Jak Hutchcraft
VICE
United Kingdom
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Scammers Are Touting Dangerous ‘Red Mercury’ as a Cure for COVID
The fake substance, supposedly developed as a nuclear material in the 1970s, is being sold online for as much as £25,000 per gram. → Read More
India’s young metal scene is furiously raging against a corrupt government
We speak to members of the underground subculture making anti-capitalist music fuelled by discontent. → Read More
Wesley Louis: The British Animator Breaking the Color Barrier
Alongside exquisite food and space-age technology, animation is among Japan’s biggest exports. The style we recognize as anime was born in the 1960s from the brain of artist → Read More
'Jesus Loves Goths': Inside Asylum, the Bible Study Group For Metalheads
The multi-denominational group celebrates faith in the alternative community, and, in doing so, enables something quietly revolutionary. → Read More
This Is What Skating Looked Like When Your Dad Was a Teenager
Photos from 'Read and Destroy,' the magazine that chronicled British skating at its most underground moment. → Read More
I Went To See Black Sabbath and Ended Up Eating Sheep Brains
I think integrity, empathy and optimism are three of the most important qualities a human can have. However, I understand that not everyone upholds these qualities and that I myself do not always practice what I preach. Every day I learn more about myself and the weird world we inhabit. A... → Read More
Photos That Show London's Punk Scene Is Still Alive and Spitting
We spoke to Jude Kendall about documenting the capital's squat and punk scene. → Read More
Why Has This Man Dedicated His Entire Life to Going to Gigs?
Later this year, Jim McDermott will attend his 1,000th gig. That's approximately £40,000, 2,000 lagers and more queues than Alton Towers. So, we called him up to chat about it. → Read More
Meet Hevisaurus, the Heavy Metal Dinosaur Band That Scandinavian Kids Are Obsessed With
They are bloodthirsty warrior beasts, yes, but bloodthirsty warrior beasts that drink milk, eat cookies, and stay in school, YEAH! → Read More
Meet Hevisaurus, the Heavy Metal Dinosaur Band That Scandinavian Kids Are Obsessed With
They are bloodthirsty warrior beasts, yes, but bloodthirsty warrior beasts that drink milk, eat cookies, and stay in school, YEAH! → Read More
Meet Hevisaurus, the Heavy Metal Dinosaur Band That Scandinavian Kids Are Obsessed With
They are bloodthirsty warrior beasts, yes, but bloodthirsty warrior beasts that drink milk, eat cookies, and stay in school, YEAH! → Read More
Photos of Five Decades of Club Kids
We had a chat with Derek Ridgers about his upcoming book, "The Dark Carnival: Portraits from the Endless Night." → Read More
How This Guy Pranked the Anime Community with a Fake Cartoon
Based on a comic he made when he was 13, animator Wes Louis created a show called "Super Turbo Atomic Ninja Rabbit" and tricked the internet into thinking it was an actual series from the 90s. → Read More
How the Band Fearless Vampire Killers Created Their Own Universe of Goth Teen Fans
You've probably never heard of the British group, but they've taken a very particular part of the world by storm. → Read More
Why We Need an Alternative History of the 20th Century
John Higgs's new book details the pivotal but underappreciated points in one of history's most important centuries. → Read More
Meeting LBU, London's Hardcore Party Crew
London Black-Up is a group of friends and musicians who've played a huge role in the capital's hardcore scene over the past 20 years. → Read More
The Sad Demise of the Pub Bullsh**ter
"Hot Chocolate is 2Pac's dad" was something that a friend told me over a pint when we were teens. As you can imagine it divided the group, some were taken aback by the revelation and others laughed and called bullsh**. I didn't fully believe it at the time but as years went by I realised that part of me never truly disbelieved. → Read More
EAT THE TURNBUCKLE, Philly's Extreme Wrestling-Themed Hardcore Band, Are Terrorizing Europe
Oh my god! Somebody stop the damn match! → Read More
These People Spend Thousands of Dollars Buying 'Haunted Dolls' from eBay
The purportedly possessed children's toys can sell for as little as $45 and for more than $1,500. → Read More
Human Connection and Shitting in Churches: The Moving, Surreal Comedy of Kim Noble
We spoke to the British performer about his new show, in which he pretends to be a woman online to catfish truck drivers and drills a hole in his wall to record the sound of his neighbors having sex. → Read More