MAIN STORIES 58 HEAD GIRLS: AL I C I A KEYS, OLIVIA AND R£S We don't need no a i r - b r ushed hair weaves, we don't need no soulless s o u l . . . A new wave of soul s i sters are c oming through to reinforce the female domination of urban music, but this t ime they look as real as t hey sound.

66 PLAYGROUND WARS: BELFAST JOYRIDERS Fast cars, teenagers and sectarian pol i t i cs exist hand in hand in the Northern I r i sh c ap i t a l . As a d i rect i onless generation of |oyriders leave a helpless R U C for dust, Dazed h i t ches a l i f t .

7? FIFI.D TRIP: ESSEX'S FORGOTTEN RIVIERA We all like to be beside the seaside, but would you really want to l ive there? At J a yw i ck , the ' 50s prefab resort long s i nce earmarked for demolition, we f ound a remote but happy c ommunity wi t h no i ntention of leaving any t ime soon.

78 P F KU - E L A Y Q£ES i ANDY VOTFI MFFTS RUN PMC Run DMC and the Twisted Nerve boss share more than just a love of rocking beats. Neither would d r eam of h i t t i ng the street wi t h anyth i ng other t han adidas on their feet.

82 IN DETENTION.: J APAN FACES ITS DEMONS, A c c o r d i n g to t he stats, k ids in J apan are becoming more v io lent and youth c r ime is on t he up. So is the v i c i ous new f i l m Battle Royale to b l ame as the media suggests or is it j ust an ugly re f l ect i on?

86 CI ASS DISMISSED: ON THE ROAD WITH THE ZAPATISTAS Sub - c ommandant Marcos' f r eedom f i ghters marched on the Mexican capital last month to address t he gathered masses of t hankful supporters. Dazed j o i ned the peaceful protest that sent shock waves a r ound the g l obe.

FASHION 92 MALL RATS. Photography by Magnus Unnar and s t y l i ng by Nicola Formichetti

100 2001 AD Photography by Paulo Su t c h and s t y l i ng by Nicola Formichetti

112 CLOWNS Photography by Martina Hoogland Ivanow and s t y l i ng by Katy England

118 HOW SOON IS NOW? Photography by Bert Houbrechts and Kurt de Wit and s t y l i ng by Cathy Edwards

COVER IMAGE C R E D I T S A l i c i a Keys wears denim jacket by Iceberg; white shirt by APC, knitted bathing suit by iceberg; jeans by Sergio Valente PHOTOGRAPHY T ERRY R I CHARDSON ASSOCIATE S E T H GOLDFARB P HOTOGRAPHY A S S I T A N T BY J ENNY GROTH S T Y L I NG KATJA RAHLWES AT WALTER S C H U P F E R HA I R DENNIS L A NN I AT FRAME MAKE - U P DEVRA K I NERY AT FRAME P H O T OGRAPHED AT S T H & SUNSET S TUDIOS. NEW YORK, T E L : 001 212 367 9477 F I LM PROCESSING A N D P R I N T I NG AT C - L A B NEW YORK. T H A N K S TO R I A2

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