To start off, we already knew this was happening The plans have been out there for years, but a recent article from the VCU student paper, The Commonwealth Times, highlighted by Axios yesterday, has brought it back into the conversation this week. Virginia...
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...
Fall Massive, a yearly event that until this weekend, was confined to the limitations of your typical Baltimore nightclub. Gaining thousands and thousands of loyal followers over the course of 2011, Steez Promo, the production group behind the highly successful Starscape Festival, decided to push the music festival boundaries to a level...
Monday, 11/28 Pavement Cover Night featuring music of the band Pavement (pictured above), all night, brought to you by some of Richmond’s best bands: The Diamond Center, White Laces, Climbers, The Milkstains, Snowy Owls, Nelly Kate, Adah @ The Camel 8pm. 18+ Monday, 11/28 Hatebreed (pictured above), Brace War, Saint Diablo, Seraph @ Kingdom 6pm....
Friday, 11/25 Wrenn Mangum’s Elvis/Johnny Cash/50s Show @ Gus' Bar & Grill 10pm. Friday, 11/25 Trash & Burn Fest featuring Winds Of Plague (pictured above), Chelsea Grin, As Blood Runs Black, For The Fallen Dreams, Upon A Burning Body, In The Midst Of Lions, Like Moths To Flames, Volumes @ Kingdom 2pm. All ages. (early) Friday, 11/25 Flesh...
In a scene dominated by the Wiz's and the Mac Miller's, an evil force has been summoned from the shadows of Pittsburgh, PA. Straight from the grave, the rotting corpse G. R. Zombie will sacrifice your mind and carry your skull as a trophy. Listen HERE and let the brainwashing begin. Tomb Party (lo-fi) by G.R. Zømbi€ Tomb Party - G. R. Zombie...
Bobby La Beat heads to the Deli for a Black Friday edition of bangers and bass. Come through and unwind, have a drink and get buck. Bobby La Beat heads to the Deli for a Black Friday edition of bangers and bass. Come through and unwind, have a drink and get buck. WHO: Bobby La Beat WHAT: Black Friday WHEN: Friday, November 25th 2011 WHERE: NY...
“He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man,” declared Dr. Thompson – and true or not, you’d be mistaken in moving past the idea too quickly. Which brings us to Weird Owl. Build Your Beast A Fire is the recently released album by Weird Owl, and even without the band having a doctor in the bunch, it succeeds spectacularly...
Here's a brand new video by local noise merchants Mutwawa, for the title track from their second cassette release, Mayan Mutations. Mutwawa, a duo consisting of Jason Hodges (Suppression/Bermuda Triangles) and Gary Stevens (Head Molt), have been spreading their psychedelic soundscapes around Richmond for a while now, and we've told you a bit...
Void – Sessions 1981-83 (Dischord Records) There is a long-held and largely fallacious belief that hardcore is characterized by an embrace of a chaotic aesthetic. It's easy to see why – an unfamiliar ear might find the buzzsaw guitars and barked vocals abrasive. But abrasion doesn't necessarily equate to a wholly unhinged methodology. For every...
