Jaimie Hodgson

Culture

The Secret History of Drill

How Chicago pioneered a sound that spread to the UK and the rest of the world, as told by the people who were there.
Jaimie Hodgson
7.25.23
happy hardcore

'Why Don't We All Go Bonkers?' – The Rise and Fall of Happy Hardcore

DJs, producers and the scene's major players tell the full story of dance music's most divisive genre.
Jaimie Hodgson
7.20.21
mental health

10 Questions You've Always Wanted to Ask About Bipolar Disorder

We spoke to Professor Eduard Vieta Pascual, one of the world's leading bipolar experts.
Jaimie Hodgson
12.9.20
Travel

Totalitarian Tourism in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

My girlfriend and I recently returned from a vacation in Cambodia, where tourism has been growing ever since the country enjoyed its only ever UN-sanctioned elections in 1993. During our time there, all hell broke loose.
Jaimie Hodgson
4.9.14
Travel

Totalitarian Tourism in Cambodia

I went to the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) headquarters to meet Sam Rainsy, the controversial opposition leader who has a habit of leaving his colleagues red-faced while trying to explain away his gaffes. Despite his slip-ups, Rainsy seems to...
Jaimie Hodgson
Jaimie Hodgson, Additional Photos: Victoria Hesketh
3.3.14
war and conflict

A Totalitarian Tour of Cambodia

VICE tours Phonm Penh with a Cambodia National Rescue Party leader to learn about the country's murderous past and totalitarian present.
Jaimie Hodgson
2.12.14
The Fiction Issue 2009

Rhinestone Tiger

I don't get expensive hair cuts anymore. But that isn't through lack of vanity. I once spent two-thirds of my monthly pay packet on a long coat that suited neither winter nor summer.
Jaimie Hodgson
12.2.09
The Sundaes Issue

A-town Rep-razent!

Sorry, jaded white guy who professes to like rap music but can't remember the other guy's name out of Mobb Deep, but we love Soulja Boy. Since when did rap music being fun and goofy again become a bad thing?
Jaimie Hodgson
8.1.08
The 4-ACO-DMT Issue

Explosive Mental Images

If you've entered 2008 feeling somewhat underwelmed by the crop of new bands on the cards, you may at least find some solace in the fact that you're definitely not alone.
Jaimie Hodgson
2.1.08
The News From All Over Issue

Frat Attack

It has always blown my mind how the US college basketball teams manage to get crowds of squillions of people and have like their own trading cards and stuff. My college football team found it hard getting the coach to turn up to matches. But I guess it...
Jaimie Hodgson
8.1.07
The Clothes Issue

Hated In The Nation

Gallows are the most fashionable and most hated hardcore band in the country. It doesn't take a genius to work that these two accolades may be related. It is a plain fact that it's impossible for any hardcore group to endure any amount of trendiness...
Jaimie Hodgson
2.1.07
The Girls Issue

Go With The Flow

Right now, New York bands come in two flavours. There's the Brooklyn groups that all have Neanderthal beards, plaid shirts and want to sound like Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Then there's the angel-faced Manhattan pixies that want to sound like The...
Jaimie Hodgson
1.1.07
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