Rick Astley on "Never Gonna Give You Up," "Cry For Help," and his remarkable resurgence that gave him another #1 UK album.
The leader of the Modern A Cappella movement talks about the genre.
If you can recall the days when MTV played videos, you know that there are lots of stories to tell. See if you can spot the real ones.
Can you name Def Leppard's only #1 hit in America? Get rocked with this adrenalized quiz.
Pool balls, magpies and thorns without roses - how well do you know your Tom Waits lyrics?
The drummer and one of the primary songwriters in Grand Funk talks rock stardom and Todd Rundgren.
The actor Dan Aykroyd sang on "We Are The World." LaToya Jackson did too, so we know they weren't all that picky.
Movie director Michel Gondry played live drums on the Late Registration track, "Diamonds From Sierra Leone." The Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind filmmaker happened to be in the studio on a day when producer Jon Brion was setting up a drum kit
Otis Redding often ad-libbed vocals at the end of songs, but for "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay" he just whistled instead - it became the most famous whistling in song history.
Kid Rock's "All Summer Long" is a mashup of "Werewolves Of London" and "Sweet Home Alabama." The album it came from was released in October, 2007, but they held off until summer, 2008 for a more seasonable release.
Michael Jackson's "Human Nature" was written by the keyboard player from Toto, who was working on the Thriller album.
The title "25 Or 6 To 4" by Chicago refers to the time it was written: either 25 minutes to 4 (3:35) or 26 (3:34).
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