(the science of getting f*cked up all the time and living through it) Science is looking for answers in Ozzy’s DNA, and they’re not trying to determine why he can sing clearly even when his speech is all but incoherent. Osbourne, 61, is one of the music industry’s...
In 2005, I created RVA Magazine, and I'm still at the helm as its publisher. From day one, it’s been about pushing the “RVA” identity, celebrating the raw creativity and grit of this city. Along the way, we’ve hosted events, published stacks of issues, and, most importantly, connected with a hell of a lot of remarkable people who make this place what it is.
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Billy Wallace, My Friend The Troubadour
I first met Billy Wallace when The Wading Girl played at Empire. The show was Barn Burning, Josh Small and Brandon Peck. There was a tremendous honesty to Wallace’s craft as a songwriter. I would soon there after send him an email asking to play a show with him. This...
CHPN :: On Murder On Richmond (1971-2010)
No one was killed in Richmond in June 2010. Going back to at least 1980, Richmond has only had three months without any homicides. Each of these quiet months has come in the last 8 months, and 2 of them have come in 2010. Murder in Richmond, VA 1971-2009 Until 2008,...
ARTWHINO :: The Wide Eyed Girls of Tatiana Suarez (NSFW)
Tatiana Suarez will be showing at DC's street art gallery Art Whino. She was nice enough to answer a few questions for RVA on the upcoming show and approach to her work. If you are in the harbor area swing through and check the place out, its definitely worth it....
DAILY RECORDS : Wavves, Musical Charis, & Starkweather
Wavves - King Of The Beach (Fat Possum Records) Yet another bassless two-piece band, but these guys are a far cry from the blues-punk of The White Stripes and The Black Keys. Wavves create lo-fi jangle-pop tunes that sound like Guided By Voices on a Beach Boys kick....
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