Carl was a disc jockey in Hartford, Connecticut when he founded Songfacts as a way to tell the stories behind the songs. You can also find him on Rock's Backpages.
Kathy Valentine of The Go-Go'sValentine overcame a traumatic childhood to become the bass player and a primary songwriter in The Go-Go's, the first all-female band with a #1 album in America.
David GrayDavid Gray explains the significance of the word "Babylon," and talks about how songs are a form of active imagination, with lyrics that reveal what's inside us.
Pierre Bouvier of Simple PlanSimple Plan's frontman Pierre Bouvier names the two songs that defined the pop-punk genre, talks about their most important songs, and explains how their collaboration with hitmaker Max Martin went awry.
70s Music Quiz 1The '70s gave us Muppets, disco and Van Halen, all which show up in this groovy quiz.
Kevin Barnes of Of MontrealThe main man of Of Montreal deciphers some references in their most popular songs and explains his take on religion, which shows up a lot in his work.
Bob Rivers (Twisted Tunes)The godfather of Christmas song parodies on "The Twelve Pains Of Christmas," and the Seattle music scene in the '90s when he was a DJ in the city.
Bands Named After Real People (Who Aren't In The Band)How a gym teacher, a janitor, and a junkie became part of some very famous band names.
Qveen Herby (Amy Noonan, ex-Karmin)Amy Noonan on her journey from wholesome hitmaker with Karmin to badass rapper Qveen Herby.
Bootstraps (Jordan Beckett)Bootstraps, whose songs have been used on dozens of TV shows and movies, explains how he gets the placements.
Bruce SudanoSudano talks about making music as a solo artist, with his '70s group Brooklyn Dreams, and with his wife, Donna Summer.