The eerie percussion and guitar for Portsihead's "Sour Times" was sampled from Lalo Schifrin's "Danube Incident," music composed by the Argentine composer for an episode of Mission Impossible.
Lorde was 16 years and 11 months old when "Royals" topped the Hot 100. In doing so she became the youngest ever solo artist to write and perform a #1 hit.
Jack White titled "Seven Nation Army" after how he would mispronounce "Salvation Army" when he was little.
In Beastie Boys' "Paul Revere," the title refers to the name of a horse. They took it from a song in the musical Guys And Dolls where a character sings, "I got the horse right here, the name is Paul Revere."
Buck Dharma of Blue Oyster Cult wrote "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" after he was diagnosed with a heart condition and started thinking about his own mortality.
"I Ran (So Far Away)" by A Flock Of Seagulls ends with an alien abduction.
Despite appearances on Carson, Leno and a Pennebaker film, Williams remains a hidden treasure.
Based on criteria like girlfriend tension, stage mishaps and drummer turnover, these are the 10 bands most like Spinal Tap.
The Stax legend on how he cooked up "Green Onions," the first time he and Otis Redding saw hippies, and if he'll ever play a digital organ.
The leader of the Modern A Cappella movement talks about the genre.
Zac tells the story of Hanson's massive hit "MMMbop," and talks about how brotherly bonds effect their music.
On the "schizoid element" of his lyrics, and a famous line from "Everything Zen."