Alec Ounsworth of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah on the surprise success of the first album

Alec Ounsworth of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah on finishing the first album

Bill Million and Glenn Mercer of The Feelies on the band's look and standing out in the punk scene

Glenn Mercer and Bill Million of The Feelies on recording their first album, 'Crazy Rhythms'

Patrick Stickles of Titus Andronicus on the opening Lincoln speech in "A More Perfect Union"

Patrick Stickles on his goal of making THE MONITOR the greatest rock album of his generation

Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis of Bright Eyes on the creative burst of 'I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning'

Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes on the fresh start of NYC and making 'I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning'

Torquil Campbell of Stars on the band's ambitions when making 'Set Yourself on Fire'

Torquil Campbell, Amy Millan and Evan Cranley of Stars on "Your Ex-Lover Is Dead"

Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis on asking Emmylou Harris to sing on I'M WIDE AWAKE, IT'S MORNING

Andy Hull of Manchester Orchestra on the sophomore slump and MEAN EVERYTHING TO NOTHING

Making Deerhoof's THE RUNNERS FOUR with Chris Cohen, Greg Saunier, John Dieterich, Satomi Matsusaki

Greg Saunier of Deerhoof on ambition and THE RUNNERS FOUR

Britt Daniel, Jim Eno and Alex Fischel on THEY WANT MY SOUL

Mike Kinsella, Steve Holmes and Steve Lamos on "Never Meant" by American Football

Stan Lynch and Mike Campbell on working with Jimmy Iovine for Tom Petty's LONG AFTER DARK

The origins of American Football - featuring Steve Holmes and Mike Kinsella

Stan Lynch and Mike Campbell on "You Got Lucky" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Stan Lynch, Mike Campbell & Adria Petty on "Straight into Darkness" by Tom Petty & the Hearbreakers

Richard Thompson on how everything worked with the album I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight

José González on studying biochemistry and going from the lab to music

Ian MacKaye on Minor Threat's OUT OF STEP

Will Oldham on being embarrassed by the name Bonnie "Prince" Billy

Steve Turner and Mark Arm on the Superfuzz and Bigmuff pedals that shaped the Mudhoney sound

Mark Arm on rocking baby blue guitars in the early days of Mudhoney

James Mercer on proving The Shins weren't a fluke with their second album, CHUTES TOO NARROW

Buzz Osborne on the Melvins not being "sludge metal"

Buzz Osborne on the 30th anniversary of the Melvins' HOUDINI

Van Dyke Parks on the 55th anniversary of SONG CYCLE

of Montreal's Kevin Barnes on why HISSING FAUNA is considered "the anxiety/depression album"

Speech of Arrested Development on developing his melodic rhyming style in "Tennessee"

Speech of Arrested Development on the early 90s in hip hop

Why Big Star's #1 Record is so unique - feat. Jody Stephens, Terry Manning, Holly George-Warren...

Donita Sparks on the 30th anniversary of L7's Bricks Are Heavy

Donita Sparks on writing "Pretend We're Dead" by L7

Japandroids on making their version of Born To Run - featuring David Prowse and Steven Hyden

Doug Martsch on the pressure he felt to make a good record with Built to Spill's PERFECT FROM NOW ON

About the album cover for John Prine's debut album (1971) - featuring Margo Price, Amanda Shires...

Colin Blunstone on hitting the high note in Denny Laine's "Say You Don't Mind"

Colin Blunstone on the classic breakup song, "Caroline Goodbye"

Colin Blunstone on his trademark breathy vocal approach

Tony Lash and Neil Gust of Heatmiser on Elliott Smith misunderstanding the lyrics to Cruel Reminder

Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker of Low describe meeting Steve Albini for the first time

Mimi Parker and Alan Sparhawk of Low on making THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE

Hear how Elliott Smith casually recorded "Needle in the Hay" in Tony Lash's basement one afternoon

Kjartan Sveinsson of Sigur Rós describes borrowing a Nirvana bassline for "Olsen Olsen"

Jason Lytle on hearing Radiohead's OK COMPUTER and how that helped inspire THE SOPHTWARE SLUMP