On Metallica's "The Unforgiven," James Hetfield modeled his vocals on Chris Isaak.
Train wrote the 2011 song "Brand New Book" for the TV show The Biggest Loser - part of the song was used in the opening credits.
Don McLean's "American Pie" starts in mono and gradually goes to stereo. It isn't full stereo until the end of the song, which is over 8 minutes long.
"Diamonds From Sierra Leone" by Kanye West is about the "blood diamonds" mined using child labor in Africa. It also serves as a shout-out to Roc-A-Fella records, known for a diamond-shaped hand signal.
"Ho Hey" by The Lumineers is about New York City, where lead singer Wesley Schultz moved to make it in music. He was dismayed to find many "trust fund kids" in the music scene while he struggled to pay the rent.
Since emerging from MySpace with her hit "Bubbly," Colbie has become a top songwriter, even crafting a hit with Taylor Swift.
How a country weeper and a blues number made "rolling stone" the most popular phrase in rock.
On Glen's résumé: hit songwriter, Facebook dominator, and member of Styx.
The Cult frontman tells who the "Fire Woman" is, and talks about performing with the new version of The Doors.
Rudolf, Bob Dylan and the Singing Dogs all show up in this Fact or Fiction for seasonal favorites.
The "Lowdown" and "Lido Shuffle" singer makes a habit of playing with the best in the business.
