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The 'Party Monster' Soundtrack Captured the Dark Side of Hedonism
15 years ago this film debuted, making back-to-back club bangers sound sinister when paired with a horrifying true story.
The Life and Death of a Career Snitch and Scammer
Sean Kirkham's sociopathic scams involved New York celebrities, coke dealing stings, a gay porn star working at the UN, a one-eyed club impresario, the FBI, murder, and, eventually, suicide.
Club Kid Michael Alig Claims Police Mistook Healing Crystals for Crystal Meth in Drugs Arrest
Police arrested him at a park near Yankee Stadium at 1:30 in the morning last Tuesday.
These NYC Nightlife Flyers Are a Badass Time Capsule of Cool
A new book shines a light on the golden age of DIY promo art.
Gay Nightlife Is Dying and Grindr and Gentrification Are to Blame
As the legendary venues and parties that defined gay nightlife in the 1990s and 2000s die out, what are promoters doing to keep the party moving?
Party Monster James St. James Looks Back on Drugs, Murder, and Dance
We talked to the author of "Disco Bloodbath" and former member of the 90s Club Kid clique about Andy Warhol, Michael Alig, and how he's made his downtown fantasy last a lifetime.
A Bullshitter's Guide to Electroclash
We take a long look back at the much maligned genre and find a lot to love about it.
The Comeback Kid: Michael Alig’s Return to New York Nightlife
The city’s most notorious party promoter built a career on going too far—then ended up in jail for manslaughter. Now that he’s served his time, will a new generation of clubbers welcome him home?
The Comeback Kid: Michael Alig’s Return to New York Nightlife
The city’s most notorious party promoter built a career on going too far—then ended up in jail for manslaughter. Now that he’s served his time, will a new generation of clubbers welcome him home?
Watch a Brazilian Prison Beauty Pageant in Today's 'Daily VICE'
We also meet Colombia's guerrilla fighters, go courtside at the Davis Cup, and catch up with party monster Michael Alig.
'Party Monster' Was the Film That Changed How I Thought of Elitism
"Party Monster" is packaged as a fairytale-like moral lesson on the true price of excess.
Remembering New York’s Downtown Documentarian Nelson Sullivan
Twenty-five years ago this month, on July 4, 1989, video artist Nelson Sullivan suddenly died of a heart attack, leaving behind almost 1,200 hours of footage of the now iconic and heavily romanticized Downtown New York scene.