News & Rumors
(you decide which is which)

Wednesday, 19th June, 2013
9:55 am -	Chris Kocher's Ray birthday special radio show from last night is archived here. You can see the playlist here.
8:59 am -	Americana is mentioned in this Rock Book Show News video. A quote from the video: "Ray's band is going to be touring in conjunction with the book's release." (Presumably they will be touring with Ray.)
Tuesday, 18th June, 2013
3:56 pm -	Dave's new album I Will Be Me will be available on vinyl next month, in addition to the currently available CD. Also keep your eye on the Dave Davies Shop for possible autographed copies at some point in the future.
12:20 pm -	"(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman" is on this list of 26 songs about Superman.
12:19 pm -	There's talk of a Kinks 50th Anniversary USA fan konvention next year. Here's a Facebook event and Facebook page.
12:01 pm -	Here is some footage of Dave's Bethlehem, PA concert (courtesy of Bruce MacQueen).
11:58 am -	Here's a news report on efforts to reopen the Leith Theatre, where the Kinks have played.
11:54 am -	Here's an article about trying to obtain the Kinks' autographs.
11:46 am -	According to this tweet, there will be another radio show celebrating Ray's birthday this week.
11:41 am -	"Tired Of Waiting" is being used in a current NatWest ad campaign, which includes print ads and a TV ad.
Monday, 17th June, 2013
6:58 am -	According to this tweet, Ray attended Barry Fantoni's play on Saturday.
5:33 am -	Here's an article on "Lola".
5:30 am -	John Rose will be playing Kinks songs on his radio show today from noon to 4pm CDT, in honor of Ray's birthday this week. Here's the Facebook link.
Sunday, 16th June, 2013
1:44 pm -	Dave will be interviewed on the Juli Spiers show on BBC Radio Devon this Tuesday at 09:00.
10:32 am -	Here's a photo of Dave yesterday in Los Angeles at the Pasquale fashion opening.
Saturday, 15th June, 2013
6:53 am -	Here are some photos of Dave while taping a TV appearance.
6:51 am -	"Do It Again" is currently being used in a US TV ad for the Tour de France.
6:49 am -	Here's a review of a Dave Davies concert.
Friday, 14th June, 2013
8:23 am -	The Telegraph has a review of the God Save The Kinks biography.
8:21 am -	There will be a birthday celebration at One Eyed Jacks in New Oleans on Tuesday, June 18th.
Thursday, 13th June, 2013
9:54 am -	Here's a TV interview with Dave.
9:51 am -	You can listen again to an interview with Dave that aired on WFMU this morning.
9:50 am -	Here's a video of councilman Paul Koretz presenting the Dave Davies Day proclamation at Dave's show at the Canyon Club. Koretz also sings "Living On A Thin Line" with Dave.
9:37 am -	Here's a review of one of Dave's City Winery shows in NYC.
9:33 am -	Here's a review of Dave's Canyon Club show.
Tuesday, 11th June, 2013
11:33 am -	Just a reminder that this Saturday is the 2nd Nordic Kinks Fan Konvention, on the 17th anniversary of the Kinks' last concert.
9:49 am -	Dave Davies and Shel Talmy talk about How We Made "You Really Got Me".
Monday, 10th June, 2013
11:28 am -	Pre-orders are being taken for a new CD from the Pete Quaife Foundation, featuring 15 bands covering a track that Pete played as well as a track of their own.
11:24 am -	Here are some photos of Dave at the L.A. city council presentation on Friday, declaring yesterday "Dave Davies Day" in L.A.
11:22 am -	It's the last day to vote in the Ultimate Classic Rock poll for which artist to represent the letter K.
11:21 am -	Here's an article (in Spanish) on the history of "You Really Got Me".
11:17 am -	Here's a Facebook event for Ray's birthday next week. Set your status to a Ray quote or song lyric.
11:15 am -	Chris Kocher will do an all-request Kinks radio show on WHRW on Tuesday, June 18th from 7-10 p.m. EDT, in honor of Ray's birthday next week. Here's a Facebook page for the event.
10:56 am -	Here's a blog post (including photos and video) of the Spanish Kinks fan konvention in Madrid this past weekend.
10:55 am -	You can vote again for Pete Quaife as the Greatest Ric Bass Player (round 2).
10:54 am -	This L.A. Affairs story involves the Kinks' music.
10:42 am -	Here's an article on Dave.
10:34 am -	Here's another review of the God Save The Kinks biography.
Friday, 7th June, 2013
10:45 am -	Here's another interview with Dave.
9:11 am -	According to this article, Dave will be honored today at the Los Angeles City Hall.
9:10 am -	Here's a new interview with Dave.
Thursday, 6th June, 2013
2:54 pm -	Dave's concert tonight at Saint Rocke in Hermosa Beach, California will be streamed live at IROCK.com, starting at 8pm PDT (11pm EDT, 4am BST).
9:23 am -	Here's a review of the God Save The Kinks biography.
9:17 am -	Here's a review of Preservation Acts 1 & 2.
Wednesday, 5th June, 2013
9:29 am -	The second Spanish Kinks fan Konvention is this Saturday in Madrid. Tickets are still available here. The konvention includes a discussion on "The Kinks' Legacy in Popular Culture" with journalists Juan de Pablos and Luis Lapuente, the world premier of the documentary "We're Not Like Everybody Else" by Àlam Raja, and a concert by the Village Green Experiences (preceded by some fan performances). Here's the Facebook event link.
9:25 am -	Some more videos of Dave's Bull Run show here.
9:24 am -	There are some videos of Dave's shows at the City Winery in NYC on YouTube: here, here and here.
9:23 am -	According to this Facebook post, Ray was at the choral concert at Waterloo last night.
9:21 am -	Here's another review of I Will Be Me.
9:14 am -	Amazon UK has been updated with the track list for the deluxe Muswell Hillbillies. Amazon US gives a release date of 2nd July, but that's questionable.
Tuesday, 4th June, 2013
8:39 am -	You can vote for Pete Quaife (Facebook link) as the Greatest Rickenbacker Bass Player.
Monday, 3rd June, 2013
6:38 pm -	Here's an ad for Ray's Hyde Park show.
1:34 pm -	Here's a recent photo of Dave.
1:33 pm -	Here's a review of I Will Be Me.
1:31 pm -	There are some videos on YouTube of Dave's Bull Run show.
1:29 pm -	Here's a preview of an interview with Dave in Goldmine magazine.
Sunday, 2nd June, 2013
8:16 am -	Ray's UK choir, Crouch End Festival Chorus - and his US choir from New York, The Dessoff Choirs are joining together to give a Coronation concert at London's Royal Festival Hall on June 4. See here for more info.
8:08 am -	Here's an interview with Dave and review of his Bull Run show.
Saturday, 1st June, 2013
11:33 am -	Nancy is looking for video or photos of her singing "Death Of A Clown" with Dave at the City Winery in NYC on Wednesday, May 29th. If anyone has anything, send me an email and I'll put you in touch with her.
11:29 am -	The deluxe release of Muswell Hillbillies is now listed on Amazon, although no release date is given. No word yet on the deluxe release of Lola vs. Powerman (the last I heard was that the entire Percy album would be included as "bonus tracks").
9:56 am -	The Official Kinks Fan Club has a competition to win a copy of the God Save The Kinks biography book.
Friday, 31st May, 2013
9:42 pm -	Here's an updated picture of the cover of Ray's upcoming book, Americana: The Kinks, the Riff, the Road: A Memoir.
9:38 pm -	Here's a picture of Ray from Howard Kaylan's autobiography, Shell Shocked.
9:34 pm -	Radio Free Gunslinger has a Kinks podcast.
9:11 am -	Here's a new interview with Dave.
5:58 am -	More videos of Dave at City Winery and the Bull Run.
5:51 am -	Here's a review of one of Dave's City Winery shows.
5:47 am -	Here's a review of Muswell Hillbillies.
Thursday, 30th May, 2013
10:56 pm -	Here's a photo of Dave at his Bull Run gig.
8:02 am -	There's a new Waterloo Sunset boxed mug available from the official Kinks online merchandise store.
8:01 am -	Here are some more photos of Dave at City Winery.
7:26 am -	Geoff Lewis has reviewed the God Save The Kinks biography on the Kast Off Kinks website.
5:09 am -	KT Tunstall chose All Day And All Of The Night as one of her Tracks Of My Years on BBC Radio 2 yesterday.
4:12 am -	Here are the set lists from Dave's Tuesday and Wednesday City Winery shows.
3:40 am -	More photos and a video from Dave's third night at City Winery.
Wednesday, 29th May, 2013
9:25 pm -	Here's a photo from Dave's third City Winery gig.
9:23 pm -	This interview with Jonathan Lea of The Jigsaw Seen discusses working with Dave.
4:53 am -	Here's the set list for Dave's first City Winery show.
3:27 am -	There's a new interview with Dave in the July 2013 issue of Mojo magazine.
3:15 am -	Here are some videos and a photo from Dave's second City Winery show. This album has more photos from the tour.
Tuesday, 28th May, 2013
7:22 pm -	There's a Facebook page for the God Save The Kinks biography.
6:02 am -	Here's a review of State of Confusion.
4:41 am -	This channel has more videos from Dave's first City Winery show, including Death Of A Clown, accompanied by James Swartz.
Monday, 27th May, 2013
8:56 pm -	Here are some photos and a video clip from Dave's first City Winery show.
8:49 pm -	This article on The Dessoff Choirs mentions their work with Ray.
10:21 am -	Here's Marianne Spellman's review of the God Save The Kinks biography.
Sunday, 26th May, 2013
3:45 pm -	Rex Features has photos of Ray at the Cardboard Citizens fundraising dinner last weekend.
3:04 pm -	Imaginary Man is 'Movie of the Week' at this blog.
12:59 pm -	A reminder that you can listen again to Ray's Mastertapes radio broadcast.
12:50 pm -	And a new picture of Dave from last week.
12:48 pm -	Here's a new picture of Ray from earlier today.
Saturday, 25th May, 2013
5:00 am -	There's an article on the Kinks and the new biography in today's Daily Express.
Friday, 24th May, 2013
8:09 am -	Here's the press release for Dave's new album.
Thursday, 23rd May, 2013
12:43 pm -	This article includes quotes from a new interview with Dave.
6:53 am -	Here are a blog post and article on I Will Be Me and Dave's upcoming US shows.
Wednesday, 22nd May, 2013
7:37 pm -	You can watch a trailer for the documentary We're Not Like Everybody Else.
11:10 am -	Here's a blog review of Something Else.
10:58 am -	Here's a new official video for Dave's song Little Green Amp.
Tuesday, 21st May, 2013
9:48 am -	Happy 70th birthday to John Dalton!
9:44 am -	French band The Low Budget Men, named after the Kinks song and led by Kinks fan & cardiologist Claude Mariottini, has been gaining popularity over the years. Their 2012 album Crossing Lives is featured on British Airways and Air France flights, and they have been getting airplay on several UK and French radio stations. Be sure to check out their web site and pick up a copy of their CD. The band plays for charity, with proceeds going to purchase defibrillators.
9:23 am -	According to this Kickstarter project for the Deus Ex Machina 2 video game, Ray (and the Crouch End Festival Chorus) will be contributing to the soundtrack.
Monday, 20th May, 2013
9:17 am -	Yet another opportunity to vote for the Kinks at UltimateClassicRock.com.
9:16 am -	According to this article, Ray was at a charity fundraiser on Saturday.
9:15 am -	Here's an article on Misfits.
Friday, 17th May, 2013
9:10 am -	You can listen to the entire new Dave album I Will Be Me on SoundCloud.
9:07 am -	A short interview with Ray from Q magazine last year is now online.
8:48 am -	Ray's Mastertapes session from last October will be re-aired on BBC Radio 6 on Sunday, 26 May at 04:00.
Thursday, 16th May, 2013
11:17 am -	GettyImages has photos of Ray and Noel Gallagher from the Ivors.
10:54 am -	According to these tweets, Ray is presenting an award to Noel Gallagher at The Ivors today.
Wednesday, 15th May, 2013
9:41 am -	Here's an article on the Kinks and their 10 greatest songs.
Monday, 13th May, 2013
1:28 pm -	Listen to Midnight In L.A., a song off Dave's upcoming album.
1:26 pm -	There's a new t-shirt design in the official Kinks merchandise store.
Friday, 10th May, 2013
2:36 pm -	Here's an article on the Kinks' ban in America in the '60s.
12:45 pm -	The Kinks are part of a Friday Double Feature today on FM93 WXRT today. Also check out this Kinks Klassics playlist.
Thursday, 9th May, 2013
12:42 pm -	Tickets for the Spanish Kinks fan Konvention are on sale for €10 at this link. The konvention is on 8th June in Madrid and includes a concert by The Village Green Experience. Contact konvencionkinks@gmail.com with any questions. Be sure to check out the Facebook page for the event, and this promo video.
12:42 pm -	This blog post includes quotes from the upcoming God Save The Kinks biography by Rob Jovanovic.
11:31 am -	The Kast of Kinks will join the Norwegian Kinks-tribute band "Kinky Way" in a joint venture concert in Fredrikshalds Teater, Halden Norway the 31st of August 6.30 PM. Famous Norwegian guitarist Frode Alnæs (Dance with a Stranger) will be playing lead guitar with "Kinky Way". The concert is named "A Kinky Night at the Theatre". Tickets are available at www.billettservice.no.
11:26 am -	Here is Alex DiBlasi's lecture on Preservation that he gave at the class in NYC last Saturday.
Monday, 6th May, 2013
9:36 am -	Dave Berry's version of "This Strange Effect" is used a number of times in the 2008 Mexican film Blue Eyelids.
9:18 am -	The Kinks are featured in an episode of Pop, Etc. on French radio France Inter.
Thursday, 2nd May, 2013
2:26 pm -	George Ince and Ray Davies talk songwriting in a blog post by the Dartington school.
9:32 am -	Here's a follow-up to altrockchick's review of Arthur.
Wednesday, 1st May, 2013
9:00 am -	Here's a video of Blondie drummer Clem Burke doing drum tracks for the Melvins’ cover of “Attitude”.
8:57 am -	Here's a (mostly negative) blog review of Arthur.
8:54 am -	Here's an interview clip with Ray.
Monday, 29th April, 2013
8:52 am -	Here's an article on "Starmaker".
8:50 am -	Listen to a podcast of the Top Ten Songs By The Kinks.
8:42 am -	There's a new art print of Ray for sale.
Friday, 26th April, 2013
12:30 pm -	There will be a class on Preservation Act 1 and Preservation Act 2 in New York City on Saturday, May 4th. "This class will discuss the themes and musical inspirations of The Kinks' Preservation rock opera."
Thursday, 25th April, 2013
1:48 pm -	Here's an article on Ray's songwriting course this summer.
9:07 am -	Here's a recent photo of Ray at Konk.
Tuesday, 23rd April, 2013
2:40 pm -	You can vote for the Kinks in the Absolute Radio Icons poll.
2:02 pm -	Listen to a cover of "Attitude" by the Melvins (feat. Clem Burke of Blondie) at the Spin web site. Be sure to read Buzz Osbourne's description of the song.
1:58 pm -	The latest issue of Hound Dawg Music Magazine has a Q&A with Andy Pyle, and a piece on VGPS.
9:25 am -	The publishing date of Rob Jovanovic's Kinks biography God Save The Kinks has slipped a month to June 3rd.
9:08 am -	Dutch sportscaster Mart Smeets talks about his ideal musical evening, and includes Ray's performance of "Days" at Glastonbury following the death of Pete Quaife. (The part with Ray starts at 5:50 min.)
Monday, 22nd April, 2013
3:38 pm -	Here's a new Spanish Kinks blog: Kinkdom Come.
Friday, 19th April, 2013
2:30 pm -	Here's a blog post on the Kinks' hair and Ray's book.
Wednesday, 17th April, 2013
8:42 am -	Dave's show at the Bull Run in Massachusetts is now sold out.
8:32 am -	Here's part 2 of the blog about Dave Davies and George Harrison.
Monday, 15th April, 2013
2:19 pm -	Here's a photo of Ray from yesterday afternoon.
12:22 pm -	According to this Facebook post, "Sunny Afternoon" won the Dutch Radio voting.
9:19 am -	Here's an article on Unit 4+2, a band Bob Henrit was in before Argent and the Kinks.
9:17 am -	Here's a blog post on Something Else.
9:14 am -	Here's an article about The Beautiful Old compilation that Dave appears on.
9:13 am -	BBC Radio Scotland has a blog post on Ray and the Kinks, as well as a radio show segment (Kinks part starts about 26 minutes in).
9:04 am -	You can vote for "Sunny Afternoon" to be played on Dutch radio. (After selecting "Sunny Afternoon", slide the arrow to the right then click "Stem".)
Friday, 12th April, 2013
8:59 pm -	Dave's new album is available to pre-order on Amazon.com.
8:46 am -	Here's a blog post on VGPS.
Thursday, 11th April, 2013
8:54 am -	Listen to a cover of "God's Children" by the band Woods.
Wednesday, 10th April, 2013
9:09 am -	Here's a blog post on Americana.
Tuesday, 9th April, 2013
9:05 am -	A couple articles on Americana here and here.
9:00 am -	Here's a cover of "Destroyer" by the band Owl.
8:58 am -	"I'm On An Island" was used on last night's episode of the BBC TV programme "The Hairy Bikers' Best of British".
Monday, 8th April, 2013
9:22 am -	Andy Miller's VGPS book has been published in Spanish.
9:20 am -	The Great Lost Kinks Album is featured at Cool Album of the Day today.
Friday, 5th April, 2013
9:02 pm -	The publishing date for Ray's book Americana is set for Oct. 1st, 2013. You can pre-order it through Amazon.com or BookDepository.
Tuesday, 2nd April, 2013
11:57 am -	The Kinks' first album came in at #30 on BBC Radio 2's Top 100 Favourite Albums.
9:02 am -	This ad for Uncle Toby's Oats on Australian TV uses "All Day And All Of The Night", features a Word Of Mouth t-shirt, and even name-checks the Kinks.
Monday, 1st April, 2013
2:58 pm -	The Kinks are the first band to be inducted into the Ultimate Classic Rock Hall of Fame.
9:33 am -	The Kinks won the Ultimate Classic Rock Hall of Fame final by a very narrow margin against the Beatles.
9:09 am -	Here's another article on the Leisure Society mentioning Ray.
Thursday, 28th March, 2013
10:16 am -	Don't forget to vote for the Kinks.
10:15 am -	This article on the Leisure Society's new album name-checks Ray.
Tuesday, 26th March, 2013
11:25 am -	Don't forget to vote for the Kinks again today.
9:32 am -	Uncut has an article on Dave's new album and tour.
9:31 am -	Dave's web site has the track list for his new album, I Will Be Me, and gives a release date of June 4th 2013.
9:30 am -	Here are some recent photos of Konk.
Monday, 25th March, 2013
11:36 am -	Ray will be holding his songwriting course again this summer, Aug. 10 - 17.
10:05 am -	The Kinks narrowly won against the Rolling Stones in the semifinal voting of the Ultimate Classic Rock Hall of Fame, and have moved on to the final round against the Beatles. Voting is open now, and continues until midnight Sunday. You can vote once per day.
Friday, 22nd March, 2013
10:21 am -	The Kinks are mentioned (with a photo) in this book review of Mod: A Very British Style.
Thursday, 21st March, 2013
10:17 am -	There's still time to vote for the Kinks vs. the Rolling Stones. You may vote once per day, so be sure to vote again.
10:16 am -	Here's is some video from the Roundhouse Gala 2013.
10:09 am -	Here's a blog post on the current gallery exhibition at Konk. There will also be an art/music event at Konk on Thursday, 28th March at 7pm: "In conversation with Ian Emes" plus music with Daisy Chute and George Ince. Admission is £5.
Wednesday, 20th March, 2013
11:01 am -	Tribute band The Kinx are back on the road, with their next gig at the Cavern Club in Liverpool this Friday, 22nd March. Tickets are £10 at the door. They've introduced a "Ray Davies unplugged" element into the show, where "Ray" will be doing 3 or 4 acoustic numbers between the sets.
Tuesday, 19th March, 2013
1:06 pm -	Be sure to vote for the Kinks in the Ultimate Classic Rock Hall of Fame.
9:53 am -	Dave Davies will be hosting Satsang Weekend 4 this Spring.
9:52 am -	German beat group The Dukes of Hamburg are releasing a 7" vinyl single featuring covers of two Kinks songs, "I Gotta Move"/"I Need You". Listen to an mp3 of "I Gotta Move" on the web site.
9:43 am -	Here's the Lord and Taylor shoe commercial featuring the Word of Mouth shirt. Apparently Lord and Taylor is also selling the shirt.
Monday, 18th March, 2013
10:58 am -	The WBAI interview with Dave this past weekend has been archived online. (Show name "Morning Dew", dated March 17.) The new song "Living In The Past" starts at 1:06:45.
10:55 am -	There's a Lord and Taylor shoe commercial currently airing, and one of the models is wearing a Kinks Word of Mouth t-shirt.
10:18 am -	According to the Hofner web site, Dave has joined their roster of artists who play Hofner guitars.
10:09 am -	Dave's song "The Lie" is included in this blog post on the 8 best protest songs.
10:06 am -	Bob Lefsetz's blog has a piece about the Kinks that he wrote for the Rhino Records web site in 2007.
Friday, 15th March, 2013
12:54 pm -	Here's an article on the art exhibition at Konk.
11:54 am -	Dave Davies will be interviewed on WBAI Sunday March 17th, at 1AM EDT. Includes a world premier airing of Dave's new song "Living In The Past".
10:15 am -	Here's a list of Top 10 Kinks Songs.
Thursday, 14th March, 2013
1:39 pm -	Be sure to vote for this song, written during one of Ray's songwriting courses. Voting ends on 21st March.
9:21 am -	Here's a new interview (video) with Ray, about the art exhibition at Konk.
9:19 am -	"Lola" is discussed in this article.
Wednesday, 13th March, 2013
10:52 am -	There will be a Kinks tribute this Saturday, 16th March, at Beedees, 433 Dagu Lu, Shanghai, China, featuring the Spondees, Paul Meredith, Brooke Palmer, Lars Jensen, Stone Bones, Milk From Macau, Zhou Yong and Asbury Edens. "It will be an evening of Kinks songs and all for a good cause. 5 Rmb from every drink sold will go to Roots and Shoots and the Million Tree Project." Check out the flyers here and here.
Friday, 8th March, 2013
12:35 pm -	A couple more pictures of Ray at Roundhouse on this Facebook page.
11:57 am -	Some pro-shot photos of Ray at the Roundhouse Gala last night.
11:34 am -	Ray's Facebook page was updated with this status: "Ray had a great time last night at the Roundhouse Gala with his band and the Crouch End Festival Chorus performing Shangri-La, Victoria, You Really Got Me and Waterloo Sunset. He then went on to perform All Day and All The Night with just his band."
8:55 am -	Here's a photo of Ray with the chorus at last night's Roundhouse gig.
Thursday, 7th March, 2013
11:30 am -	More Roundhouse rehearsal pics here and here.
9:02 am -	Here's a blog post on how the Kinks reunited two brothers.
Wednesday, 6th March, 2013
3:30 pm -	Here's a tweeted photo from a rehearsal for the Roundhouse gig. And another pic here.
11:33 am -	Here's a parody of "All Day And All Of The Night", called "Wilbur and Orville Wright".
10:03 am -	Check out & vote for (next week) this song, written by four people while attending Ray's songwriting course in 2011.
8:53 am -	There are rumors on Twitter (such as this one) that Ray will be playing Hard Rock Calling this year.
Monday, 4th March, 2013
10:09 am -	The Dutch Riffers will be playing Kinks songs and their own songs at De Smeerpaal in Harlingen, in the north of Holland, on Sunday, March 17th at 17.00. (Check out their version of I'm Not Like Everybody Else.)
9:53 am -	Here's an illustration of Ray.
9:52 am -	There is another art show at Konk, from 1st March to 26th April.
9:45 am -	There's a new clothing store in Madrid called Kinda Kinks.
9:35 am -	Here's a blog post on Dave and George Harrison.
9:34 am -	Some additional info from Russell Smith about tracks to be included on the upcoming deluxe reissues of Lola vs. Powerman and Muswell Hillbillies: "The Good Life" and the demo of "Nobody's Fool" will be on Lola and "Lavender Lane" will be on Muswell.
9:20 am -	Check out the new song and video from Kinks fan Rico's music project Mr. Songbird.
9:16 am -	Vote for the Kinks in the Ultimate Classic Rock Hall of Fame.
9:15 am -	According to this tweet, the Crouch End Festival Chorus is apparently rehearsing "Waterloo Sunset" with Ray for the Roundhouse gig.
Friday, 1st March, 2013
2:34 pm -	Here's a tweet about trying to book Ray (possibly for this venue in New Orleans?).
9:52 am -	Here's a photo with Ray at Konk yesterday.
Thursday, 28th February, 2013
4:25 pm -	Here's a recent photo of Ray.
1:36 pm -	According to this article, a new musical called "Carnaby Street: The Musical" will include "You Really Got Me". (Why not "Dedicated Follower of Fashion"?) It says Ray is "considering an offer to write a new title song for the musical, in classic 60s Kinks style."
9:06 am -	There will be a Spanish Kinks fan konvention in Madrid on Saturday, 8 June 2013. Here's the Facebook event for it. (And don't forget the Nordic Kinks fan konvention the following weekend!)
Wednesday, 27th February, 2013
10:29 am -	"Nothin' In This World Can Stop Me Worryin' 'Bout That Girl" is featured in this article about favorite movie songs from NPR's All Songs Considered.
Tuesday, 26th February, 2013
8:45 am -	According to this post on the Steve Hoffman forums, Andrew Sandoval mentioned on a radio show that two tracks on the upcoming deluxe reissue of Lola vs. Powerman will be "Lavender Lane" and "Anytime", from Ray's private collection and previously unheard. The deluxe Lola and Muswell reissues may be followed up with a "super deluxe" Everybody's In Showbiz, according to Russell Smith.
Monday, 25th February, 2013
8:44 am -	In this interview with Johnny Marr of the Smiths, he cites Ray as an influence.
8:41 am -	According to this tweet, the Crouch End Festival Chorus will be performing with Ray in March (presumably at the Roundhouse Gala).
8:39 am -	Here's a blog review of the Lola vs. Powerman album.
Friday, 22nd February, 2013
2:49 pm -	Ray will be one of the performers at the Roundhouse Gala 2013 on 7 March at The Roundhouse in London. Seats are £500 and tables start at £5000.
9:07 am -	Tom Kitts, author of Ray Davies: Not Like Everybody Else, will be the guest on Michael the Molar Maven’s radio show today, Friday, February 22, from 1:00-4:00pm EST. Kitts and Michael will spend all three hours discussing and playing the music of the Kinks. The show will be streamed live at the Old Westbury Web Radio web site. The show will be re-webbed at approximately 1:00am Saturday and will be posted by Saturday morning as a podcast site at stjamesinfirmary.net, where it can accessed at listeners’ convenience.
Thursday, 21st February, 2013
11:24 am -	There will be a Kinks tribute show on Saturday, March 30th at the Off Broadway Nightclub in St. Louis, Missouri.
10:44 am -	According to this article, BMG is set to acquire Sanctuary Records (which includes the Kinks' Pye catalog) from Universal Music.
9:04 am -	This article on aging quotes "Celluloid Heroes".
Wednesday, 20th February, 2013
4:37 pm -	From Jonathan Lea's Facebook page earlier this week: "I'm very happy to hear that Dave Davies has finished his new album 'I Will Be Me.' The 5 tracks I've heard are fantastic (Dave/Kinks fans will be very happy) and I'm extremely proud that The Jigsaw Seen appear on 2 of them."
Monday, 18th February, 2013
11:25 am -	Here's a photo of Ray with Olivia Sebastianelli.
11:23 am -	You can vote for The Kinks (first album) in this BBC Radio 2 poll.
11:21 am -	A couple drawings of Ray here and here.
11:08 am -	Here's a blog post on the 1965 NME Poll Winner's Concert.
Friday, 15th February, 2013
12:59 pm -	Happy 69th birthday to Mick!
11:12 am -	This Brevity comic from last week features the Kinks.
Wednesday, 13th February, 2013
12:54 pm -	The Kinks Facebook page has a photo of Pamella Moo (Talenthouse Kinks Cover competition winner) with Mick and Ray.
Tuesday, 12th February, 2013
3:32 pm -	There's a nice 8-page article on The Kinks in this month's issue of the Spanish magazine This Is Rock.
9:24 am -	Here's another article on Natalie Hynde's environmental activism, mentioning Ray as being supportive.
Monday, 11th February, 2013
2:30 pm -	Mazda Canada is using a version of "All Day And All Of The Night" (performed on cellos) in this video.
9:57 am -	There's a free iPhone/iPad app from Universal Music called Living Sleeve Notes, for the Waterloo Sunset compilation that came out last summer. From the description: "When run whilst listening to the album the ‘Living Sleeve Notes’ app will recognise what song is playing and display relevant information accordingly."
9:16 am -	You can listen to Kinks cover contest winner Pamella Moo's cover of Sunny Afternoon, recorded at Konk.
Friday, 8th February, 2013
12:48 pm -	There's a new audio interview with Dave from the Dreamland show on the UnknownCountry.com web site.
Thursday, 7th February, 2013
8:59 am -	Here's a blog post on "Waterloo Sunset".
8:57 am -	Here's a blog post on VGPS.
Wednesday, 6th February, 2013
9:49 am -	This article on Olivia Sebastianelli name-checks Ray.
9:46 am -	Here's an article on the Imaginary Man documentary.
9:45 am -	Here's a review of the BBC box set.
9:35 am -	Here's an article on the Top 10 Dave Davies Kinks Riffs.
Tuesday, 5th February, 2013
9:34 am -	Here's a blog post on "David Watts".
Sunday, 3rd February, 2013
12:10 pm -	Happy 66th birthday to Dave Davies!
Friday, 1st February, 2013
4:25 pm -	Roger Rowley, an actor who participated in the Kinks musical workshop in December, has posted a few videos of his Kinks covers on Facebook. (Check out "The Money-go-round"!)
4:21 pm -	Here's another photo of Ray from the "Old Times" after-party.
2:29 pm -	The London Evening Standard magazine has a new interview with Ray.
9:34 am -	WhatsOnStage.com has a photo of Ray at the after party for the play "Old Times" last night. (See photo 7.)
9:11 am -	This Bashful Badger blog post offers casting suggestions for the Kinks movie.
9:07 am -	This new Strange Brew podcast features a couple Kinks songs.
Thursday, 31st January, 2013
1:46 pm -	There's a rumour that Ray will be a support act on the Who's upcoming UK tour, according to this tweet.
Wednesday, 30th January, 2013
9:15 am -	Here's a photo of Pamella Moo (winner of the Talenthouse Kinks cover competition) recording at Konk.
9:12 am -	"Have A Cuppa Tea" was used on the UK TV show Homes Under The Hammer yesterday.
Tuesday, 29th January, 2013
10:23 am -	Ray is #8 on this list of The 50 Most Stylish Rock Stars of All Time.
9:49 am -	Rob Jovanovic tweeted that he has submitted the final revision of his Kinks book. Amazon gives a publishing date of 2 May 2013.
9:45 am -	The Kinks are name checked in this interview with the new president of the Poetry Foundation, Robert Polito.
Monday, 28th January, 2013
9:41 am -	There's a recent photo of Ray on Twitter.
9:25 am -	Here's another Ham & High article on the art show at Konk.
Friday, 25th January, 2013
4:28 pm -	The "Imaginary Man" documentary is being re-aired on BBC4 tonight at 21:30 GMT.
Thursday, 24th January, 2013
12:09 pm -	The Cob Gallery in London will be hosting a Dmitri Galitzine exhibition called God Save The Village Green from 8th February to 16th March (and a private view on 7th February).
9:30 am -	There are photos from the art show at Konk on artist Gina Bold's web site.
Wednesday, 23rd January, 2013
1:50 pm -	Dave posted on his Facebook page a nice family photo from the 100th birthday party of Ray and Dave's aunt.
Tuesday, 22nd January, 2013
9:50 am -	Here are 14 free (and legal) Kinks covers.
9:05 am -	"You Really Got Me" is used in the new French film Paulette. Watch the trailer here.
8:54 am -	According to this tweet by Andrew Sandoval a couple weeks ago, he's working on the deluxe editions of Lola vs. Powerman and Muswell Hillbillies.
Monday, 21st January, 2013
2:56 pm -	The Daily Mail has an article on Ray's daughter Natalie's environmental activism.
11:58 am -	New on the Kast Off Kinks web site: video and photos from the 2012 fan konvention at the Boston Arms, as well as a page from the Kinks Night/Singalong the night before.
11:53 am -	You can watch Elliot Smith perform "Waterloo Sunset" from a 2000 TV show that never aired. "Waterloo Sunset" starts around 18:15.
11:01 am -	This Citroën commercial featuring "You Really Got Me" is in heavy rotation on French TV.
Friday, 18th January, 2013
11:24 am -	"Lola" is at #31 and "Waterloo Sunset" is at #4 on this BBC list of the top 40 singles that went to #2 in the charts.
11:16 am -	According to this interview with the screenwriters, the Kinks movie will begin casting soon.
11:11 am -	Here's some more on the Gatehouse cake cutting.
11:07 am -	Here's an article on the art show at Konk.
11:07 am -	According to this article, the Kinks footage from Beat Beat Beat will air on Sky Arts TV this Sunday at 3:10am GMT (repeating next Wednesday and Friday).
Thursday, 17th January, 2013
10:14 am -	This article says that Ray cut the cake at the anniversary celebration of the Upstairs at the Gatehouse theatre in Highgate village on Sunday.
Monday, 14th January, 2013
10:41 am -	Here's a Bashful Badger blog post on Ray and Dave.
9:11 am -	Here's a blog post on See My Friends.
Thursday, 10th January, 2013
9:11 am -	Ray's Westport Festival show last June is in this blog list of the top 10 gigs of 2012.
9:03 am -	The Kinks are Rock's Most Underrated Band, according to this article.
Tuesday, 8th January, 2013
9:44 am -	Tribute band Kinda Kinky! will be performing the VGPS album this Friday night in Northfield, MN, followed by a set of "hits and should-have-been-hits". Here's the Facebook event for the show.
9:43 am -	Here's a blog post on Kinks songs involving tea.
Monday, 7th January, 2013
9:51 am -	Here's a blog review of Everybody's In Showbiz.
9:13 am -	VGPS was picked as the #1 album of 1968 by the Psychobabble blog.
Friday, 4th January, 2013
4:31 pm -	OK Go's version of "Father Christmas" is currently available as a free download.
Thursday, 3rd January, 2013
11:30 am -	A quote from Ray is included in this article on memorable music quotes from 2012.
11:26 am -	Contact music has some more quotes from Ray's Uncut interview.
Wednesday, 2nd January, 2013
7:25 am -	A reminder that there's a new interview with Ray in the new issue of Uncut magazine. You can read an extract here.
7:22 am -	Here's an article on "Waterloo Sunset".
Tuesday, 1st January, 2013
7:35 pm -	This Daily Express article features quotes from Ray's interview in the latest issue of Uncut magazine.
Friday, 28th December, 2012
12:53 pm -	Here's an article on "Have Another Drink".
7:53 am -	"Powerman" was played over the end credits of The Revolution Will Be Televised on BBC Three.
6:54 am -	Here's a blog post on the Kinks.
Monday, 24th December, 2012
10:27 am -	The Strange Brew podcast features an hour of songs by Ray and Dave Davies.
Sunday, 23rd December, 2012
12:17 pm -	This article includes a Ray Davies interview and exclusive video.
Friday, 21st December, 2012
11:07 am -	You can listen to a clip from Mastertapes of Ray giving some songwriting tips.
9:53 am -	Here's a blog post on "Four More Respected Gentlemen".
5:22 am -	In this interview with Paul Weller he mentions Ray as an influence (at one minute, 10 seconds in).
5:17 am -	Here's an article on "Sweet Lady Genevive".

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