May 2012
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April 2012
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Fair Trade Fashion Show TODAY in Carytown
wotbn:
Fair Trade Fashion Show Introducing our new spring/summer Fair Trade clothing lines for men, women and children from producers in Ghana, India, Indonesia, and Nepal. Modern designs. Natural Materials. Real People.
TODAY 4-7PM 3201 West Cary Street
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An Open Letter To Record Labels Who Release 7"
We know you can relate…because we can!
thenortherncold:
Unless you’re releasing Bruce Springsteen, The White Stripes, or another big name … please say whether the 7” record should be played at 33⅓ or 45.
When I throw The Boss on my turntable I know immediately if it’s playing too fast or too slow. But when it’s an obscure black metal band from Poland that I picked up on a whim… please...
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Record Store Day like Christmas in April.
Sound advice…get ready!
bobbyisms:
Bobbyisms #76 Monday, March 19, 2012
I write about random things a lot. I write a lot about random things. Quick, what do David Gilmour, Jello Biafra, Lemmy and Henry Rollins all have in common? They all worked as roadies for different bands before joining or forming bands of their own! In this case, Pink Floyd, the Dead Kennedys, Hawkwind and The...
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PropertyOfZack: Generation Gap: Pop-Punk Has... →
propertyofzack:
Jason Tate from AbsolutePunk struck up a conversation with me today about the “golden olden” days of pop-punk compared to the new “defend pop punk” movement. After going back and forth, Jason put together a Rdio Playlist of older pop-punk bands for me to check out, and I helped curate a…
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stone-cold-sinner:
What I love most about old, used records is how thin and flexible they are… it’s like the course of time has taken over. I like to think about how many times it’s previous owner had played the record and what could be going through their heads while listening to the music.
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WRIR and Plan 9 join forces for Record Store Day →
This year, Mike Rutz from WRIR has been kind enough to spend the last few weeks putting together an awesome set for our shop for RSD — a bunch of local DJs and bands that are ready to entertain us all while WE work and YOU shop! It’s gonna be awesome! Come party with us and pick up some vinyl!
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Map of the G40 murals
fanrva:
View 2012 G40 Summit in a larger map
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soundsofrva:
Billy the Kid & the Southside Boys - Ours
This album is the latest from Vancouver’s Billy the Kid (pictured below), and it was recorded right here in Richmond. In fact, many of the Southside Boys who play in her band reside right here. While Billy the Kid is about to go on tour with Joe McMahon from Smoke or Fire as well as Tim Barry, so she wanted to kick things off...
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I’ve always said that we were going to make a record again. You never know, we...
– Kevin Shields talks to us about a new My Bloody Valentine album. (via pitchfork)
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