How The Smiths got their name and made the ordinary unforgettable

How The Shins Got Their Name The Surprising Story Behind the Indie Rock Band

How Sneaker Pimps Got Their Name The Beastie Boys Connection Behind the Band

How Pitbull Got His Name and Became Mr Worldwide

Like a Rolling Stone The Song That Changed Popular Music Forever

Gotye and the Song That Changed Everything: The True Story of Somebody That I Used to Know

The McDonald's Deal That Changed Everything How Ray Kroc Took Control of an Empire

The Sixth Sense How One Twist Ending Changed Movie History Forever

Get Out 2017 How Jordan Peele Created the Horror Film That Changed the Genre Forever

The Ship That Arrived Without Its Crew — The Real Story of the Mary Celeste

The Song That Was Recorded by Accident — And Became a Hit Sweet Child o' Mine

The Offspring A Name That Claimed the Next Generation

Guy Berryman and Coldplay The Bassline Beneath a Global Anthem

Eric Bobo and Cypress Hill Rhythm, Legacy, and the Sound of a Cultural Shift

Andy Fletcher and Depeche Mode The Man Who Held the Line

The Runaways How a Word About Escape Became a Rock Revolution

The Romantics How a Vintage Word Became a New Wave Identity

The Replacements How A Joke Name Became Alternative Rock History

The Ramones How Four Outsiders Invented Their Name

The Prodigy How They Got Their Name

Sen Dog The Voice That Made Cypress Hill Sound Dangerous

Ryan Delahoussaye The Instrument That Changed Blue October’s Gravity

Ricky Phillips The Bassist Who Rebuilt Styx From the Inside Out

Pat Irwin The Missing Frequency Inside the B 52’s Sound

Martin Gore The Man Who Taught Depeche Mode How to Feel

Margot Olavarria The Original Go Go Who Stepped Away Before the World Looked Back

Larry Van Kriedt The Bassist Who Was There Before ACDC Became Inevitable

Jonny Buckland The Quiet Architect Behind Coldplay’s Emotional Space

David Knopfler The Quiet Force Inside Dire Straits’ First Sound

The Pretenders A Name About Masks, Not Lies

The Police A Name That Turned Authority Into Tension

The Outlaws A Name Chosen Outside the Lines

The Dyatlov Pass Incident Explained — The Real Cause Behind the 1959 Mystery

Shutter Island Ending Explained What Really Happened — And Why It Changes Everything

Motown Records Explained The Deal That Made Stars — And Controlled Everything

Joseph Stalin Explained How Fear Became Power in the Soviet Union

The Notorious B I G A Name Built From Size, Survival, and Reputation

John Illsley and Dire Straits The Quiet Foundation of a Global Sound

Daniel Radcliffe The Role That Made Him Famous — And Changed Everything

Black Holes Explained What They Actually Are And Why Everything You Think Is Wrong

Matt Malley and Counting Crows The Bassline That Carried a Generation’s Confession

Sib Hashian and Boston The Beat Behind a Rock Phenomenon

The Mothers of Invention How a Joke Became a Warning Label

The Genius of Brian Wilson — How One Man Transformed Music Forever And Paid the Price

The Moody Blues A Name That Turned a Feeling Into a Future

The Day Music Became Free — And the Industry Didn’t Know It Yet

The Misfits A Name Borrowed From the Broken and Made Loud

Iron Man 2008 — The $525 Million Risk That Created the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Gary Pihl The Guitarist Who Carried Boston When the Machine Couldn’t Tour

The Kinks A Name Chosen to Sound Wrong—and Be Remembered

The Hidden System Behind Hit Songs — How Music Is Really Made, Marketed, and Turned Into Success

The Killers A Fictional Band Name That Became Real

Dave Walker The Voice Fleetwood Mac Almost Became

The Jam A Name Built for Impact, Not Explanation

Chad Channing The Drummer Who Helped Nirvana Find Its Shape

The Human League A Science Fiction Phrase That Became a Movement

Carwyn Ellis The Guitarist Who Kept The Pretenders Alive Between Eras

The Hoosiers A Band Named by distance not home

Ben Mize The Drummer Who Taught Counting Crows How to Move Forward

The Hollies A Name Chosen to Honor a Voice That Never Left