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From the Vault Friday: Metallica

Say Your Prayers, Little One: The String Quartet Tribute to Metallica Loyal head-banging Metallica fans, prepare to mosh for joy. The nine-time Grammy Award-winning band just announced that they w...

From The Vault Friday: No Doubt

No Doubt fans, rejoice! Last week, the band announced their new album's release date, (the first since 2001,) which is slated for  September 25th. While we eagerly await the album's arrival, the ...

Between The Covers

Mr. Little Jeans Covers Arcade Fire’s “The Suburbs” From upbeat indie shuffle to soothing electric pulse, Mr. Little Jeans’ cover of “The Suburbs” is almost unrecognizable from Arcade Fire’s...

Vitamin String Quartet Sheet Music Release!

In Defense Of: New Radicals

The big New Radicals song is “You Get What You Give.” This massive hit did so well that I know many who got sick of hearing it by the time it faded away. It's mostly remembered for its rousing op...

Coldplay Up On The Wire

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, ...

Old Reviews of Classic Albums: Nevermind and Blood Sugar Sex Magik

We know now, twenty years after their releases that Nirvana’s Nevermind and the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Blood Sugar Sex Magik were game changing feats of sonic achievement. However, when the albums ...

VSQ Guilty Pleasure Movies

Did you see Fast Five last weekend? That’s not a trick question. Millions of people did, making this fifth installment of the Fast and the Furious franchise something of a surprise box office smash...

Stuff We Like: Flaming Lips Releasing A Series Of Photobooks

Besides producing some of the most highly regarded psychedelic rock albums of the past two decades, the Flaming Lips have always put nearly as much effort into their visuals, from their endlessly c...

Band Of Horses Surprises Couple at Wedding

This is one of those types of stories that seems like it wouldn’t really happen, but apparently it can. So Much Silence reports that Band of Horses showed up at a recent wedding in Tromso, Norway...