Sadly, Sublime’s biggest success came after the death of singer Bradley Nowel from a heroin overdose, and felt all the more tragic as the singer melodically sang the praises of acknowledging the pleasures in a well-lived and well-loved life. The song shot to No. 1 on the Alternative ...
Stone Temple Pilots were known for playing hard rock, but the mellower “Interstate Love Song” from 1994’sPurplebecame one of their absolute biggest hits. Bassist Robert DeLeo came up with the idea for the song, which was originally written in the Brazilian bossa nova style. He added a ...
Eve 6’s first hit became their biggest, as singer Max Collins channeled the angst of teenage heartache (yes, we all feel “want to put my tender heart in a blender / watch it spin ‘round to a beautiful oblivion” all too well) into a tongue-twistingly catchy tune that was inescap...
Did you know that Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong initially wrote love song lyrics for what would eventually become "Basket Case"? Luckily for him and us he eventually decided to keep the music but go a different direction with the song....