Ronnie Spector nailed the vocal for The Ronettes song "(Walking) In the Rain" on the first take -- unheard of in the perfectionist producer Phil Spector's world.
Sleigh bells aren't very punk, but they play throughout the Stooges classic "I Wanna Be Your Dog."
"Oh Well," from their 1960s Peter Green era, is the only Fleetwood Mac song played in concert in every decade they've been extant.
"London Calling" by The Clash was written amid widespread fears that the Thames River was going to flood the city.
"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" is based on billboards John Lennon and Yoko Ono posted two years earlier declaring "War Is Over! If You Want It."
Fall Out Boy's "The Phoenix" samples the classical work "Allegro Non Troppo," which was composed by Dmitri Shostakovich in 1941. Vocalist Patrick Stump was inspired by "the creepiness" of the strings.
The '70s gave us Muppets, disco and Van Halen, all which show up in this groovy quiz.
Did Rivers Cuomo grow up on a commune? Why did they name their albums after colors? See how well you know your Weezer in this Fact or Fiction.
When a song describes a wedding, it's rarely something to celebrate - with one big exception.
Shears does very little promotion, which has kept him secluded from the spotlight. What changed when Cyndi Lauper had a hit with his song? Not much, really.
The renown rock singer talks about "The House of the Rising Sun" and "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood."
The leader of the Modern A Cappella movement talks about the genre.