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Oversat new EP “Mixed Signals” translates transatlantic
When Jeremiah LongBear from the band Oversat was younger, he would hang out with his mother while she was working at a hotel by a police station. Stricken with boredom he moseyed on over to a dumpster and noticed it was filled with cassette tapes. “I pulled my Mom’s wagon up to it and loaded … Continue reading
23 random realizations by age 23
*Opinion* In case we’re not friends in real life or on Facebook, you may not have known my birthday was on April 5. I am now 23. I happily accepted 23 with the same excitement I gave 21, 18 and 16. Though my good friend Mike, whose birthday was a week after mine, said he … Continue reading
Going with your gut
*Opinion* He knew he made the right decision. He thought she was hot and they had their good times in those three years together but after he found out she was cheating, he got a bad taste in his mouth and a sharp pain in his chest. He ended it and felt pretty good about … Continue reading
Local entrepreneurs put personal touch in surfboard making
In a 25-foot by 10-foot storage space, covered by a thin layer of fiber glass dust created by the sanding of newly made surfboards, the magic happens. That storage space by the Virginia Beach Ocean Front is where 757 Surfboards founders Robert Seatherton and Andrew Everson make custom surfboards. Literally, make. Not just repair or … Continue reading
Less Than Jake “still doing their thing”
Less Than Jake have become professionals over the years when it comes to touring and staying together as a band. They have been a band for about 16 years and met in Gainesville while they were all attending the University of Florida. Chris Demakes, a chiropractor by day and the lead singer and guitarist of … Continue reading
“Skins” – an adolescent abomination
*Opinion* MTV, I have always supported you and backed you up when people said you play to much garbage and not enough music. I supported you when people said “16 & Pregnant” and “Teen Mom” would influence young women to have sex and get pregnant, pointing out that those shows reveal the hardships and regrets … Continue reading
Wisdom
*Opinion* After my New Year’s weekend celebration I found myself sitting upright in a dentist office waiting for my six-month cleaning to commence. Only this appointment was going to be different, they were going to notice something different about me. As my dental hygienist pulled out the machine to take x-rays of my teeth she … Continue reading
Keeping up with Jesse Chong
Virginia Beach’s Jesse Chong has a change in his lineup. The reggae/rock performer who plays virtually every night in Hampton Roads (especially the Ocean Front) had a baby boy on August 24 at 5:20 p.m. Jaden is his first child, and hopefully not the last, Jesse said. After Jaden was born, Jesse took a month … Continue reading
Robert Smith’s love for creativity shines in Musicplayer
Robert Smith gave his band, or “project,” the name Musicplayer because that is what they do. This is an electric guitar, bass and drum combo that serves as Smith’s creative outlet. “Music is just my life, it’s what I do,” he said. He plays guitar, makes beats and his first instrument was the piano which … Continue reading
Wes. GOLDENWEST. Simply the best.
After drinking a Rockstar energy drink, he took that mic and that stage as an opportunity to introduce Virginia Beach to GOLDENWEST. “I went to the concession stand and bought a Rockstar, it was my first energy drink in a month because I don’t have the money to buy a $3 drink on the road, … Continue reading
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