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White Gold - Santogold
Santogold, one of the most exciting new musicians of 2008, recruits Spank Rock, Pase Rock, Amanda Blank and Switch for a madcap video homage to N.W.A., Public Enemy and notorious cult leader Jim Jones.

Transition - Stefano Pilati
After four years at the helm of Yves Saint Laurent, Stefano Pilati talks about his controversial use of fabrics, his unique choice of models, and exactly how he plans to redefine fashion in the coming years.

Zombie Lust - Bruce LaBruce
Cinematic provocateur Bruce LaBruce explains why he and producer Terence Koh decided to make a big budget gay zombie porno flick.

Against The Grain - Spike Jonze
He may be more known for directing Hollywood blockbusters, but Spike Jonze learnt his trade surfing sidewalks with his video camera in tow. In this exclusive feature, he talks about the cultural impact of skate videos.

The Back

Cult VIP: Leonard Lewis
Responsible for cropping Twiggy's hair and shaping the barnets of JFK, the Krays, Kubrick, Thatcher and countless others, we look at how Leonard Lewis' styles were a cut above the rest.

Q&A: Tony Millionaire
The maniac artist behind Maakies, one of America's most subversive daily strips, takes Dazed to the LA Zoo and explains why people can't get enough of his alcoholic, self-harming cartoon animals.

Film: Cut & Wrapped
Cinematic legend Mike Leigh discusses Happy Go Lucky; Grant Gee explore the shadows surrounding Joy Division; Morgan Spurlock ditches the burgers for Bin Laden; Catherine Breillat gets freaky in The Last Mistress; the BFI looks back to Paris 1968, plus reviews of five new flicks.

Books: Bound & Flogged
Ed Park, founding editor of The Believer, talks about his novel Personal Days; Valerie Phillips stalks a female Metallica fan; deluxe zine Museum Paper; plus reviews of the month's top reads.

Art: Hung and Drawn
Folkert de Jong gets freaky with an army of harlequins; German composer Herman Goebbels takes Artangel underground; Swedish zine Cederteg goes B&W; plus previews of four new shows.

Music: Agony & Ecstasy
San Franciscan scallywaysgs Thee Oh Sees talk a good fight; spaced-out soulboy Kenna looks to Pharrell for a second shot at the charts; Christopher D. Ashley talks about electro education; The Golden Silvers get love shy; Buttonhead go crazy; R&S Records come back from the dead; X-Posure; Forward Russia! compile a grammatically correct mixtape; plus 15 hot new record reviews.

THE FASHION

Photography Laurence Passea
Styling Nicola Formichetti

Photography Serge Leblon
Styling Bryan McMahon

Photography Xevi Muntane
Styling Jason Farrer

Photography Norbert Schoerner
Styling Shun Watanabe

Photography Will Davidson
Styling Mattias Karlson

THE REST

Threads: Movement, Soapbox: Dance Fever, Rise: White Denim, Rise: Heaven, Rise: Sophie Toulouse, Rise: Ray Tintori, Rise: Bless Beats, Fashion Upfront: Bounce, Incoming: Paris 68 Posters, Insider: The Breeders in Texas, Head 2 Head: Charlotte Rampling & Veronique Branquinho, Incoming: Fashion News, Incoming: Zombie Zombie / Leona Naess, Archive: Mila Schon, Your History: Aaron Rose, Global: Brazil Contemporary Art, Incoming: Chart Hits, Last Shot: Peter Beard, Fashion Upfront: Shudder, Fashion Forward: Contort / Pivot, Sneaker Chic: Thierry Henry

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Issue 161
18 April 2008 White Gold - Santogold, Transition - Stefano Pilati, Zombie Lust - Bruce LaBruce, Against The Grain - Spike Jonze

Issue 160
12 March 2008 Special Section - Madonna, Neon Knights - Neon Neon, Beat It - Diego Luna, Cult Fiction - Ten Years of McSweeney's

Issue 159
14 February 2008 Foxxxy Ladies: CSS, Young Blood: Paul Dano, Apocalypse Laos, Back to the Classics: Hercules and the Love Affair

Issue 158
16 January 2008 Take Over: Hot Chip, Teck That and Party: Tecktonik, Insane in the Membrane: Marios Schwab, Skin & Blister: Kid Sister

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12 December 2007 Past and Future - Joaquin Phoenix, Nostalgia - Photographic Portfolio, Bow Down - Yo Majesty, American Dream - Luke Smalley

Issue 156
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Issue 155
10 October 2007 Teenage Kicks: Paranoid Park, Art Core: Javier Peres, Portland Rocks: Made In Oregon, Wu-Man Behaviour: On tour with the Wu-Tang Clan

Issue 154
11 September 2007 Outer Limits: Björk and BernHard Willhelm, Stay Gold: Foals, Sympathy For The Devil: Kenneth Anger, Letters From The Edge: America's Literary Underground, Call of The Wild: Rita Ackermann

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Issue 152
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