The babies of the ’80s have achieved enough temporal distance from their upbringing that they can now look back on the 1990s with nostalgia. It’s only in hindsight, over a decade removed, that we can actually recognize the characteristics that made the time: our fashion, our technology and, of course, our music.
But just talking about [...]

Courtney Love’s recent renewal of her spat with Dave Grohl reminds us that beefs in the music world aren’t just for rappers. Sure, there have been plenty of rap battles – from ones that end in a truce, like Nas and Jay Z (whose white flag to Nas was a record deal with Def Jam) [...]

We’re only five days into the month of March and VSQ has already caught a powerful case of Spring fever!
With just three more weeks before Spring officially makes its way out of hibernation, we’ve mustered together a few of our favorite Vitamin String Quartet “Springtime” covers to keep this fever burning until it’s official arrival.
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What was the first album you ever bought for yourself? If you can’t answer without feeling a pang of embarrassment, you understand that the evolution of your personal music taste can take many twists and turns. What was once close to your heart in your adolescence may have you selling records in your teenage years.
What [...]

There’s a difference between the iconic music of the 1990s and the music that marked the 1990s. The former is the historically important stuff like Nirvana’s Nevermind, the music that echoed from their place in time outward, making an impact on music thereafter. The latter is the music that you associate with the decade, regardless [...]

Riot Grrrl. You know the worrrd, but if your knowledge of the topic includes only vague associations with Sleater Kinney and Seattle, there’s plenty more to educate yourself on. Here’s your Riot Grrrl rundown.
What was Riot Grrrl?
Riot Grrrl was an underground feminist punk movement that existed in the early and mid-1990s. The Riot Grrls were [...]

The Foo Fighters made headlines in mid-February by doing a run of secret club shows in some of Los Angeles’ most intimate rock venues. Word on the street is that Dave Grohl and the boys were doing the shows not only to make fans lucky enough to be there go absolutely crazy with excitement, but [...]

“Who’s better?” – how often do we hear that question posed? Whether the discussion revolves around sports, music, politics or pizza, we live in a culture that loves reducing the issue down to two competitors: Beatles v. The Stones, Jordan v. Kobe, Republican v. Democrat.
And so goes the debate between music fans over which [...]

25 Bands, 25 Cover Songs. 1 Small Round Room.
A new music-video series over at avclub.com which featuring awesome bands playing awesome covers. The website has everything from The Swell Season performing Neutral Milk Hotel to Rise Against covering Nirvana.
More details and videos here.
The Swell Season covers Neutral Milk Hotel
Rise Against covers Nirvana

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Nirvana created a grunge kingdom with Kurt Cobain as its ruler. The Vitamin String Quartet Master Series presents renditions of Nirvana’s renowned Nevermind as the original album is a masterpiece in itself. The clever grit in songs such as “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and “Come As You Are” are [...]