Among the first instruments you hear in Losing My Religion, the 1991 smash hit by R.E.M., is a mandolin. Played by guitarist Peter Buck, the minimalist melody moves through the song virtually ...

In February, metalhead vocalist Paavo Laapotti so impressed the coaches on The Voice of Finland with his take on Tenacious D's hilarious "Master Exploder" that, this month, he got the chance to battle ...