This story is for subscribers to VCU’s Capital News Service. If you have questions or comments, please contact Alix Bryan at bryaneg@vcu.edu or 804-921-0114. RICHMOND, Va. – College-aged people are among the largest voting block, yet tend to have the lowest turnout in...
This week's GODS of the BOBBLE HEADS is a hiphop special, featuring MC Aspect. CLICK HERE FOR THE PODCAST (right click to save) This week's GODS of the BOBBLE HEADS is a hiphop special, featuring MC Aspect. CLICK HERE FOR THE PODCAST (right click to save)
Editor's note: this piece appeared in RVA #1 this year. Reef, and his lovely wife Mel, have left Richmond, and we thought we'd re-run this as an homage to their creative spirit. We miss y'all. A mad scientist fire sculptor at the helm of a covered wagon, an endless engineer of bizarre and twisting copper wire, conductor of propane orchestras and...
If you weren’t there, I’m sorry, but you completely missed out. Last Tuesday was RVAlution #15, featuring Designer Drugs, the New York DJ sensation. I’ve been shooting these parties for a while, but this week was crazier than I’d ever seen it get at The Hat Factory. Here’s why… For one, the theme of the night was zombies. The undead....
What is it? The Eiger Sanction is a 1975 film (based on the novel by Trevanian) starring Clint Eastwood. It was critically panned upon release, and despite a warm reception from the rock climbing community, it never really found an audience. Why don’t I know about it? Neither critics nor audiences were very enthusiastic about the piece, and it...
Banh Mi Throwdown at Café Gutenberg Monday, July 26 1700 E. Main Street Doors open at 6:30pm, competition starts at 7pm What we have here is an old west call out, this is like high noon for chefs. The clock is ticking and at 7pm in Cafe Gutenberg the showdown will begin. What we are talking about is the Banh Mi Sandwich here, a Vietnamese classic...
WHOOOMP!! WHOOOMP!! is a new monthly event hosted by the Party Liberation Front for people who enjoy dubstep/glitch hop/bass driven music. Each WHOOOMP!! WHOOOMP!! will feature your resident PLF Dj's along with guest Dj's and Dj crews that wish to jump on the decks and share new and cutting edge music. This months guest Dj is Dj Mir from the...
I was elated to learn that my favorite director had slipped behind the camera once again after nearly a decade. Aside from a few epsidodes of Sowtime’s Masters of Horror series, the genre’s most reliable storyteller had faded from the scene altogether after his poorly-received Ghosts of Mars in 2001. I thought that was an entertaining film and it...
Local photographer Kimie James is featured this week on GODS. CLICK HERE FOR PODCAST At a time when Virginia radio stations are cutting local programing to make room for syndicated shows from major markets, WHAN1430AM is going against the grain. The Gods of the Bobble Heads is a relatively new show that's first broadcast was Saturday, May 1st....
This friday at Bogart's in the fan, the local hiphop lineup includes Divine Profitz, Luggage, Black Liquid, Swerve36 and Billy When? Performances begin at 9pm sharp. This friday at Bogart's in the fan, the local hiphop lineup includes Divine Profitz, Luggage, Black Liquid, Swerve36 and Billy When? Performances begin at 9pm sharp.
