As a front-runner of beat culture with 20+ years of experience in the EDM scene, Russia’s DJ Vadim is known for taking electronic hip hop to inspiring new heights. As a front-runner of beat culture with 20+ years of experience in the EDM scene, Russia’s DJ Vadim is...
Since 2005, the dedicated team at RVA Magazine, known as RVA Staff, has been delivering the cultural news that matters in Richmond, VA. This talented group of professionals is committed to keeping you informed about the events and happenings in the city.
RVA No. 11: Record Reviews
Animal Magazine - Dusted: A Collection (animalmagazine.bandcamp.com) This RVA-based group gives us an underproduced slab of raw, wild hardcore punk with hints of metal and garage rock. Animal Magazine's passionate fury is not for the weak--if you're looking for...
RVA No. 11: Josiah Marroquin
Apparently Virginia Beach has some things going for it. From what I can tell, the place is ripe with youthful rage and wild-spirited party animals. The whole scene is either obscenely weird or weirdly obscene, and while the boys and girls from the Tidewater are...
RVA No. 11: Unholy Thoughts
In Richmond, hardcore, punk, metal, and crossover bands pop up all the time--incestuously sharing members, recruiting friends, feeding off of past bands and lineups for inspiration, then warping it to make something new and different and fresh. What makes Richmond’s...
RVA No. 11: Eternal Summers
While it is not actually the vanished island community of early United States history, Roanoke, Virginia has long been a sort of cultural lost colony. It’s no wonder that, in recent years, the city has taken on a majestic quality. The bands that make up the...
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