Sometimes the body makes decisions for the mind. Sometimes it side-steps the brain and all of its rambling nonsense. You see athletes in the Olympics or people in acts of extreme heroism do this. Muscles popping. Faces contorted into white-knuckled fists. In agony but...
Two Centuries Of Poetry
From a dramatic reading of poetry by Poe at Artemis Gallery to an evening of hip hop lyricism at a private location, the Friday of Halloween weekend provided many artistic delights for George Wethington. Here's his full report. Once upon a Friday dreary, as November...
Opening The Creative Doors: A Conversation About Writing, Sobriety, and Metal With D. Randall Blythe
Fifteen years ago, Ryan Kent interviewed Lamb Of God vocalist Randy Blythe for RVA Mag. Fifteen years later, they reconvene for another conversation about everything that's changed and everything they've learned over the past decade and a half. I haven’t gotten much...
Hit Me When I’m Pretty
RVA Mag #38 is on the streets now! Here's the first article, in which Ryan Kent, the author behind Poems for Dead People, talks rock bottom, writing, and redemption with the release of his latest book. You know the tune: boy grows up on dreams of baseball, falling...
RVA Magazine #38 Is On The Streets Today!
It's out! RVA Mag's 38th edition is a photo-forward issue that focuses on live music, street art, and delicious local food & craft beer -- the building blocks on which RVA Mag was built! That's right, we're returning to first principles with this issue, just in...
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