@VICE Too bad Vice bought a good chunk of the DIY venues real estate in Brooklyn during that time. Converting those spaces, Glasslands Gallery, 285 Kent, and Death by Audio into Vice offices, this action by Vice destroyed the momentum of the cultural movement and the community itself.
the year was 2011. ASAP rocky and Grimes were performing at 285 Kent and not married to billionaires. Rihanna not yet a billionaire was showing up to random rooftop afters. there was no covid. tumblr still had porn. we had it good
It’s maybe uncouth to dunk on the young but Vice’s offices killing the DIY venues along Kent in 2014 is the universally acknowledged end of “Williamsburg.” The sweet spot was late 90s-2010.
Grimes, the mother of three of Elon Musk's children:
"Luckily there is a massive population drop coming..."
Sounds like she knows something is around the corner