The music video for "You Are A Tourist" by Death Cab For Cutie was done live on the internet, becoming the first live, scripted, single-take music video recorded that way.
"Heaven" by The Psychedelic Furs sounds upbeat, but is about an impending nuclear bombardment.
The setting for the Queensrÿche song "Jet City Woman" is Seattle, the "jet city."
John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath got its title from a line in "The Battle Hymn of the Republic": "He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored."
The first line of "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" is "It was the 3rd of September," which is the day lead singer Dennis Edwards' father died.
Before recording "Boom Clap" herself, Charli XCX offered the song to Hilary Duff, but her people turned down the tune because it "wasn't cool enough for Hilary."
Phone booths are nearly extinct, but they provided storylines for some of the most profound songs of the pre-cell phone era.
Many actors have attempted music, but only a few have managed a hit. Do you know which of these thespians charted?
Franti tells the story behind his hit "Say Hey (I Love You)" and explains why yoga is an integral part of his lifestyle and his Soulshine tour.
An Electronic music pioneer with Asperger's Syndrome. This could be interesting.
Lita talks about how they wrote songs in The Runaways, and how she feels about her biggest hit being written by somebody else.
The Garbage drummer/songwriter produced the Nirvana album Nevermind, and Smashing Pumpkins' Gish and Siamese Dream.