering Things

Blackberry Messenger, Sticky Nightclubs, and Gucci Loafers: Remembering Funky House

I wasted every hour of my adolescence in the UK funky heartlands of Essex during the peak years of one of Britain’s most exciting yet short-lived scenes.
Sam Diss
4.19.16
The Brit Awards 2016

I Reviewed the Only Thing Worth Reviewing at The Brit Awards: Ant and Dec's Banter

While everyone else got hung up on Rihanna and Drake, I focused closely on the the sad, blowjobless misery of our two most cherished TV presenters.
Sam Diss
2.25.16
mf doom

Breaking Down Stigma: We Need More Young Artists as Candid as Loyle Carner

The South London rapper has become acclaimed for writing lyrics that invite the listener to come in, confess, and work through their problems together.
Sam Diss
2.2.16
Deep Ass Questions

What Would You Think of British Music If All You Had Ever Seen Was Last Night's BBC Music Awards?

A night jam packed with the kind of seeping insipidity that is so inoffensive, it borders on vulgar.
Sam Diss
12.14.15
Op-Eds

Can We Talk About Pharrell's Verse on Missy Elliott's "WTF (Where They From)"?

A series of rhymes so Build-A-Rap basic that even an amateur with the merest shred of dignity would quickly delete it from his iPhone Notes.
Sam Diss
11.13.15
Gaming

En hyldest til alle de bedste øjeblikke i ’Grand Theft Auto’

Mord, lilla dildoer og en motherfucking jetpack.
Sam Diss
9.24.15
Guide To Games

The Greatest Moments of ‘Grand Theft Auto’

Betrayal, bloody murder, Hollywood-ripping heists, and a motherfucking jetpack.
Sam Diss
9.22.15
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