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The Kanye West Projections: What Happened?

On Friday, with less than 12 hours notice, Richmond received notice that it was to be one of the latest stops on the worldwide guerrilla marketing tour for Kanye West's latest album, Yeezus. Specifically, Richmond would play host to three different projections of a special video for Yeezus's first single, "New Slaves," which had already been broadcast on the walls of several dozen cities around the world.

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SHOW REVIEW: Iceage

Iceage, Lower, Brief Lives, Springtime
Tuesday June 11 at Strange Matter

Iceage must love Richmond. Copenhagen, Denmark's youthful purveyors of spooky, gothic-tinged hardcore have played here three times in the past two years, making this show less of an event in the eyes of some than it might otherwise be. However, this was their first time back in town since the release of their second LP, You're Nothing, earlier this year, and between the new material that we could look forward to seeing live and the accompanying presence of fellow Copenhagen postpunks Lower, this Tuesday night show at Strange Matter was still enough to bring out quite a crowd.

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DAILY RECORD: Burial

Burial – Renegade (Hardware Records)

Two things to consider with the new Burial album. First, anybody approaching Renegade expecting the UK electronic producer should just keep on moving, as this one – the German metal-punk band – couldn't really resemble the former any less (and in fact predated the former by a few years. Given that the electronic Burial was able to use computers and such to make some of the better electronic music of the past decade, one might assume that he could have done a quick Google search before naming his project, but apparently this would be a mistaken supposition).

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Announcing The RVA Mag/Gungho Guides Tag Team

We continue to grow in new ways and working with Gungho Guides is a natural fit. We both love Richmond, whiskey and long walks on Texas Beach. The conversation is so easy that its like we have been dating for years. You know how that is. Its like when butter loved toast. When peanut butter danced with jelly. When Harry met Sally. The city's cultural mag tag teaming with the insider's guide to the city just makes sense to everyone involved. Its going to be fun. Expect the next issue of GG to be out for Richmond in July and the Charlottesville edition out by August. All the spots you want to explore told by people who know.

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Introducing RVA's Fashion Photographers: Anthony Hall

Anthony Hall mixes commercial and artistic work to create a varied and fascinating portfolio of intense and striking images. At times using his artistic work to question the materialistic values that can be the dominant impression of the modern world of fashion, Hall is nonetheless capable of using his photography as a calling card for work in the fashion and advertising industries. His work is edgy and can be shocking at times, but his viewpoint always results in unforgettable imagery.

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Win Tickets To See RJD2 At The Canal Club!

A couple of years ago, RJD2 dropped into the Canal Club to rock the place with a DJ set that blew the place away. At a time when a lot of DJs are content to stand behind a laptop pressing buttons, RJD2 kept the party rocking in highly energetic fashion by working four turntables at once, flipping from crossfaders to stacks of LPs and never standing still during his entire performance.