The maestro of snark, DJ Cranky Pete, has come to light as none other than Senior Cranky from the iconic early 00s Richmond Alt Weekly Punchline, who gifted those of us that remember with his grumpy “scram-off-my-lawn” commentaries on city life. Fast forward to now...
It comes on like rolling waves, steady and precise. The glassy-eyed vocals floating along effortlessly, then crashing like body-surfers into the melody-saturated shore of the chorus. It comes on like rolling waves, steady and precise. The glassy-eyed vocals floating along effortlessly, then crashing like body-surfers into the melody-saturated...
If you’re a regular shopper at Plan 9, you’re probably well acquainted with the goodies that lurk in the basement. I’m talking about those racks and racks of wonderful, glorious used LPs (and oh-so budget friendly), and a good amount of used CDs, too. Being a used vinyl addict myself, I began to wonder what the bands I like would buy if we were...
The Catalyst Swallow Your Teeth The Perpetual Motion Machine If The Catalyst continues on with this momentous streak, you can expect to hear about the mark they have left on Richmond for years to come. With releases prior, the band sifted through moments of strength and discovery. It is with undoubted excitement to hear the unveiling of their new...
Air Time: 6-8am Mondays DJ: Enzo Adimari A station like WRIR doesn’t come around often. Just ask Breakfast Blend's DJ Enzo Adimari. He lives in Alexandria, VA but his schedule works around his ability to be in Richmond on Monday Mornings to do his Breakfast Blend without a hitch. After two and a half years on the air, he must be doing something...
EQ PRODUKTIONS INTERVIEW EQ PRODUKTIONS INTERVIEW RVA Magazine's John Reinhold sat down equipped with a lot of beer to interview EQ Produktions owners Mike Holderfield and Jesse Pruitt. There was allot of talking and drinking, and drinking and talking. Once again proving Beer = Good. In many ways Mike and Jesse are like me, just laid back people...
My Bloody Valentine are almost impossible to imagine as a functioning band of living human beings. My Bloody Valentine are almost impossible to imagine as a functioning band of living human beings. They are one of the most mythologized and exalted bands of the past two decades regardless of the fact that they spent the majority of that time...
It would be coy to say that Cubscout and the Rhinoceros’ Kemper Blair and Stuart Holt didn’t have a history together. Their involvement in the Richmond music scene is unprecedented. It seems appropriate to take a walk down memory lane in Holt’s Oregon Hill backyard. It would be coy to say that Cubscout and the Rhinoceros’ Kemper Blair and Stuart...
There’s a scene in the classic mocku-rockumentary Spinal Tap wherein Tap guitarist Nigel Tufnell is showing the documentary-maker around his impressive stash of equipment. There’s a scene in the classic mocku-rockumentary Spinal Tap wherein Tap guitarist Nigel Tufnell is showing the documentary-maker around his impressive stash of equipment....
If George Reuther could name his Breakfast Blend program on WRIR, he would call it Sammy. Reuther explores music of the twentieth century. If George Reuther could name his Breakfast Blend program on WRIR, he would call it Sammy. Reuther explores music of the twentieth century. As broad as that may sound, he searches through and discovers the...
