Category Archives: Featured Artists

BAD KOREA HELP BRING SKATE PUNK BACK TO VIRGINIA BEACH WITH A BLAST FROM THE PAST ON DEBUT ALBUM, II

Posted on April 25, 2015 by dominioncollective

INTERVIEW BY SHAUNA CROWLEY PHOTOS PROVIDED BY RYAN LOFTIS Built on the premise of being a band that should have existed in the 90s and listened to by an older brother, BAD KOREA out of Virginia Beach is a blast … Continue reading →

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DIY SINGER/SONGWRITER OKLAHOMA CAR CRASH RECORDING NEW ALBUM WITH LONGTIME FRIEND AND MUSICAL PARTNER WITH PLANS FOR ALBUM RELEASE TOUR THIS SUMMER

Posted on April 25, 2015 by dominioncollective

INTERVIEW BY MATT WALKER PHOTOS BY HEATHER MCPHERSON, NAT BROWN, AND DAKOTA FLOYD Nat Brown — also known as OKLAHOMA CAR CRASH (OKCC) — is all about DIY, from self-booked tours to more than five self-released EPs. He was even doing-it-all … Continue reading →

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NODIS LEADS THE PACK OF RISING D.C. HIP HOP ARTISTS EMERGING ONTO THE NATIONAL SCENE WITH THE RELEASE OF HIS DEBUT MIXTAPE AND PERFORMANCES AT SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST

Posted on April 12, 2015 by dominioncollective

INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS AND VIDEO BY DJ FAM PRODUCTIONS AND JOHN SHORE It has been said time and time again that the youth are the future, and they will lead the way to better times. NODIS is no … Continue reading →

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ROBERT MCFARLAND “MAKES KNOWLEDGE BORN” WITH THREE UPCOMING ALBUMS CURRENTLY IN PRODUCTION TO BE RELEASED WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR

Posted on April 10, 2015 by dominioncollective

INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS PROVIDED BY ROBERT MCFARLAND Taking inspiration from historical black leaders, such as Marcus Garvey, Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcom X, as well as religious and cultural influences in hip hop, ROBERT MCFARLAND is taking … Continue reading →

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BROKE ROYALS WORK WITH OTHER BANDS TO BUILD COMMUNITY THROUGH MUSIC WHILE NOT FALLING INTO ANY PARTICULAR GENRE

Posted on April 9, 2015 by dominioncollective

INTERVIEW BY SHAUNA CROWLEY PHOTOS BY VICTORIA LOUISE As students at the College of William and Mary, Phillip Basnight and Colin Cross accidently met in a recording studio and came out with a collection of songs by the time they … Continue reading →

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AVERS COLLABORATE ON FOLLOW UP TO DEBUT ALBUM AND RELEASE NEW SINGLE — “VAMPIRE”

Posted on April 8, 2015 by dominioncollective

INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS BY NICK GHOBASHI AND SARAH REDWINE HODGES VIDEO BY FLIES COLLECTIVE Buckle up for an energetic, multigenre excursion through space and time led by the multitalented members of AVERS , Richmond, Va.’s latest rising sensation, and for … Continue reading →

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NEWPORT NEWS R&B SINGER/RAPPER JAE PREPARES FOR RELEASE OF DEBUT EP, DEAD LUXURY, AND WILL PERFORM AT SHAGGFEST 2015 IN VIRGINIA BEACH THIS JUNE

Posted on April 2, 2015 by dominioncollective

INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS PROVIDED BY BWARD PHOTOGRAPHY AND JASON COFFEY Though he is relatively new to the Hampton Roads rap and R&B scene, vocalist Jason Coffey, who is also known as JAE, is a native of Newport News, … Continue reading →

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COMBINING ELEMENTS OF BLACK, DOOM AND MELODIC METAL, GRETHOR RELEASE NEW EP, CLOAKED IN DECAY, WITH SUPPORT FROM MEMBERS OF THE DMV MUSIC SCENES

Posted on April 1, 2015 by dominioncollective

INTERVIEW BY IAN WOODS PHOTOS BY AMBERLEY EDINGTON AND TIGRAN KAPINOS With nearly eight years and several releases under their collective belts, the Northern Virginia-based band GRETHOR has long been a staple of the local metal scene. Combining the bleak … Continue reading →

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RICHMOND STRAIGHT EDGE BAND BREAK AWAY DISCUSS FESTIVALS AND THE CURRENT STATE OF THE HARDCORE SCENE, AS WELL AS UNITED BLOOD AND THEIR UPCOMING FACE AGGRESSION TOUR

Posted on April 1, 2015 by dominioncollective

INTERVIEW BY JOE FITZPATRICK PHOTOS PROVIDED BY ACE STALLINGS AND MELINE G. Since the early 2000’s, the City of Richmond, Va. has built a reputation of being one of the best hardcore scenes in America, with an even more diverse … Continue reading →

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“THE GIRL WITH THE UKULELE:” SINGER-SONGRWRITER SKYE ZENTZ SPREADS HER LOVE OF MUSIC THROUGHOUT HAMPTON ROADS, AS WELL AS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, MUSIC VIDEOS, AND ONLINE LIVE PERFORMANCES

Posted on March 26, 2015 by dominioncollective

INTERVIEW BY MARIANNA CAMPANO PHOTOS PROVIDED BY SKYE ZENTZ At first glance, SKYE ZENTZ seems like a hippie-chic, crunchy, possibly vegan, definitely vegetarian, new-aged flower child. You know the type. However, once you take a second to scratch the surface, … Continue reading →

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