A lot has happened since I first met NO BS! Brass co-founder Reggie Pace, so I knew this was going to be a long conversation. But it is always nice to sit down with a friend and ask them everything you ever wanted to know about their career choices and what makes them...
Tom Applegate is a super nice guy and, by all accounts, an excellent teacher of second graders. Recently retired, he has returned to his roots as a punk. Back in 1976, he started his own punk band, L'Amour, whose complete discography was recently reissued by local...
What are you doing with your life? Everyone wants you to have a vision for the future: the motivational guru will tell you about it, for a fee. The barfly has an idea for you. Your buddy is always ready to tell you what's about to happen. Then one day, you have a...
I’ve heard urban legends of people throwing a bunch of pot seeds into the woods only to come back a year later to find a forest of weed. It’s easy to forget what’s in your backyard, especially when you’re busy. Weeks into months. Months into – you get it. Maybe you...
For as long as I can recall, I have always felt a bit like an outsider. When I moved to Richmond in 2002 to attend VCU, I wasn’t entirely sold on the city. I was quickly impressed by the never-ending plethora of live music taking place on Grace Street at 929 or...