It’s probably only natural that a song about stripping down be stripped down. This VH1 Unplugged cover of the As Cruel as School Children cut finds the Gym Class Heroes getting “Clothes Off!” and having as good a time as ever. Travis McCoy goes hard into Travie mode as he raps his verses over the [...]
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Patrick Stump on Having The Best Seat In The House For Gym Class Heroes Unplugged
Earlier this afternoon we shared a sneak preview from Gym Class Heroes‘ VH1 Unplugged taping, where they were joined by their longtime collaborator and Fall Out Boy lead singer Patrick Stump for a stripped down version of their smash hit “Stereo Hearts.” Stump, although filling in on the song, felt right at home. “Gym Class [...]
VH1 Unplugged Preview: Gym Class Heroes, “Stereo Hearts” (Featuring Patrick Stump)
“I’ve actually been dying for this day,” Travie McCoy admitted before the Gym Class Heroes‘ Unplugged taping in New York City last month. “It gives us a chance to breathe new life into these songs as we strip them down, it’s very cool.” So down to acoustic guitars and brush sticks and strings they stripped [...]
Watch The Full Episode Of VH1 Unplugged: The Civil Wars
After we whet your appetite yesterday with special sneak clips of “Kingdom Come” and “Sour Times,” the full episode of VH1 Unplugged: The Civil Wars is now available for you to watch online! (You can do so by clicking play above.) The Civil Wars made history with their Unplugged show, as singer Joy Williams became [...]
VH1 UNPLUGGED SNEAK PEEK: The Civil Wars Cover Portishead’s “Sour Times”
As The Civil Wars joked during the taping of their VH1 Unplugged set a few weeks back, they’re a duo that already performs “unplugged” most of the time, generally using an acoustic guitar or piano to deliver their songs. Knowing that, you wouldn’t necessarily think that the duo would gravitate towards performing a cover of [...]
VH1 UNPLUGGED SNEAK PREVIEW: The Civil Wars Go Into Survival Mode With “Kingdom Come”
The profile of The Civil Wars has been raised considerably over the course of the last year. In fact, it was one year ago when the band was named our You Oughta Know artist and performed an intimate set here in our lobby on the 20th floor of VH1 headquarters here in New York City. [...]
Music Seen: 2-Time Grammy Winners The Civil Wars Get Unplugged In New York City (PHOTOS)
It’s been a little bit over a year since The Civil Wars were named VH1′s You Oughta Know artist, and what a year it’s been! The duo, made up of John Paul White and Joy Williams, went from being virtual unknowns to two-time Grammy winners thanks to the outstanding batch of songs that appears on [...]
Watch Kelly Clarkson’s Amazing VH1 Unplugged Set Now!
We’ve been hyping this insanely awesome episode of VH1 Unplugged for weeks, and now you can finally watch the whole thing! We’ve got the full five-song set for you above, which consists of Kelly Clarkson‘s stripped-down performances of “Mr. Know It All”, “Dark Side”, “What Doesn’t Kill You (Stronger)”, “I Know You Won’t” and “Since [...]