
The Why & The How


OMD’s Andy McCluskey Talks “If You Leave,” Pretty in Pink & New Album

Dexys’ Kevin Rowland on “Come on Eileen”: ‘The Irish Are Really Fucked Up’

Sugarhill Gang’s Wonder Mike on “Rapper’s Delight”: ‘We Knew We Had a Hit’

Del the Funky Homosapien on Gorillaz’s “Clint Eastwood”: ‘If They a Cartoon Band, Why You Motherfuckers Doing This Shit?’

Berlin’s Terri Nunn on 1986’s “Take My Breath Away”: ‘Everything Changed When That Song Came Out’

Bananarama’s Sara Dallin On “Cruel Summer”: ‘America Really Took The Song To Their Hearts’

DJ Jazzy Jeff Reflects On His and Will Smith’s 1991 Hit Single ‘Summertime’

Josie Cotton: ‘They Called Johnny Are You Queer? A Blues Song for Teenage Girls’

Kurtis Blow Reflects on The First Hip-Hop Record to Go Gold: 1980’s ‘The Breaks’

Young MC Tells Us the Story Behind His 1989 Hit ‘Bust A Move’

Dropkick Murphys’ Ken Casey on Their 2005 Anthem ‘I’m Shipping Up To Boston’

Darryl ‘DMC’ McDaniels on Why ‘It’s Tricky’ Is ‘the Greatest Hip-Hop Song Ever’

The Why & The How: Justin Furstenfeld on Blue October’s 2006 Hit “Hate Me”
