2002
We Found Out How Much a BRIT Award Is Actually Worth
With Abz from 5ive and Paul from S Club 7 both failing to flog theirs on eBay, we needed answers.
The Cheeky Girls Sent Us a 1500-Word Music Industry Conspiracy Theory
I spent a week trying to track down 2002's biggest one-hit wonders and then shit just got weird, in a really long email.
Why I Wish I Could Go Back to 2002, the Most Ordinary Year On Record
As VICE UK turns 15, we reflect on the year of its birth with some nostalgia for normality.
The Novelty Hit Singles of 2002 Were Pure, Untainted and Absurd
As products of their time, their messages were simple—“Have a go on this whistle” or “Touch my arse, please.”
Mash-Ups, Bad Haircuts, the New Rock Revolution: 2002 Was a Load of Shit
Let's be honest, the year was a dismal one for music in the UK—propagated by marketing execs who had discovered cocaine and Hoxton.
NME Created an Indie Scene Out of Thin Air in 2002 and Made It Stick
Former NME mag staff tell us how how they made so many people care about The Strokes, The Libertines and other "The bands."
No One Asked for This Timeline of 2002's Stellar Chart Number Ones
It was a banner year for novelty singles, wet ballads, reality TV rivalries and absolutely nothing in between.
The Complicated Cult Appeal of t.A.T.u’s "All the Things She Said"
Wire fences and rain should never have been this iconic – even in the face of one half of the Russian duo's homophobia.
Are You Too Old to Love Taking Back Sunday’s 'Tell All Your Friends' Album?
When I was 14, everything sucked. Now I'm an adult, I have a mortgage. That's just what happens when you get old.
Why 2002 Was Possibly the Most Important Year in Video Gaming History
From 'Hitman 2' to 'Vice City' via the second Metal Gear Solid, the gaming landscape was changing for the better.
Avril Lavigne Helped Me Embrace The Shit-Kicking Teenage Girl I Always Was
She may not have been 2002’s answer to Throbbing Gristle, but she filled a gap where teenage girls had yet to see themselves, and gave them a voice.