A journalist from Long Island, New York, Greg's books include A Devil on One Shoulder and an Angel on the Other: The Story of Shannon Hoon and Blind Melon, Grunge is Dead: The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music, and MTV Ruled the World: The Early Years of Music Video. Get more info about Greg's books here. You can also follow Greg on Twitter.
Michael Gilbert of Flotsam and JetsamMichael talks about returning to Flotsam and the impact of their original bass player Jason Newsted, who left for Metallica. 
Udo Dirkschneider (UDO, ex-Accept)The German Metalmeister with the stories behind classics "London Leatherboys," "Fast as a Shark" and "Balls to the Wall." 
Dino Cazares of Fear FactoryThe guitarist/songwriter explains how he came up with his signature sound, and deconstructs some classic Fear Factory songs. 
JJ Burnel of The StranglersJJ talks about The Stranglers' signature sound - keyboard and bass - which isn't your typical strain of punk rock. 
Brad Smith of Blind MelonThe Blind Melon bassist/songwriter tells the story of "No Rain," which he wrote before the band was formed. 
Neil Fallon of ClutchThe lead singer of the metal mainstays Clutch talks about their classic songs and the sage advice he got from Lemmy. 
Mark Arm of MudhoneyWhen he was asked to write a song for the Singles soundtrack, Mark thought the Seattle grunge scene was already overblown, so that's what he wrote about. 
Chad Channing (Nirvana, Before Cars)Chad tells tales from his time as drummer for Nirvana, and talks about his group Before Cars. 
Charlie Benante of AnthraxThe drummer for Anthrax is also a key songwriter. He explains how the group puts their songs together and tells the stories behind some of their classics. 
Curt Kirkwood of Meat PuppetsThe (Meat)puppetmaster takes us through songs like "Lake Of Fire" and "Backwater," and talks about performing with Kurt Cobain on MTV Unplugged.