Buck Dharma of Blue Öyster CultBuck Dharma, who wrote "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" for Blue Oyster Cult, shares his thoughts on the song and explains how he feels about MORE COWBELL!Literature In Lyrics: The StandWhat do Anthrax, Metallica, and ABBA have in common? They're all Stephen King fans who sang about the horror master's 1978 classic The Stand. 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. Fee Waybill of The TubesTubes lead singer Fee Waybill explains how a San Francisco peep show inspired "She's A Beauty," and how he ended up writing Vixen's big hit with Richard Marx. Reintroducing Chuck Mosley - An ExcerptChuck Mosley's longtime friend, tour manager and conga player Doug Esper recounts memorable moments in the studio and on stage with the troubled ex-Faith No More vocalist, who died of a drug overdose in 2017. David Vanian of The DamnedThe Damned frontman David Vanian breaks down some of their classic cuts and explains how they got a "burst of pure energy and excitement" on their first album.
Buck Dharma of Blue Öyster CultBuck Dharma, who wrote "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" for Blue Oyster Cult, shares his thoughts on the song and explains how he feels about MORE COWBELL!
Literature In Lyrics: The StandWhat do Anthrax, Metallica, and ABBA have in common? They're all Stephen King fans who sang about the horror master's 1978 classic The Stand.
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.
Literature In Lyrics: Wuthering HeightsEmily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, a dark tale of obsessive love, has inspired tunes from Kate Bush, Death Cab For Cutie, and John Lennon.
Fee Waybill of The TubesTubes lead singer Fee Waybill explains how a San Francisco peep show inspired "She's A Beauty," and how he ended up writing Vixen's big hit with Richard Marx.
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.
Shel Talmy (The Kinks and The Who producer)Producer Shel Talmy explains how he got the sound on classic cuts like "My Generation" and "You Really Got Me."
Reintroducing Chuck Mosley - An ExcerptChuck Mosley's longtime friend, tour manager and conga player Doug Esper recounts memorable moments in the studio and on stage with the troubled ex-Faith No More vocalist, who died of a drug overdose in 2017.
Qveen Herby (Amy Noonan, ex-Karmin)Amy Noonan on her journey from wholesome hitmaker with Karmin to badass rapper Qveen Herby.
David Vanian of The DamnedThe Damned frontman David Vanian breaks down some of their classic cuts and explains how they got a "burst of pure energy and excitement" on their first album.