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The Migration Of The Diamond Center
The Diamond Center are a band that discover themselves more and more through their travels. Since their inception in Athens, Georgia, their sound has matured to incorporate lush reverb, unforgettable...
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DAILY RECORDS: Colour Revolt, Crucified, Shinobi Ninja
Colour Revolt - The Cradle (New Fear/Dualtone) Confessional bluesy/boozy blurts, sonically somewhere between the indie/alt-rock status quo and a more angular post-hardcore sound. Storytelling lyrical...
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RVA NO.2 : Heavy Metal Robot Cannibals, An Interview with Illustrator Will...
In meeting Will Towles, I was introduced to his wife and son as they stepped out for errands. In that immediate moment of everyday conversation, I could tell how much Towles’ life had changed from late...
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BRAIN DRAIN is Baaaaack !!!
BRAIN DRAIN is back this Saturday. To understand what this means, I gotta take you back a few years in my hot tub time machine. The Richmond party scene always raged but there wasn't a go-to that you...
View ArticleDAILY FIX : NOAH-O - "I GOT IT" Ft. Streetz Deep & J-Nero
Shot at The Camel, rising Richmond hip hop stars Noah-O and Company bring straight fire with this new video for "I Got It". Check out the track, scope the myspace and be sure to let them know.
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BFD 2010 :: Street Portraits (Best Friends Day Edition)
These photos were taken during and after the Andrew W.K./Municipal Waste show in a shallow puddle of mud under a bridge. I wasn’t one of the lucky thousand to get a ticket, so I set up a white...
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SHOW REVIEW: The Protomen
The Protomen, Makeup And Vanity Set, and Craptain Jack And The Shmees August 13 at Plaza Bowl Plaza Bowl is an unlikely place for the fight that will determine mankind’s future. But last Friday, there...
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Tesco Vee Presents Touch And Go
Tesco Vee is probably best known as the lead vocalist in the long-running, hilariously controversial anti-PC punk band The Meatmen. However, while he will be playing some music during his visit to...
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Were you here? BRAIN DRAIN August 2010
Last night was a blast. So much so I cant think of anything else to write about it cause my head is full of cobwebs. For those that shared in the madness, here is a selection of photos from Todd...
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The newest show hanging at J. Fergeson Gallery. www.jfergesongallery.com
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RVA NO.2 : PUNCHLINE creator Pete Humes talks independent media and where its...
In August of 2002 I moved into a dorm on Monroe Park. An incoming freshman at VCU, I remember thinking this place looks like a fucking wasteland as my parent’s car passed through an apparently...
View ArticleMIXTAPE: Grin
Some new music for you this afternoon. Really lovely indie stuff. ghosts (laura marling) in our talons (bowerbirds) inni mer (sigur ros) disney's ice parade (ballboy) just like honey (headless heroes)...
View ArticleMIXTAPE: DJ RNS, 'The BMORE Electro'
More great music from our boy DJ RNS. Check it. Track List: Drake -Find Your Love (DJ Style Bmore Remix) DJ Fade - Scratchin Me Up La Roux - Bulletproof (Dj K. Millz Bmore Remix) La Roux - Bulletproof...
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DAILY RECORD: Masshysteri
Masshysteri - Masshysteri (Feral Ward) Umea, Sweden’s Masshysteri have never been able to live down their influences. Their previous releases all wore the same few reference points proudly on their...
View ArticleSuper Art Fight. Should it happen in RVA?
So a group in DC/BMORE created a thing called Super Art Fight and it is just like it sounds a battle between artists. I was asked to check it out to possibly bring down to Richmond. What do you think?...
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SHOW REVIEW: Purple Rhinestone Eagle, The Catnip Dreams, etc.
The Grapefruit Experiment, The Catnip Dreams, Purple Rhinestone Eagle and Black Liquid August 25 at Strange Matter After expressing frustration with the way late shows on weeknights are often run, I...
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JAMES RIVER FILM JOURNAL: “Films I Wished I’d Watched With My Dad”
If there’s one thing that my father and I used to like to do together, it was watch movies. We didn’t see enough of each other to catch whatever dropped into the local cineplex–rather, we had an...
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HIP-HOP PLAYLIST: The Jams Of Terry (Sept. 2010 edition)
Hey, my name’s Chris Terry. My friends call me “C.T.” Here are a few hip-hop and soul songs I’ve been hyped on this summer. I made a YouTube playlist so you can rock it while you read. 1. Am I A Good...
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SHOW REVIEW: The Diamond Center, Tungs, Climbers
The Diamond Center, Climbers, and Tungs August 26 at Strange Matter Strange Matter--the most recent reincarnation of Richmond’s revered punk rock venue, 929 W. Grace St--was swimming in a sea of...
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RVA NO.2 is turning zombies into people.
Just realized we hadn't put out an official post for the new issue. We are feeling good about this one. Check the press release and spread this thing around. Open publication We are enjoying the last...
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