Issue 168

A New Dawn, A New Day..

..and we're feeling good. Dazed Presents ten reasons to be cheerful - the freshest young fashion talents of the year.

Being Frank

Having conquered the world of comic books, Frank Miller is stepping behind the camera for his directorial debut, The Spirit.

New Faces of Beijing

While the Chinese authorities were busy portraying an idealised vision of China during the olympics Dazed's Sarah Fakray hit the streets of Beijing to uncover the city's alternative scene

Cake That and Party

After hijacking an ice-cream van full of blog love, can art-pop crew HeartsRevolution live up to the hype?

Blown Away

The startling young artist, Alex De Corte, talks near-death experiences and radical artistic expression.

Never Zine Before

His uncompromising breed of cinema helped shape the nineties, but there was something else occupying Harmony Korine's spare time. Thirteen years later he tells us all about his secret fanzines.

A New Dawn, A New Day...

..And we're feeling good! Dazed presents ten reasons to be cheerful - The freshest young fashion talents of the year.

Rise: James Copeman

Meet the director taking video art to a whole new level.

FILM

Cut & Wrapped

Hungarian auteur Bela Tarr returns with The Man from London; Alice Braga loses her sight in Blindness; Hurricane Katrina goes under the spotlight in Trouble In The Water; Waltz With Bashir animates war; relationships get messy in Je Ne Sais Quoi; terror hits the screen in The Baader Meinhof Complax.

MUSIC

Agony & Ectasy

Chew Lips improvise; Crystal Antlers come down heavy; Cowtown get surreal; Thunderheist jerk; LA's Nite Jewel brings some future disco; Fulgeance gets low down in the club; X-Posure; Boys Noize Records push techno forward; XRabit celebrates 25 years of Scarface-inspired hip-hop.

FASHION

Josh & Ash

Photographed by

Brett Lloyd

Styled by

Nicola Formichetti

Rutger Derksen

Photography by

Karim Sadli

Styled by

Robbie Spencer

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