Rally against the ever-heating world you are extended into. Fresh out of the musical delivery room, shoegaze rockers DIIV have presented their new album Frog in Boiling Water to the world. The group will be baptizing it at the National on July 17th in Richmond. I was...
Soundgarden - King Animal (Seven Four/Republic) Just to get this out of the way: Soundgarden is my favorite band and has been for over a decade. I remember where I was when they decided to call it quits in 1997. I have “Loud Love” tattooed on my arm. Chris Cornell is my favorite singer. Badmotorfinger is my favorite record. Ever. Soundgarden -...
It wouldn’t be a Ghost of Pop without a particular set of individuals involved, and that list certainly includes members of Goldrush and The Trillions. Members of both outfits have been involved in multiple musical incarnations throughout the history of this annual event--whether that was as part of Prabir and The Substitutes, The Druthers, The...
RVA postpunk sensations Dead Fame just finished up a session with local producer/guitarist Pedro Aida (Fun Size/River City High), and we've got the premiere of one of their new tracks, "My Body, My Fo RVA postpunk sensations Dead Fame just finished up a session with local producer/guitarist Pedro Aida (Fun Size/River City High), and we've got the...
One of the coolest things about the Richmond music scene is the deep-rooted respect that many musicians have for one another. I was honored to have Matt Taylor from Motion City Soundtrack produce the last set of Goldrush recordings. When we were taking breaks from recordings, we could chat about the Richmond scene and share our mutual respect for...
Rightly or wrongly, we often try to frame the artistic aspirations of all those bands, all those musicians who make all that great music that has enhanced our lives throughout the years, within the generally non-artistic terms of a “mission statement.” Rarely do bands make it as easy to deduce such a mission statement as do Canada’s...
Marilyn Manson - Born Villain (Cooking Vinyl) I was at Target and had $15 remaining on a gift card. My knee-jerk reaction was to pick up some Star Wars Legos (they had Jabba’s Palace) but I really couldn’t justify spending an extra $40 on plastic I would be finished putting together in half hour. I didn’t want The Hangover 2 or whatever movie...
A festival that has been going strong for eight years provides the perfect excuse to pull old friends out of the woodwork for a night of musical bliss. A festival that has been going strong for eight years provides the perfect excuse to pull old friends out of the woodwork for a night of musical bliss. As you read Tuesday, Trey Cutrell will be...
Lamb Of God brought their latest tour back home to RVA on Wednesday, November 28, and our friend Anthony Hall, photographer extraordinaire (remember his slogan: "Tony Hall Shoots Rad Shit"), was in the house to catch some amazing action shots featuring lots of flying hair, pyrotechnics, and general metal chaos. Lamb Of God brought their latest...
ill.Gates is back--and he's bringing the bass with him! For the second time in 2012, the San Francisco DJ, producer, and educator will be setting it off in RVA. ill.Gates is back--and he's bringing the bass with him! For the second time in 2012, the San Francisco DJ, producer, and educator will be setting it off in RVA. After a well-received...
