It’s been five years since I’ve written anything on Richmond music. A lot changes in five years, but there isn’t a soul I know who would argue that the last five haven’t been exceptionally turbulent. Some things remain in place: The Camel, RVA Mag, and my...
If this is where pop music is headed, count me in. Young Adult Fiction have already achieved quite a bit of acclaim among the local community for their approach to pop. They take elements of shoegaze and deliver hook after hook in every tune. At any given moment, they may sound like Built to Spill, Dinosaur Jr., or The Pains of Being Pure at...
TheContradction was born in Maryland, and has lived in VA for most of his life. He began writing music in middle school, and eventually transformed his style into an electronic melodic flow with rap/song inclusions. Inspired by heartache, sex, past love, and alcohol, Contradction's music is honest and straightforward, which he feels is fairly...
The Ghost of Pop has been known for supporting inventive musical groups as part of their annual festivities, but The Trillions take those expectations to a new level. This will only be their second year playing, but they are no strangers to the event, as members have previously performed as part of Prabir and the Substitutes and The Awesome Few....
Hey folks, here's the latest video from Atlanta garage punk band the Black Lips, which is taken from their sixth album, Arabia Mountain, released earlier this year on Vice Records. The video, a satirical take on New York in the bad old days of the 70s, depicts the band as corrupt cops on the take, riding around flirting with hookers and using...
Suffocation, As the Kingdom Falls, Artifice, Dethorned, Brain Invasion Saturday, November 12 at Kingdom I’m gonna be honest here: as tempting as it was to go see Suffocation live at Kingdom, a mere mile from my house, I almost stayed home (and probably would have if it wasn’t for my journalistic duties), simply because I am a little bit tired of...
Thursday, 12/1 The Chanels (pictured above), Mutwawa, Revolt of the Apes @ Balliceaux 10:30pm. 21+ Thursday, 12/1 Cotton Jones (pictured above), The Diamond Center @ The Camel 8pm. All ages. Thursday, 12/1 EQ Produktions presents Bonobo (pictured above) (DJ set), PLF DJs - Reinhold & Mister Jennings @ Canal Club 9pm. Thursday, 12/1 XL 102.1...
This video is a collaboration between Richmond hip hop artist Millz and local filmmaker Forrest Pando. Forrest Graduated from VCUarts Cinema program and now works with the SHHO (student hip-hop organization) and does freelance work around virginia and nationally. Millz is a rising Hip-Hop artist based out of Richmond. Check out the album he...
Date Palms – Honey Devash (Mexican Summer Records) With their sophomore release, California duo Date Palms have offered a striking entry into the canon of sprawling contemplative drone, a long-form exercise in immersive sound that exists in an undefined gray area between meandering juxtapositions of varied elements and single-minded devotion to...
This video, which has been blowing up the internet for the last little while but just came to my attention over this long holiday weekend, is the debut track from 20 year old NYC artist Azealia Banks (according to her twitter, her first name is pronounced AH-ZEE-LEE-YAH). The ferociously catchy backbeat and her impressive mic skills combine to...
