DAILY RECORD: Prisoners
Prisoners - Back In The USSA (Smog Veil) My first listen to the debut album from Ohio’s Prisoners left me without an opinion. A second listen helped to highlight the strong influences of bands like the...
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SHOW REVIEW: Screaming Females, The Two Funerals, Body Cop, Little Master
Screaming Females, The Two Funerals, Body Cop and Little Master August 16 at Gallery 5 Monday evening at Gallery 5 felt like a celebration. All the bands on the bill were wonderful. It’s a great...
View ArticleFILM REVIEW: Piranha 3D
It is pointless to criticize a movie like Piranha 3D. Kitschy, hyper-violent creature features like this are meant to be comedies more than horror films. The filmmaking team clearly had set goals in...
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DAILY RECORD: Face Value
Face Value - Rode Hard, Put Away Wet: Clevo HC 89-93 (Smog Veil) In an era during which hardcore bands have the ability to reach larger audiences than ever before, it can sometimes be difficult to...
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DESIGNER DRUGS! Ate your Brains!
Check out the dope mix from Designer Drugs, and download this set and more from their Myspace page. CLICK HERE FOR THE DATAMIX 09 PODCAST Designer Drugs DJ Michael Vincent Patrick recently played...
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Yawning Man: The Legend Becomes Reality
Yawning Man - Nomadic Pursuits (Cobraside) FOUR AND A HALF OUT OF FIVE STARS This album should win an award for managing to be transcendentally amazing in spite of its cover art. Actually, never mind,...
View ArticleGODS OF THE BOBBLE HEADS NO. 16
At a time when Virginia radio stations are cutting local programing to make room for syndicated shows from major markets, WHAN1430AM is going against the grain. The Gods of the Bobble Heads is a...
View ArticleThe top 10 most tattooed cities in America
No. 3: Richmond, VA Perhaps most surprising on our list is the city of Richmond, Va., which averages about 14.5 tattoo shops per 100,000 people — and that's just within the city itself. Likely boosting...
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TheBlaaahg :: Babes Of Best Friend's Day
Let the the post Best Friend's Day photo/article tidal wave begin. The guys over at our favorite local blog TheBlaaahg bring us some eye candy for Monday morning. CLICK HERE FOR THE REST PS: If you...
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Ada Gallery brings you "Charm School"
Even if you don't consider yourself learned in the arts, you can still spot something utterly bizarre and question its validity. What is art? What is the artist telling me? Does that blue really go...
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Were you here? BFD 2010
A selection of photos from Hadad's at BFD 2010. If you took pics, hit us up with them. Click HERE for all the photos from the weekend by Todd Raviotta. Come back for more photos later today....
View ArticlePropagandhi Gives Props To Best Friends Day
Yesterday, Propagandhi singer/guitarist Chris Hannah posted his impressions of their experience with Best Friends Day 9 this past weekend, and had a lot of nice things to say about the festival, and...
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DAILY RECORD: T-Division
T-Division - A Problem For Your Solution (Self-released) Existing on the fringes of the Richmond scene for the past two years, T-Division have not yet had the opportunity to make a name for themselves...
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Our Local Stuntman Barrett Snow
Barrett Snow is a stunt guy. In this profession you acquire that title by being born a stunt man or stunt baby in this case. It takes a certain liveliness, a complete disregard for fear and the mental...
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RVALUTION 20 :: Back to Skool Party
RVALUTION 20 will feature Michal Menert from the PRETTY LIGHTS label and of course, the cast of beautiful performers with Reinhold on the decks plus a possible special late night guest. Get ready to...
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Andrew WK Exploded All Over the Canal Club
This show was absolutely bananas. Thank you to BFD 2010 for taking the city up a notch again but now they are absolutely fucked. How are they going to top this year? It can't get more ridiculous right?...
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DAILY RECORDS: Antagonist, Capsule, The Other
Antagonist - World In Decline (Prosthetic) Antagonist have good energy and excellent production, but this brand of metalcore has been done often, and without an extra spark of creativity and...
View ArticleRichmond Playlist : Is Alley Katz Reopening?
I was randomly checking the Alley Katz website (which is still active) and it looks like the venue might be reopened for business. The site says that there is a grand reopening on Sunday, Aug. 29 (The...
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RVA NO.2 : The Pharrell Williams Interview
It is around 3:30PM and we’re in South Beach Studios in Miami Beach, Florida, shooting a music video with Pharrell Williams. Alex Germanotta, the DP of the video and I began talks with VA natives...
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DAILY RECORD: Double Negative
Double Negative - Daydream Nation (Sorry State) The members of Double Negative had to realize that naming their newest album after Sonic Youth’s 1988 opus would turn a few heads, and that the name...
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