NNN%I<;9LCC<K@E%:FD AN ALMOST INDEPENDENT MONTHLY MAGAZINE/SEPTEMBER 2009 Exclusively with The Independent on the first Tuesday Jamie of every month The toughest Roberts race in Europe RUGBY’S LION KING TALKS SLEEP IS FOR WIMPS ON BRAINS, BIG HITS AND HOW TO RED BULL X-ALPS EAT SPRINGBOK TESTICLE Banzai BMX SLICK CITY TRICKS ON TOKYO STREETS Seb Vettel shadowed 72 HOURS WITH F1’S WONDERBOY BULLHORN GOLDEN BOYS Two 22-year-olds who could hardly be more different: one, NNN%I<;9LCC<K@E%:FD a hulking slab of rugby union muscle; the other a baby-faced driving prodigy who might just win this year’s Formula One AN ALMOST INDEPENDENT MONTHLY MAGAZINE/AUGUSTMAGAZINE/SEPTEMBER 2009 2009 World Championship. Step forward Jamie Roberts, our cover star, and Sebastian Vettel. Each has enjoyed a meteoric rise to success: Roberts with his Cardiff Blues club, then his national team, Wales, before a starring role on this year’s British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa. Vettel, meanwhile, has powered through from junior racing categories to emerge as a leading contender for victory at every Grand Prix (although things don’t always go to plan, as you can read in our exclusive reportage on page 68). So much, so young? Or too much, too soon? Roberts admits the experience of achieving at such a young age the career-high @]c`]\_X[nfib\[flkXc`kkc\ that a Lions tour represents, was a little humbling: “It brings [`]]\i\ekcp]fik_`jdfek_Ëj a huge responsibility, but you take it in your stride,” he says. Zfm\ig_fkf^iXg_\i#;Xm`[ Vettel, too, has the priceless ability to retain grace and good :c\i`_\n#_\d`^_k_Xm\Y\\e fek_\fk_\ij`[\f]k_\c\ej% humour, despite intense media scrutiny: “He puts on his grin 8b\\eil^YpgcXp\ij`eZ\k_\ and gets on with it,” says one of those close to him. 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CONTENTS WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF RED BULL Inside your fast-paced Bulletin in September… Bullevard 10 GALLERY Amazing feats to feast your eyes on 14 NOW AND NEXT What’s hot and who’s cool – news from the worlds of culture and sport 17 ME AND MY BODY Mountain bike mentalist Andreu 62 Lacondeguy talks tattoos and tumbles 19 LUCKY NUMBERS As LFW ’09 approaches, we bring you the real figures behind the fashion 20 KIT EVOLUTION Ever heard of a Theremin or a Tenori- On? No? Well you may be shocked to learn where electronic music has come from and where it’s heading 23 WHERE’S YOUR HEAD AT? Thought you knew everything about the poutiest half of media machine Brangelina? Think again… 24 WINNING FORMULA When is an F1 car not an F1 car? When a pool of water transforms it into a glorified boogie board. Former- race-ace David Coulthard introduces us to the science of aquaplaning Heroes 46 28 DYNAMO Move over Paul Daniels: there’s a new guy on the scene, and he’s more hoodie than top hat. Meet the magic man who’s swapped a Bradford estate for the Hollywood hills 30 TOM OBERHEIM This 73-year-old held the keys to a new sound and gave them to a generation of stars including Madonna and Stevie Wonder 34 HERO’S HERO Freestyle football World Champ Arnaud ‘Séan’ Garnier on why he’s loved controversial player Maradona 40 since that match in 1986 36 STEVE FISHER There’s nothing wet about this kayaker, who treats battling through wild waters like taking a turn on a lake. Watch out for that waterfall… 34 06 CONTENTS 28 Action 40 TWIN ATLANTIC We brave the Glaswegian weather to discover what’s behind the beards and Ray-Bans of these Scottish rockers 46 JAMIE ROBERTS The Welsh rugby star faces the daunting prospect of a Red Bulletin interview, but says nothing can scare him more than the crunch of a warm testicle 52 TOKYO BMX We grab a backie with two peddling pros as they give a two-wheeled tour through the neon buzz of Japan’s coolest city 62 X-ALPS It’s the epitome of no-frills flying; racing from Austria to Monaco using only a paraglider and a pair of running shoes. But teams take on the challenge every year. Sleep? That’s for wimps 68 SEBASTIAN VETTEL The life of an F1 driver isn’t all beautiful cars and fast women. We follow the young driver and man-of-the-moment during a scorching Grand Prix weekend to see what drives him to break a sweat More Body A (1) & Mind 78 THE HANGAR-7 INTERVIEW Shaggy has been sadly absent from the Top 40 of late, but Mr Boombastic is alive, well and in… Salzburg 80 SLACKLINING IN METEORA 68 A visit to these stunning rock pillars in Greece for those with a head for heights 23 84 LISTINGS Our worldwide guide to the best action-packed days and nights 88 NIGHTLIFE It all kicks off after dark: Black Box Revelation rock Bruges; superstar DJ A-TRAK talks Brooklyn; London graffiti artist INSA shares paint and a pint; and Hamburg goes all New York on us 94 BULL’S EYE We scale new comedic heights 96 SHORT STORY Some philosophical debate down the pub can lead to anything, even a call from Barack Obama himself 98 STEPHEN BAYLEY Our design expert ponders the paradoxical nature of that supersonic speedster, Concorde 36 FOR MORE LIKE THIS, VISIT: PHOTOGRAPHY: JAMES-PEARSON-HOWES (1), DAVID CLERIHEW (1), REX FEATURES (1), RED BULL PHOTOFILES (1), CORBIS (1), GIAN PAUL LOZZ (1), RED BULL PHOTOFILES (1), CORBIS GIAN PAUL CLERIHEW (1), REX FEATURES (1), DAVID JAMES-PEARSON-HOWES PHOTOGRAPHY: WWW.REDBULL.COM 07 LETTERS WORD UP! 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