“Our most famous song”: The confounding realisation that ‘Nights in White Satin’ was written by a 19-year-old
A sign of the times.
From The Vault Archives: 03/2026
“Awful noise”: How self-doubt almost convinced Kate Bush her songs were terrible
“There was nothing there…”
The Queen song Brian May considers “the most beautiful” that Freddie Mercury ever wrote
An overlooked number.
“I wouldn’t put it as a classic”: One of The Beatles’ biggest hits always bothered Paul McCartney
A controversial classic.
The childhood trauma underlying John Martyn’s best work
“Underneath he suffered a lot of self-doubt”.
MTV in ’93: Watch PJ Harvey tear through a Willie Dixon cover on ‘120 Minutes’
An exciting new voice, a noisy guitar, a blues classic, and an alt-rock showcase.
“More surface and pop and bubble-gummy”: Michael Stipe on why Madonna was the opposite of REM
“More surface and pop”.
“I don’t think my soundtrack has ever changed”: Eve Babitz’s favourite musicians
Classic selections.