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What’s up with whistling?  It’s about time for somebody to pucker up and blow us a new tune. One of the biggest songs of the 90’s and one of the biggest songs of the 80’s featured whistling. Surprisingly both whistling songs came from hard rock/heavy metal bands trying their hands at ballads. Can you name either of the two tunes I’m referring to?

Rob Zombie is a pretty scary guy. He makes sinister sounds, scary cartoons and very bloody, very scary movies. Before he could become a modern horror and metal icon, he worked on a children’s show. Any guesses?

Which legendary metal band helped make a name for itself by covering a tune from Joan Baez?

Everybody knows "grunge" was a Pacific Northwest (Nirvana, Alice In Chains, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam) thing (with the biggest notable exception being Stone Temple Pilots from California). But do you know who was "repping" for Texas and Oklahoma at the time, playing over 300 dates a year? The answer, the history and some videos after the jump.

Welcome to "Rock School", proof that if you hang around long enough, you just might learn something. Here's some trivia for you: what was the first popular song to talk about school shootings? Read more and check out the videos after the break.