Posts Tagged ‘coldplay’

In the interviews leading up to Mylo Xyloto, Chis Martin cited at least three separate influences on the concept behind the album: graffiti art, the White Rose movement, and, most perplexingly, the five-season HBO drama The Wire.
I don’t understand how that works either.
The Wire is a now-legendary HBO series that ran from 2002 to [...]

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The leaves are changing. The air is getting crisper, and the title of this piece is self explanatory. Here we go with the music….
1. Wilco – The Whole Love (9/27)

Jeff Tweedy and the crew explore the realms of punk while embracing the classic American rock that they’ve done so well [...]

In honor of the 52nd Grammy Awards that are coming up this weekend, we’ve put together a iMix of our favorite grammy nominated tracks performed by none other than, you guessed it, Vitamin String Quartet. Listen out your favorite songs from 2009 reinterpreted with the classy edge and warmth that only stringed instruments can provide.
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Perhaps such is the case with Coldplay, who, after two years of copyright infringement lawsuits, find themselves in the hot seat once again. In 2007, Brooklyn indie rockers Creaky Boards accused Chris Martin and company of ripping off one of their songs to pen “Viva La Vida”. The next year, guitarist Joe Satriani filed a claim on the same song, this time saying the British band stole the tune from a 2004 song of his. This year’s infringement suit comes from the super-unknown Sammie Lee Smith. Smith says he wrote “Yellow” and “Clocks”, among others.

We’re thrilled to find ourselves at #29 in the iTunes Rock Chart today! In case you missed the news, The Vitamin String Quartet Tribute to Coldplay’s Yellow was featured on the hit show So You Think You Can Dance on December 2nd.

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If you still want to rock out to your favorite songs but fear being shushed in the study hall, The Vitamin String Quartet has transformed dance party anthems into sophisticated string arrangements to accompany you and your homework assignments. Violin, viola and cello minimize the racket yet maintain the raw energy in songs such as [...]