News & Rumors
(you decide which is which)
| Friday, 10th July, 2026 | |
| 3:15 pm - | Here's an article about Chris Stamey's cover of "Waterloo Sunset". |
| 3:13 pm - | Here's an article on The Kinks' cover of "Dancing In The Street". |
| Thursday, 9th July, 2026 | |
| 12:37 pm - | Here's an article on the "The Kinks: Brothers" art exhibition at The Gibson Garage. |
| 12:36 pm - | Ian Hunter mentions The Kinks in this Q&A session. |
| 12:32 pm - | The Percy soundtrack in mentioned in this interview with Robyn Hitchcock (his father wrote the novel). |
| 12:28 pm - | "ADAAOTN" is included in this article on the 25 greatest rock songs. |
| Monday, 6th July, 2026 | |
| 3:01 pm - | Prints ("fan editions") and originals from Ray and Dave's art exhibition are available to pre-order. They're signed by Ray, Dave and artist Christian Furr. |
| Friday, 3rd July, 2026 | |
| 1:06 pm - | Here's an article on Ray and Dave's upcoming art exhibition. Also a Facebook video. |
| 1:04 pm - | Andrew Sandoval was on the Ugly Things podcast, talking about the ADAAOTN book. |
| Wednesday, 1st July, 2026 | |
| 3:54 pm - | Some photos & video of Dave at the memorial service for Clive Davis on Monday here, here, and here. |
| Monday, 29th June, 2026 | |
| 1:59 pm - | "This Time Tomorrow" was played during season 5, episode 8 of "Welcome to Wrexham". |
| 1:48 pm - | The Kinks and the Clissold Arms are mentioned in this video (around 12:45) from the "Joolz Guides - London History Walks" YouTube channel. Also the Archway Tavern in this video (around 2:40), and Konk Studios in this video (around 30:37). |
| Friday, 26th June, 2026 | |
| 2:36 pm - | The birthday sale of the flexibound version of Doug & Andrew's ADAAOTN book is back by popular demand. Use code RAY82 to pay just $82 for the book (regular price = $124.99). Sale ends Sunday, June 28th at Midnight PT. |
| 2:32 pm - | According to this article, "archival reflections" from Ray will be included in broadcasts on a SiriusXM channel celebrating Clive Davis' legacy. |
| Thursday, 25th June, 2026 | |
| 3:26 pm - | Here's a review of Doug Hinman's and Andrew Sandoval's ADAAOTN book by Kinks fan Henrik Jönsson: "It's taken me almost two months but now I have actually reached the end of your [Doug's] and Andrew's fantastic book, and I have enjoyed every minute of it. Oh my goodness! For once the saying 'words are not enough' is actually appropriate. There's no other way to say it. Everything about this book is just so great. I was going to write that the text is informative but that's an understatement. When I was interviewed by Rock'n'Roll Magazine many years ago I referred to your previous book as the Kinks Bible, so what shall I call this one? It's difficult to say now what I enjoyed the most as there's such an enourmous amount of new information but offhand I found it extremely interesting to find out about all the unreleased tracks, not least all those tantalizing titles written for Muswell Hillbillies. Also the very interesting and surprising info regarding Kelvin Hall. I have always liked that album and defended it when people have criticized it and after reading the new information I had to listen to it again - and it still holds its own I think. And of course the graphic design is just so impressive, and what with all those wonderful photos, memorabilia etc - it's just mind-blowing! Thank you so much for this book, and I do hope you will get around to making the next two volumes!" |
| 3:04 pm - | "Living On A Thin Line" is quoted in this article. |
| 2:54 pm - | Ray and Dave have both made statements about Clive Davis on social media. Facebook links: Ray; Dave |
| 2:52 pm - | The Kinks are mentioned in several obituaries for Clive Davies, including here, here, here, and here. |
| 2:48 pm - | According to this article, Kinks songs will be performed at a "Rocking Autism" fundraising event in Nicosia, Cyprus on Saturday, 4 July, 2026. Here's the Facebook event for it. |
| Monday, 22nd June, 2026 | |
| 12:29 pm - | Clive Davis, who signed The Kinks to his Arista record label, has passed away. |
| 9:56 am - | You can watch the Kinks tribute show from Saturday in Philadelphia on YouTube: A Tribute to Muswell Hillbillies: A Kinks-travaganza. |
| 9:49 am - | You can listen again to Chris Kocher's Sir Ray Davies Birthday Tribute Show. |
| 9:46 am - | A 2007 interview with Ray is now online. Originally published in Uncut issue #126, November 2007. |
| 9:44 am - | Here's an article on Ray's birthday. |
| 9:39 am - | Here's a short video in honor of Ray's birthday. (With weird AI-generated[?] images of Ray.) |
| 9:34 am - | Here's an article on Arthur. |
| Sunday, 21st June, 2026 | |
| 7:34 am - | Happy 82nd birthday to Ray Davies! |
| Saturday, 20th June, 2026 | |
| 11:54 am - | The flexibound version of Doug Hinman's and Andrew Sandoval's ADAAOTN book is on sale for a short time (it's an excellent book -- I highly recommend it, even at the regular price). From Beatland Books: "Ray Davies turns 82 on Sunday. To celebrate, we’re discounting the flexibound version of The Kinks: The Day-By-Day Story by Doug Hinman & Andrew Sandoval from its normal list price of $124.99 all the way down to just $82. That’s more than a 33 and 1/3% discount! Sale ends Sunday at Midnight PT. Please use code: RAY82 to get the discounted price." Order from Beatland Books. |
| 11:50 am - | Here's an article on the Kinks tribute show happening in Philadelphia tonight. |
| 11:48 am - | Uncut also notes that there's an art exhibition called "The Kinks: Brothers" at the Gibson Garage, London, starting July 23, 2026. |
| 11:47 am - | The Uncut article (mentioned below) is 6 pages long, with quotes from Ray, Dave and Mick. There's also an article on Eddie Cochran, with quotes from Dave. |
| Thursday, 18th June, 2026 | |
| 3:54 pm - | There will be a Kinks tribute show at the Fallser Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania this Saturday, June 20th at 8pm. Various acts will perform songs from the Muswell Hillbillies album as well as other hits. |
| 3:51 pm - | There were some Kinks trivia questions on the University Challenge TV show (from about 7 years ago). |
| Wednesday, 17th June, 2026 | |
| 2:43 pm - | Wicked Opossum Records are putting together a new Kinks tribute album (a follow-up to their 2022 album Starstruck: A Tribute To The Kinks). |
| 2:38 pm - | Here's a 1982 comedy interview with Ray. |
| 2:34 pm - | Here's an article about Pete Townshend's thoughts on The Kinks. |
| Tuesday, 16th June, 2026 | |
| 3:49 pm - | According to this article, "Sunny Afternoon" is #1 on the 7" vinyl singles chart, #4 on the physical singles chart, and #12 on the singles sales chart. According to UK's Official Charts. |
| 3:45 pm - | There's a review by Jon Savage of Doug Hinman's and Andrew Sandoval's updated ADAAOTN book. (5/5 stars.) |
| 3:42 pm - | According to this, there's a piece on The Kinks in the August 2026 issue of Uncut magazine. |
| Monday, 15th June, 2026 | |
| 5:03 pm - | The last Kinks concert was 30 years ago today, in Oslo, Norway. |
| 5:02 pm - | You can bid on a The Journey Part 3 LP or CD signed by both Ray and Dave, on eBay, benefiting the Folly Wildlife Rescue. A second set will go up for bids starting 18 June. |
| 4:59 pm - | Don't forget Chris Kocher's Sir Ray Davies birthday tribute radio show this Saturday starting at 10am EDT on whrw.fm. Chris says Ray has sent in a song request. |
| 4:55 pm - | Here's a tweet from Sir Geoff Hurst about writing the sleeve notes for the 60th anniversary release of the "Sunny Afternoon" single. |
| 4:54 pm - | There's a glimpse of Dave at "The Hollywood Show!" in this video (at about 02:08). |
| 4:52 pm - | "Do You Remember Walter?" is included in this article on songs about friends. |
| 4:51 pm - | Here's a cover of "YRGM" by The Hi Fins. |
| 4:48 pm - | The Kinks are pictured in this obituary for Daphne Shadwell, director of the "Ready Steady Go!" TV show. |
| 4:43 pm - | Mark Andrew Steiner, co-founder and CEO of GigSalad, talks about his love for Ray in this podcast. Here's a Facebook video with just the bit about Ray. |
| 4:42 pm - | Here's a video of the Kast Off Kinks performing "See My Friends" at a recent concert. |
| 4:41 pm - | "Tired Of Waiting For You" is included in this article on songs from 1965. |
| 4:40 pm - | Here's a Facebook video about the Muswell Hill Athenaeum, part of the inspiration for "Come Dancing". |
| Monday, 8th June, 2026 | |
| 5:13 pm - | Kinks tribute band Preservation will be playing at The Burren (Back Room) in Somerville, Massachusetts on Sunday, June 21st at 7pm. Tickets available here. |
| 5:11 pm - | Here's a 1998 interview with Ray. And part 2 here. |
| 5:05 pm - | Ray is mentioned in this tweet about 1966. |
| 5:04 pm - | Alex Turner talks about The Kinks in this article. |
| 5:03 pm - | Here's an instrumental guitar cover of "Lola" by Eric. |
| 5:01 pm - | A couple videos of Dave at the Hollywood Show a week ago here and here. |
| 4:58 pm - | Johnny Marr talks about The Kinks in this article. |
| 4:56 pm - | Here's an article on "I Go To Sleep". |
| 4:55 pm - | The 60th anniversary of "Sunny Afternoon" is mentioned in this article. |
| 4:54 pm - | "Better Things" is mentioned in this article about the theme song for "The Office" TV show. |
| Friday, 5th June, 2026 | |
| 1:23 pm - | Something Else is included in this article on albums from 1967. |
| Thursday, 4th June, 2026 | |
| 2:51 pm - | The released date for the remastered Low Budget and GTPWTW albums has been pushed back again to July 31, 2026. |
| 2:50 pm - | "Lola" is #96 in this article on the greatest LGBTQ+ anthems of all time. |
| 2:49 pm - | VGPS is included in this article on classic albums that made no money. |
| 2:25 pm - | Here's an article about "Johnny Thunder". |
| 1:53 pm - | Here's a cover of "Sunny Afternoon" by Zoë Bestel. |
| Wednesday, 3rd June, 2026 | |
| 3:03 pm - | "Sunny Afternoon" was released as a single in the UK 60 years ago today. The official Kinks YouTube channel has a new animated video for the song. And the 60th anniversary 45rpm single (in “sunshine yellow” vinyl) is still available to order. |
| Monday, 1st June, 2026 | |
| 3:15 pm - | There's a Kinks special airing right now on BBC Radio Ulster. (It will be available to listen again afterwards.). Includes an interview with Andrew Sandoval about his and Doug Hinman's ADAAOTN book. |
| 3:10 pm - | Here's an acoustic cover of "Sunny Afternoon" by Gemma Fox. |
| 3:06 pm - | Here's the "Dead End Street" promo video, colorized and stereo-ized (by AI?). |
| Saturday, 30th May, 2026 | |
| 3:29 pm - | Here's a new interview with Dave, from Punk Globe Magazine. |
| 3:28 pm - | The Zoetrope picture disk version of One For The Road was also released in Australia on Record Store Day. Copies are still available in some record shops (as evidenced by this Facebook video, at around 0:47). |
| 3:23 pm - | According to this Instagram post, The Kinks are featured in an episode of Bob Stanley's Record Room podcast. |
| Friday, 29th May, 2026 | |
| 4:06 pm - | The Zoetrope picture disk version of One For The Road, originally only a European Record Store Day release, is now available for sale in America from Rough Trade. |
| 4:04 pm - | Here's another review of Sunny Afternoon in Cardiff. |
| 4:03 pm - | Here's an article about the Arthur album. |
| 4:02 pm - | Here's an article about a quote from Dave in a recent interview. |
| Thursday, 28th May, 2026 | |
| 1:53 pm - | Dave will be at Rock Camp NYC Oct. 22-25, 2026. |
| Wednesday, 27th May, 2026 | |
| 3:01 pm - | Here's an interview with Dave from "The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan" podcast. |
| 2:16 pm - | The release date for the remastered Low Budget and GTPWTW albums (on vinyl and CD) has been pushed back two weeks to July 10, 2026. |
| 2:13 pm - | Here's a review of Sunny Afternoon in Cardiff. (The UK tour of the musical ends there this week.) |
| 2:06 pm - | Here's the Tracks Of My Years video with Paul McCartney. He talks about "YRGM" at 23:20. |
| 2:00 pm - | Here's a recent video of the Kast Off Kinks performing "WHATGTG". |
| 1:58 pm - | Here's an article about VGPS. |
| Sunday, 24th May, 2026 | |
| 3:58 pm - | A couple of Australian radio interviews with Kinks manager Larry Page here (from 2013) and here (from 2023). |
| Friday, 22nd May, 2026 | |
| 6:13 pm - | The "Lola vs. Powerman" radio play (from 2021) will be re-aired on BBC Radio 4 tomorrow at 15:00. |
| 6:10 pm - | "YRGM" is included in this article on Tom Petty's picks for the greatest British Invasion songs (from 2010). |
| 6:09 pm - | Here's another review of Sunny Afternoon in Liverpool. |
| Thursday, 21st May, 2026 | |
| 6:17 pm - | Happy 83rd birthday to John Dalton! |
| Wednesday, 20th May, 2026 | |
| 2:38 pm - | Here's a review of Sunny Afternoon in Liverpool. |
| Tuesday, 19th May, 2026 | |
| 5:19 pm - | The remastered Low Budget and GTPWTW albums (on vinyl and CD, due out June 26) are available to pre-order. |
| 5:17 pm - | Here's an article with quotes from Dave about Paul McCartney including "YRGM" in his Tracks Of My Years. |
| 5:14 pm - | Here is some audio of a 1987 Kinks concert. |
| 5:13 pm - | Ray and Dave are included in this article on songwriters that influenced Jimi Hendrix. |
| 5:12 pm - | Here's a review of Sunny Afternoon in Inverness. |
| 5:12 pm - | Arthur is included in this article on the greatest concept albums. |
| Friday, 15th May, 2026 | |
| 2:17 pm - | From Chris Kocher: "So ... ever since the first Kinks fan book came out, people have asked me: When will there be a sequel? I'm thrilled to announce that Sonicbond has commissioned a second volume! Same idea and format as last time. (If it ain't broke, don't "fix" it!) You can read all the guidelines here. Deadline is Aug. 15, which gives you three months to think about what you want to share and then write it. We're also looking for unique fan photos that go beyond pictures with the band. New contributors will get preference, but I imagine there will be room if anyone who was in Thank You for the Days would like to share a second story this time around. Thanks, Kinks fans! You're a unique group, and we want to preserve these stories for future generations." |
| 2:13 pm - | On August 21st, Lightyear Entertainment will be releasing the Return To Waterloo film as high definition streaming. (The press release doesn’t say which streaming services.) "Shot and edited on videotape in the 80’s, there was no way to go back to 35mm film materials. But using modern technology, the company has successfully remastered [the film] in High Definition for the first time." |
| 2:07 pm - | Here’s a promo video from the Sunny Afternoon cast for the Liverpool performances. |
| Thursday, 14th May, 2026 | |
| 11:09 am - | Chris Kocher’s Sir Ray Davies birthday tribute radio show (Facebook event link) will be on Saturday, June 20 starting at 10am EDT. Listen online at whrw.fm. Submit song requests at the Facebook event page. |
| 10:57 am - | According to this article, Paul McCartney chooses "YRGM" as one of the songs for his episode of The Tracks of My Years, airing later this month. |
| Wednesday, 13th May, 2026 | |
| 3:46 pm - | There’s a brief preview article for Sunny Afternoon in Cardiff in the 19 May 2026 print issue of Best magazine. |
| 3:42 pm - | This person on Threads is doing a Kinks album-by-album first time listen/review. |
| 3:35 pm - | Here’s part 2 of a podcast on Bob Henrit. |
| 3:31 pm - | Dave is mentioned in this article about the Legends of Rock Expo in Las Vegas in September. |
| 3:28 pm - | Here’s a blog post on Muswell Hillbillies. |
| Tuesday, 12th May, 2026 | |
| 6:43 pm - | Here's Rolling Stone's interview with Andrew Sandoval (with a sort-of clickbait headline) about his and Doug Hinman's book The Kinks - All Day and All of the Night, The Day-By-Day Story Pt. 1: 1940-1971. |
| 6:39 pm - | Andrew Sandoval talks about his and Doug Hinman's book ADAAOTN Part 1 on "The Thing We Never Talk About podcast. |
| 6:33 pm - | The "Parlogram" YouTube channel has a video on The Kink Kontroversy. (Also a plug for Doug and Andrew's ADAAOTN book, with a discount code for ordering.) |
| 6:24 pm - | Here's an article about "Waterloo Sunset". |
| 6:01 pm - | Here's an article about "Sunny Afternoon". |
| 5:59 pm - | Peter Capaldi talks about meeting Ray and chooses "Waterloo Sunset" as one of his Tracks Of My Years on BBC Radio 2 (at 2.17). Also available on YouTube (at 36:40). |
| 5:52 pm - | Face To Face is included in this article on albums from 1966. |
| 5:51 pm - | Here's an article on Chris Stamey's cover of "Waterloo Sunset". |
| 5:50 pm - | Here's a preview article for Sunny Afternoon in Cardiff. |
| 5:49 pm - | Some reviews of Sunny Afternoon in Edinburgh here, here, and here. |
| Wednesday, 6th May, 2026 | |
| 3:53 pm - | This Mojo article has new quotes from Ray, Dave and Mick on "Waterloo Sunset". |
| 3:51 pm - | Here's an article/"listicle" on 15 Great Kinks Songs (Beyond the Hits). |
| 3:50 pm - | Some reviews of Sunny Afternoon in Edinburgh here, here, and here. |
| 3:48 pm - | Here's a preview article for Sunny Afternoon in Cardiff. |
| Tuesday, 5th May, 2026 | |
| 10:22 am - | Here's an article on four Kinks singles that didn't make the US top 40 charts. |
| Monday, 4th May, 2026 | |
| 12:16 pm - | A couple videos of the Sunny Afternoon cast at The Cavern in Liverpool here and here. |
| 12:13 pm - | Here's an article on Paul McCartney's playlist that includes "Waterloo Sunset". |
| 12:11 pm - | Here's an article on Eddie Cochran's influence on Dave. |
| 12:10 pm - | X-Ray is included in this article on the best Rock memoirs. |
| Friday, 1st May, 2026 | |
| 3:26 pm - | Here's an unboxing video by Jon Bolton of the super deluxe edition of Doug Hinman and Andrew Sandoval's ADAAOTN book. Also check out Marianne Spellman's review & photos. |
| 3:23 pm - | BMG will release remastered versions of Low Budget and GTPWTW (Amazon.co.uk links) on CD and vinyl on 26 June 2026. No bonus tracks, and the version of "Gallon Of Gas" is the longer single edit. |
| 3:17 pm - | According to this interview, Paul McCartney included "Waterloo Sunset" on a playlist. |
| 3:15 pm - | Dave is quoted in this article on the pending demolition of Battery Studios in London (formerly Morgan Studios). |
| Thursday, 30th April, 2026 | |
| 1:38 pm - | According to this article, you can vote for The Kinks at this show in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, where songs from various 1960s acts will be performed. |
| 1:32 pm - | Here's an article on "Waterloo Sunset". |
| 1:31 pm - | Here's an article on Ray's picks for the greatest American rock 'n' roll songs. |
| 1:28 pm - | Here's an "Albums That Should Exist" blog post about a 1984 Kinks concert in Germany. |
| 1:26 pm - | Here's an article on Brian May's thoughts on "YRGM". |
| 1:25 pm - | The Kinks are included in this article on bands that were banned in America. |
| Wednesday, 29th April, 2026 | |
| 8:53 am - | Dave has announced two shows later this year: "Dave Davies - Kinks’ Songs and Stories", Oct. 6th at City Winery Hudson Valley, and Oct. 13th at City Winery Boston. |
| 8:48 am - | A 7" yellow vinyl single celebrating the 60th anniversary of "Sunny Afternoon" is available to pre-order from the official Kinks store. |
| Thursday, 23rd April, 2026 | |
| 12:30 pm - | Here’s a review of Sunny Afternoon in Leicester. |
| Wednesday, 22nd April, 2026 | |
| 3:19 pm - | Here's an article on "ADAAOTN" (the song). |
| Tuesday, 21st April, 2026 | |
| 12:56 pm - | Here's part 2 of an article about The Kinks. |
| 12:55 pm - | Here's a preview article for Sunny Afternoon in Blackpool. |
| 12:54 pm - | Here's a cover of "Tired Of Waiting For You" by Barney Cortez and band. |
| Monday, 20th April, 2026 | |
| 10:45 am - | Here's an article about "Lola". |
| 10:42 am - | Here's an article on David Bowie's thoughts on The Kinks. |
| 10:41 am - | Sleepwalker is included in this article on overlooked albums from the 1970s. |
| 10:40 am - | Here's an article about and early 1970s Kinks concert. |
| 10:36 am - | Here's an article on "Shangri-La". |
| 10:35 am - | Here's a cover of "Lola" by Jay Clark. |
| 10:34 am - | "Supersonic Rocket Ship" is included in this article on hits from 1972. |
| 10:32 am - | Here's an article on "Waterloo Sunset". |
| Wednesday, 15th April, 2026 | |
| 3:26 pm - | Here's a review of Sunny Afternoon in Stockton. |
| Tuesday, 14th April, 2026 | |
| 2:10 pm - | Dave has some posts on his Facebook page of photos/video from the Steel City Con this past weekend, here and here. |
| 2:05 pm - | Ron Sexsmith mentions The Kinks (a couple times) in this interview. |
| 2:02 pm - | Here's an article about "Waterloo Sunset". |
| Monday, 13th April, 2026 | |
| 2:25 pm - | The deluxe and super deluxe version of Doug Hinman's and Andrew Sandoval's ADAAOTN Vol. 1 book are shipping now. Order from BeatlandBooks.com. |
| 1:52 pm - | A couple mid-1990s radio interviews/performances of Ray are on archive.org here and here. |
| 1:06 pm - | Here's an article about "YRGM". |
| 1:06 pm - | Here's an acoustic cover of "Waterloo Sunset" by Ian Leith. |
| Thursday, 9th April, 2026 | |
| 3:38 pm - | The Session Man film about Nicky Hopkins will have its worldwide release on 4 May 2026. |
| 3:27 pm - | Here's a preview article for Sunny Afternoon in Stockton. |
| 3:26 pm - | Here's a cover of "Sunny Afternoon" by a collection of musicians. |
| 3:24 pm - | Here's an article on Ray's thoughts about Madonna. |
| Wednesday, 8th April, 2026 | |
| 2:05 pm - | Here's a review of Sunny Afternoon in Stoke. |
| 2:03 pm - | Here's a church organ cover of "Come Dancing" by Vox Sacra. |
| 2:02 pm - | According to this Instagram post, Frank Skinner talks about The Kinks in his podcast "Frank Off The Radio". |
| Tuesday, 7th April, 2026 | |
| 1:33 pm - | Here's a 1968 cover of "YRGM" by Flying Circus, set to some 1960s(?) footage. |
| 1:22 pm - | The Kinks are included in this article on bands that quietly called it quits. |
| Monday, 6th April, 2026 | |
| 3:27 pm - | Here's a live cover of "Tired Of Waiting" by The Crewzers. |
| 3:26 pm - | According to this article, Chris Stamey will be releasing a cover of "Waterloo Sunset" on his upcoming album and as a colored-vinyl 45rpm single. |
| 3:22 pm - | Here's a right-wing political cartoon spoofing the GTPWTW album cover. |
| Friday, 3rd April, 2026 | |
| 3:13 pm - | Here's some video of Mick at a Sunny Afternoon performance earlier this week. |
| 3:12 pm - | Author Chris Wade was on the Strange Brew podcast to talk about the VGPS album. |
| 3:05 pm - | Here's a live cover of "Do You Remember Walter?" by Rangzen. |
| 3:04 pm - | Here's a live cover of "YRGM" by Rusty Monks. |
| 3:03 pm - | Here's an article on Pete Townshend's thoughts on The Kinks. |
| 3:02 pm - | A couple reviews of Sunny Afternoon in Richmond here and here. |
| 3:01 pm - | Here's an article on The Kinks. |
| Tuesday, 31st March, 2026 | |
| 12:53 pm - | "Lola" is included in this article on songs that provoked moral panic. |
| Monday, 30th March, 2026 | |
| 4:34 pm - | Here's an interview with Andrew Sandoval on the Strange Brew podcast, talking about the ADAAOTN book. |
| 12:18 pm - | Dave will be doing autograph/photo op sessions at Steel City Con in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania next week, April 10, 11, and 12, 2026. |
| 12:16 pm - | Here's a clip from the Sunny Afternoon cast's appearance on the "Big Night of Musicals" show on BBC One this past Saturday. |
| 12:15 pm - | Here's another article on Dave's (and Ray's) reaction to Moby. |
| 12:14 pm - | The Cardiff incident is included in this article on feuding band members. |
| 12:13 pm - | "ADAAOTN" is included in this article on cool Rock songs from 1964. |
| 12:07 pm - | Here's an article on Joe Perry's thoughts on The Kinks. |
| 11:14 am - | Here's a cover of "Brainwashed" and "Mr. Churchill Says" by Mollie's Hug |
| Thursday, 26th March, 2026 | |
| 1:53 pm - | Due out from BMG on Record Store Day (Saturday, 18 April 2026): a new vinyl release of One For The Road as zoetrope (animation) picture disks. |
| 1:43 pm - | Here's another article about Moby and "Lola". |
| 1:40 pm - | Ray is mentioned in this article on Stuart Adamson. |
| 1:27 pm - | Here's a cover of "Lola" by Lex Walton. |
| 1:15 pm - | Here's another review of Sunny Afternoon in Milton Keynes. |
| Wednesday, 25th March, 2026 | |
| 3:34 pm - | A couple more articles on Dave's response to Moby here and here. |
| 3:30 pm - | The cast of Sunny Afternoon will be performing on the BBC One TV show Big Night of Musicals this Saturday at 19:45. |
| 3:29 pm - | A couple reviews of Sunny Afternoon in Milton Keynes here. |
| 3:22 pm - | Here's a reaction video for "Waterloo Sunset". |
| 3:11 pm - | Here's live covers of "Waterloo Sunset" and "Shangri-la" by Super 400, from the Kinks tribute night at Cohoes Music Hall this past weekend. |
| 3:08 pm - | Here's a live acoustic cover of "Sunny Afternoon" by Myron Hyman. |
| 3:07 pm - | Here's an acoustic cover of "Sunny Afternoon" by Dion Watts. |
| 3:05 pm - | "Rainy Day In June" is played as the closing song in episode 4 of the HBO series "DTF St. Louis". |
| Monday, 23rd March, 2026 | |
| 2:13 pm - | Moby calls "Lola" transphobic in this interview. Dave disagrees in Facebook posts here and here. Many articles about it here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. |
| 2:03 pm - | Here's a live cover of "Celluloid Heroes" from 1978 by Tim Curry (audio only). |
| 2:01 pm - | Here's an article on four covers of Kinks songs. |
| 2:00 pm - | Here's an article on Noel Gallagher's thoughts on the VGPS album. |
| 1:59 pm - | Here's an article on Dave's thoughts on Hank Williams. |
| 1:51 pm - | Here's an article on Jazz influences of The Kinks. |
| 1:50 pm - | Here's a blog post on Ray. |
| 1:49 pm - | "Star Maker" is included in this article on Rock TV specials. |
| Friday, 20th March, 2026 | |
| 10:56 am - | Andrew Sandoval was interviewed on the Pop Goes the 60s podcast about the updated ADAAOTN vol. 1 book. |
| 10:54 am - | Here's an article about "A Well Respected Man". |
| 10:53 am - | Here's an acoustic cover of "Waterloo Sunset" by Tom Grierson. |
| 10:51 am - | Here's a preview article for Sunny Afternoon in Torquay. |
| 10:48 am - | Here's a review of Sunny Afternoon in Devon. And another review here. |
| 10:48 am - | The Kinks are mentioned in this article. |
| Monday, 16th March, 2026 | |
| 2:01 pm - | Here's an article on Dave's thoughts about Little Richard. |
| 2:00 pm - | "Supersonic Rocket Ship" is included in this article on overlooked songs of 1972. |
| 1:59 pm - | Ray's knighting is included in this "this day in history" article. |
| 1:58 pm - | Here's a live cover of "YRGM" by Mike Gordon. And a review of the concert that mentions the cover. |
| 1:41 pm - | Here's an AI video of Swinging Sixties London women, set to "YRGM". |
| Friday, 13th March, 2026 | |
| 10:03 am - | Here's a preview article for Sunny Afternoon in Milton Keynes. |
| 10:02 am - | "Sunny Afternoon" is included in this article on sun songs that aren't sunny. |
| Wednesday, 11th March, 2026 | |
| 3:39 pm - | Here's an interview with Andrew Sandoval about the ADAAOTN book. (Direct YouTube link to the interview.) |
| 3:36 pm - | Here's a preview article for Sunny Afternoon in Cardiff. |
| 3:32 pm - | The Kinks are mentioned in this article on The Everly Brothers. |
| 3:25 pm - | "Destroyer" is included in this article on songs that reference previous songs. |
| 3:23 pm - | According to this article, The Artistics, which later became the Talking Heads, used to cover Kinks songs. |
| Tuesday, 10th March, 2026 | |
| 3:34 pm - | Here's a fan-made AI video for "Autumn Almanac. Also "Two Sisters" and "The Way Love Used To Be" from the same YouTube channel. |
| Monday, 9th March, 2026 | |
| 3:47 pm - | A message from the UK Kinks tribute band The Kinx: "Well, after 18 years of crossing the length and breadth of the country we would take this opportunity to sadly announce our retirement from the world of ‘tribute’. As fans ourselves, we’ve had an amazing time recreating and performing the fabulous music of Ray, Dave and the boys but feel that the time is right to hang up the famous red jackets. We would like to thank everyone that has supported us on our journey … that’s the promoters, the sound/ lighting engineers, the stage managers, the bands we’ve shared the stages with, the venue staff …. and, most importantly, all those people that attended the shows giving us the support and encouragement to continue for as long as we have. We have a few shows booked between now and the end of July and if you are free, would love to see as many of you as possible. Our remaining gigs are as follows – Venue 229, London W1 (with the Small Fakers) - 14th March 2026 Ossett Town Hall, Wakefield (with the Small Fakers) – April 10th Whitby Festival of the 60’s – with Steve Ellis, Vanity Fare, The Fourmost etc) – June 7th The Cavern Club, Liverpool – June 11th Camperjam festival (Telford) - July 4th It would be especially gratifying for us to see you at the Cavern – it is after all where we kick started our ‘Kinx kareer’ and we’ll be performing our full 1 hour 40 minute set for the very last time. Even though we say so ourselves we feel it’s a real achievement to have gone through all these years with absolutely no replacements or substitutions to the original line up (in fact, we understand that our 18 years is the record for any band performing at the Cavern without any changes in personnel!!) So please, please come down to a show, enjoy a beer or two, sing along, have a chat with us and grab a selfie while you are at it." |
| 3:36 pm - | Here's an article about Pete Quaife. |
| 3:26 pm - | Slim Jim Phantom mentions seeing Ray at a 1980 Stray Cats gig in London in this interview (around minute 26). |
| 3:23 pm - | "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman" is included in this road trip playlist. |
| 3:20 pm - | According to this article, "A Well Respected Man" is used in the AMC+ TV show "This City Is Ours". |
| 3:18 pm - | A 1999 Dave show is mentioned in this article about the death of a nightclub owner. |
| Friday, 6th March, 2026 | |
| 12:58 pm - | Here's a video review of the updated ADAAOTN book. |
| 12:40 pm - | Ray is mentioned in this article about Elvis Costello. |
| Thursday, 5th March, 2026 | |
| 2:21 pm - | There's a Facebook video advertising A Night Of The Kinks tribute show at Cohoes Music Hall (just north of Albany, New York) on Saturday, March 21, 2026. |
| 2:16 pm - | Here's a preview article (with Joe Penhall interview) for Sunny Afternoon in Milton Keynes. |
| 2:15 pm - | Here's a live cover of "ADAAOTN" by The Record Company. |
| 2:13 pm - | Here's an article on The Kinks and Glastonbury Festival. |
| Tuesday, 3rd March, 2026 | |
| 1:34 pm - | Dave will be signing autographs at the Legends Of Rock Expo in Las Vegas on 25 & 26 September, 2026. |
| 1:27 pm - | "Waterloo Sunset" is mentioned in this article on the greatest song of all time. |
| 1:26 pm - | Here's a video about Dave's guitar playing techniques. |
| 1:10 pm - | Here's a video on The Kinks' first album. (The first video in "a new series exploring the albums of The Kinks".) |
| 1:07 pm - | Here's a preview article for Sunny Afternoon in Malvern. |
| Thursday, 26th February, 2026 | |
| 1:32 pm - | The MOJO article on Doug Hinman's and Andrew Sandoval's ADAAOTN book is now online, with extra photos. |
| 1:29 pm - | Here's a cover of "DFOF" by Laura Currie. |
| 1:28 pm - | Here's another review of Sunny Afternoon in Leeds. |
| 1:27 pm - | Claire Hamill talks about working with Ray in this interview. |
| 1:22 pm - | "Do It Again" is included in this article on '80s Classic Rock. |
| 1:20 pm - | According to this article a cover of "Days" by Paul Weller will be included on the upcoming album Weller At The BBC Vol. 2. |
| 1:19 pm - | Something Else is included in this article on albums from 1967. |
| 1:16 pm - | The Kinks are mentioned at the start of this video on Punk music. |
| Wednesday, 25th February, 2026 | |
| 2:06 pm - | There's a review of Doug Hinman's and Andrew Sandoval's updated ADAAOTN book in the April 2026 issue (#389) of MOJO magazine. |
| 2:04 pm - | Here's a review of Sunny Afternoon in Leeds. |
| 2:03 pm - | Here's a live cover of "Strangers" by The Joy Formidable. |
| Tuesday, 24th February, 2026 | |
| 3:58 pm - | Here's a video on how Dave got his guitar sound on the early Kinks recordings. |
| 3:57 pm - | Here's an article on "Waterloo Sunset". |
| 12:51 pm - | Here's a preview article for Sunny Afternoon in Torquay. |
| 12:50 pm - | Here's an article that mentions Jeff Tweedy's recent live cover of "This Time Tomorrow". |
| Monday, 23rd February, 2026 | |
| 1:20 pm - | Jeff Tweedy has been covering "This Time Tomorrow" during his European tour. Here's a video from his show yesterday at Islington Assembly Hall. |
| 1:18 pm - | There are mentions of The Kinks in this 2023 video of a Q&A from the world premiere of the Nicky Hopkins: Session Man film. |
| 1:08 pm - | X-Ray is #21 in this article on Rock memoirs. |
| Friday, 20th February, 2026 | |
| 1:57 pm - | Andrew Sandoval has a new unboxing video for the Deluxe and Super Deluxe editions of volume 1 of his and Doug Hinman's updated All Day And All Of The Night book. The deluxe versions ship at the end of March. The flexibound edition is shipping now. Order/pre-order from BeatlandBooks.com. |
| 1:51 pm - | Andrew Bird mentions The Kinks (a couple times) in this interview. |
| 1:48 pm - | Here's an article about The Kinks. (Possibly AI generated from old info.) |
| Wednesday, 18th February, 2026 | |
| 4:09 pm - | Some reviews of the Sunny Afternoon musical here, here, and here. |
| 4:00 pm - | Here's an audience-shot video of a 2006 Ray concert. |
| Tuesday, 17th February, 2026 | |
| 1:47 pm - | Here's a review of Other People's Lives. |
| 1:46 pm - | Here's a review of the VGPS album. |
| Monday, 16th February, 2026 | |
| 6:37 am - | You can enter to win tickets to the Sunny Afternoon musical in Devon. |
| 6:36 am - | The updated ADAAOTN book is included in this article on newly published music books. |
| 6:34 am - | Here’s a “Latter-day Kinks playlist” blog post. |
| Sunday, 15th February, 2026 | |
| 9:44 am - | Happy 82nd birthday to Mick Avory! |
| Saturday, 14th February, 2026 | |
| 6:27 pm - | Here’s a preview article for Sunny Afternoon in Milton Keynes. |
| Friday, 13th February, 2026 | |
| 11:01 am - | According to this article, the new musical Caroline includes "Dead End Street". |
| 10:53 am - | VGPS is included in this article on 1968 albums. |
| 10:43 am - | Dave will be appearing at the Hollywood Show convention in Los Angeles on May 29 and 30. Tickets available here. |
| 10:40 am - | Here’s a review of Sunny Afternoon in Oxford. |
| 10:39 am - | Here’s an article on Dave’s Kinks songs. |
| Wednesday, 11th February, 2026 | |
| 4:40 pm - | The Blood Cancer charity has made a flyer for the Official Kinks Fan Club event in November: |
| Tuesday, 10th February, 2026 | |
| 3:44 pm - | Here's another preview article for Sunny Afternoon in Milton Keynes. |
| 3:44 pm - | Here's an article on Pete Townshend's thoughts on The Kinks. |
| 3:42 pm - | Here's an article on Ray's thoughts about Chuck Berry. |
| Monday, 9th February, 2026 | |
| 3:36 pm - | According to Beatland Books, the flexibound version of the updated All Day And All Of The Night book will start shipping later this week. The Deluxe and Super Deluxe books should ship in March. The 20% off pre-order pricing ends tonight. Pre-order here. |
| 3:33 pm - | Here's a preview article for Sunny Afternoon in Milton Keynes. |
| 3:33 pm - | Here's a cover of "Picture Book" by Seattle band The Coozies. |
| 3:32 pm - | Belgian pub rock band Baton Rouge performs "ADAAOTN" in their set and have recorded their own version ("in the Purple Helmets spirit") of the song. Check them out on YouTube ("ADAAOTN" starts at 8:11). |
| 3:15 pm - | Mentioned here previously (in November), the Netflix series The Beast In Me plays "Death Of A Clown" at the end of the final episode. |
| Thursday, 5th February, 2026 | |
| 4:04 pm - | Here's Geoff Edgers' review (paywalled) of Doug Hinman's and Andrew Sandoval's updated All Day And All Of The Night book. |
| 4:03 pm - | Here's an article (in Spanish) on Dave for his birthday this week. |
| 4:01 pm - | Here's a review of Sunny Afternoon in Canterbury. |
| Tuesday, 3rd February, 2026 | |
| 9:18 am - | Happy 79th birthday to Dave Davies! |
| 9:18 am - | Kinks fan Bjørn Eilert Mork has a new album (released today in honor of Dave Davies' birthday), Life Is Not A Popularity Contest by B.E.M. Find more information on Facebook, and listen on Spotify, iTunes and other platforms. |
| 9:07 am - | Here's a 2009 cover of "Sunny Afternoon" by The Cat Empire for "Like A Version". |
| 9:05 am - | Here's a 1982 TV performance of "YRGM" and "Destroyer". |
| 9:04 am - | Here's a review of Face To Face. |
| Monday, 2nd February, 2026 | |
| 2:50 pm - | Here's an article (paywalled) about Dave at the Pizza Bowl on Saturday. Also there's photos and video posted on Dave's official Facebook page. |
| 2:43 pm - | The Damn's cover of "INLEE" is mentioned in this review of one of their recent concerts. |
| 2:41 pm - | Snippets of "I Gotta Move", "Waterloo Sunset", and "TTEOTD" were played during this week's episode of the "Great Pottery Showdown" competition TV show. |
| 2:36 pm - | The Kinks are included in this article on improbable band reunions. |
| 2:04 pm - | Here's a 1981 cover of "Lola" by The Wonderful Grand Band. |
| 2:02 pm - | Here's an article about The Kinks. |
| Thursday, 29th January, 2026 | |
| 3:17 pm - | According to this Facebook post, Dave will be a celebrity judge at Pizza Bowl VI in Carlstadt, New Jersey this Saturday, January 31. Tickets available here. |
| 3:14 pm - | "YRGM" and "ADAAOTN" are included in this 1963-1964 various artists compilation. |
| 3:12 pm - | "I Need You" is included in this article on emotional rock lyrics from 1965. |
| Wednesday, 28th January, 2026 | |
| 2:28 pm - | "Lola" is included in this podcast on stuttering turned into songs. |
| 2:07 pm - | Here's a preview article for Sunny Afternoon in Nottingham. |
| Tuesday, 27th January, 2026 | |
| 4:22 pm - | Ray and Dave are included in this article on rock stars from Muswell Hill. |
| 4:22 pm - | Here's a review of Kink Kontroversy. |
| Monday, 26th January, 2026 | |
| 2:47 pm - | The Sunny Afternoon musical Facebook page has posted a video of Mick with the cast. |
| 2:43 pm - | There was a 2-part article on The Kinks in the September and October 2025 issues of the German music magazine Eclipsed. |
| 2:41 pm - | James Walbourne talks about working with Ray in this interview. |
| 2:39 pm - | "Everybody's A Star (Starmaker)" is included in this article on hidden gems from 1970s albums. |
| 2:38 pm - | Here's a preview article for Sunny Afternoon in Canterbury. |
| Friday, 23rd January, 2026 | |
| 1:22 pm - | From Bill Orton of the Official Kinks Fan Club:The OFFICIAL KINKS FAN CLUB PRESENTS |
| 1:08 pm - | Here's another review of the Sunny Afternoon musical (page 22). |
| 1:06 pm - | "Waterloo Sunset" is mentioned in this article about a DJ called Harry Rag. |
| Wednesday, 21st January, 2026 | |
| 2:45 pm - | Here's a preview article for Sunny Afternoon in Nottingham. |
| 2:43 pm - | There will be a Kinks tribute show at the Cohoes Music Hall in Cohoes, New York on Saturday, March 21 at 8pm. |
| Tuesday, 20th January, 2026 | |
| 1:30 pm - | Here's another review of Sunny Afternoon at the Alexandra Palace. |
| 1:29 pm - | Here's a review of Kinks Kinkdom. |
| Monday, 19th January, 2026 | |
| 2:09 pm - | The Alexandra Palace Facebook page has posted some photos of the Sunny Afternoon cast with Mick. (Even recreating some Kinks promo photos.) |
| 2:05 pm - | Mark Hamill talks about Ray, Dave and The Kinks on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (starts about 8:08). |
| 2:03 pm - | Here's an article about the recent post on the official Kinks social media, mourning the loss of Paul Endacott who organized The Kinks London Tours in recent years. |
| 2:00 pm - | "Good Day" was featured in Friday's episode of the Soundwavesoffwax podcast, where she reviews her late father's vinyl collection. |
| 1:57 pm - | Several reviews of Sunny Afternoon at the Alexandra Palace here, here, here, here, and here. |
| 1:55 pm - | Captain Sensible from The Damned talks about Ray and their cover of "INLEE" in this interview. There also a review in The Times yesterday. |
| 1:50 pm - | The Kinks are mentioned a few times in this documentary on Link Wray. |
| 1:36 pm - | Here's an article about The Kinks and 'Indie' music. |
| Friday, 16th January, 2026 | |
| 12:10 pm - | Here’s a new interview with Andrew Sandoval about the updated ADAAOTN book. |
| Thursday, 15th January, 2026 | |
| 1:34 pm - | The official Kinks YouTube channel has added the live tracks from The Journey - Part 3. The videos for the tracks all use the same animation (which is worth checking out). |
| 1:31 pm - | Here's an article on Dave's thoughts about Van Halen's cover of "YRGM". |
| Tuesday, 13th January, 2026 | |
| 2:27 pm - | Here's a review of Kinks Size. |
| Monday, 12th January, 2026 | |
| 2:22 pm - | Andrew Sandoval has a new unboxing video for the flexibound version of the first volume of the updated ADAAOTN book. |
| 2:18 pm - | According to this article, Lord Huron performed "Strangers" at A Concert for Altadena last Wednesday. (Here's a version they did 13 years ago.) |
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