Although the post-apocalyptic setting of The Hunger Games presents a rather bleek mind-set, the dramatically sweeping soundtrack is a rich cushion of melodies from some of the most talented artists. Vitamin String Quartet pays tribute to District 12 with lush string arrangements of original songs by Arcade Fire, Taylor Swift and more.
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1. One Engine (String [...]

If you’ve been in a long supermarket line recently, you’ve probably seen the leather jacketed members of The Black Keys gracing the cover of this month’s issue of Rolling Stone. You may even be privy to the attention-grabbing lede:
“Rock & roll is dying because people became OK with Nickelback being the biggest band in the [...]

Haven’t spent much time trolling the internet lately? Here are the five best videos you may have missed. Post ‘em to your Facebook for instant cool points.

Bon Iver Performing “Holocene” on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
Bon Iver returned to Jimmy Fallon for the band’s second appearance in three weeks to perform the gorgeous “Holocene,” [...]

Arcade Fire delighted a tiny audience with a surprise set at a hotel in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on early last week. The 45 minute show included covers of The Rolling Stones’ “The Last Time,” Blondie’s “The Tide is High,” Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Who’ll Stop the Rain” and Cyndie Lauper’s “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” [...]

The Vitamin String Quartet’s gorgeous renditions of songs by The Decemberists is scheduled for release this month. The album includes Decemberists favorites including “O Valencia” and “The Mariner’s Revenge Song.” In honor of this release and the imminent change of seasons, we give you our five favorite month-of-the-year themed songs.
“November Rain”: This iconic, multi-movement epic [...]

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The Vitamin String Quartet Tribute to Arcade Fire bravely transforms songs such as “No Cars Go,””Wake Up” and “The Suburbs” into timeless string arrangements. Befitting of a band whose melodic honesty is unparalleled in the last decade of rock ‘n’ roll music, these genuine instrumental interpretations present a soundtrack for the way we live [...]

Oh, I really should apologize to Peter Gabriel. I had pretty much written him off. I thought he was done, at least in the current-pop-culture-relevancy context. I don’t mean to downplay the immense contributions he’s made over the years because, really, kudos to him, man. I just thought he was, ya know, done. But then [...]

It’s February and love is in the air. Well, depending on who you talk to. For those of you who turn your nose up, scroll to the second part of this post for something a little less sappy. For the rest of you hopeless romantics, keep reading for a special treat for your Valentine.
Nothing creates [...]

Music is a funny thing, like water and insanity it comes in waves. Remember that whole boy band thing in the late 90’s? What was that all about? How did that even happen? Either way 2009 was an okay year in music, though some may say it was “meh” and 2008 was better, etc. Well, [...]

While the common practice is for new artists to cover old ones, I find it much more interesting when it’s the other way around. In fact, there are a lot of old crooners that are doing contemporary cover albums lately, look at Johnny Cash’s last few records before he died. Here’s a list of some [...]