The spirit of the infamous but now defunct New York music club CBGB will be reborn this summer, in the form of a music festival and movie. Originally intended to showcase the music styles it was named after (Country, BlueGrass, and Blues), CBGB became a breakout forum for Punk and New Wave bands like The [...]

Music and literature are just two different ways of telling stories. So it makes sense that many musicians have translated books into song, from Bob Dylan’s “Highway 61 Revisited,” which retells Abraham’s moral dilemma over killing his son in Genesis, to Death Cab for Cutie’s “Meet Me on the Equinox,” which recounts Bella’s lip-biting dilemma [...]

Rock and roll is as much about image as it is about music, and great hair can go a long way when proving one’s worthiness as a rock icon. These five male musicians get our vote for the best hair in rock n’ roll.
Best Curl: Robert Plant

Give us the Robert Plant of 1972 or the [...]

No joke, it’s April 1! The origins of April Fools Day date back to medieval times, and the yearly celebration of hoaxes and pranks spawns good natured humor on a worldwide scale. In honor of April Fool’s Day, we give you five great songs about fools.
1. Fool in the Rain – Led Zeppelin
Robert Plant and [...]

This month’s upcoming Rolling Stone has a quick interview with Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant, covering many of the recent activities he’s been up to, as well as his thoughts on a reunion with his beloved band. Seemingly, it’s not happening any time soon…
Plant recently told the magazine, that not only does he not have [...]

Folk singer Jake Holmes has filed a suit against Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page for infringing his copyright on the original song. This story goes back farther than the hallowed days of Zep, however.

Jason Bonham is bringing is deceased father, John Bonham’s, famous show on the road this fall with the Led Zeppelin Experience. The show is designed to celebrate his dad’s music by creating a 30-date tour in North America to commemorate the 30th anniversary of his dad’s death.
Bonham had recently played with Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, [...]

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1. Atlantic City (originally performed by Bruce Springsteen)
2. Imagine (originally performed by John Lennon)
3. Back in Black (originally performed by AC/DC)
4. Dazed and Confused (originally performed by Led Zeppelin)
5. Heart Of Gold (originally performed by Neil Young)
6. Iron Man (originally performed by Black Sabbath)
7. The Unforgiven (originally performed by Metallica)
8. Maggie May (originally performed by Rod Stewart)
9. Changes (originally performed by David [...]

Not only can music bring people from different backgrounds together, but those from different generations as well…the best way to come together may be over music.

Mixtape # 3 of the VSQ Employee Mixtape series is here! Our marketing department gave you a nostalgic trip down memory lane with some alternative hits of the 90’s in mixtape #1 and our art department filled in the blanks with some must-have post punk tracks in mixtape #2. But if you’re looking for some [...]