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"It's easy for people to be cynical" An Interview with Jeff Walker of Carcass
Though it's something of a cliché, to anybody with much familiarity with metal, Carcass is a band that requires no introduction. From their 1985 inception until their 1996 dissolution, the band defined...
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Electro and Hip Hop Collide at DC's Trillectro
A little over a week ago I attended the second annual Trillectro music festival in Washington D.C. The event featured a wide variety of hip hop and electronic music acts, and after taking a look at the...
View ArticleWin Tickets To See Spiritualized At 9:30 Club!
Ladies and gentlemen, on Sunday, September 8, the 9:30 Club will be floating in space. Long-running UK rockers Spiritualized will be in the house, bringing you the psychedelic gospel according to Jason...
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Haiku Show Review #4: The Dizzy Lioness Gets Younger and Dies in the End
Beyond PinkJuly 14, 2013 @ Strange MatterEveryone Dies in the EndIf the dream's dreaming, dream harder. Dream inertia. Feel dizzy waking.July 21, 2013 @ Strange MatterThose Manic Seas by Guest Haikuist...
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One Way Richmond's Must-See Show Previews 8/28-9/3
FEATURE SHOWSaturday, August 31, 9 p.m.Toxic Moxie, Legion of Doom, Machine Gun Mustache, Bandrew @ The Camel– Free/18+ Self-described disco punk band Toxic Moxie is releasing a new CD tonight, and the...
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The Light of Human Kindness Project Hopes to Shine Through the Dark
What place does human kindness have in today's world? When politicians bicker over the smallest details, global warming creeps its way around the planet, and towns like ours suffer from police and...
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Black Girls Covers the Stooges to Help Chinese Children
As we've previously discussed, covers of Iggy And The Stooges' classic "Search And Destroy" aren't exactly rare--but two in one week is still a bit surprising. Following directly on the heels of the...
View ArticleZero Boys and Night Birds Bang Up at Strange Matter
After hearing a whole lot about the Hoax show that was at Strange Matter last week, I was extremely excited to see Zero Boys and Night Birds Monday night. For those who didn’t hear about the Hoax show,...
View ArticleWould You Charge Someone $1,500 for Throwing a Cigarette Butt on the Street
Hey smokers, heads up - it's now illegal to toss your butts on the street in the state of Illinois. Don't worry though, the ol' commonwealth has yet to pass a state-wide law surrounding cigarettes, but...
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The Byrd Theater Needs 250,000 People to Donate $1
The Byrd Theater, located at the heart of Cary Town, Richmond’s long beloved shopping and market district, has been providing patrons a uniquely engaging movie-going experience for nearly 100 years....
View ArticleConrizzle Gets Faded On New Track; New Project Coming In November
It's been a minute since we heard from North Carolina/RVA emcee and producer Conrizzle, but he's apparently been getting a lot of work done behind the scenes. According to Slapdash, we can expect a new...
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Fashion: VCU in Bags and Packs
No matter what the weather looks like, VCU’s students are dedicated to their style. Accessories are a great way to show personality in your clothing. For most students, their accessory of choice is a...
View ArticleGet Weird for NYD's 7th B-day This Saturday
Oh my, how time flies. Carytown's classic hot-spot, New York Deli, has made it to 7 years old. If it was a person, it would:uses a vocabulary of several thousand wordsdemonstrates a longer attention...
View ArticleMoby and Wayne Coyne Have "The Perfect Life," Throw Better Rooftop Parties...
Looks like electro/pop mega star Moby is releasing a new album next month. Innocents is set to drop 9/30, and a teaser video has been sent out - and while I'm not normally one to shill for a hokey...
View ArticleKurt Vile Covers Nine Inch Nails For AV Club Undercover
The AV Club has been running their Undercover video series, in which popular bands come to the AV Club offices and cover a song they pick from a short list of choices, for several years now. The...
View ArticleJames Wayland's Dirty Southside Jam Kickstarter Campaign Needs Your Help!
The new book from Trailer Park Trash & Vampires author James Wayland is ready to be unleashed upon the world! Dirty Southside Jam is a darkly hilarious thriller about a simple man who thinks he's...
View ArticleDon't Try to Rob Students at UVA
Looks like this past Wednesday night was a rough night for 2 'thugs' out in Charlottesville - These two idiots, Johnny Calderon Jr., 19 (right), and Gerald Allen (18) (left) tried to rob two UVA...
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The Coathangers Popped My Strange Matter Cherry
After moving to Richmond a month ago, I had walked past Strange Matter a number of times, eaten a tasty brunch there but had yet to catch a show.On Wednesday night, my Strange Matter cherry was popped...
View ArticleMichael Jackson Will Collaborate With Timbaland From Beyond The Grave
In a video released at the end of last week by RevoltTV, Timbaland drops a stunning bombshell. "What's next up on my plate... will be two kings working together. None other than Michael Jackson."...
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A Legend of Violence, Go-Go, and Graffiti At the Byrd Thursday Night
Who is Cool "Disco" Dan? There are few questions with so many answers - he was a man, he was a movement, he was an icon, he was a beacon of hope in a town racked with some of the worst social problems...
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