The first punk songs to reach the singles chart
Giving the revolutionary sounds a mainstream appeal.
From The Vault Archives: 04/2024
The Britpop battle: what started the feud between Oasis and Blur?
Inside the madness of the Britpop battle.
‘Quatuor Pour la Fin du Temps’: the “dissonant” piece of music Weyes Blood calls her all-time favourite
“The redemption comes in heavy.”
How the Red Hot Chili Pepper’s coaxed Gang of Four’s Andy Gill into producing
“We had our good days and our bad days.”
‘Cocksucker Blues’: The controversial Rolling Stones documentary that you will never see
When documentary filmmaking becomes grotesque.
Alex Lifeson picks the most difficult Rush song to record: “Pretty intense”
“That was pretty intense.”
From the heart: the Metallica song James Hetfield was frightened to play to the band
“Couldn’t be much more from the heart.”
“Ultimate in production”: the best-produced album of all time, according to Jeff Lynne
In a past interview, Jeff Lynne picked the pinnacle for production.
“A great idea”: the Beatles song George Harrison called “PR for God”
“It seemed to be a great idea”.