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Interview by Gabe Lugo Gabe, you recently opened for Terravita. It was a pretty small crowd, but it definitely started to pick up later in the night. How did you feel about that experience? I feel really good about it. First time using CDJ’s, I usually use a controller… but I’ve been practicing and […]
BIG SECRET – A Creative Profile
Interview by Kelly Reyes Video Team: Mary Swanson, Will Nelson, Sarah Thaw The first in a series looking in to the minds behind the creative scene of Richmond. Ink sat down with Jason Lefton, the owner of Big Secret, a laser engraving studio located in Jackson Ward. Lefton tells us a little more about his […]
BillBoard Music Awards 2015 | Red Carpet Review
By Allison Oberlin The Billboard Music Awards are an awards ceremony occurring every year since 1989 and held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Billboard magazine, which held the event, covers every music event and produces their music popularity chart. This year, Chrissy Teigen and Ludacris hosted the ceremony. Taylor Swift led the winners’ circle tonight […]
She once lived in a brick city – Fashion editorial
“Her clothing tells her story. She expresses herself with them. No matter where she may be or who she may be with, the way she lived and dressed will always be the same.” – Maddy M. Photographer | Jennifer VanSteenburgh Fashion Stylist | Mikayla Baumgartner + Cierra Artis Model | Aminata Jalloh + Aba Mfrase-Ewur […]
Electric Love Machine – Pizza Seance
Interview and Photos by Gabe Lugo If you could requisition one piece of military grade hardware for your band’s personal use, what would it be? John Brady- Military grade butt plugs. Woody– Definitely night vision goggles and grappling hooks. Just imagine the shenanigans we could get into. Steve– I’m thinking a helicopter that I could […]
Met Gala 2015 | Best + Worst Dressed
By Lizz Bruce and Andrea Philbin Illustrations Alissa Pivaral The Metropolitan Museum of Art hosts the Met Gala or “Met Ball” as fundraising for their costume institute every year. This gala is widely regarded as the “Oscars of fashion” and is the “make it or break it” moment for the “who’s-who” in fashion and […]
A Sandwich, The Sweetest Taboo in Modern Feminist Times
By Gabriella Lacombe At the moment, I and the other most unfortunate of really fortunate souls known as “college students” are taking exams, and finishing all of the projects our professors forgot to assign at any other part of the year. It’s tough knowing that you need to be studying, and also knowing that you’d […]
Women In Suits
by Jessica Morgan What’s sexier than a woman in a power suit? Nothing. It’s probably called the power suit because it makes men forget they’re even men once they start salivating and losing all sense of strength at the foot of a gorgeous woman in a well-tailored suit. Or, it could be called that because […]
Who is Dr. Chuck Tingle?
by Rebecca Frankel I’ve seen a lot of weird things on the internet. In the age of strange YouTube videos and Tumblr memes, I have almost become apathetic and jaded. That was before I discovered the internet’s most bizarre author, Dr. Chuck Tingle. He currently has fifteen erotic short stories, or tinglers as he calls […]
Soul.eil – Fusion of Vintage + Culture
Cierra Artis, Guest Columnist Photos by Veronica Sequiera Richmond’s fashion scene is about to get a colorful, cultural spin with influences from every decade. Soul.eil is the brainchild of owner, Hana Attia, who is inspired by the fusion of vintage and cultural aesthetics. Well known in the Washington D.C. area, her online brand is a supporter of […]
Preview: 934 Doesn’t Kiss And Tell
by Stephanie Trujillo Grace Street’s 800 block has had a history for cultivating some of Richmond’s most alternative entertainment and music venues. A lot of the rich history isn’t known by VCU students that jaywalk across it today, rushing to get to class, as the information is either preserved by the locals, or for the […]
Perfect Pussy at Strange Matter
story and photos by Sarah Thaw “Do you know when Mac is coming out?” an underage girl frantically scrubbing the Xs off the backs of her hands asks. That was the question on everyone’s mind at this sold-out show at Strange Matter. Although the rumored appearance of indie-rock artist Mac Demarco seemed to be […]