Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor has named the one song that's the ideal introduction for someone who is just getting into the band. The reveal came via Revolver, who routinely ask rock and metal ...

Artists are constantly inspired to write songs about their life experiences and people they know or encounter. Whether it's a friend, partner, relative, or stranger, anyone could be an artist's muse, ...

Here's 27 instances of rock and metal bands that share their name with the song of another band. Discovering the origin of your favorite rock or metal band's name can be as easy as looking into their ...

The SpongeBob SquarePants theme song poses the question, “Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?” The question’s answer will always be SpongeBob SquarePants (except for the various times his house ...

Repeated titles aren’t surprising, considering how many songs are written about the same topic. Imagine the limited number of language options songwriters have to express the human condition while ...

When you write a song, you want people to hear it. But for some artists, that's not good enough. You want them to know who played it. Today on World Cafe, we dig into songs that name-drop the artist ...