DAILY RECORD: Punch
Punch - Push Pull (Discos Huelga/625) One extremely hungover summer morning a few years ago I was fighting the pounding in my head, struggling to keep my morning coffee from coming right back up, and...
View ArticleDeep China Demo Available For Free Download
Rising from the ashes of short-lived Richmond hardcore band Brain Damage, Deep China make an excellent first impression on their four-song demo. Three-fourths of the band's lineup carries over from...
View ArticleResident Evil: Afterlife
While the typical progression of films in a series sees each successive movie getting worse than the one that preceded it, the Resident Evil series has managed to buck that trend with its most recent...
View ArticleRVA NO.2 : AN INTERVIEW WITH DIAMOND BLACK HEARTED BOY
To describe Diamond Black Hearted Boy as simply wild and exciting would appear to be an understatement. These two aspects are certainly at play. Yet it is the variety of performances and reactions set...
View ArticleDAILY FIX: Nickelus F - Take You With Me
The latest and greatest from local homie Nickelus F. Here's the full length video for Nickelus F's "Take You With Me." This is the 3rd video from Nick's Season Premiere mixtape. Directed by Will Bryan...
View ArticleRest In Peace Ross.
On Tuesday, I found out my friend had died, his inner demons finally won. Ross was full of complications but he always had a warm smile when I saw him out. We would chat about stuff he was working on...
View ArticleDream Atlantic, The National, 9/3/10
Southside’s Dream Atlantic tore the roof off The National last Friday night. The hardcore quintet’s double bass blasts and Southern-fried shredding brought out their fans in anticipation of getting an...
View ArticleDAILY RECORDS: Arson Anthem, Quest For Fire, Sufjan Stevens
Arson Anthem - Insecurity Notoriety (Housecore) Phil Anselmo equals Pantera in a lot of minds, but he's had plenty of other great bands, of which Arson Anthem is just the latest. Anselmo on guitar,...
View ArticleWe Have Lost Most Of the Hope We Had: An Interview with The Body
Providence, Rhode Island’s The Body are a study in contrasts. The band began as a guitar/drums duo but has augmented their newest release All The Waters Of The Earth Turn To Blood with an additional...
View ArticlePhoto Review: Broken Social Scene 9.11.10 @ The National
Ambient indie-rock kings Broken Social Scene played in Richmond this past Saturday night, making them yet another big name to grace The National over recent months. Having hosted such outstanding acts...
View ArticleGods of the Bobbleheads 20 – Actor James Reese, Band Force of Habit & A...
Gods of the Bobbleheads 20 – Actor James Reese, Band Force of Habit + a special 9/11 tribute intro to the 4th Brigade 1st Battalion, 101st Airborne, Kickass Teddy and all the troops fighting for the...
View ArticleDAILY RECORD: UV Race
UV Race - I Hate You EP (Fashionable Idiots) The UV Race are a 7-piece outfit hailing from Australia who fall on the weirder, dronier side of punk/hardcore. The first song on this self-titled EP,...
View ArticleThe Richmond Comedy Coalition Presents FUSTER CLUCK
9/16: The Richmond Comedy Coalition Presents: FUSTER CLUCK. A show featuring live scripted and improvised comedy that’ll leave you dazed and amused. Visit www.rvacomedy.com for more info! Gallery 5,...
View ArticleMidnight Conspiracy 2nite at RVALUTION
Tonight is RVALUTION 23: with MIDNIGHT CONSPIRACY. This will be a very special RVALUTION with touring guests that are going to bring you a raging dance party. Many special things planned - aerial...
View ArticleBest Friends Day - The Movie - Part 2
It's Richmond's favorite day of the year and now favorite weekend. It's Best Friend's Day 9!! Our coverage takes you from the opening concert to the lake where this video starts to take on a Girls Gone...
View ArticleDAILY RECORD: Been Here All My Days
Various Artists - Been Here All My Days: Selections From the George Mitchell Archive (Mississippi Records) Portland, Oregon’s Mississippi Records (named for the street on which the label is...
View ArticleSHOW REVIEW: Race The Sun, Broadside, Patent Pending
Race The Sun, Broadside and Patent Pending Friday, September 10 at the Canal Club Though Richmond's own Race The Sun have been around in one form or another for most of the past eight years, their...
View ArticleDAILY RECORDS: Rehasher, Defiance Ohio, Angels Of Babylon
Rehasher - High Speed Access To My Brain (Moathouse/Paper And Plastick) Based on band name and cover art, I expected crossover/thrash-revival stuff. Instead, I got something like the third Down By Law...
View ArticleRIVER CITY ROLLERGIRLS: Attack of the 50 foot Skater
The badass gals of Richmond Roller Derby are starting up their season this weekend with Attack of the 50ft. Skater at the Greater Richmond Convention Center (403 N. 3rd St). Roller Derby--a mix of...
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