News & Rumors
(you decide which is which)


 Thursday, 11th March, 2010
3:22 pm - Ohio radio station 91.3 The Summit will air a telephone interview with Ray sometime tomorrow.
12:04 pm - Here's a blog review of Ray's Hartford show.
10:27 am - There's a competition to win "front row luxury suite" tickets to Ray's Phoenix show.
9:01 am - Here's a review of Ray's Alexandria show.
 
 Wednesday, 10th March, 2010
1:14 pm - Here's an interview with Adam from The 88 about their SXSW gig and touring with Ray.
1:13 pm - The "Do It Again" film has been invited to the London International Documentary Festival in late April/early May. Geoff and crew are seeking donations to help take the movie to the various festivals they've been invited to.
1:06 pm - I'm not sure why, but I feel compelled to post a link to this nice picture of Ray.
11:09 am - There's word that Ray will play at a festival in the Netherlands this summer, but no details yet.
11:07 am - Some more ticket giveaways for Ray's shows (both are Facebook pages): Chicago and Phoenix.
11:04 am - Here's a review of Ray's Binghamton show.
11:03 am - Here's a brief report of Ray's Binghamton show, from a local TV news program.
10:59 am - Here's a review of Ray's Scranton show from The Weekender.
10:56 am - Here's a review of Ray's Annapolis show, from the Baltimore City Paper.
 
 Tuesday, 9th March, 2010
11:49 am - Offbeat Radio has a review of Dave Davies' Mystical Journey DVD. They also will have a radio special on Dave, which will be available to download on March 13th.
11:44 am - Ray comments on the new Locksley album in this article.
11:44 am - There are some pro-shot photos from Ray's Scranton gig on The Weekender web site.
10:39 am - Here's a blog review of Ray's Hartford show.
10:37 am - According to this site, the concerts at Castle Park Ledreborg (where Ray is playing in August) are recorded for broadcast and many are televised.
 
 Monday, 8th March, 2010
2:42 pm - There are some photos of Ray's Hartford show on Flickr.
2:28 pm - Here's another article about Ray and Mick looking at unreleased Kinks recordings.
2:25 pm - Here's a preview article for Ray's Ann Arbor show.
10:19 am - There will be a pre-show fan gathering tomorrow at the Mad Moose Saloon, 53 Chenango Street in Binghamton, from 5pm to 7pm. There's a Facebook page for the event.
10:15 am - Here's yet another blog review of the Hartford show.
10:14 am - Here's another review of Ray's Hartford show.
10:13 am - Here's a review of Ray's Hartford show.
10:13 am - Here's a blog review of Ray's Scranton show, with a photo.
10:12 am - According to this site, Ray will play at the Glastonbury Festival (Acoustic Tent) on Sunday, 27th June ("to be confirmed").
10:05 am - Here are some YouTube playlists of audience videos from Ray's shows: Scranton, Hartford and Poughkeepsie.
9:57 am - A couple more radio stations giving away Ray tickets: 93.9 The River and 107one, both in Ann Arbor.
 
 Saturday, 6th March, 2010
1:42 pm - There are some photos from Ray's Annapolis gig on Flickr.
1:41 pm - There's a rumor that Ray will play at the Glastonbury festival again this year.
1:40 pm - Here's another interview/gig preview article for Ray's Lorain show.
1:25 pm - Radio station WDET has a contest on the Ann Delisi show to give away tickets to Ray's Ann Arbor gig.
 
 Friday, 5th March, 2010
4:49 pm - Here's a brief blog review of Ray's Wilmington gig.
2:40 pm - Spinner has some quotes from Mick Avory from the London Legends Rock Masterclasses, in which Mick is taking part.
11:59 am - Ray's appearance at the SXSW conferences has been confirmed.
9:58 am - Here's Chris Kocher's interview with Keith Slettedahl of The 88.
9:24 am - Here's an interview/preview article for Ray's Hartford show.
9:22 am - Here's a preview article for Ray's Ann Arbor show.
9:20 am - Radio station KZOZ is airing an episode of the syndicated show Off The Record featuring the Kinks, this Sunday at 7am.
9:12 am - Radio station WOBC is having a competition to win tickets to Ray's Lorain show.
 
 Thursday, 4th March, 2010
9:19 am - Chris Kocher has a new interview with Ray/gig preview article in the Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin. You can read Chris' complete Q&A with Ray on Chris' blog.
9:17 am - The venue has changed for Ray's Denver show from the Paramount Theatre to the Ogden Theater. All existing tickets will be honored.
9:10 am - There are some more photos of Ray's shows on Flickr: Annapolis and Atlantic City.
9:08 am - Here are some YouTube playlists for audience videos from Ray's recent shows (not many videos posted yet): Westbury, Annapolis, and Wilmington.
9:04 am - According to this article, Ray will be playing at La Zona Rosa during the SXSW conference. The 88 will play a set at 9:30pm, and then Ray will join them at 10:30pm.
9:01 am - Radio station WDST is having a contest this morning to win tickets to Ray's Poughkeepsie show.
 
 Wednesday, 3rd March, 2010
9:29 am - There's an interview with Ray in the Danbury News-Times.
9:22 am - Here's a brief Westbury review with photo.
9:11 am - There are some photos from Ray's Birchmere show on Flickr.
9:10 am - There's an interview with Ray in theHartford Advocate.
 
 Tuesday, 2nd March, 2010
2:29 pm - Here's a brief blog review of Ray's Birchmere show last night.
10:17 am - There's a buy-one-get-one-free offer on tickets to Ray's Phoenix show.
10:12 am - Here's a review of Ray's Westbury show, although the reviewer got some songs in the set list wrong.
 
 Monday, 1st March, 2010
11:44 am - Here's an interview with Keith from The 88 about touring with Ray.
10:55 am - Here's a brief blog review of Ray's Westbury gig.
10:36 am - The 88 have been regularly updating their Facebook page with photos from the tour (including Ray's set).
10:33 am - Here's Dave Davies' latest statement on Kinks reunion rumors.
10:27 am - Here's an interview with Ray from December, on the Times Online site.
 
 Friday, 26th February, 2010
1:26 pm - Some new videos (from Songbook) have been posted on Ray's web site.
 
 Thursday, 25th February, 2010
1:34 pm - Ray will be a guest on the Wiseman and Frank Show on radio station WBZO 103.1FM in the NYC area, tomorrow morning (no specific time given).
 
 Wednesday, 24th February, 2010
2:53 pm - The Express FM interview with Jim Rodford is now available to listen to on the Kast Off Kinks web site.
9:38 am - There's an article in The Guardian about Ray's collaboration album.
9:36 am - There's an interview with Ray on The Weekender web site.
9:15 am - There's an interview with Ray in the March 2010 issue of German magazine Gitarre und Bass. Some photos from the article are on the web site.
 
 Tuesday, 23rd February, 2010
3:40 pm - There's a new interview with Ray on the NJ.com web site.
8:58 am - The News page on Ray's web site has been updated with news about his upcoming tours and his collaborations album (he has already recorded songs with Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Lucinda Williams and Alex Chilton).
 
 Monday, 22nd February, 2010
9:05 am - Here's an interview with Keith Slettedahl of The 88 about touring with Ray.
 
 Friday, 19th February, 2010
10:20 am - The March 2010 issue of Guitar Player has a small article and two photos (page 25) about the band Locksley and their working with Ray.
 
 Thursday, 18th February, 2010
12:00 pm - This article about a Carnaby Street exhibit that includes a rare (?) original copy of the Kinks' "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" single.
 
 Wednesday, 17th February, 2010
4:08 pm - A new DVD You Really Got Me - The Story of The Kinks is due for release in the UK next month. The description sounds interesting, but for all we know it may be just a rehash of those not-so-great DVDs that have been released the past few years.
3:50 pm - The latest newsletter from the Official Kinks Fan Club has been mailed out. If you don't receive yours in the next few days, be sure to check if your membership has expired.
3:49 pm - The Do It Again web site has Pete Quaife's reaction to watching the film. Here is the current list of upcoming film festival screenings (the exact screening days aren't yet known for some of the festivals):
Glasgow Film Festival (Feb. 21 - definite)
Bermuda Film Festival (March 20/21)
Cleveland International Film Festival (March 26/27 - definite dates)
BACIFI (Buenos Aires - April 7 - 18)
Nashville Film Festival (April 17/18)
Washington DC Film Fest (April 17/18)
Independent Film Festival Boston (April 22, 23 or 24)
11:13 am - A Kinks concert will be shown on Finnish TV (Teema channel) this Saturday, Feb. 20 at 00:30 - 01:15am. It's probably the 1977 Rainbow Theatre concert.
 
 Monday, 15th February, 2010
9:23 am - Jim Rodford will be interviewed on Geoff Dorsett's Soft Rock Show on Express FM, Monday, 22 February. The show starts at 8 pm GMT, and the segment with Jim should start around 8:30.
 
 Wednesday, 10th February, 2010
9:54 am - There's an interesting new video on the Kast Off Kinks web site, with Mick Avory and Bob Henrit playing drums simultaneously.
9:48 am - Ray will play a gig at SXSW (March 18th at La Zona Rosa), according to this article.
9:38 am - The 88 will tour as Ray Davies' and Bill Shanley's backing band, according to this article.
 
 Monday, 8th February, 2010
1:16 pm - The "Do It Again" film was reviewed by Variety. Note that the US premier of the film is March 26th in Cleveland (with an additional screening there the following day).
1:02 pm - Peter Gabriel covers "Waterloo Sunset" on his Scratch My Back album (on disc 2 of the "special edition" of the album).
12:59 pm - This article from the San Diego Union-Tribune has a paragraph about Dave's tour postponement.
 
 Friday, 5th February, 2010
1:59 pm - Pre-sale tickets for some of Ray's UK shows are available now.
9:29 am - This web site has the pre-sale password for Ray's Lorain, Ohio show.
 
 Thursday, 4th February, 2010
2:42 pm - The photo gallery on Ray's web site was updated recently.
 
 Wednesday, 3rd February, 2010
9:27 am - The Press page on Ray's web site was recently updated with several reviews, etc.
 
 Tuesday, 2nd February, 2010
3:34 pm - You can watch Ray on Songbook (from December) on MySpace.
9:03 am - There is a new video on John Dalton’s web site: a jam session including Nobby, Dave Clarke, Russ Ballard and an unnamed guitarist.
 
 Sunday, 31st January, 2010
5:56 pm - Despite inaccurate media reports to the contrary, Ray's forthcoming US tour will be a two-man (Ray and Bill) show on all dates.
 
 Thursday, 28th January, 2010
1:56 pm - Here's the 'Do It Again' movie website.
 
 Wednesday, 27th January, 2010
4:47 am - Lissy Walker's new album, Life is Sweet, includes a cover of Celluloid Heroes.
4:44 am - Critic Bigot has a review of the choral album.
 
 Tuesday, 26th January, 2010
2:54 am - A reminder that today is the US release date for the e-single of the new 'Winter' version of Postcard From London.
 
 Monday, 25th January, 2010
6:25 pm - Listeners to 99.1 The Whale have the chance to win a pair of tickets to Ray's Binghamton show before they go on sale.
 
 Sunday, 24th January, 2010
2:21 pm - Wonka Chocolate has published a set of photos from Ray's Cambridge gig on Flickr.
1:19 pm - The full published text of Ray's observations on Jerry Lee Lewis can be read on the Rockabillyville blog.
 
 Saturday, 23rd January, 2010
12:41 pm - Ray's observations on Jerry Lee Lewis can be read in the American Music Legends feature in The Observer.
 
 Friday, 22nd January, 2010
1:22 pm - Keith Cullen has written a book entitled God Save The Village Green which name checks the Kinks often, including chapter titles named from Kinks songs.
4:56 am - Dave Berry's upcoming autobiography features contributions from Ray, according to this Buxton Advertiser article.
 
 Thursday, 21st January, 2010
9:39 pm - According to this Irish Times article, Dublin's Grand Canal Theatre is expected to announce the addition of Ray to their programme soon
4:38 pm - Debbie has posted an update on Dave's health and postponed tour on The Official Dave Davies Street Team Club Facebook page.
 
 Tuesday, 19th January, 2010
3:01 pm - Dave's tour has been postponed, on the advice of his doctors, according to the News page on his web site.
 
 Monday, 18th January, 2010
4:58 pm - The time for Dave's gig at the Anthology in San Diego has changed. The new time is 9:00 PM (doors open at 8:30 PM).
9:23 am - Here's the Do It Again movie poster, with artwork by David Plunkert.
 
 Friday, 15th January, 2010
1:20 pm - This Boston Globe article mentions Geoff Edgers' "Do It Again" film.
9:43 am - "This Time Tomorrow" was played during the closing credits of a show on the Science Channel earlier this week, called "Can We Make a Star on Earth?" (about nuclear fusion).
 
 Thursday, 14th January, 2010
1:16 pm - There are a couple Kinks covers, recorded live last June, as part of the free January downloads at Paradiddle Records. Also look for a new tribute album, Kinks UnKovered from Paradiddle Records coming soon.
11:53 am - Part 2 of the interview with John Gosling is now up on the Kast Off Kinks web site.
11:52 am - This Hot Rats interview mentions Ray's feedback about their cover of "Big Sky".
 
 Wednesday, 13th January, 2010
4:06 pm - Here's an article on a Pink Floyd web site from someone who attended the "Missing Believed Wiped" screening on Jan. 9th. Among the footage screened was an episode of "Top Of The Pops" from July 27th, 1967, which includes Dave Davies singing "Death Of A Clown". Most of the article is about Pink Floyd, but there is an interesting comment about Dave.
3:32 pm - Geoff Edgers' film "Do It Again" will be screened at the Rotterdam International Film Festival at the end of this month. There will also be screenings in Glasgow in February and Boston in April.
9:28 am - Ray's songwriting course has been scheduled for August 2nd - 7th, 2010, and opened for booking. Availability is limited because the course was postponed last year.
 
 Tuesday, 12th January, 2010
4:05 pm - Geoff Dorsett's interview with Mick Avory (from Express FM last night) can now be heard on the Kast Off Kinks web site.
1:05 pm - Kinks tribute band The Kinx are playing their next show at The Diamond Club in Sutton-in-Ashfield on January 23rd. Beatles and Stones tribute bands are also on the bill. Ticket info is on their web site.
 
 Monday, 11th January, 2010
10:27 am - According to the Decca web site, "Postcard From London" will be released in the US as a download single on Jan. 26th.
9:24 am - Ray's interview on the Johnnie Walker show, which was supposed to air last month, was aired on yesterday's show. You can listen again -- Ray is in the last half hour of the show.
9:19 am - Dave's Rock Spirit Radio show is now available as a podcast.
9:12 am - This is old news, but "You Really Got Me" was covered by Alvin and the Chipmunks for their "Squeakquel" movie. It's on the soundtrack CD, and you can see the official video on YouTube.
 
 Thursday, 7th January, 2010
2:30 pm - A photo of Dave Davies' Les Paul Artisan guitar is on page 42 of the current issue of Guitar Aficionado (vol 1, no. 4), in an article about the Hard Rock Cafe's guitar collection.
2:20 pm - Here's an article on the Arthur album.
9:32 am - A PhD student in Music at the University of Glasgow is doing research on the promotion of live music. She has a questionnaire she'd like people to fill out.
9:28 am - Dave Davies is next on World Access Radio this Sunday, January 10th, at 5 p.m. GMT. There's a Facebook event page with more info.
9:23 am - If you missed it, you can listen again to the Dave Clarke Express FM interview on the Kast Off Kinks' web site. It's a two-hour show, where Dave tells stories and play some of his favorite music. And don't forget Mick Avory will be on Express FM next Monday.
 
 Monday, 4th January, 2010
12:03 pm - There's a new interview with Dave from Stay Thirsty Media.
12:00 pm - Here's a YouTube playlist for Ray's Glasgow show from May 2007.
 
 Saturday, 2nd January, 2010
4:55 pm - Dave Clarke will be interviewed on Express FM this Monday from 8 to 10PM GMT. Mick Avory will be on the same show the following week (Monday, January 11th).
4:50 pm - There's a German interview with Ray from Der Spiegel.
 
 Thursday, 31st December, 2009
9:51 am - Ray's November appearance on Letterman will be re-aired tonight.
9:48 am - There are some photos of Ray at the Hammersmith on Flickr.
9:47 am - Here's a blog review of Ray's Glasgow show.
 
 Wednesday, 30th December, 2009
11:03 am - Ray was interviewed on the Maria Richmond show today on Radio Lincolnshire. You should be able to listen again to it soon.
 
 Tuesday, 29th December, 2009
10:43 am - Ray wrote a travel article on New Orleans for The Telegraph.
10:38 am - Here's a YouTube playlist of audience videos from Ray's Cambridge show.
10:30 am - Here's another review of the choral album.
10:22 am - There's a review of Ray's Hammersmith show from The Independent.
 
 Thursday, 24th December, 2009
9:17 am - Ray's web site has been updated with a few videos.
9:16 am - The video of Ray on NBC's Talk Stoop is now online.
9:14 am - There's an interview with Ray on the AV Club web site.
9:14 am - Here's a blog review of Ray's Hammersmith show.
9:13 am - There's an interview with Ray on the Sky News web site.
 
 Wednesday, 23rd December, 2009
9:40 am - There's a review of Ray's Hammersmith show in the Telegraph.
9:14 am - The NPR interview with Ray and David Temple is now available to listen online, along with the NYC concert (the part with the choir).
 
 Tuesday, 22nd December, 2009
11:58 am - An interview with Ray Davies and David Temple will air on NPR's All Things Considered this afternoon. Also, one of the NYC shows from last month is supposed to be broadcast on NPR today... I'm not sure if that's also on "All Things Considered" or another NPR show.
11:46 am - Just a reminder that Ray will be on Sky Art's Songbook this Thursday at 8pm and again on New Year's Eve. (Both will be repeated the Saturdays after they air, at 6pm.)
11:33 am - Yesterday's interview with Ray on the Radcliffe & Maconie show is now on YouTube.
 
 Monday, 21st December, 2009
1:32 pm - There are pro-shot photos of the Hammersmith show at GettyImages.com.
11:08 am - Ray will be interviewed on the Radcliffe & Maconie show on BBC Radio 2 today at 8pm.
10:44 am - Part 1 of an interview with John Gosling is now on the Kast Off Kinks web site.
10:34 am - Here's yet another review of the Hammersmith show.
10:20 am - Here's a blog review of the Hammersmith show.
9:56 am - Here's another review of the Hammersmith show.
9:51 am - Here's a review of Ray's Hammersmith show.
9:51 am - Here's a YouTube playlist of audience videos from Ray's Hammersmith show.
9:20 am - Here's a brief article on the Come Dancing tour cancellation.
 
 Friday, 18th December, 2009
8:54 am - Ray will be interviewed on the Robert Elms show today at 2:30pm.
 
 Wednesday, 16th December, 2009
2:22 pm - There are photos of Ray's Manchester show on Flickr.
11:27 am - Here's another blog review of the Manchester gig.
11:24 am - Here's a review of Ray's Manchester gig from CityLife.
11:13 am - Here's the December newsletter from Kinks tribute band The Minks.
11:06 am - Here's a blog review of Ray's Manchester gig last night.
11:03 am - The news page on Ray's web site has been updated.
11:02 am - There's a review of Ray's Glasgow gig in The Scotsman.
9:45 am - Here's an interesting article: The Kinks A-Z.
 
 Tuesday, 15th December, 2009
1:34 pm - Dave Davies will be on Rock Spirit Radio on World Access Radio this Saturday at 5PM GMT.
 
 Monday, 14th December, 2009
2:49 pm - Here's a review of Ray's Birmingham show on Saturday.
2:24 pm - Ray will be on the Sky Art 1 TV show "Songbook" on 24 December at 8pm, and again on 31 December at 8pm.
2:19 pm - This article has a couple new quotes from Ray about a possible Kinks movie.
2:18 pm - Ray Davies will be co-hosting "Deep Tracks" on XM/Sirius radio all this week, starting at 10am EST.
2:12 pm - Here's a review of the Choral album.
 
 Friday, 11th December, 2009
10:36 am - Ed has one good stalls seat for sale for Ray's Birmingham show tomorrow. He's asking £36.50. Call him at 0790 992 5942.
9:51 am - There's an article on Ray in The Times.
9:49 am - Ray talks about "Postcard From London" in The Independent.
9:38 am - Tribute band the Kinx are playing at a60's festival at Butlins Skegness tomorrow, along with a Beatles tribute band and several big name bands (Animals, Searchers, Gerry and the Pacemakers, etc.).
9:13 am - Ray will be on the Radcliffe & Maconie show on BBC Radio 2 on Monday, 21 December.
9:12 am - There are some quotes from Ray on this blog about a Kinks musical.
 
 Wednesday, 9th December, 2009
9:47 am - This article gives some quotes from Julien Temple about doing a Kinks movie.
 
 Tuesday, 8th December, 2009
9:32 am - The video of Ray playing "Waterloo Sunset" (with Ian and members of the chorus) is now on the BBC web site.
9:30 am - The video for "Postcard From London" is also on YouTube (in addition to Ray's web site).
9:27 am - There's an interview with John Gosling in Hound Dawg magazine.
9:24 am - There's an interview with Ray in the December 2009 issue of the German magazine Kultur Spiegel.
 
 Monday, 7th December, 2009
9:34 am - Today is the release day for the special edition of the Choral album, which includes "Postcard From London". Play.com is selling the song as an MP3 download. The video for "Postcard From London has been posted on Ray's web site.
9:31 am - Neil R. has two good seats available for Ray's show in Birmingham this Saturday. Send him an email if you're interested.
9:29 am - The Kinks are the featured artist on Andrew Sandoval's internet radio show "Come To The Sunshine" on Luxuria Music today at 4pm PST.
9:26 am - The interview with Ray and Chrissie Hynde that was supposed to happen on the Johnnie Walker show on BBC Radio 2 yesterday didn't happen.
9:19 am - Ray was on the Andrew Marr show yesterday. You can see the clip on YouTube.
9:18 am - There's an interview with Ray in the Illinois Entertainer.
9:13 am - More from Ray at Magnet: china cups, virginity, billiards and the village green.
 
 Friday, 4th December, 2009
9:04 am - More from Ray on VGPS at Magnet: Sherlock Holmes and Dracula.
9:02 am - Here are some photos from Ray's Philadelphia show.
 
 Thursday, 3rd December, 2009
9:55 am - More from Ray at Magnet magazine: Custard pie and the George Cross.
9:52 am - Part 2 of the interview with Ray in Filter magazine is now online.
 
 Wednesday, 2nd December, 2009
2:12 pm - There's an interview with Ray on AZcentral.com.
11:59 am - There's an article about Julien Temple's Kinks movie on ScreenDaily.com.
11:49 am - There's an interview with Ray in Filter magazine.
11:46 am - There's a review of the Choral album on MySanAntonio.com.
11:28 am - More from Ray about VGPS on the Magnet Magazine web site: draught beer and Old Mother Riley.
 
 Tuesday, 1st December, 2009
11:14 am - The Come Dancing tour is definitely cancelled (and being replaced by "Dreamboats and Petticoats"), according to producer Bill Kenwright's office.
10:59 am - Here's a scan of the sell sheet for the "Dave Davies Kronikles - Mystical Journey" DVD, to be released in the US and Canada on Feb. 9th, 2010 by Koch (now known as E1).
10:46 am - Ray writes about Vaudeville and variety from VGPS yesterday, and Desperate Dan today at MagnetMagazine.com.
10:29 am - There's a new interview with Ray on MassLive.com.
 
 Monday, 30th November, 2009
11:55 am - There's a new interview with Ray in Magnet magazine.
9:56 am - You can enter a drawing to win a sampler of the Choral album.
9:54 am - Here's a blog review (with photos) of Ray's Phily show.
9:41 am - Here's a review of Ray's LA show from Variety.
9:40 am - Here's a choir member's report of the NYC concerts. Apparently the Friday concert was recorded for NPR broadcast this week, pending Ray's approval.
9:38 am - There's a review of the Collected CD in the Sunday Mercury.
9:36 am - Here's a review of Ray's Albany show
 
 Saturday, 28th November, 2009
5:25 pm - Word is that all the scheduled shows for the Come Dancing tour next year are cancelled.
5:23 pm - Ray met with rocker Charlie Gracie at Ray's Phily show, according to this blog.
 
 Friday, 27th November, 2009
1:53 pm - Sandra has two good tickets (row C) for Ray's show at the Apollo in London on Dec. 19th for sale (£43.50 each). Contact her if you're interested.
12:20 pm - The Rock n Roll Hall of Fame concerts will be on HBO this Sunday, so you can watch Ray perform with Metallica.
12:19 pm - Tom Petty talks about Ray in this Rolling Stone interview.
12:16 pm - Ray is the guest editor next week at Magnet.
12:15 pm - There are some photos and video from Ray's Phily gig on Flickr.com.
12:14 pm - There's a review of Ray's "Collected" CD in The Mirror.
12:14 pm - There's a new Facebook club, The Official Dave Davies Street Team Club (Facebook account required).
12:03 pm - Ashley Knight has a blog post about the October fan club konvention at the Boston Arms.
12:02 pm - Here's a short review of one of Ray's recent non-choral gigs.
11:59 am - Here's a blog review of the NJ show.
11:50 am - Here's a review of the Choral album from Fat Daddy's Sound Shack.
11:47 am - Here's a review of Ray's NJ show from The L Magazine.
11:43 am - On the Kast Off Kinks web site there are videos of Shut Up Frank (featuring Mick Avory and Dave Clarke) playing "Lola" and "We Gotta Get Out Of This Place" on Swedish TV in 1996.
 
 Wednesday, 25th November, 2009
9:29 am - Here's a review of the NJ show from New Jersey Monthly.
8:54 am - Here's a blog review of Ray's Montclair, NJ show.
8:52 am - Dave K. has posted his photos from the two Town Hall shows in NYC on Picasa.
 
 Tuesday, 24th November, 2009
3:08 pm - You can listen again to "Postcard From London" on BBC Radio 2. The song starts about 1:26 into the show.
2:30 pm - Here's another review of the Albany show.
12:40 pm - "Postcard From London" (the Ray Davies & Chrissie Hynde duet) will be played on BBC Radio 2 between now and 7pm as the "Drivetime Jukebox Jury" track.
11:31 am - There are some pro-shot photos of Ray's Thursday NYC show on SmugMug.com.
11:31 am - There's an interview with Marion Rainford, former press agent for the Kinks and the Monkees among others, in the Sutton Guardian.
11:23 am - Here's a review of last night's Albany show from the Albany Times Union.
11:17 am - Kinks tribute band The Kinx are playing their next gig at The Empire Theatre in Halstead, Essex this Sunday, 29 November. Be sure to check out their tribute CD, and look for their next CD in January.
 
 Monday, 23rd November, 2009
1:18 pm - Here's a blog review with photos of the Thursday NYC show.
1:17 pm - There are some photos and a review of the Boston show from Prefix magazine.
1:13 pm - There are some photos of the Friday NYC show on Flickr.
1:08 pm - There's a review of the Phily show on DelawareOnline.com
1:05 pm - There are YouTube playlists for the Friday NYC show and Saturday's show in Phily.
1:03 pm - Here's a brief blog review of Friday's NYC show.
1:02 pm - There are photos of Ray arriving at the Ed Sullivan Theatre for the Letterman taping on GettyImages.com and ContactMusic.com
12:59 pm - Here's a review of the Choral album and LA gig from Entertainment Today.
12:16 pm - There's a review of the Thursday NYC show on www.nj.com.
11:48 am - There's an interview with Ray in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
11:43 am - Here's a blog review of the Choral album.
11:42 am - NYC classical music radio station WQXR has an interview with choir director David Temple, along with audio clips of rehearsal.
11:38 am - Kinks tribute band Kinda Kinks will be at the Brooks Club on Infant St. in Accrington, Lancs on 4 December at 8pm.
 
 Friday, 20th November, 2009
2:57 pm - There's a review of the first NYC show on Spinner.com. Apparently nobody warned security about the paper plates...
8:56 am - Here's a YouTube playlist for the first NYC show.
8:56 am - There's a review of the Boston show in the Boston Globe.
8:55 am - You can listen again to Ray's WFUV interview (a full hour show).
8:54 am - Here's a review of the LA show from the Highland Community News.
8:52 am - Here's a blog review of the Choral album and SF show, with set list.
 
 Thursday, 19th November, 2009
1:34 pm - Here's Chris Kocher's syndicated interview with Ray, and the full interview is on his blog.
1:23 pm - You can listen to an interview with Ray on WFUV this afternoon.
1:15 pm - You can watch Ray's appearance on Letterman last night here.
1:14 pm - Here's another review of the Choral album.
1:11 pm - There's an interview/gig preview for Ray's Albany show in the Albany Times Union.
12:59 pm - Here's a YouTube playlist for audience videos from the Boston show.
12:57 pm - A couple more blog reviews of the Boston show (with pics) here and here.
12:51 pm - Ray Davies and Chrissie Hynde will be interviewed on Johnnie Walker's Sounds Of The 70s on BBC Radio 2, Sunday, December 6 from 3 - 5pm.
12:49 pm - Here's a brief blog review of Ray's Boston show.
12:41 pm - I didn't get this posted in time, but the Swedish band Cover Me did an evening of Kinks songs at the Trelleborg Cultural Hall last night.
12:33 pm - There are some pro-shot photos of Ray in SF at GettyImages.com.
12:24 pm - There's a review of the Choral album at Detroit's Metro Times.
 
 Tuesday, 17th November, 2009
10:30 pm - Here's another review and photo of Ray's LA show.
10:28 pm - There's an interview with Ray in Time Out New York.
10:22 pm - Dave Quayle has a blog post on the John Mendelssohn’s Kinks Kronikles book and X-Ray.
10:18 pm - Ray Davies is scheduled to be interviewed by John DeBella on WMGK 102.9 in Philadelphia tomorrow (Wednesday) morning at 8:05am EST.
9:56 pm - This teaser article for an upcoming interview with Ray talks about his collaboration project.
 
 Monday, 16th November, 2009
11:30 pm - Just a reminder that Ray will be on Letterman this Wednesday, Nov. 18th.
11:21 pm - The Clissold Arms is under a new ownership that understands and appreciates the Kinks connection with the pub. A "Kinks-themed room" is under consideration.
11:15 pm - There are some photos of Ray's LA gig at Losanjealous.com.
11:13 pm - There's another LA review and photo at LiveDaily.com.
11:12 pm - There's a preview article for Ray's NYC shows in the Village Voice.
10:46 pm - There's an interview with Ray in The Aquarian Weekly.
10:28 pm - There's a review of Ray's SF show in Magnet magazine.
10:18 pm - There's a review of Ray's LA show in the LA Times.
9:32 pm - Here's a YouTube playlist for audience videos from Ray's LA show.
9:17 pm - There's a gig preview article/interview in the Boston Herald.
 
 Sunday, 15th November, 2009
10:51 am - Here's a YouTube playlist of audience videos/audio of Ray's San Francisco show.
10:47 am - Here are some pro-shot photos of Ray's LA show.
10:25 am - There's a brief interview with Ray in Spinner.
10:20 am - Lori has some photos of the SF show on Flickr, as well as video of Do You Remember Walter?, YRGM and ADAAOTN.
10:18 am - Here's another review of Ray's San Francisco show.
 
 Friday, 13th November, 2009
12:23 pm - Here's a review of Ray's Warfield gig last night. You can also see the poster here.
12:21 pm - Some Choral album reviews:
12:05 pm - You can listen to an interview with Ray on PRI.
11:50 am - Dave Davies made some (possibly tongue-in-cheek) comments about Ray recording with Mick, Ian and Jim on message forum.
11:48 am - Some gig preview articles for Ray's current tour:
 
 Wednesday, 11th November, 2009
7:20 am - Here's an article about Ray's "Postcard From London" duet with Chrissie Hynde.
7:19 am - Dave Davies will be co-hosting a radio show on World Access Radio.
7:18 am - Here's a blog article on VGPS.
7:15 am - There are articles in two Helsinki newspapers today, about Ray recording with Mick Avory, Jim Rodford and Ian Gibbons: Ilta-Sanomat and HBL.
7:09 am - "Come Dancing" was used on Dancing With The Stars last night, as the group of professionals danced.
7:02 am - BBC Radio 2's Great British Songbook is looking for requests and nominations for songs written and performed by British artists throughout the decades.
7:00 am - Spinner.com is streaming the Choral album this week.
6:55 am - You can listen again to an interview with Ray on the Ron and Fez show on XM radio yesterday.
 
 Tuesday, 10th November, 2009
10:10 am - Today is the US release day for the Choral album.
10:00 am - The video of Ray on the Morning Joe show yesterday is also on YouTube.
9:58 am - Ray will be interviewed on Dennis Elsas' show on NY radio WFUV on November 19th from 2 - 6pm.
9:44 am - You can listen again to Ray on the Leonard Lopate show from yesterday.
9:44 am - There's a brief review of the Choral album in the New York Post.
9:22 am - The date for Dave's gig at Anthology in San Diego has changed from Feb. 6 to Feb. 4, 2010.
 
 Monday, 9th November, 2009
5:17 pm - While it would be hard for us fans to raise the $25000 needed to give the Kinks a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, surely we can raise the £95 for a brick at the Arsenal stadium (or a bigger brick at £395 if we're lucky). If you're willing to contribute $10 (or an equivalent: £6 or €7), send me an email. If there's enough interest I'll set up a Paypal account or something to collect donations. Also let me know what you think should be written on the brick.
4:34 pm - There are interviews with Ray in Spinner and Billboard.
1:03 pm - A video of Ray on the Morning Joe show is now online.
10:36 am - Here's another brief review of the Choral album, from the California Chronicle.
10:16 am - Ray was on the Morning Joe show on MSNBC this morning (at about 08:53). The video clip isn't (yet?) online.
10:08 am - Here's another review of the Choral album.
10:07 am - Ray will be interviewed on The Leonard Lopate Show on WNYC today at noon. It should be available to listen to online.
 
 Sunday, 8th November, 2009
3:54 pm - Here's a review of the Choral album (scroll to the bottom).
3:52 pm - Ray is considering a reality TV show to search for actors for a musical based on the Kinks' story. Dave weighs in on the idea on his message forum.
3:44 pm - Some new stuff on the Kast Off Kinks web site:
  • A 1970s video of Dave Clarke singing and playing bass with Jimmy and Jack McCulloch.
  • Lots of pics of Ray and the Kast Off Kinks from the Konvention.
  • John Dalton's web site has moved to john-dalton.kastoffkinks.co.uk.
 
 Thursday, 5th November, 2009
12:44 pm - This article in Uncut says Julien Temple has directed a video for Ray's "Postcard From London".
12:38 pm - The broadcast dates for Ray's Songbook show on Sky Arts are Thurs., Dec. 24 for part 1, and Thurs., Dec. 31 for part 2.
12:21 pm - There's an interview with Ray on the Boston Phoenix web site.
 
 Wednesday, 4th November, 2009
11:53 am - WhyKinks.net has a page on Ray's appearance at the RnR HoF concert last week. (Also a "not only Ray" page.)
 
 Tuesday, 3rd November, 2009
1:52 pm - Last night on Dancing With The Stars, one of the teams did a foxtrot to "Sunny Afternoon". It's on YouTube.
12:07 pm - Ray's band for his US tour this month will be drummer Damon Wilson (from Australia), guitarist Bill Shanley, bassist Dick Nolan and keyboardist Ian Gibbons. Karin Forsman (backing vocals) will be joining the tour for the east coast dates.
 
 Sunday, 1st November, 2009
1:47 pm - Several items about Ray's appearance with Metallica at the Hall of Fame concert at Madison Square Gardens on Friday:
 
 Friday, 30th October, 2009
10:04 am - According to this article, highlights from the Hall of Fame concerts this week will be shown on a 4-hour special on HBO at 8pm on Sunday, Nov. 29. The writer, John Soeder, has been tweeting live from the Madison Square Gardens concerts, as well as posting photos on Cleveland.com.
 
 Thursday, 29th October, 2009
9:29 am - An episode on the Kinks will air on the Biography channel in the US, tonight at 10pm EDT. They're advertising it as new, but it could be the same one that first aired on Biography in December 2008.
 
 Wednesday, 28th October, 2009
4:51 pm - Today's Radcliffe and Maconie Show on BBC Radio 2, they said Chrissie Hynde will be on the "Postcard From London" single, to be released on November 30th.
3:51 pm - The Kast Off Kinks web site now has part 2 of the interview with John Dalton, as well as an interview with John's wife Val Dalton.
9:52 am - In this article, Kirk from Metallica says they're doing "You Really Got Me" with Ray at the Hall of Fame concert.
 
 Tuesday, 27th October, 2009
5:13 pm - On the Ray Davies forum, Konk Central has confirmed that Ray will be singing with Metallica at the Hall of Fame show this Friday.
 
 Monday, 26th October, 2009
5:11 pm - According to this press release, Mick Avory is taking over for The Jam drummer Rick Buckler in the group From The Jam for their December tour.
4:38 pm - Ovation TV, in the US, will be airing the November 2008 episode of "Later... with Jools Holland" with Ray Davies, on November 5th at 8pm and 11pm EST.
10:47 am - The Kast Off Kinks web site has Olga's report on the fan club konvention (with photos).
 
 Sunday, 25th October, 2009
2:45 pm - The tour page on Ray's web site has been updated with info on his November US and December UK tours as to which shows will be with his band and choir and which will be band only.
 
 Thursday, 22nd October, 2009
9:45 am - Ray's appearance with Metallica at the RnR HOF concert next week has yet to be confirmed, so it's just a rumor at this point.
 
 Wednesday, 21st October, 2009
7:44 pm - Ray will be part of the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame 25th anniversary concert at Madison Square Gardens next week, according to these articles: The Examiner and Blabbermouth.net.
3:52 pm - There's an interview with Ray in Prefix magazine.
3:44 pm - Rob Peirson has posted some videos from the konvention on YouTube.
3:34 pm - WhyKinks.net has some videos from the konvention this past weekend here and here, and some photos here.
11:08 am - Here's a blog post from Dave K. on the 40th anniversary of Arthur.
10:33 am - A Kinks radio show, co-presented by Carry Munter and Kinks fan Ron Zonneveld will be broadcast tomorrow (Thursday, Oct. 22) on Dutch radio Castricum105.
10:31 am - This article in Paste magazine says that Ray will be on Letterman on November 18th.
 
 Tuesday, 20th October, 2009
4:08 pm - There will be a special edition of the Choral album released in the UK on November 23 which will include the Christmas song "Postcard From London".
3:31 pm - Kevin Tyler will be the guest host of Pat Keenan's Power Pop and Punk Hours radio show on Friday, October 23rd from 6:00-8:00 p.m. CDT. The show is broadcast from Columbia, Missouri and you can listen to it on www.kopn.org. The entire two hours except for the first and last songs (Ramones by tradition) will feature music by Ray, Dave, or The Kinks. Kevin will highlight Ray's choral album and some live Dave cuts to celebrate their upcoming U.S. tours and Ray's upcoming U.S. choral album release.
1:52 pm - Some photos of the Kinks are featured in a National Portrait Gallery exhibition in London.
1:26 pm - A couple more German reviews of the Choral album: foerdefluesterer magazine and Offenbach Post.
11:41 am - Dave Quayle has a blog post about the fan club konvention.
11:38 am - Ray showed up at the fan club konvention at the Boston Arms on Sunday and sang/played several songs with the Kast Off Kinks. The Kast Off Kinks included Mick Avory, Jim Rodford, Ian Gibbons, Dave Clarke, Debi Doss, John Dalton, John Gosling and Bob Henrit.
 
 Thursday, 15th October, 2009
9:48 am - There's a radio competition to win tickets to Ray's Philadelphia gig.
9:47 am - A DJ is taking fan questions to ask Dave Davies in an interview to promote Dave's Mohegan Sun gig. Details are on Dave's message forum.
9:45 am - "The Boat That Rocked" movie is being retitled as "Pirate Radio" for a November release in North America. The Kinks' "All Day And All Of The Night" and "Sunny Afternoon" are featured in the movie.
 
 Wednesday, 14th October, 2009
3:07 pm - There some photos from Ray's Amsterdam concert last night on Flickr.
11:33 am - The Konk Studios web site is up and running.
10:38 am - There's a Limewire blog post on the Choral album.
10:19 am - This web site claims to have pre-sale codes for Ray's LA show.
10:15 am - Here's a review of Ray's Amsterdam gig. It was just Ray, Bill Shanley and Karin -- Ray joked that the band were stuck in Mexico.
10:12 am - Here's another review of Ray's Bergen show.
 
 Tuesday, 13th October, 2009
3:57 pm - There's an LA Times feature on the Choral album and Ray's upcoming LA concert.
3:32 pm - Kinks tribute band Kinda Kinks have a promo video, which you can watch on their MySpace page.
9:39 am - Here's a preview article for Ray's Amsterdam show tonight.
9:32 am - Here's a review of Ray's Bergen gig.
9:17 am - Here's a review (with pics) of Ray's Stavanger show. There's also a photo gallery.
9:15 am - Here's another article on the Choral album.
9:13 am - This web site appears to have the pre-sale password for tickets to Ray's NYC shows.
9:07 am - There's an article about the US release of the Choral album on the Frantik magazine web site.
 
 Monday, 12th October, 2009
3:57 pm - There have been some postal disputes in the UK, so anybody going to the fan club konvention on Sunday and hasn't yet received your tickets, they'll have a list of names at the door and you'll still be able to get in.
 
 Saturday, 10th October, 2009
1:46 pm - There are reviews of Ray's Skien show here and here.
1:44 pm - There's an article about the Choral album on the SkopeMag.com web site. You can also listed to "Days" from the album there.
 
 Friday, 9th October, 2009
10:18 am - There's a new Come Dancing tour stop: Bristol Hippodrome from Monday, April 12 to Saturday, April 17.
10:15 am - Here's a press release about the US release of the Choral album.
10:10 am - The WhyKinks.net has a page for Ray's current Scandinavia tour, with lots of photos and videos.
10:07 am - The Kast Off Kinks will not change their name to the Kast OF Kinks. Thanks to everyone who voted!
10:06 am - Here's another Oslo review, from Musikknyheter.no.
10:04 am - Here's a blog review of Ray's Oslo show.
10:03 am - Here's a review of Ray's Oslo show with photos.
9:41 am - The longer, uncut interview with Ray on Norwegian TV is here.
 
 Wednesday, 7th October, 2009
10:29 am - In this interview with Jeese Laz of Locksley, he talks about touring with Ray last year.
10:23 am - This article says that Ray will be appearing on the Songbook show on Sky Arts.
10:21 am - There's a new interview with Ray on Norwegian TV.
10:03 am - Some more pro-shot photos of Ray, from the Malmo gig.
 
 Tuesday, 6th October, 2009
10:16 am - Kinks fans going to see the tribute bands The Small Fakers and the Kinkx at Cox's Yard on Oct. 23rd can get a reduced admission charge of £6 (instead of the regular £8 advance sale or £10 at the door) by emailing your name to Simon at Cox's Yard by Oct. 19th.
10:10 am - There are some pro-shot photos of Ray's Stockholm show on the rockfoto.net web site.
 
 Monday, 5th October, 2009
1:58 pm - Word is that Dave will not be appearing on Letterman with Ray, as previously rumored.
10:28 am - Here's another Stockholm review and some audience videos on YouTube.
9:38 am - Here's a blog review of Ray's Gothenburg show.
9:37 am - There's a couple blog reviews of Ray's Stockholm show here and here. And a review on UNT.se.
 
 Sunday, 4th October, 2009
11:30 am - Some audience video from the Gothenburg gig is up on YouTube.
11:26 am - Here's a review of Ray's Gothenburg concert. During "See My Friends", Ray was joined onstage by Ebbot Lundberg, singer from the Swedish band Soundtrack Of Our Lives.
11:06 am - Some interesting items from Ray's recent interviews and concerts:
  • Ray has recorded a Christmas song called "Postcard From London" with the Crouch End Festival Chorus.
  • There are plans for a West End production of Come Dancing.
  • Ray is planning follow-ups to Storyteller and X-Ray.
  • Ray was in contact recently with Julien Temple about a Kinks movie, with a working title of "The Kinks Story" and based on X-Ray and Kink.
  • An expanded edition of the Lola vs. Powerman album will be released next year.
  • Ray and Dave will appear together on the David Letterman show in "a few weeks".
11:01 am - Ray's songwriting course, which was scheduled for the end of November, has been postponed until next year because of Ray's US tour.
10:57 am - Here's a Danish review of Ray's Malmo gig.
10:56 am - another Malmo review.
10:54 am - Some audience video from Malmo has been posted on YouTube.
10:53 am - Here's another review of the Malmo gig.
10:37 am - Part one of a new interview with John Dalton is now up on the Kast Off Kinks web site.
10:36 am - There was an article in yesterday's Daily Mail's "Missing and Found" column about Ray Lovegrove, who was Shel Talmy's chauffeur and a roadie for the Kinks.
 
 Saturday, 3rd October, 2009
10:08 am - Here's a review of Ray's Malmo show (in Swedish) on the Sydsvenskan web site.
10:06 am - Here's a blog review (in Swedish) of Ray's show in Malmo last night.
 
 Friday, 2nd October, 2009
2:05 pm - There's are still some tickets left for the Official Kinks Fan Club konvention, Sunday, Oct. 18 (1pm to 5:30pm, at the Boston Arms in London). Tickets are £15 and can be reserved through the fan club. Bill Orton also says, "all booked tickets for collection on the door are of course definite bookings they do not need to e mail me to re-confirm." Copies of the new Ray compilation CD will be for sale there, depending on availability.
10:14 am - As mentioned by Konk Central on the Ray Davies forum this week, the new CD by the Swedish country music band Pilgrim, Harbour Girl, was produced by Ray, recorded at Konk, and features two original Ray songs. Pilgrim is the supporting act on Ray's Scandinavian tour (Karin Forsman of Pilgrim also sings backup vocals with Ray's band).
10:05 am - There's an interview with Ray (in Norwegian) on the adressa.no web site, to promote his Trondheim concert.
10:02 am - There's more of the interview with Ray that was on Norwegian TV last month here (starts around 18 minutes in).
 
 Thursday, 1st October, 2009
2:59 pm - Amazon now has the artwork for the upcoming Ray compilation CD.
11:17 am - There's some info from Konk Central on Ray's current Scandinavian tour and his upcoming US tour on the Ray forum.
 
 Wednesday, 30th September, 2009
11:04 am - There will be a pre-konvention fan gathering on Saturday, Oct. 17th at O'Neill's on Muswell Hill Broadway around 7.00pm and then moving on to The Alex on Fortis Green until closing time. There's a Facebook page for the event.
11:01 am - Ray's US booking agent shows him as being available for a US tour next summer.
10:59 am - There are a couple more German reviews of the Choral album here and here.
 
 Tuesday, 29th September, 2009
1:11 pm - Here's another article on Ray's US tour.
10:18 am - Ray is doing a short US tour in November, according to this article in Prefix magazine.
10:17 am - The Kast Off Kinks are thinking about changing their name to the "Kast Of Kinks" ("Of" instead of "Off"). You can vote on this idea at the Kast Off Kinks web site.
 
 Saturday, 26th September, 2009
3:08 pm - Here's a German review of the Choral album from DerWesten.
 
 Friday, 25th September, 2009
9:57 am - Play.com has updated their track list for the Ray compilation, showing which tracks are different edits. Also SpinCDs.com.
 
 Thursday, 24th September, 2009
4:18 pm - According to this Twitter post, Ray Davies and Mick Avory attended Bobby Graham's funeral this week.
4:13 pm - There's an in-depth interview with Shel Talmy about the recording of "You Really Got Me" in the September issue of Sound on Sound magazine. You can read the full article online for a fee of $1.49 or £0.99.
4:09 pm - The next gig for Kinks tribute band The Kinx is 23rd October at Cox's Yard in Stratford-on-Avon.
 
 Wednesday, 23rd September, 2009
9:08 am - There's some info from Chris at Konk about the upcoming Ray compilation CD.
9:07 am - Here's another German review of the Choral album. (Some of the other German 'reviews' I've linked to here were apparently only copies of the Universal press release -- apologies to German fans!)
 
 Monday, 21st September, 2009
12:21 pm - Here's another German review of the Choral album.
9:47 am - Here's an article on Ray's guitarist, Bill Shanley.
9:29 am - Freddy Bienstock of the Carlin music publishing company has died.
 
 Thursday, 17th September, 2009
9:28 am - Three Dave Davies gigs have been announced for February: BB King's in NYC, Bull Run Inn in Shirley, Mass. and the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut. According to Dave's web site, "L.A. Shows and MORE to be Announced SOON!"
9:26 am - Here's another German review of the Choral album.
 
 Wednesday, 16th September, 2009
10:28 am - Here's another article on Bobby Graham.
10:27 am - Here's another Dutch review of the Choral album.
 
 Monday, 14th September, 2009
11:07 pm - Session drummer Bobby Graham has passed away. He played drums on several of the Kinks' early songs, including "You Really Got Me" and "All Day And All Of The Night".


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