MAGAZINE
The FREE city edition of our full-sized print issue is now staple-stitched with our traditional book-bound format available to subscribe only. So, subscribe to the 9.5" x 12.5" full-size, full-color RVA Magazine, and get our take on local and regional culture delivered straight to your door. Never miss out again!
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In 2011, we introduced our RVA Mini-Mag series. Each issue focused on a cultural subject explored in 100 5.5" x 5.5" full color pages. Photography and art, Richmond music history with many more subjects slated for coverage, we continue to connect the cultural dots in every edition.
Your subscription price includes 4 issues and is released once every 3 months. RVA Magazine enjoys a 100% pick up rate, so subscribe today and guarantee that you'll receive a copy! As always, shipping is free!
RVA MAGAZINE HISTORY
From day one (April 2005) we set out to lend voice to a subdued creative class of Richmond. RVA has succeeded in creating a brand that searches out the best artists, ideas, events, bands, photographers and culture-jammers Richmond has to offer and gives them a platform for exhibition that "gets" them.
Access to talented and creative people is to modern business what access to coal and iron ore was to steelmaking. --Richard Florida, economist and author
In a city best known for it's role in the Civil War (insert eye-rolling here,) the battle to be bigger than our past has been formidable. For generations, city leaders have banked on the faded silver of dubious honors - Capital of the Confederacy etc, and ignored the 21st (and 20th) centuries.
With world-class schools such as VCU growing organically on their own record of excellence, media giants like the Martin Agency cementing their footprint in our cobblestones, and Fortune 100 companies relocating to attract the hordes of creatives emerging here, Richmond is exploding. New construction and development is rampant in heretofore decaying downtown retail and nightlife centers.
City government has aligned itself to a more liberal, open-minded culture of inclusion and exploration. Much like Brooklyn in the late nineties and Silverlake/Echo Park in the early aughties, entire neighborhoods are being overhauled to keep up with the influx of wealthy young professionals with entertainment and fashion needs. Lofts, marinas, from-scratch entertainment districts, clubs, music venues and galleries have been sprouting like weeds, offering the promise of a sustainable population more likely to relocate to New York or Los Angeles in years past. Cultural optimism is at a high and only growing more intense.
RVA #8
Spring 2012
Yes, that's right, what you've all been waiting for--the latest print issue of our fine publication! The big news in this issue is obviously our cover story on Lamb Of God; these titans of RVA metal have just released their seventh album, Resolution, and we spoke to drummer Chris Adler about it, as well as many other relevant topics. But that's not all you'll find within this issue--not by a long shot. Pretty much every facet of the wide-ranging RVA music scene is represented here, from the humorously antisocial nihilism of punk rockers the Southside Stranglers, to the indie-rock dance-party exuberance of Black Girls, to the boozed-up blues revivalism of PBR, and more! Then there's a look at the future of computer-generated art with artist Todd Hale, There/Here's attempts to shine a light on the neglected areas of downtown Richmond, and high-quality photo spread documenting the murals taking over the streets of RVA as a result of the G40 Art Summit. And of course, we've got plenty more where that came from as well.
TV Party
MINI MAG #3 WINTER 2012
TV Party was a Public-access television cable TV show in New York City that ran from 1978 to 1982. Glenn O'Brien was the host. Chris Stein, co-founder of the pop band Blondie, was the co-host and Walter "Doc" Steding was the leader of the TV Party orchestra. Amos Poe was the director. Guests included Mick Jones, David Byrne, Debbie Harry, James Chance and Jean-Michel Basquiat, among others. - en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_Party
In the spirit of that groundbreaking television show, which inspired a Black Flag song and, more importantly, brought the world the best of the NYC art scene when it was still deep underground, we are excited to release the newest in our ongoing Mini-Mag series, TV Party : A Collection Of Art. We pulled from the most talented and diverse illustrators and painters across Virginia to create a printed, pocket-sized, visual catalog of the artistic landscape. It's a quick snapshot of those making waves and keeping things interesting in VA. We hope you enjoy this issue and in turn support the ever-expanding regional art scene.
RVA #7
Winter 2011
Our latest issue is crammed full of great articles designed to get you hyped on the diverse, thriving artistic underground here in Richmond. From interviews with local hip-hop movers and shakers Luggage and Black Liquid to profiles of experimental indie rockers Canary Oh Canary and doom metal headcrushers Balaclava to in-depth coverage of the local art scene featuring illustrator-turned-painter Sterling Hundley and photographer Anthony Hall, we've got as much info about the local scene in this new issue as we could possibly fit in there. And that's not to mention our interviews with DC/MD electronic musician and moombahton inventor Dave Nada, Virginia Beach collage artist John Sebastian Vitale, and Woodbridge snowboard manufacturers Monument Snowboards. Plus, to top it all off, we've got a wild and crazy interview with Megadeth, in which writer Adam Ganderson nearly gets himself thrown out of a show!
STRANGE DAZE : RICHMOND 1980-1989
MINI-MAG#2 FALL 2011
RVA Magazine presents Strange Daze: Richmond 1980-89. This new RVA Photo Book is a document of the Richmond punk and hardcore scene in the 1980s, as photographed by the people who were there. This free special edition book features hundreds of photos capturing the music, the flyers, the kids and the chaos of the RVA punk underground. Richmond has always had a great music scene, and this era was no exception. See the local bands who first put Richmond's hardcore scene on the map: White Cross, Honor Role, Graven Image, Unseen Force, Absence of Malice, and others; as well as a special section documenting the great touring bands of the day who stopped off in Richmond: Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Minor Threat, GBH, Broken Bones, and Toxic Reasons, just to name a few. Plus a special look at the earliest days of GWAR, some crazy stories about the most unforgettable characters of the era, and more!
RVA #6
Fall 2011
Our latest issue hit the streets of the city featuring Deanna Danger and the lovely ladies of her Boom Boom Basics Burlesque Studio on the cover, this issue is chock full of great stuff. First we've got a profile of Deanna Danger and her Boom Boom Basics classes. Then there's an interview with Kate Jennings, a local photographer and owner of Na Nin Vintage Clothing. Our artistic spotlight focuses on painter Jenna Chew, and on the surprisingly brutal illustrations of Julia Scott. Musically speaking, we've got interviews with doom-metallers Cough, electro-rockers Sleigh Bells, local hip-hop sensation Noah O, energetic pop-punk group Hold Tight!, and once and future Richmond drummer Tyler Williams of Sub Pop recording artists The Head And The Heart.
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
MINI MAG #1 SUMMER 2011
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly is a narrative that takes you through a typical day in RVA, from the start of the day all the way to the glamorous nightlife. It depicts the RVA Lifesytle in all its glory, featuring the people and places of Richmond and beyond. Its 100 pages depict the glories of swimming in the river, bike and skate tricks done urban-guerrilla style on sidewalks and handrails, ridiculous party hijinks, and the lesser-known sights of our well-traveled city. These images were captured by hungry young photographers who go to great lengths to practice their art wherever possible, and the love they feel for their art shows in every image. This 5x5 book may not be as big as your average coffee table photography tome, but in the coming years, the work that it contains should be if anything even more important, so be sure to grab yourself a copy while the getting's good.
RVA #5
SUMMER 2011
Hey everybody, RVA #5 is here, and we think it's our best issue yet!
For one thing, there's an in-depth interview with the Flaming Lips, which we are really stoked about. We've also got awesome art from insane photographer Richard Perkins and Othelo Gervacio, who does dark, angry paintings that drip down the page. There's a rad article about local metallers Inter Arma, complete with excellent photos of the band in action.
Plus, be sure and check out our interviews with DJ par excellence Steve Aoki, Kenna, and San Francisco based psych-punker Ty Segall. We worked hard to get together some great content for this issue, so the whole thing is a great read, and we're particularly proud of the way it looks as well. Copies will be available around town starting today, so look for Steve Aoki stagediving on the cover, and be sure to grab one.
Also, keep an eye out for the limited-edition alternate cover, featuring the Flaming Lips. We hope you love this issue as much as we do.
RVA #4
Spring 2011
RVA Magazine is bringing the best culture of Richmond, VA and surrounding areas to you with another stellar edition. IN this issue we cover New Brow! with Art Whino Gallery, GIRL TALK destroys RVA, gain knowledge from RJD2, street poet Nick F, meet the guys that make up The Trillions, get heavy with Conditions, go futuristic with Yusseff Ola, explore the other side with Matt Eich and interview legend Mike Watt. All this and more in our spring edition of RVA !!! Enjoy.
RVA #3
FALL 2010
This issue is packed. From our exclusive interview with hip-hop icons The Clipse, Jeff Staple of Reed Space and Staple Design, nationally recognized painter Ryan McLennan, dark side fashion photographer Ken Penn, GWAR frontman Dave Brockie talking smack on his alter-ego Oderus, illustrator Sara Blake, international club superstars RUSKO & Drop The Lime and more! It's crazy to see how connected our town is.
Check us out and find out what the real Richmond, VA is all about.
RVA #2
Summer 2010
We are enjoying the last days of summer here at the office and sniffing the pages of the newest episode of RVA. Ahhhh, smells sweet as this is our best issue yet, hands down. No joke. Completely blows all others away. It is packed to the rim with relevant information on our city and we are pretty stoked to see it in your hands and preying in your minds.
In this issue of RVA, we have an exclusive interview with none other than the iconic Pharrell Williams of N*E*R*D and the Neptunes. He talks about the upcoming album and the love he has for the ol' Cap City. We follow that up with words with metal/punk illustrator Will Towles, former Commonwealth and current Dominion designer Bryan Woodland, pinup artist Eric Jones, a conversation with PUNCHLINE creator Pete Humes, a story on the East End Fellowship in Church Hill, a profile on the enigmatic Diamond Black Hearted Boy, the weirdness of Kemper, and the origins of The Gods Of The Bobbleheads. After that run on sentence, you have the latest and greatest incarnation of RVA to reach the masses ever!
So take a minute, flip through our pages, sip on your moonshine and find out what Richmond, VA is really about.
