Austin Fitch is a man stuck in fast forward. His gestures quick, his speech accelerated, his thoughts - mile a minute. His laugh is loud, and his hugs are easy. Here is a man with more energy in his Tuesday afternoon than most of us can conjure on a Friday night. He’s...
Richmond’s Future Stars Deliver in Lord of the Flies – A Full Review
To the credit of the public school system, most of us were made to read William Golding’s Lord of the Flies at a tender age. Along with Fahrenheit 451, 1984, Catcher in the Rye, Slaughterhouse Five, The Jungle, and others, we were fed a healthy dose of dystopia and...
New School Legend Jesse Smith Talks Richmond Tattoo Convention
Jesse Smith, the local legend and founder of Loose Screw Tattoo in Carytown, has been repping this ol’ Fist City since the '90s with his twisted animation style and has been celebrated all over the world for his craft. His works span a wide range of genres, but like...
Richmond Tattoo Convention Gets a Heavy Dose of Ryan Ashley’s Magic
While the first thing you may notice about Ryan Ashley is that she is painfully beautiful to look at, don’t let that stop you from recognizing the absolute unit of an artist that she is. She’s a Pennsylvania native, an erstwhile New Yorker, and a current resident of...
Processing ‘Needs of The Narcissist’: Richmond Music Legend John Morand on His Latest
John Morand’s story begins and currently resides in Richmond, but like the best of Hobbits and one-night stands, he’s been ‘there and back again’ many times. He’s the co-founder of Sound of Music recording studios downtown and the engineer / producer behind nearly...
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