"Rio" by Duran Duran is a metaphor for America, where the band was trying to break through.
Stephen Tobolowsky, who played Ned Ryerson in Groundhog Day, inspired the Talking Heads song "Radio Head." Tobolowsky, who worked on David Byrne's film True Stories, claimed to have telepathic powers.
R.E.M. got the title "Shiny Happy People" from a Chinese propaganda poster.
The game Lana Del Rey sings about in "Video Games" is World of Warcraft - her ex used to play it all the time.
The kid in Madonna's "Open Your Heart" video became a successful songwriter. His songs include Amy Winehouse's "You Sent Me Flying" and James Blunt's "1973."
Coolio's "Gangsta's Paradise" was the #1 single in Australia for 13 weeks. It holds the record for the longest running chart topper Down Under since the first ever ARIA Chart was listed in 1983.
A scholarly analysis of yacht rock favorites ("Steal Away," "Baker Street"...) with a member of the leading YR cover band.
Lots of life lessons in these Eagles lyrics - can you match them to the correct song?
The Brazilian rocker sees pictures in his riffs. When he came up with one of his gnarliest songs, there was a riot going on.
Scaramouch, a hoople and a superhero soundtrack - see if you can spot the real Queen stories.
When you free your mind, your ass may follow, but you have to make sure someone else doesn't program it while it's wide open.
Was "Pearl" Eddie Vedder's grandmother, and did she really make a hallucinogenic jam? Did Journey have a contest to name the group? And what does KISS stand for anyway?