Latest Chronicles

Discover musical creations which have left a mark on the history.

God Save The Queen – Sex Pistols: Jubilee week, banned, and stuck at number two

Bodies – Sex Pistols: Pauline, a plastic bag, and two basses at Wessex

La Javanaise – Serge Gainsbourg: Written overnight for Juliette Gréco

I’m the Boy – Serge Gainsbourg: Stravinsky under a New Jersey funk track

Aux armes et caetera – Serge Gainsbourg: A reggae Marseillaise cut in Kingston

Sabotage – Beastie Boys: Spike Jonze cops and a two-minute blow-up

The Wall – Pink Floyd

The Specials – Sound of ska rebellion

Black River Boogie – Big Soul: West Coast groove that France danced to first

Inside Music Culture

Facts and curiosities to impress your friends

Top 10 Unlikely Duos That Became Classics

Gibson Les Paul – A stone in the foundation of rock

Iconic instruments

Fender Telecaster – Six strings of straight talk

Iconic instruments

Top 10 Most Mythic Bass Lines

5 things you didn’t know about AC/DC

Top 10 Absolute Night Songs

Fictions

Original stories inspired by iconic tracks and artists

Interviews

Exploring the minds behind the music