Werewolves and vampires may still exist in folklore, but the melodramatic love triangle between Bella, Edward and Jacob has finally met its fate. Vitamin Quartet Tribute to Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2 pays a final tribute to the Twilight Saga with dynamic string renditions of new songs by Passion Pit, Christina Perri and Green Day. The Saga [...]

Earlier this week, pop-punk trio Green Day released the official music video for “The Forgotten,” the band’s contribution to the final Twilight saga soundtrack, which hits stores November 13th. The nostalgic and heartfelt power ballad incorporates swelling strings (which we, of course, love) and tender, soaring vocals, courtesy of lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong. The ethereal and [...]

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 [...]

Pop punkers Green Day have reported that its begun recording demos in Europe for its follow-up to last year’s 21st Century Breakdown. While the last album just came out in May 2009, the band has noted that it wants to release this album quicker than the last. Front man Billie Joe Armstrong told Kerrang! magazine [...]

Okay, Lollapalooza, we get it. You’re not messing around this year.
It’s comforting to know that in an age where the music industry is changing so quickly, and on so many levels, that not even the most integral players can seem to keep up with the tides and trends, some things remain constant: 17-year-old girls [...]

If you thought that our recent album Vitamin String Quartet’s Tribute To Green Day’s American Idiot was the strangest interpretation of the punk rock band’s edgy songs, think again.
September 4th marks the premiere of American Idiot, the musical!  This musical-theater reinterpretation of the Green Day’s 2004 album is directed by Tony award-winner Michael Mayer and [...]

Thanks to Andres over at The Green Day Authority for reviewing our most recent album, Vitamin String Quartet Performs Green Day’s American Idiot. He had some nice things to say about the new album:
“There’s a certain tranquility in hearing Green Day’s music represented through the quartet.”
And he may have hit the nail on the [...]

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Release Date: 4/7/2009
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When people talk about the most important rock albums of the new millennium, Green Day’s American Idiot will be at the top of the list. American Idiot showed that Green Day could rock and still speak their minds. Vitamin String Quartet has reworked this Grammy-winning modern classic, translating [...]