"London Calling" by The Clash was written amid widespread fears that the Thames River was going to flood the city.
"Sail" by AWOLNATION had a remarkably slow climb up the Hot 100. It was the first ever song to spend over a year on the chart before entering the top 20.
Barry Sonnenfeld, who would later direct the movies Get Shorty and Men in Black, was the director of photography on the "Rock the Casbah" video for The Clash.
The 1979 song "Life During Wartime" by Talking Heads deals with how technology could be exploited to take down the framework of society and enable government surveillance.
The Hall & Oates hit "Everything Your Heart Desires" has no rhymes.
Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova starred in the movie Once, which featured their song "Falling Slowly." Bob Dylan liked the song and movie so much he gave them an opening slot on his tour.
Justin wrote the classic "Nights In White Satin," but his fondest musical memories are from a different decade.
In this quiz, spot the artist who put Romeo into a song lyric.
The rock revolutionist on songwriting, quitting smoking, and what she thinks of Rush Limbaugh using her song.
An interview with Dr. John Covach, music professor at the University of Rochester whose free online courses have become wildly popular.
Call us crazy, but we like it when an artist comes around who doesn't mesh with the status quo.
A drummer for one of the most successful metal bands of the last decade, Chris talks about what it's like writing and performing with Slipknot. Metal-neck is a factor.
