Adele's "Someone Like You" is the first song with just piano and voice to hit #1 in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, which started in 1958.
The '60s hit "Then He Kissed Me" was covered by The Beach Boys as "Then I Kissed Her."
Robert Plant's "Heaven Knows" is a satirical look at the '80s, when style seemed to trump substance.
The Bangles song "Eternal Flame" was inspired by a display at Graceland that honored Elvis Presley.
"Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers was inspired by the Jack Lemmon movie Days of Wine and Roses.
Lindsay Lohan has some lyrics from Billy Joel's "I Go To Extremes" tattooed on her ribcage: "Clear as a crystal, sharp as a knife I feel like I'm in the prime of my life."
An interview with Dr. John Covach, music professor at the University of Rochester whose free online courses have become wildly popular.
With the band in danger of being dropped from their label, Alice Cooper drummer Neal Smith co-wrote the song that started their trek from horror show curiosity to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The stories behind "Whole Of The Moon" and "Red Army Blues," and why rock music has "outlived its era of innovation."
A talk with Martin Popoff about his latest book on Rush and how he assessed the thousands of albums he reviewed.
Glen Ballard talks about co-writing and producing Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill album, and his work with Dave Matthews, Aerosmith and Annie Lennox.
Michael tells the story of "Send Me On My Way," and explains why some of the words in the song don't have a literal meaning.