The Dixie Chicks got their name from the Little Feat song "Dixie Chicken." In 2020 they became "The Chicks" because Dixie refers to the American South in times of slavery.
"In The Air Tonight" by Phil Collins was revived when it was used in the first episode of Miami Vice, three years after it was released.
The band Simple Minds took their name from the line "He's so simple minded he can't drive his module" in David Bowie's "The Jean Genie."
The Australian band Jet took their name from the 1973 song of the same by Paul McCartney and Wings.
Ozzy Osbourne's "Shot In The Dark" is titled after a Pink Panther movie.
Tom talks about the evolution of Cinderella's songs through their first three albums, and how he writes as a solo artist.
Sheryl Crow's longtime songwriting partner/guitarist Jeff Trott reveals the stories behind many of the singer's hits, and what its like to be a producer for Leighton Meester and Max Gomez.
The Scorpions and UFO guitarist is also a very prolific songwriter - he explains how he writes with his various groups, and why he was so keen to get out of Germany and into England.
Newman makes it look easy these days, but in this 1974 interview, he reveals the paranoia and pressures that made him yearn for his old 9-5 job.
Bowie's "activist" days of 1964 led to Ziggy Stardust.
Is Owl City on a quest for another hit like "Fireflies?" Adam answers that question and explains the influences behind many others.
