Photo by Martyn Goodacre/Getty Images Initially, Weezer planned a rock opera for their sophomore release. They scrapped those plans and instead relea... read more
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The ultimate "big in Japan" rock group, Cheap Trick broke through when they released the album Live At Budokan, recorded at two shows in Tokyo to screaming fans. The extracted single "I Want You To Want Me" became their first big hit when it was issued in 1979.
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Jon Anderson breaks down the Yes classic "Seen All Good People" and talks about his 1000 Hands album, which features Chick Corea, Rick Derringer, Ian Anderson, and many other luminaries.
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This song starts in Boston with a tea party and takes us to the other end of the American Revolution.
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Do you know the girl singer on Eminem's "Stan"? If so, this quiz is for you.
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Did Eric Clapton really write "Cocaine" while on cocaine? This question and more in the Clapton edition of Fact or Fiction.
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This song introduced me to reggae. I joke that this song contains one of the biggest mysteries in rock/pop music: Who shot the deputy? ("I shot the sheriff, but I did not shoot the deputy.") "Every time I plant a seed, he says 'kill it before it grows,'" I've always taken that as very violent and hateful....