"You have to be delusional to be an artist." That’s how Peter Cochrane closes our conversation. We’re sitting across from each other in a quiet Richmond studio, the air thick with pollen and thought. The line lands not as a punchline but as a thesis offered without...
From English Russia (click for hi-rez): "Ever wondered how do the battle looks like for real at night? I mean, not as seen by Hollywood movie but a real battle with real combat units, tanks and commanders? People say that sometimes it is even more picturesque than in the movies, and here is the report from the Russian army playwar maneuveres that...
Kseniya Simonova is a Ukrainian artist who just won the "Ukraine's Got Talent" competition. She uses a giant light box, dramatic music, imagination and "sand painting" skills to interpret the invasion and occupation of her country from 1941-1945. Kseniya Simonova is a Ukrainian artist who just won the "Ukraine's Got Talent" competition. She uses...
To some, it is surprising how often the question of weather or not Richmond is in "The South" arises. To some, it is surprising how often the question of weather or not Richmond is in "The South" arises. As the former capital of the confederacy, the last major city where Sweet Tea is widely served (more on this later), many examples of classic...
Good day everyone! Hopefully you've slept in, and are now having a nice late breakfast. We hope you're planning on perhaps grilling out today, in honor of, you know, labor, and stuff. Good day everyone! Hopefully you've slept in, and are now having a nice late breakfast. We hope you're planning on perhaps grilling out today, in honor of, you...
Maximishin's images are haunting and enticing all at once. Maximishin's images are haunting and enticing all at once. They capture daily life in Russia (with some shots from Iraq and India in his portfolio, as well) with an intense causality that is reminiscent of Cartier-Bresson's "captured moment" aesthetic and timing. BIO: I was born in 1964....
There's a lot of talk about being green these days. Repurposed materials, recycled materials, carbon-neutral business practices, locally sourced products and other claims can often be proven to be utter hogwash (or, more appropriately, greenwash). Few local organizations can make a claim to be truly environmentally conscious, and even fewer...
PLAYLIST - 1. Healer / Torche 2:08 2. Hand Of Glory / Strike Anywhere 1:41 3. Old Skin / Young Widows 1:47 4. Coconut Thunder / Tubers 1:49 5. Geometric Park / Pink Razors 3:17 PLAYLIST - 1. Healer / Torche 2:08 2. Hand Of Glory / Strike Anywhere 1:41 3. Old Skin / Young Widows 1:47 4. Coconut Thunder / Tubers 1:49 5. Geometric Park / Pink Razors...
Wasssthat?! You thinnk I cannt spell sumthin. I shpell good. Wasssthat?! You thinnk I cannt spell sumthin. I shpell good. TONIGHT AT EMPIRE :: DRUNKEN SPELLING BEE rowdy bunch. note the bee costume. RVA's own S. Preston Duncan, cleverly disguised as to not be noticed as an outsider. tapping her fingers! where on earth would a speller pick up a...
We love this town! 01. I Never Thought We'd Know Each Other / Cubscout & The Rhinoceros 02. Cantavit / Amazing Ghost 03. Riddles in the Sand / Bermuda Triangles We love this town! 01. I Never Thought We'd Know Each Other / Cubscout & The Rhinoceros 02. Cantavit / Amazing Ghost 03. Riddles in the Sand / Bermuda Triangles 04. Best Friends Day /...
