News & Rumors
(you decide which is which)
| Wednesday, 29th November, 2023 | |
| 11:48 am - | "YRGM" is #6 in this article on the greatest guitar riffs. |
| 9:14 am - | Here's an article on "A Well Respected Man". |
| 9:08 am - | Here's the "YRGM" scene from the 2022 film Lola. |
| 9:04 am - | Here's a review of The Journey - Part 2. |
| Tuesday, 28th November, 2023 | |
| 10:06 am - | "Father Christmas" is included in this article on holiday hitmakers. |
| 9:35 am - | Here's an article about Dave's tweet of a recent photo of him and Ray. And here's another article about Stevie Van Zandt's reaction to the photo. |
| Monday, 27th November, 2023 | |
| 9:59 am - | Here's a new photo of Dave and Ray. |
| 9:58 am - | The Journey - Part 2 is at #10 in the UK Record Store Chart. |
| 9:57 am - | Neil Hannon mentions The Kinks in interview. |
| 9:55 am - | "Sunny Afternoon" is included in this article on songs listened to by tradesmen. |
| Friday, 24th November, 2023 | |
| 11:05 am - | Here's an article on the Official Kinks Fan Club event this Sunday at the Dome at Boston Arms, Tufnell Park, London. |
| 11:02 am - | "YRGM" is #2 and "ADAAOTN" is #9 in this article on the best songs of 1964. |
| 11:01 am - | Ray and Dave are included in this article on music duo spats. |
| 11:01 am - | The Journey - Part 2 is included in this Music Gift Guide 2023. |
| 10:58 am - | "Thanksgiving Day" is #1 and "Autumn Almanac" is #53 in this article on Thanksgiving songs. |
| 10:58 am - | The Kinks are included in this article about band feuds. |
| Wednesday, 22nd November, 2023 | |
| 12:26 pm - | The Journey - Part 2 is included in this article on November vinyl releases. |
| 9:42 am - | Here's another new interview with Ray (in French, also paywalled). |
| 9:41 am - | Here's a new interview with Ray (paywalled). |
| 9:40 am - | "GTPWTW" is included in this article on songs about JFK (on the 60th anniversary of his assassination). |
| 9:22 am - | "Thanksgiving Day" is included in this article on Thanksgiving songs. |
| 9:14 am - | Here's the full cover of "Sunny Afternoon" by the Amande & Miel Quartet. |
| Tuesday, 21st November, 2023 | |
| 11:13 am - | Here's a cover of "Sunny Afternoon" (unfortunately not the whole song) by Amande & Miel. |
| 9:26 am - | There's a review of The Journey - Part 2 in the January 2024 issue (#362) of MOJO magazine. |
| 9:18 am - | In the December 2023 issue (#321) of Classic Rock magazine, KK Downing includes "YRGM" in "The Soundtrack Of My Life" article. |
| 9:16 am - | Here's an article with quotes from recent interviews with Dave and Ray. |
| Monday, 20th November, 2023 | |
| 12:28 pm - | According to this article, The Journey - Part 2 is set to become The Kinks' 16th UK Top 40 album. |
| 9:28 am - | Here's a review of The Journey - Parts 1 and 2 from Da Tech Guy blog. |
| Friday, 17th November, 2023 | |
| 9:14 am - | The Journey - Part 2 is out today. Just posted on the official Kinks YouTube channel is a lyric visualiser video for the live version of "A Face In The Crowd" |
| 9:11 am - | Here's a new interview with Dave. |
| 9:11 am - | The Kinks are included in this article on bands that fight. |
| Thursday, 16th November, 2023 | |
| 9:19 am - | Here's The Kinks on The Old Grey Whistle Test -- the 1977 Christmas concert. |
| 9:12 am - | Here's a live cover of "Dead End Street" by The Great Tune Robbery. |
| Tuesday, 14th November, 2023 | |
| 9:04 am - | NME has a new interview with Ray, Dave and Mick. And here's a summary article. |
| Monday, 13th November, 2023 | |
| 10:40 am - | The 2013 song "Ray Davies And The Kinks" by Australian band Dog Trumpet has a new music video. Here's an article about the song. |
| 9:54 am - | Another batch of "official audio" videos have been added to the official Kinks YouTube channel. |
| 9:52 am - | Here's a video about a 1968 article where Keith Moon reviews "Days" (among other songs). |
| 9:23 am - | "Strangers" is included in this article on the best songs from Wes Anderson films. |
| 9:20 am - | The Kinks are included in this article on bands that refused to play Glastonbury. |
| 9:18 am - | Here are live covers of "Powerman", "Picture Book", and "Hold My Hand" by the Sypian Family Band. |
| 9:12 am - | "Thanksgiving Day" is the first song in this article on 60 Thanksgiving songs. |
| Friday, 10th November, 2023 | |
| 9:15 am - | Here's a sneak peek of upcoming issue of Uncut that has a new interview with Ray. |
| Thursday, 9th November, 2023 | |
| 9:07 am - | Here's a blog post (in Italian) on Something Else. |
| Wednesday, 8th November, 2023 | |
| 9:16 am - | The Kinks' YouTube channel has many new "official audio" videos, including some 2023 remasters. |
| 9:10 am - | The latest issue (#11 2023) of the Swedish Nostalgia Magazine has an article on Ray's time in Gothenburg, 2004-2011, including recent (short) interviews with Karin Foreman and Gunnar Frick. Also, this Friday Dave will be interviewed by the magazine, and hopefully that will be in the December issue. |
| 8:52 am - | Van Halen's cover of "YRGM" is #12 in this slideshow of the 25 best cover songs. |
| Tuesday, 7th November, 2023 | |
| 10:27 am - | Here's an article on Dave's tweets on the new Beatles song. |
| 9:02 am - | According to this tweet and this, there will be an interview with Ray in the new "Review Of The Year 2023" issue of Uncut magazine. "The Kinks turned 60 this year – so what better opportunity for their chief architect to reflect on the enduring legacy of his wonderful songs? He also reveals what’s next: 'A folk-rock musical about musical families!'" |
| 8:56 am - | Here's an article on Pete Townshend's admiration of The Kinks. |
| Monday, 6th November, 2023 | |
| 8:49 am - | Shel Talmy has posted the Blueprint of "Rosie Won't You Please Come Home" on Facebook. |
| 8:47 am - | "Waterloo Sunset" is mentioned in this article on licensed busking in London. |
| Friday, 3rd November, 2023 | |
| 12:36 pm - | Here's a podcast with Bob Henrit, talking about a new rock 'n' roll exhibition at the Lowewood Museum in Hoddesdon. According to this tweet, John Dalton has loaned a bass for a the exhibition. |
| Thursday, 2nd November, 2023 | |
| 11:27 am - | According to this tweet there's a review of The Journey - Part 2 and an interview with Dave in the latest issue of Record Collector. |
| 11:16 am - | Here's a new cover of "Waterloo Sunset" by Free Range. |
| Wednesday, 1st November, 2023 | |
| 8:54 am - | "Oklahoma USA" is included in this article on songs about Oklahoma. |
| 8:50 am - | Kinks is included in this article on the best albums of 1964. |
| Tuesday, 31st October, 2023 | |
| 9:16 am - | Ray's review of Revolver is mentioned in this article on Blur's Graham Coxon. |
| Monday, 30th October, 2023 | |
| 10:34 am - | Here's a trailer video for the upcoming performances/singalongs by the Kinksfan Kollektiv. Thursday, 23rd November (19:00) at Muswell Hillbilly Brewers, 14 Avenue Mews N10 3NP; Friday, 24th November (20:00) at The Springfield Tavern, Bounds Green N11 2PP; Saturday, 25th November (20:00) at The Clissold Arms, Fortis Green N2 9HR. |
| Friday, 27th October, 2023 | |
| 11:01 am - | Ray and The Kinks are mentioned in Geezer Butler's autobiography Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath - And Beyond. |
| 10:58 am - | "Lavender Hill" is mentioned in this article about a Battersea mansion. |
| Thursday, 26th October, 2023 | |
| 1:49 pm - | Chris Kocher shares an update on the Kinks fan book he is working on: scroll to the bottom of the Fan Book page. The deadline for submissions has been extended to Nov. 15th, and he gives examples of the kind of fan stories he's looking for. Get your story in to Chris soon! |
| 9:35 am - | Here's a recap video of the unveiling of the Kinks plaque at the Music Walk of Fame. |
| Wednesday, 25th October, 2023 | |
| 10:36 am - | The official Kinks YouTube channel has posted a new lyric video for "Money Talks", featuring the new mix of the song from The Journey - Part 2. Articles about it here and here. |
| 9:25 am - | "Groovy Movies" is played at the end of this NPR radio story (click the Listen button at the top). |
| 9:16 am - | Here's a video of The Kinks live in 1984, from the German "Rock Und Ballads" TV show. |
| Tuesday, 24th October, 2023 | |
| 9:20 am - | Joe Perry mentions The Kinks in the December 2023 issue of Guitar World magazine. (Specifically, the "Milk Cow Blues"/"Tired Of Waiting"/"Batman Theme" medley from Live At Kelvin Hall.) |
| Monday, 23rd October, 2023 | |
| 3:56 pm - | The Kinks' 1965 US tour is the featured article on Wikipedia main page today. |
| 10:00 am - | Here's an article on VGPS. |
| 9:57 am - | The Kinks are included in this article on the possibility of bands reuniting. |
| 9:50 am - | Face To Face is included in this article on the best albums from 1966. |
| 9:50 am - | According to this, "Sunny Afternoon" is used in the film Perfect Days. |
| 9:49 am - | According to this, "Apeman" is used in the Netflix film Old Dads. |
| 9:21 am - | A 1940s dance band plays "YRGM" in the 2022 film Lola. |
| Friday, 20th October, 2023 | |
| 11:02 am - | A Kinks fan is looking to re-home his collection of Kinks items (posters, programs, tapes, press material and magazines) -- see the photos. He'll send all the items to a fan for just the cost of shipping. Send an email to Domenic.
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| 9:20 am - | A message from the Official Kinks Fan Club: Pleased to announce that Paul Endacott, with the 60's heritage bus tours will offer a 20% discount to Official Kinks Fan Club members and all attending the Fan Club show on 26th November and Kollective dates on 24/25th November plus all bookings up to the end of 2023, this is for the 7 seater Kinks bus tour, 4 available Friday/Sat and 2 on the Sunday 9am/7pm, so get in quick to secure your preferred time. Also tickets are available for the Official Kinks Fan Club/Kast Off Kinks plus guest at the Dome Tufnell Park. Don't miss out. billorton@officialkinksfanclub.co.uk The organisers of the 'official' Kinks 60 sightseeing tours of Muswell Hill have offered our fan group a 20% discount for tours taken before the end of 2023. To book your private tour for up to 7 people, visit https://www.60sbus.london/service.../the-kinks-private-tours - Select your preferred tour date and time then add KINKS20 at checkout.  |
| Thursday, 19th October, 2023 | |
| 9:05 am - | "WHATGTG" and "Waterloo Sunset" are mentioned in this article on David Bowie's Pin-Ups album. |
| 8:57 am - | According to this review The Kinks are included in the book Volume 1: 45 Years of Classic Rock Chats and Rants by Jim Sullivan. |
| Wednesday, 18th October, 2023 | |
| 10:34 am - | According to this review, "Father Christmas" is included in the book This is Christmas Song by Song: The Stories Behind 100 Holiday Hits" by Annie Zaleski. |
| Tuesday, 17th October, 2023 | |
| 10:19 am - | The Kinks are featured throughout this article on rock opera albums. |
| Monday, 16th October, 2023 | |
| 1:59 pm - | The Kinks are #11 in this article on the greatest British rock bands. |
| 12:30 pm - | "Autumn Almanac" is included in this fall playlist article (paywalled). |
| 11:49 am - | Here's a podcast on "YRGM". |
| 11:48 am - | Here's an article about Dave's 50th birthday. |
| 11:47 am - | Here's a short video of Barry Gibb singing "YRGM". |
| 11:46 am - | The Kinks are mentioned in this article about a 1979 interview with Pete Townshend. |
| 11:44 am - | "David Watts" is mentioned in this article on The Jam. |
| 11:43 am - | Andy Bell mentions The Kinks in this interview. |
| Friday, 13th October, 2023 | |
| 2:10 pm - | Dave is # 164 in Rolling Stone's list of 250 best guitarists. There are also quotes from Dave in the blurbs for some of the other guitarists. |
| Thursday, 12th October, 2023 | |
| 8:55 am - | Shel Talmy has posted the blueprint of "One Fine Day" by Shel Naylor on Facebook. |
| Wednesday, 11th October, 2023 | |
| 1:22 pm - | Here's a 30-second video promoting The Journey - Part 2. |
| 9:16 am - | "YRGM" is mentioned in this article (paywalled) on "Riffs versus solos: which rock harder?" |
| 9:14 am - | Among the shorts posted on the official Kinks YouTube channel is this "early video" of The Kinks performing "TTEOTD". |
| Tuesday, 10th October, 2023 | |
| 9:05 am - | "Wicked Annabella" is included in this article on the best Halloween songs. |
| 9:01 am - | Dave (and Daniel Davies) is mentioned in this review of John Carpenter's new movie themes compilation album. |
| 8:55 am - | Mick is included in this article on underrated drummers. |
| Monday, 9th October, 2023 | |
| 9:12 am - | Here's an article on The Journey - Part 2 compilation. |
| 8:59 am - | The Kinks are included in this article on Classic Rock bands who never had a #1 hit (in the Billboard chart). |
| Friday, 6th October, 2023 | |
| 1:23 pm - | Here's a short video about "YRGM" on the official Kinks YouTube channel. |
| 9:16 am - | "Powerman" is included in this article on classic rock deep cuts. |
| 9:13 am - | "Supersonic Rocket Ship" is used in this Instagram video of the Detroit airport terminal. |
| Thursday, 5th October, 2023 | |
| 10:54 am - | There's some new merchandise at the official Kinks store. |
| 8:59 am - | "Strangers" is included in this article on hits not written by the primary songwriter. |
| Wednesday, 4th October, 2023 | |
| 9:14 am - | "Waterloo Sunset" is included in this article on the best songs of 1967. |
| Tuesday, 3rd October, 2023 | |
| 2:12 pm - | Dave is included in a new book, British Guitarists 1952-1972 by Peter Tuffrey. There are 8 pages with photos that cover Dave and his gear throughout his career. You can pre-order a copy with a bookplate signed by the author. |
| 1:44 pm - | Some audience video from Saturday's Kast Off Kinks' Isle of Wight show: Dedicated Follower Of Fashion, Apeman, and YRGM. |
| 1:22 pm - | Here's an article on the 20 greatest Kinks songs. |
| 1:21 pm - | Here's an article on Jackson Browne's thoughts on "Waterloo Sunset". |
| 1:18 pm - | Here's an article on The Kinks and The Who. |
| Saturday, 30th September, 2023 | |
| 7:51 am - | VGPS is included in this article on classic albums that were released on the same day (with the Beatles’ White album, in this case). |
| 7:45 am - | VGPS is included in this article on albums from 1968. |
| Friday, 29th September, 2023 | |
| 9:21 am - | Here’s some information on the super deluxe version of The Journey - Part 2. |
| 9:19 am - | From Henny Stahli (formerly of The Kinky2): "A new upload on YouTube: 'MR. TRIHAS' in 'CLUB THE MIRROR' - Pleintheater Amsterdam 1991. My alter ego Mr. Trihas and his virtual band 'The Tapes'. In the encore together with 'The Dancing Girls'! Enjoy, or not, of course!" |
| Thursday, 28th September, 2023 | |
| 8:03 am - | Shel Talmy has posted the Blueprint of The Thoughts and "All Night Stand" on Facebook. |
| 7:54 am - | Here's an article on The Journey - Part 2. |
| Wednesday, 27th September, 2023 | |
| 9:42 am - | The official Kinks YouTube channel a new animated lyric video for a live version of "Everybody's a Star (Starmaker)". |
| 9:11 am - | The Journey - Part 2 compilation will be released on 17 Nov. 2023, featuring new mixes of some Preservation tracks and three live tracks. It's available to pre-order now. |
| 9:03 am - | Here's an article on Dave's comment about Green Day's "Warning". |
| Tuesday, 26th September, 2023 | |
| 9:30 am - | "Autumn Almanac" is included in this article on Fall songs. |
| 9:29 am - | Bassist and author Sal Maida talks about Something Else in this interview. |
| Monday, 25th September, 2023 | |
| 10:12 am - | The fifth Spanish Kinks Fan Konvention will take place in Madrid on Saturday, 7th October. "There will be a lot of activities during the day, culminating with a koncert with For Sale, Pablo Solo and several other guests." Tickets are available here, and questions can be addressed to konvencionkinks@gmail.com. |
| 10:10 am - | A reminder that the Official Kinks Fan Club event will be at the at The Dome (Boston Arms) on Sunday, 26 Nov., with The Kast Off Kinks plus special guests. Tickets £25, UK Cheque or bacs payments to "THE OFFICIAL KINKS FAN CLUB (1996)" SORT Code 20-85-13 Acc Number 00458090. |
| 9:26 am - | Here's a blog post on an autograph from Ray. |
| Thursday, 21st September, 2023 | |
| 12:11 pm - | Posted on the official Kinks YouTube channel: "Picture Book" (Official Visualiser) -- a "scrapbook video" featuring photos from fans. |
| Wednesday, 20th September, 2023 | |
| 2:17 pm - | The documentary film The Session Man about Nicky Hopkins will premiere at the Doc'n Roll Festival 2023 on Thursday, 26th October at The Barbican in London. |
| 10:50 am - | There are obituaries for John Gosling in the latest issues of Mojo (page 115) and Uncut (page 118) magazines. |
| Monday, 18th September, 2023 | |
| 9:39 am - | Here's an article about "Dandy". |
| 9:37 am - | Here's a parody cover of "VGPS", as "Theme Park Preservation Society". |
| 9:30 am - | More Walk of Fame coverage in the 14 Sept. issue of Ham & High. Available online here (paywalled, but you can see the photo of Mick on the front page). |
| Friday, 15th September, 2023 | |
| 9:59 am - | Some more Walk of Fame articles here, on pages 6, 7 and 15. |
| 9:57 am - | The Grogans cover "YRGM" for "Like A Version" on Australia's Triple J radio. Here it is on YouTube. |
| 9:50 am - | Here's a photo of Ray from the 1960s. |
| 9:48 am - | "YRGM" is #2 in this article on riffs that changed rock music. |
| Thursday, 14th September, 2023 | |
| 12:07 pm - | VGPS is included in this article on masterpieces that failed to chart. |
| 10:21 am - | Everybody's In Show-Biz is included in this article on albums from 1972. |
| 10:19 am - | Here's a podcast on The Kinks. |
| Wednesday, 13th September, 2023 | |
| 9:22 am - | Here's a cover of "Strangers" by Landon Elliott. Also available at various music streaming sites. |
| 9:18 am - | Here's an article about "Days". |
| Tuesday, 12th September, 2023 | |
| 11:08 am - | Chris Kocher is compiling a book of stories from Kinks fans. Chris says, "Thanks to all those who have submitted stories to the Kinks fan book so far! We have about 9,500 words of great entries, but still plenty of space for more. Guidelines and info here.. I'm sorting everything by decade, and so far the shortest period is (oddly) the 1960s. So any memories from those years are particularly welcome! |
| 10:59 am - | Trevor Datson shares a story of attending Ray's songwriting course ca. 2009, with a song he wrote during the course. |
| 9:43 am - | The Kinks are included in this article on "family bands". |
| Monday, 11th September, 2023 | |
| 9:32 am - | Shel Talmy has posted The Blueprint of "Long Tall Shorty" and "Don't You Fret" on Facebook. |
| 9:31 am - | Here's a video clip of Mick at the Camden Music Walk of Fame ceremony. |
| 9:29 am - | Here's some photos from the Walk of Fame induction ceremony. |
| 9:28 am - | Here's an article on the Camden Music Walk of Fame induction ceremony, with some video. |
| 9:25 am - | The Kinks are included in this article on the Walk of Fame inductees. |
| 9:23 am - | The Kinks are mentioned in this article on bootleg recordings. |
| 9:20 am - | "Lola" is included in this article on banned songs. |
| 9:19 am - | This video is 2 years old but I don't think I've posted the link to it before now. Here's Colin Hay doing an acoustic cover of "Waterloo Sunset". |
| 9:15 am - | Muswell Hillbillies is #4 in this article on underrated albums. |
| Friday, 8th September, 2023 | |
| 3:20 pm - | Here's a video of John Daglish reading the note from Ray today at the Camden Walk of Fame ceremony. |
| 12:12 pm - | There will be a Kinks tribute show at 8pm this Sunday, Sept. 10, at Tavern at the End of the World in Boston, Massachusetts. |
| 11:48 am - | The "augmented reality" portion for The Kinks (and other new inductees) on the Camden Music Walk of Fame will debut in October. This page demonstrates what it will look like (with artists already on the Walk of Fame). |
| 11:41 am - | Here's a photo from today of Mick with Steve Diggle of The Buzzcocks. |
| 10:15 am - | Dave posted a video message about the Music Walk of Fame: Instagram and Twitter. |
| 10:10 am - | At the Camden Music Walk of Fame unveiling ceremony today there were Kinks songs played through the PA and many video clips from throughout the years were shown. John Daglish and George Maguire from the Sunny Afternoon cast performed acoustic versions of "Sunny Afternoon" and a medley of "YRGM"/"ADAAOTN". They each read notes from Ray and Dave, and Mick spoke. Some photos: the plaque, Mick and the plaque, Mick speaking. |
| 9:39 am - | "Dedicated Follower Of Fashion" is included in this article on songs about fashion. |
| Thursday, 7th September, 2023 | |
| 1:44 pm - | You can enter to win a spot at the Kinks plaque unveiling on the Camden Music Walk of Fame tomorrow, via Instagram or Facebook. |
| 8:59 am - | Here's an article about how Damon Albarn wanted to collaborate on an album with David Bowie and Ray. |
| Wednesday, 6th September, 2023 | |
| 9:13 am - | Mojo magazine has made a 2012 interview with Ray available online. |
| Tuesday, 5th September, 2023 | |
| 12:34 pm - | In the 2023 German film Hard Feelings (Hammerharte Jungs), available on Netflix, "I Need You" and "Better Things" are both played twice. |
| 10:59 am - | According to the schedule at the top of this page the unveiling ceremony for the The Kinks' plaque on the Camden Music Walk of Fame will be this Friday, 8th September at 11.15AM. (However, further down the page it says it will be at 11.45AM, and this Facebook event says 11.30AM. Mick Avory will be there, and two members of the Sunny Afternoon cast will perform two Kinks songs. |
| 10:58 am - | Here's an article on Dave and Jerry Lee Lewis. |
| 10:56 am - | The Kinks are included in this article on banned musicians. |
| 10:56 am - | Here's an article on Lola vs. Powerman.... |
| 10:53 am - | Here's a live cover of "Strangers" by Lucius. |
| 10:48 am - | VGPS is cited as an influence on Mark Linkous in this article. |
| 10:36 am - | Here's another review of the Jem Records Ray Davies tribute album. |
| 10:35 am - | Here's an article on Dave's recent tweet after seeing the Barbie movie. |
| 10:34 am - | Here's a new cover of "Autumn Almanac" by SUPER 8. |
| 10:33 am - | Ray is mentioned in this article on a charity football match in 1977. |
| 10:31 am - | "Holloway Jail" is included in this article on songs about prison. |
| 10:30 am - | Here's an article on "Destroyer". |
| 10:18 am - | Here's a drum cover of "Lola". |
| Thursday, 31st August, 2023 | |
| 8:53 am - | "Strangers" is included in this article on songs not written by a band's primary songwriter. |
| Wednesday, 30th August, 2023 | |
| 9:06 am - | "Lola" is included in this article on banned songs. |
| Tuesday, 29th August, 2023 | |
| 10:59 am - | Here's a blog post on State Of Confusion. |
| 10:33 am - | Here's another review of the Jem Records Ray Davies tribute album. |
| 10:33 am - | "Waterloo Sunset" is mentioned in this article about a 2009 interview with Noel Gallagher. |
| 10:27 am - | This IKEA commercial, currently airing on TV in Sweden, uses a cover version (in multiple styles) of "YRGM". It seems familiar, and may be the same or similar to an IKEA commercial from 2014. |
| Monday, 28th August, 2023 | |
| 10:53 am - | There's a new 6-track Kinks tribute EP: Dedicated Follower: The Kinky EP by Matt Shupe. Check it out on YouTube, Spotify, and Bandcamp. Also check them out on Instagram. |
| 9:59 am - | Here's a review of The Journey, Part 1. |
| 9:57 am - | Here's another review of the Jem Records Ray Davies tribute album. |
| Friday, 25th August, 2023 | |
| 9:51 am - | Here's a new cover of "Creepin' Jean" by Jacob K. |
| 9:35 am - | Here's a review of the Jem Records Ray Davies tribute album. |
| Thursday, 24th August, 2023 | |
| 9:26 am - | According to this Facebook post, The Kinks are on the cover of one version of the Summer 2023 issue of Goldmine magazine (Jethro Tull are on the cover of the other version of the issue). You can order a copy here. |
| 9:23 am - | Here's a non-paywalled version of the NYT article on parenthetical song titles. |
| 9:22 am - | The Kinks are included in this article on bands formed by siblings. |
| 9:20 am - | Here's an article on "Lola". |
| Wednesday, 23rd August, 2023 | |
| 9:07 am - | Here's a live cover of "YRGM" by Chevy Metal with Dave Grohl. |
| 9:06 am - | Here's an article on Ray and Dave. |
| 9:04 am - | "(A) Face In The Crowd" is included in this article (paywalled) on songs with parenthetical titles. |
| Tuesday, 22nd August, 2023 | |
| 9:12 am - | There was an article on John Gosling in the 19 August issue of Daily Express, which you can read here (use the scroller on the bottom to get to page 39). |
| 9:06 am - | Here's a blog post on John Gosling. |
| Monday, 21st August, 2023 | |
| 1:46 pm - | The Camden Music Walk of Fame is selling a laminated commemorative artist card for £7/$10 (plus postage). When you buy one, you're entered to win tickets to the unveiling ceremony on 8th September. |
| 10:49 am - | Here's a new book: The Kinks: 50 Great Songs by Chris Wade. (It's Chris's third Kinks book.) |
| 10:45 am - | Here's a review of the 4-track 8-inch vinyl EP tribute to The Kinks (limited to 100 copies) from the Fruits de Mer label. |
| 10:41 am - | Here's an article on The Kinks. |
| 10:40 am - | Dave is included in this article on guitar distortion. |
| 10:38 am - | Misfits is included in this article on things that happened in 1978. |
| 10:36 am - | Here's an article about "Lola". |
| 10:35 am - | Noel Gallagher talks about VGPS in this article. |
| Friday, 18th August, 2023 | |
| 9:37 am - | Bill Orton says The Official Kinks Fan Club is donating £1000 to Dementia UK in memory and tribute to John Gosling. |
| 9:21 am - | Here's an article on the Great Lost Kinks Album compilation. |
| Thursday, 17th August, 2023 | |
| 1:33 pm - | Here's a blog post on The Kinks, inspired by the recent re-airing of a Kinks documentary on the BBC. |
| Wednesday, 16th August, 2023 | |
| 11:13 am - | Kinks fans are raising funds for Alzheimer's Research UK in memory of John Gosling. |
| 10:29 am - | According to this, Dave will be releasing a 4-track live vinyl EP on October 20th, with "Father Christmas" as the title track. |
| Monday, 14th August, 2023 | |
| 9:26 am - | Shel Talmy has posted the blueprint of "Time Will Tell" and "Little Miss Queen Of Darkness" on Facebook. |
| 9:19 am - | Here's a review of the JEM Records Ray Davies tribute album. |
| 9:19 am - | "Waterloo Sunset" is included in this article on "Nightlife's greatest songs of the 60s". |
| 9:17 am - | Here's a video of The Anderson Council's cover of "Do You Remember Walter?", off the JEM Records Ray Davies tribute album. |
| 9:15 am - | Here's an article on Face To Face. |
| 9:13 am - | Here's an article on The Grip Weeds' cover of "See My Friends", off the JEM Records Ray Davies tribute album. |
| Sunday, 13th August, 2023 | |
| 4:32 pm - | John Gosling was included in the CBS Sunday Morning Passages: In Memoriam segment this morning. |
| Friday, 11th August, 2023 | |
| 8:41 am - | Chris Kocher is putting together a book of stories from Kinks fans. If you have a good story about you as a Kinks fan, check out the submission guidelines and send it in! |
| 8:39 am - | Here's another article on the Jem Records Ray Davies tribute album, out today. |
| 8:35 am - | Here's a cover of "Sunny Afternoon" by the Exeter Ukulele Group. |
| 8:33 am - | More UK Walk Of Fame articles here, here, here, here, and here. |
| Thursday, 10th August, 2023 | |
| 10:31 am - | Here's a recent photo of Ray (sent with Ray's message to the 60s Bus this past weekend). |
| 10:29 am - | Here's a review of the Jim Records Ray Davies tribute album. |
| 10:27 am - | The Kinks are being added to the UK Music Walk Of Fame in Camden Town, London on September 8, according to articles here, here, here, here, here, here (under the "Music" heading), here, and here. |
| 10:03 am - | Here's an article on "Celluloid Heroes". |
| Wednesday, 9th August, 2023 | |
| 1:05 pm - | Just a reminder that the original cast of Sunny Afternoon will be performing all the songs from the musical at Rushfest in Hertfordshire on 2 September 2023. Tickets available through the Rushfest site. |
| 9:51 am - | Here's a new cover of "Come Dancing" by Less Than Jake (featuring the Sooza Brass Band). |
| Tuesday, 8th August, 2023 | |
| 11:33 am - | Here's a tribute page to John Gosling on the Kast Off Kinks web site. |
| 11:03 am - | Here's an article about a live (in studio) cover of "Days" by the duo MASK. Here it is on YouTube. They also have a non-live version. |
| 10:56 am - | More articles on John Gosling here, here, here, here, and here (paywalled). |
| Monday, 7th August, 2023 | |
| 12:04 pm - | There's a 100-page magazine about The Kinks for sale at grocery stores in America (also can buy online at that link). |
| 12:01 pm - | There was an "official" bus tour of Kinks sites in Muswell Hill yesterday, ending at the Clissold Arms where tribute band The Konks performed. According to this Facebook post, Ray sent a message to the event. Update: this Facebook post has the message, along with some photos from the event. |
| 11:58 am - | Here's a review of the song "Lavender Hill". |
| 11:57 am - | According to this, The Kinks are playing at the Butlins "Festival Of The 60s" weekend, 4-7 January 2024, but that's highly doubtful... it's probably a tribute band. (Same for "The Easybeats".) |
| 11:54 am - | More articles on John Gosling here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. |
| Sunday, 6th August, 2023 | |
| 5:36 pm - | More articles on John Gosling here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here (in Dutch), here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here (in Finnish), here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. |
| Saturday, 5th August, 2023 | |
| 11:39 am - | And more articles here, here, here, here, here, and here. |
| 10:22 am - | More articles on John Gosling here, here, here, and here. |
| Friday, 4th August, 2023 | |
| 2:53 pm - | Here's an article about John Gosling's passing. |
| 12:23 pm - | Official Kinks social media posts about John Gosling, with statements from Ray, Dave and Mick: Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. |
| 9:04 am - | Kinks keyboardist John "The Baptist" Gosling has passed away. |
| Wednesday, 2nd August, 2023 | |
| 10:36 am - | A cover of "Father Christmas" is included in this Albums That Should Exist blog post. |
| 10:29 am - | A bunch of videos from a 2013 Kinks tribute concert in St. Louis. |
| Tuesday, 1st August, 2023 | |
| 9:39 am - | The Kinks are mentioned in this article on the Assembly Hall theatre in Framlingham, East Suffolk. |
| 9:29 am - | Here's a review of the Jam Records Celebrates Ray Davies tribute album (scroll down a bit to get to it). |
| 9:26 am - | David Cross includes a Kinks concert as part of the soundtrack of his life. |
| Friday, 28th July, 2023 | |
| 1:19 pm - | There are some new shirts, a cap, a tote bag, and enamel badge at the official Kinks store. |
| 9:04 am - | Here's an article on Pete Townshend's thoughts about Dave. |
| Thursday, 27th July, 2023 | |
| 4:51 pm - | Here's a video on hearing The Kinks for the first time. |
| 12:08 pm - | Here's a song inspired by "Waterloo Sunset": "Terry and Julie" by Eden Rain. |
| Wednesday, 26th July, 2023 | |
| 9:46 am - | Here's an article on "Waterloo Sunset". |
| Tuesday, 25th July, 2023 | |
| 9:27 am - | Mandy Moore mentions The Kinks in this interview. |
| Monday, 24th July, 2023 | |
| 10:00 am - | Here's a cover of "YRGM" by a surf-rock band from Mexico, Los Tarantinos. (Here's another from three years ago.) |
| 9:53 am - | The Kinks are included in this article on "bands similar to The Zombies". |
| Thursday, 20th July, 2023 | |
| 3:12 pm - | Here's a new cover of "Picture Book" by Rick White. |
| 9:27 am - | Here's a new photo of Mick with Clem Burke this week. |
| 9:25 am - | Snippets of "Working At The Factory", "When Work Is Over" and "A Well Respected Man" were used in series 9, episode 9 of The Great British Sewing Bee on BBC1. |
| Tuesday, 18th July, 2023 | |
| 9:23 am - | According to this article the original award-winning cast of Sunny Afternoon will be performing at Rushfest on 2 September 2023. |
| 9:21 am - | The Kinks are mentioned in this article on the happiest UK road trips. |
| Monday, 17th July, 2023 | |
| 12:59 pm - | The Kinks are #2 in this article on the best rock bands of all time. |
| 12:54 pm - | Here's an article on Dave. |
| 12:51 pm - | Here's an article on Ray. |
| 12:48 pm - | The Kinks are #3 in this article on loud rockers from the 1960s. |
| Friday, 14th July, 2023 | |
| 10:38 am - | According to this article, Ray participated in a new book about The Beach Boys. |
| 10:34 am - | "See My Friends" is included in this article on Indian-influenced rock songs. |
| Wednesday, 12th July, 2023 | |
| 10:59 am - | Mark Volman quotes "Session Man" in this 1977 interview with David Bowie (at around 08:30). |
| 9:21 am - | "YRGM" is included in this article on '60s songs you'll never forget. |
| 9:13 am - | According to this article a choir sang "Waterloo Sunset" at a celebration of the 175th anniversary of Waterloo Station. |
| Monday, 10th July, 2023 | |
| 11:06 am - | The Kinks are included in this concert ticket puzzle. |
| 9:29 am - | BBC 2 will be repeating 4 Kinks/Ray TV shows this Saturday, 15 July: The Kinks at the BBC at 21:00, The Old Grey Whistle Test at 22:00, I'm Not Like Everybody Else - The World of Ray Davies and the Kinks at 22:45, and The Kinks at the Rainbow at 00:40. |
| 9:24 am - | Here's an article on Arthur. |
| 9:21 am - | "YRGM" is mentioned in this review of the film LOLA. |
| Friday, 7th July, 2023 | |
| 4:26 pm - | Here's a cover of "Waterloo Sunset" which used an AI to convert the vocals to Paul McCartney's. |
| 3:50 pm - | According to this Instagram post, there's an interview with Ray in the French magazine Rock&folk (special issue no. 43). |
| 10:09 am - | The Kinks are on one of five alternate covers of the Goldmine magazine Summer 2023 issue. |
| 10:06 am - | "Sunny Afternoon" is included in this article on summer songs. |
| Thursday, 6th July, 2023 | |
| 3:40 pm - | Here's a 1986 interview with Ray. |
| 1:07 pm - | Here's the note from Ray to Ben Crosland from last weekend. |
| 9:10 am - | Glen Matlock includes "YRGM" in Records The Changed My Life. |
| Wednesday, 5th July, 2023 | |
| 9:56 am - | The Official HD Video for "Supersonic Rocket Ship" premieres on YouTube tomorrow. |
| 9:55 am - | The VGPS album is #2 in this article on underrated rock albums everyone should own. |
| 9:54 am - | There's a short segment on Ray in this article (scroll down near the bottom). |
| 9:51 am - | "Come Dancing" is included in this playlist of July 4th cookout songs. |
| Monday, 3rd July, 2023 | |
| 10:16 am - | The Kinksfan Kollektiv will be participating in the upcoming North London Kinks fest with singalongs at these venues (all free entry):
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| 10:10 am - | Here's a photo of Mick attending the performance by the Ben Crosland Quintet at the Clissold Arms on Saturday. According to this Instagram post, Ray sent a note saying he loves Ben's jazz arrangements of his songs. |
| 10:07 am - | Shel Talmy has posted the Blueprint of "I Took My Baby Home" and "I'll Remember" on Facebook. |
| 10:05 am - | Here's some footage of The Kinks performing live at the Betuwse Pop Festival in Tiel, The Netherlands on 22 August 1970. |
| 10:00 am - | Henny (ex-"The Kinky2") has uploaded the new 2023 album "BUS 59" - "ON A RIFFY ROAD". No Kinks, but pretty Kinky..... |
| Thursday, 29th June, 2023 | |
| 9:42 am - | Here's a new podcast interview with Dave. |
| 9:26 am - | Here's a live cover of "TTEOTD by Flying Soviet. |
| 9:20 am - | Here's a live cover of "Waterloo Sunset" by The Album Show. |
| 9:17 am - | Here's a 1986 TV appearance by The Kinks, doing "How Are You". |
| 9:10 am - | There's a quote from Dave in this article on Jimi Hendrix. |
| Tuesday, 27th June, 2023 | |
| 1:27 pm - | This article has quotes from Ray's May 24 2023 interview from the LA Times. |
| Monday, 26th June, 2023 | |
| 9:36 am - | There's a new quote from Dave in this article on the Glastonbury festival. |
| Friday, 23rd June, 2023 | |
| 11:54 am - | "YRGM" opens this episode of a new radio play. |
| 11:52 am - | "Sunny Afternoon" is included in this article on summer songs. |
| 11:50 am - | A couple more Ray birthday articles here, here, and here. |
| 11:48 am - | The Kinks are mentioned as an influence in this article on band Sonny & The Sunsets. |
| 11:46 am - | The Kinks are included in a new book, Backstage & Beyond Vol. 1 by Jim Sullivan, due out July 21. There's a bit about Ray in this highlights page. |
| Wednesday, 21st June, 2023 | |
| 9:17 am - | Happy 79th birthday to Ray Davies! Here are some official Kinks social media posts: Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. |
| 9:16 am - | A bunch of birthday articles, blog posts, etc.: here, here, here, here, here, and here. |
| 9:13 am - | Here's a podcast on The Kinks. |
| 9:10 am - | Goldmine magazine has an updated article on The Kinks' 50 greatest songs. |
| Monday, 19th June, 2023 | |
| 10:16 am - | You can listen again to Chris Kocher's Sir Ray Davies birthday tribute radio show. |
| 10:15 am - | Here's an article on "YRGM". |
| 10:15 am - | Here's a clip of Cillian Murphy singing "YRGM", posted on the official Kinks YouTube channel. |
| 10:12 am - | Here's a reggae cover of "Stop Your Sobbing" by Rhoda Dakar. |
| 10:08 am - | "This Time Tomorrow" is included in this article (paywalled) on Wes Anderson's best needle drops. |
| Friday, 16th June, 2023 | |
| 11:46 am - | The official Kinks site is asking for 'fan content': old photos and video to be used in a video for "Picture Book". Here's a Facebook post. |
| Wednesday, 14th June, 2023 | |
| 9:53 am - | The Kinks are included in this article on artists who were banned. |
| Monday, 12th June, 2023 | |
| 9:23 am - | Chris Kocher will be doing his annual Ray Davies birthday tribute radio show this Saturday, June 17 at 10am EDT. Make your song request at the Facebook event page or by email. |
| 9:19 am - | Here's a podcast episode on The Kinks. |
| 9:19 am - | Here's an article on David Bowie's comments about "Waterloo Sunset". |
| 9:16 am - | The official Kinks YouTube channel has been posting short videos. |
| 9:11 am - | Here's an article on Dave's recent tweets about Marc Bolan. |
| Friday, 9th June, 2023 | |
| 2:06 pm - | Here's a preview article for the Kast Off Kinks show at the Witham Public Hall tomorrow. |
| 1:56 pm - | There's a new EP of Kinks covers due out in late July. "Limited to 100 copies." |
| 1:54 pm - | Here's a new interview with Dave (audio). |
| 1:52 pm - | Henny Stahli has uploaded THE KINKY2 - More, More, More.... "An extended version of the 2002 CD 'The Kinky2'- 'The Greatest Hits & More...', now re-recorded, re-mixed & re-mastered. 10 Bonus tracks are added." |
| Thursday, 8th June, 2023 | |
| 12:09 pm - | Dave is included in this article on LGBTQ Rock Icons. |
| 9:34 am - | Here's an audience audio recording of The Kinks at Madison Square Garden in 1981. |
| Wednesday, 7th June, 2023 | |
| 10:54 am - | There's a sale on vinyl and CDs at the official Kinks store. |
| 9:11 am - | Here's a cover of "Days" by Jacob K. |
| 9:06 am - | "YRGM" is #7 in this article on the best guitar solos. |
| 9:05 am - | The Kinks are mentioned in this article on The Jam. |
| Tuesday, 6th June, 2023 | |
| 9:19 am - | The Journey, Part 1 is included in this article on new vinyl releases. |
| 9:08 am - | Here's an article about "Lola". |
| 9:06 am - | Donovan mentions Dave in this article (from a 2008 interview). |
| Monday, 5th June, 2023 | |
| 10:22 am - | Shel Talmy posted the Blueprint of "I Gotta Go Now" and "I Gotta Move" on Facebook. |
| 10:20 am - | Here's a podcast on "Shangri-La". |
| 10:19 am - | A lyric from "Lola" is quoted in this article on De La Soul. |
| 10:17 am - | Noel Gallagher talks about VGPS in this article. |
| 10:15 am - | "YRGM" was performed by 1000 musicians at Rockin'1000 in Madrid on Saturday. |
| 10:10 am - | Mick Hucknall mentions Ray in this interview. |
| 10:05 am - | Here's a short video recently posted on the official Kinks YouTube channel. |
| Friday, 2nd June, 2023 | |
| 12:37 pm - | Here's an animated video (in Japanese) on the history of The Kinks. |
| 9:15 am - | Here's a blog post/review of "The Long Distance Piano Player". |
| 9:03 am - | Henny Stahli has uploaded "The Kinky2" - Live at "The Archway Tavern" - London 2001, supporting "The Kast Off Kinks" (FULL SET 43.00). |
| Thursday, 1st June, 2023 | |
| 9:05 am - | The Kinks are #4 in this article. |
| 9:03 am - | Here's a podcast on The Kinks' albums from 1969 to 1972. |
| 9:01 am - | The Kinks are #3 in this article on British Invasion bands. |
| 9:01 am - | Here's a video of a tour of Kinks sites in London. |
| Wednesday, 31st May, 2023 | |
| 9:14 am - | The Smithereens played "Too Much On My Mind" at their concert in Alexandria, Virginia on May 27th. |
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