The Vice Guide to Taking it Easy at College

Photo by Bruno Bayley. Words by me

Many people start their drinking career in college. If this becomes a problem for you, alcohol rehab can help get you back on the path.

"On your marks, get steady, let's jog"

New Fader column is up. Below is T2's Kate Nash remix for your painful delectation.

A day with Trim

Photos by Alex Sturrock. Words by me.

All over your boink

According to music bible the Daily Star, Nastasha and Daniel Beddingfield want to resurrect Craig David's career. "I love Craig, but I really liked his music when he was doing the UK garage thing back in the day.

"I was feeling sad thinking that the sound had gone for good, but I've been hearing it back on the radio again with the bassline scene and I think he should use it again."

"I'd definitely get Dan on board, he's pretty good at that dance thing."

Jesus H. Christ, imagine the Beddingfields and Craig David doing a bassline tune. Instant nail in the coffin if that happens. It could be a girl vs. boy tune. Daniel could do the girl bits.

It's not too unlikely either. I hear T2 and Craig are working together at the moment. Big look 4 dA sCeNe.



When I look at this, I can't help but picture the Lil Wayne and Birdman incident. And who can blame me?

Usually sit, usually sulk, usually grumble (about my video not being right)

Wiley (far right) kicking back. Photo by Jamie-James Medina

To quote myself: "I heard while the video for 'Wearing My Rolex' was being shot yesterday, Wiley decided he wasn't into the idea, so refused to take part and instead sat in a car all day. I'm picturing Wiley slumped stubbornly across the back seats with his arms folded with label people continuously coming and trying to coaxe him out. In the end they had to shoot the video without him."

THIS SATURDAY

Fading away

Dexplicit. Photo by James Pearson-Howes

Today is Friday, but Thursday is the day when my FADER column goes online. Once a Thursday, every Thursday.

This week it's all about Dexplicit and his dad. Last week was about my friend Melissa's cats.

Hang about

I was aimlessly cruising the BBC website today when I came across a familiar face - that of the singer dude from Hot Chip. Turns out he's been making prank calls to the police in Wales. They got his name and sex mixed up, but it's definitely him. Look at the picture above.

"[He] agreed to electrode therapy which left [him] screaming in pain every time [he] dialled the third '9' of 999."

"But the court heard that it failed and [he] rang police claiming a bomb had been planted in [his] local supermarket."

"Prosecutor Richard Ace said [the bloke from Hot Chip] had called police control alleging there was a bomb at the Iceland store in Mountain Ash."

Read the full story here.

Africa

The new issue of FADER can be downloaded by clicking here. It is a special focused around a place called Africa. My feature on Buraka Som Sistema can be found in there, or there is a direct link to it here.

There is also a really good podcast to accompany the issue. One song sounds a bit too Gilles Peterson for my liking, but there is loads of amazing stuff in there to make up for that.