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Last Thursday and Friday night, 30 Seconds to Mars invited Vitamin String Quartet to join them in New York for their Haiti benefit show, Church of Mars. Take a look at some behind the scenes footage and pictures from last weeks events!

Vitamin String Quartet warm-up at St. Peter’s Church

Adjustments with Tomo

Pre-show tune

Showtime

It wasn’t too long ago that the nominees for the 54th Grammys were announced, and it looks like a crowded field out there. In the interest of blogging, here’s a look at the four big categories, the nominees, and a measured estimate of who’s taking home the gold.
Song Of The Year
Nominees: Adele – Rolling in [...]

It’s hard to say what your artistic legacy will be, because no matter how much you want the work to speak for itself, that’s only the first half of the battle. The other half is how it’s remembered by everyone else. For bands like Harvey Danger, one of the mainstays of 90s alternative, the unfortunate [...]

According to data gathered from Facebook, there are two peak times for break ups: Just after Valentine’s day, and right about now. The anti-cupid has already struck Zooey Deschanel & Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard and, even worse, the iconic relationship of Thurstoon Moore & Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth. Just in case you’re [...]

The Twilight Saga films have long been kingmakers in the game of music sales. The financial bump that the films give bands is comparable to the effect Garden State and The Breakfast Club had. Maybe it’s blasphemy to compare John Hughes movies to the Twilight Saga, but teen blockbusters have always been a vehicle [...]

Some may debate about vampires and werewolves, but there’s no denying that the Twilight soundtracks feature some of the freshest upcoming musicians today. Vitamin String Quartet Performs Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1 once again pays tribute to these talented artists with exquisite string arrangements. Hear new tracks such as Bruno Mars’ “It Will Rain”, Christina Perri’s “A Thousand Years [...]

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Two Princes                                                             Spin Doctors
MMMBop                                                                  Hanson
You Get What You [...]

Tracklist:
1. Talk Shows on Mute
2. Warning
3. Adolescents
4. Anna Molly
5. Love Hurts
6. Oil & Water
7. Promises, Promises
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The 111th major league baseball season began last Thursday. In belated honor of Opening Day and all that it means in terms of sunny afternoons at the ballpark, national hot dog consumption, and singing during the seventh inning stretch, we give you five classic songs about baseball.
“Centerfield” – John Fogerty
“Put me in coach! I’m ready [...]

Spring and summer mean music festivals, and music festivals mean smorgasbords of music from all time favorite acts and up-and-comers alike. The summer 2011 festival season is rife with coast to coast options for all types of music lovers. These six events are our favorites:
Coachella
When: April 15-17
Where: Indio, California
Why: Arcade Fire, Kanye West, The [...]