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Style Weekly Interview
Two years ago, Lorem Ipsum guitarist and vocalist Brian Landis and drummer Bret Payne struck out on the familiar path forged by their mid-’90s outfit, More Fire for Burning People. With guitarist Andrew Crislip and bassist Jon Bone, Lorem Ipsum gradually has steered its sound into a massive, menacing amalgam of psychedelic hard rock and grunge.
New T-Shirt Available
What has sixteen legs, sits lightly on your shoulders and is shameless self-promotion? Our new Lorem Ipsum t-shirt of course! $15ppd to the lower 48. We may use the proceeds for recording…or to pay off the media to only say kind things about us. Email us for availability.
Green March – Video
The uprising in Iran in 2009 was the beginning of what we now know as the Arab Spring. Green March celebrates the people who stood against the dictatorship and oppressive government and the hope that the underlying discontent will lead to the ultimate overthrow of the current Iranian regime.
1993 – Video
With the help of Silver Persinger’s live footage and a few pieces of gaffer’s tape, the video for 1993 is born.
Lorem Ipsum Inaugural 7″ Available
We’re incredibly excited to be releasing our first 7″ in September. Currently you can download the tracks for a couple bucks at our bandcamp page or order the translucent, gold vinyl for $5.
Sept.10-RVA Music Fest w/Long Arms
It’s exciting to have organizations like RVA Mag, Phull Ent. and Three One One FINALLY putting together a rock/alt festival for Richmond. We’ve been blathering for years about how we’re the next Austin, well I say screw that. I don’t wanna be Austin. Let’s just be us and cheer the fine folks that have finally [...]
Aug. 16-Ghastly City Sleep/Lorem Ipsum/Ghost Lotion
Ghastly City Sleep, from NYC, sports at numerous Richmond natives who we’ve been friends with for years. This band of merry men are getting rave reviews and turning heads everywhere. This should be a great show. Here’s a video from Ghastly City Sleep’s last visit to Gallery 5 Click for Facebook Event Info Tuesday, Aug [...]
Sat, Aug. 27-Lorem Ipsum/GoroRoxa/Boneske
On Saturday, August 27, 2011. Three bands converge on a VCU near-campus hot spot SPROUT. It’ll be a great time to celebrate (or lament) the end of Summer and the beginning of another year in RVA.
Kind Words from One Way Richmond
“It was an absolute quality of the rock and roll that I heard streaming through the earlobe. I love my earlobe. It’s the vagina of sound. ”—One Way Richmond.
Recording at Sound of Music
The hills are alive with the sound of noisy gits and boomy drums. In the end of March we’re headed to The Sound of Music for a weekend of getting basic tracks on eight songs. With the prowess of Bill Walker and Ricky Tubb at the controls, it will be productive. Bill is recording “Meat [...]
Mar. 28-J. Roddy Walston & The Business/Camel
Oooooooo, the mix of old school honky tonk and pure rock. Lorem Ipsum will be joining J. Roddy Walston & The Business at The Camel on Monday, March 28th with our own brand of post rock.