A journalist from Long Island, New York, Greg's books include A Devil on One Shoulder and an Angel on the Other: The Story of Shannon Hoon and Blind Melon, Grunge is Dead: The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music, and MTV Ruled the World: The Early Years of Music Video. Get more info about Greg's books here. You can also follow Greg on Twitter.
Dave Ellefson (Megadeth, Metal Allegiance)The man who holds down Megadeth's low end discusses their song that was years in the making, and the one MTV News used for theme music.
Macy Gray"I Try" was a huge hit and won a Grammy for Gray, but it took her a while to get why people like it.
Jaz Coleman of Killing JokeThe post-punk trailblazer talks about the Killing Joke song Nirvana appropriated, and their Samurai-inspired classic.
Whitfield Crane of Ugly Kid JoeUgly Kid Joe's mainman talks "Everything About You" and their cover of "Cat's In The Cradle."
Morgan Lander of KittieThe leader of the all-female metal band looks back on their remarkable career.
Andrew Stockdale of WolfmotherWolfmother's leader explains how the band writes, and reveals the inspiration for the song "Woman."
Alexi Laiho of Children of BodomThe Finnish metal group's screamer/six-stringer talks about their album I Worship Chaos and explains their affinity for incongruous covers.
Yacht Rock!A scholarly analysis of yacht rock favorites ("Steal Away," "Baker Street"...) with a member of the leading YR cover band.
John Lydon (PiL, Sex Pistols)The outspoken Pistol/PiL frontman on song inspirations and why you should call a plumber.
Leigh Kakaty of Pop EvilThe group's frontman talks about their approach to videos and the song that helped him deal with the loss of his dad.