News & Rumors
(you decide which is which)
| Monday, 21st October, 2024 | |
| 1:12 pm - | "This Strange Effect" (The Kinks' version) was played in the background of season 2, episode 3 of "The Devil's Hour". |
| 1:09 pm - | "YRGM" is included in this article on the best rock songs with the word "You" in the title. |
| 1:07 pm - | Here's a podcast (in Spanish) on The Kinks and The Animals. |
| Friday, 18th October, 2024 | |
| 9:34 am - | Today is the release day of the 2024 remasters of Sleepwalker and Misfits, for sale on vinyl or CD at the official Kinks store, or Amazon or any music store. Also available as an HD audio download (96kHz/24bit or HQA) at hdtracks.com and other places. |
| Thursday, 17th October, 2024 | |
| 1:59 pm - | Here's an acoustic guitar cover of "Act Nice And Gentle" by The Devil's B Sides. |
| 1:53 pm - | Here's a vlog on "David Watts". |
| Wednesday, 16th October, 2024 | |
| 1:11 pm - | Here's an article on The Kinks' 1974 appearance on Midnight Special. |
| 12:18 pm - | There's a blurb about the "kinky boots" Kinks logo in the December 2024 issue of Mojo, in an article about a new book on Rock logos. |
| 12:14 pm - | The "Dead End Street" promo video is mention in this article on Little Green Street. |
| 12:10 pm - | Here's an article on Keith Richards' thoughts on Mick Avory. |
| 12:07 pm - | Ray is quoted in this video about Nicky Hopkins. |
| 12:01 pm - | The Kinks are mentioned in this video about the group Fanny, as having toured with them. |
| Monday, 14th October, 2024 | |
| 4:14 pm - | Here's a 1994 interview video with Ray and Dave. |
| 4:10 pm - | Here's an article about the State Of Confusion tour. |
| 4:08 pm - | Here's a 1987 cover of "ADAAOTN" by The Stranglers (ripped from vinyl). |
| 4:07 pm - | According to this, The Kinks are at #23 in the Ultimate British Group vote. |
| Thursday, 10th October, 2024 | |
| 12:53 pm - | According to this article, The Kinks are 'in the top 30' of the Ultimate British Group vote. |
| 12:35 pm - | Here's a cover of "Living On A Thin Line" by Nick Carter (not the Backstreet Boy) from his album Carved in the Bark. |
| Wednesday, 9th October, 2024 | |
| 11:10 am - | Here's a blog post about a Ray performance at Westbury Music Fair in 1997. |
| 11:09 am - | Here's an article about Ray and Pete Townshend. |
| Tuesday, 8th October, 2024 | |
| 11:31 am - | Dick van Veelen's third book on The Kinks has now been published: Ray en Dave Davies Going Solo na The Kinks ("Ray and Dave Davies Going Solo after The Kinks"). Written in the Dutch language, it's an overview of the solo careers of both brothers. Here's the publisher's page for the book where it can be ordered (international buyers should email info@noordboek.nl). On November 3rd, Dick will have a presentation and book signing at the Tone and Image Gallery in Schiedam, Holland. Also, on November 7th the Gallery will host a major photographic exhibition on The Kinks featuring photographs by national and international photographers. |
| 11:02 am - | Here's an article on The Kinks' 15 greatest songs. |
| 10:54 am - | Bill Bailey chose "YRGM" as one of his 5 favourite songs on the Australian TV show Take 5. Listen here (starts around 5:50). Here's the ITV link, but it requires a login. Here's the Spotify link. |
| 10:45 am - | A couple recent live covers of "Waterloo Sunset" by Robyn Hitchcock here and here. |
| Monday, 7th October, 2024 | |
| 3:32 pm - | Here's a cover of "YRGM" by Eddie Earthquake & the Tremors. |
| 3:30 pm - | Here's a recent live cover of "YRGM" by Rick Springfield. |
| 3:29 pm - | Here's an article on The Kinks. (Updated from September.) |
| 3:26 pm - | Here's an article about "Wicket Annabella". |
| 3:24 pm - | Here's Mick singing "DFOF" at a Kinks 60th anniversary event. |
| 3:22 pm - | Here's a cover of "Victoria" by The Feelies. |
| 3:20 pm - | I'm a bit too late posting this, but George Belli's Preservation had a Kinks tribute show yesterday in Charlestown, Massachusetts. |
| 3:14 pm - | Here's an acoustic cover of "Waterloo Sunset" by Millz. |
| 2:58 pm - | Here's an acoustic cover of "Sunny Afternoon" by Archie of Lonely Mountain Music. |
| Thursday, 3rd October, 2024 | |
| 2:55 pm - | Dave is in some photos from the Session Man screening last week. |
| 2:54 pm - | Arthur is included in this article on 10 concept albums Tim Heidecker thinks everyone should own. |
| Wednesday, 2nd October, 2024 | |
| 12:44 pm - | Here's an article on the Nicky Hopkins documentary film The Session Man. You can see Dave in the trailer at 01:08. You can watch the film on Amazon Prime starting Nov. 5th, and it will be available on DVD "later this year". |
| 12:39 pm - | Here's an article on the 60th anniversary of the release of The Kinks' first album. |
| 12:38 pm - | Here's a preview article for Kinks tribute band The Minks' gig in Crockett, California this Sunday. |
| 12:36 pm - | Ray is mentioned in this article on Dallas-Fort Worth area band names, as the inspiration for Deathray Davies. |
| 12:34 pm - | Here's an article on Aerosmith's and The Kinks' versions of "Milk Cow Blues". |
| 12:31 pm - | Here's a video of Kinks tribute band The Kinks Experience performing "Louie Louie". |
| 12:30 pm - | Here's a cover of "Nothin' In This World Can Stop Me Worryin' 'Bout That Girl" by Strumdoc. |
| Monday, 30th September, 2024 | |
| 12:56 pm - | The Kinks are included in this article on on-stage fights. |
| 12:54 pm - | Here's an article on every Kinks album, ranked. |
| 12:44 pm - | Shel Talmy has posted the Blueprint of "Dead End Street" on Facebook. |
| 12:40 pm - | VGPS is included in this article on the best concept albums. |
| Friday, 27th September, 2024 | |
| 11:48 am - | Here's an article on Dave's recent quotes about Liam Gallagher. |
| Wednesday, 25th September, 2024 | |
| 2:43 pm - | The Kinks are mentioned as an influence in this interview with The Buzzcocks' Steve Diggle. |
| Tuesday, 24th September, 2024 | |
| 9:43 am - | The Kinks are included in this video on the best British bands. |
| 9:41 am - | Here’s a live cover of "Lola" by The Tree Frogs. |
| 9:39 am - | Here’s an article about Arthur and The Who’s Tommy. |
| Monday, 23rd September, 2024 | |
| 10:08 am - | In this article about The Regal in Cambridge, The Kinks are mentioned as having played there several times. |
| 10:04 am - | Shel Talmy has posted the blueprint of "Death Of A Clown" on Facebook. |
| 10:03 am - | Here’s an audience-shot video of The Kinks in concert in 1993. |
| 10:01 am - | In this article about Polydor Studios in London, it’s mentioned that The Kinks recorded some Dave tracks there in 1969. |
| 9:57 am - | Ritchie Blackmore mentions The Kinks in this video. |
| 9:55 am - | Here’s an article on The Kinks’ best albums. |
| Thursday, 19th September, 2024 | |
| 3:45 am - | Here's a live cover of "YRGM" by The Cure from 1985. |
| 3:44 am - | In the latest issue of Uncut magazine, Stevie Van Zandt includes "YRGM" in his British Invasion Top 10. |
| 3:42 am - | The Kinks are mentioned in this upcoming book by Jakko Jakszyk. |
| 3:39 am - | "Waterloo Sunset" is included in this article on songs about London. |
| 3:38 am - | Dave is mentioned in this article on the Folly Wildlife Rescue in Tunbridge Wells. |
| Wednesday, 18th September, 2024 | |
| 9:37 am - | The Kinks are mentioned a few times in this interview with Billy Bob Thornton. |
| Tuesday, 17th September, 2024 | |
| 1:15 pm - | UK residents can vote for The Kinks as the "Ultimate British Group". (Requires an account.) |
| 1:12 pm - | Here's another live cover of "Waterloo Sunset" by Joe Jackson (from yesterday). |
| 12:59 pm - | Here's an article about the VGPS album. |
| Monday, 16th September, 2024 | |
| 12:10 pm - | Here's an acoustic cover of "This Time Tomorrow" by "aggressive acoustic". |
| 12:04 pm - | Here's an article on "YRGM" (paywalled). |
| 12:03 pm - | On the latest Johnnie Walker show on BBC Radio 2, he re-aired a 2018 interview with Dave (starts at 1:22:35). |
| Friday, 13th September, 2024 | |
| 10:20 am - | According to this article, "Better Things" has been covered by Tanya Donelly and Bill Janovitz. (It was previously released on Bandcamp in 2015.) Here it is on YouTube. |
| Thursday, 12th September, 2024 | |
| 4:54 pm - | Here's a short video of Alice Cooper talking to Dave about the first time he heard "ADAAOTN". |
| 4:46 pm - | Dave is mentioned in this article about Jimi Hendrix. |
| 4:44 pm - | According to this article, Courtney Love, Thurston Moore, and members of My Bloody Valentine and Portishead are recording covers of Marianne Faithful songs at Konk Studios. |
| Wednesday, 11th September, 2024 | |
| 3:04 pm - | The Kinks are mentioned in this article on the revival of the Pye record label. |
| 2:50 pm - | Bill Shanley talks about working with Ray in this podcast. |
| 2:49 pm - | Kinks songs will be included in this 60s singalong event this Saturday in Worcestershire. |
| 2:48 pm - | Here's an article on Ray's acoustic guitar style. |
| 2:45 pm - | "Summer's Gone" is included in this article on end-of-summer songs. |
| 2:44 pm - | VGPS is included in this article on the best concept albums. |
| Tuesday, 10th September, 2024 | |
| 11:38 am - | "Schooldays" is included in this article on back-to-school songs. |
| Monday, 9th September, 2024 | |
| 12:53 pm - | There will be a Kinks tribute show at The Townhouse in Aberdeen, UK on Sunday, 6 October 2024, by Ean J. |
| 11:50 am - | Bruce Springsteen mentions The Kinks in this article. |
| 11:44 am - | The Kinks are mentioned in this obituary for Scott Simon, a singer for Sha Na Na, who opened for The Kinks. |
| 11:27 am - | This movie review quotes "Celluloid Heroes", under the section for the film The Substance. |
| Friday, 6th September, 2024 | |
| 12:00 pm - | This site has a trailer for a Kinks documentary video. The full video requires a Patreon subscription, but there are a couple segments available to watch on Tiktok. |
| 11:51 am - | You can listen again to Richard Littlejohn's "The Kinks And Me" radio show. |
| 11:50 am - | Here's a recent live cover of "Do You Remember Walter?" by The Anderson Council (they did that song and "This Is Where I Belong" on the Jem Records Ray Davies tribute album last year. |
| 11:46 am - | Here's the "Lostpedia" page for "He's Evil", which was featured on a couple episodes of the TV show Lost in 2006. |
| 11:41 am - | "YRGM" is included in this list of "songs that people say are the best ever written". |
| 11:36 am - | Mark Almond talks about The Kinks in this interview. |
| Thursday, 5th September, 2024 | |
| 2:35 pm - | Here's a "first time reaction" video for "Sunny Afternoon". |
| 11:16 am - | Here's audio of The Kinks performing "Catch Me Now I'm Falling" in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio on Sept. 5, 1985. |
| 11:12 am - | Here's an article on the 5 best songs from Muswell Hillbillies. |
| 11:03 am - | Low Budget is included in this article on albums designed to make their artists sound more arena-friendly. |
| 11:02 am - | In addition to the live covers of "Waterloo Sunset" by Robyn Hitchcock that I've linked to here in the past couple months, he will be including the song on his upcoming album 1967: Vacations in the Past (a companion to his book 1967: How I Got There and Why I Never Left). |
| 10:54 am - | "Destroyer" is #1 in this list of songs about feeling paranoid. |
| Wednesday, 4th September, 2024 | |
| 8:22 am - | Remastered versions of Sleepwalker and Misfits will be released by BMG on October 18, 2024 on heavyweight vinyl and CD. (No bonus tracks.) They're available to pre-order now on the official Kinks store. Here's a video short to advertise the releases. |
| 8:17 am - | Here's a new post from the "Albums That Should Exist" blog: Ray Davies - VH-1 Storytellers. |
| 8:16 am - | According to this gig review, Robyn Hitchcock covered "Waterloo Sunset" at his recent concert in York. |
| Monday, 2nd September, 2024 | |
| 4:10 pm - | Recently posted on YouTube: the June 7, 1974 episode of The Midnight Special, hosted by The Kinks (and 5 songs performed by The Kinks). |
| 4:07 pm - | "VGPS" is referenced in this article about a village green becoming private land. |
| 4:06 pm - | There will be a radio show, The Kinks And Me by Richard Littlejohn, on Boom Radio, Wednesday Sept. 4 at 9pm. |
| 4:02 pm - | Here's an article on The Kinks. |
| 4:00 pm - | The Kinks are included in this Telegraph article (paywalled). |
| Friday, 30th August, 2024 | |
| 11:35 am - | Here's an article on Dave's recent tweet about an AI cover of "YRGM". |
| 11:31 am - | Here's a recent live cover of "YRGM" by David Essex. |
| 11:30 am - | Here's an article about "YRGM" being back in the charts. |
| Thursday, 29th August, 2024 | |
| 8:54 am - | The Kinks are included in this Rolling Stone article, which places odds on various bands reuniting. |
| 8:50 am - | "Lola" is included in this article on rock songs named after women. |
| Tuesday, 27th August, 2024 | |
| 3:35 pm - | Ralph McLean (from the "Kinks at 60" radio show mentioned earlier today) has posted on Facebook some pics and cuttings from when The Kinks played Portstewart in July 1966. |
| 10:55 am - | Here's the official visualiser video for "YRGM" (on the official Kinks YouTube channel). |
| 10:19 am - | Shel Talmy has posted the Blueprint of "YRGM" on Facebook (an update of an early post, for the 60th anniversary). |
| 10:18 am - | "The Kinks At 60" will be the focus of the Ralph McLean Show on BBC Radio Ulster today at 20:04. |
| 10:16 am - | The Kinks are included in this article on band break-ups. |
| 10:14 am - | VGPS is included in this article on albums that initially flopped but became legendary. |
| Saturday, 24th August, 2024 | |
| 12:27 pm - | Ray wrote a paragraph on Fats Domino's "Walking To New Orleans" in the September 2024 issue of Record Collector magazine. |
| 12:26 pm - | "YRGM" is included in this article on 25 singles that are 60 years old. |
| 12:25 pm - | "YRGM" is included in this article on very first songs from popular genres. |
| 12:24 pm - | There are mentions of Ray and The Kinks in Glen Matlock's autobiography. You can read some of it here. |
| Friday, 23rd August, 2024 | |
| 10:11 am - | Here's an article on the Sunny Afternoon musical production in Chicago next year. |
| 10:09 am - | Andy Partridge mentions The Kinks in this interview. |
| Tuesday, 20th August, 2024 | |
| 1:17 pm - | Here's a recent live cover of "Dandy" by Peter Noone. |
| Sunday, 18th August, 2024 | |
| 4:37 pm - | Dave will be participating in an episode of What's In My Bag? at Amoeba Records in Berkeley, California this week. |
| 4:25 pm - | "YRGM" is mentioned in this article on songs about lying (under the section for The Eurythmics' "Would I Lie To You"). |
| 4:23 pm - | Here's an article about Noel Gallagher thinking the Oasis song "Stay Young" sounds like The Kinks. |
| 3:57 pm - | The Kinks are mentioned in this article on the greatest film soundtracks (under the Rushmore soundtrack). |
| 3:56 pm - | Ray is included in this article on musicians "who didn't like The Beatles". |
| 3:54 pm - | "Everybody's Gonna Be Happy" is included in this article on underrated hand clapping songs. |
| Friday, 16th August, 2024 | |
| 1:05 pm - | Today is the release day for the 60th anniversary "YRGM" 7" vinyl single, limited to 1964 numbered copies. A posting today on the official Kinks Facebook page says "Only a small number remain". You can find it at the official Kinks store or Rough Trade record shop. |
| 12:56 pm - | "Education" is included in this article on songs about teachers. |
| Wednesday, 14th August, 2024 | |
| 4:26 pm - | According to this tweet there will be a radio show celebrating 60 years of The Kinks on Simon Selects show on NLive Radio on Monday, 26th August starting at 7pm. |
| 4:23 pm - | Here's a 1967 cover (in Italian) of "Death Of A Clown" by I Nomadi. |
| 4:21 pm - | Here's an article on the Kinks' 5 biggest US hits. |
| Tuesday, 13th August, 2024 | |
| 4:59 pm - | Gary Louris talks about working with Ray in this article. |
| 4:57 pm - | Here's an article on 10 most underrated Kinks songs. |
| Monday, 12th August, 2024 | |
| 11:56 am - | Tickets for the Sunny Afternoon musical in Chicago (March - April 2025) are on sale now. |
| 11:53 am - | Here's a cover of "Waterloo Sunset" by Jimmy Murphy. |
| 11:52 am - | Ray's performance of "Waterloo Sunset" is included in this article on the best Summer Olympic closing ceremony performances of all time. |
| 11:48 am - | "Waterloo Sunset" is included in this article on the top 10 closing tracks from 1960s albums. |
| Saturday, 10th August, 2024 | |
| 2:45 pm - | Portland, Oregon band The Shivas have a Kinks/Ray tribute track titled "Ray" on their latest album Can't Stop Coming Around. Several Kinks songs are referenced in the lyrics. |
| 2:39 pm - | Here's an article on Brian May's thoughts on "YRGM". |
| Friday, 9th August, 2024 | |
| 5:03 pm - | Here's an article on "YRGM". |
| 5:01 pm - | Here's a live cover of "Waterloo Sunset" by Ashley Naylor. |
| Wednesday, 7th August, 2024 | |
| 11:24 am - | Chris Kocher's book on Kinks fan stories is now listed on Amazon: UK, US, Netherlands. The UK Amazon says 30 October, an US Amazon says 20 December. |
| 11:19 am - | If you missed Chris Kocher's Sir Ray Davies birthday tribute radio show, you can listen again. |
| 11:18 am - | Here's a 1996 interview with Ray, from the Dini Petty Show on CTV. |
| 11:17 am - | Here's a cover of "Waterloo Sunset" by David McMillan. |
| Tuesday, 6th August, 2024 | |
| 1:47 pm - | The Kinks covers list is now up to 11000 covers! |
| 1:43 pm - | "Come Dancing" lyrics are quoted in this review of the Channel 4 series "On The Edge". |
| 1:38 pm - | "ADAAOTN" is mentioned in this article on The Doors' "Hello I Love You". |
| 1:36 pm - | The Kinks are mentioned as an influence in this article on Blur. |
| Sunday, 4th August, 2024 | |
| 9:40 am - | The "You Really Got Me" single was released in the UK 60 years ago today. |
| 9:39 am - | Here's a new interview with Dave. |
| 9:38 am - | There are several other signed items up for bids, benefiting the Folly Wildlife Rescue charity. |
| 9:36 am - | The Kinks are included in this article on bands featuring siblings. |
| 9:34 am - | Here's an article on "Waterloo Sunset" and David Gilmour. |
| Thursday, 1st August, 2024 | |
| 11:07 am - | Bill Orton sent info on the upcoming Official Kinks Fan Club meeting: "Tickets are now available to book for the Fan Club meeting at the Dome, Tufnell Park (Boston Arms) on SUNDAY 24TH NOVEMBER 2024, 1.00pm till 6.30pm, featuring the expanded line up- Kast Off Kinks- Dave Clarke, Mick Avory, Mark Haley and Mike Steed (Bass) augmented by Debi & Shirlie, John Dalton, Bob Henrit. Pete Watkins, acoustic set. Feet to the Beat, More guests and details to be confirmed. Tickets £25, UK Cheque or bacs payments to – OFFICIAL KINKS FAN CLUB (1996) SORT Code 20-85-13 Acc Number 00458090. OVERSEAS book and reserve to pay and collect on the door. This is the only show Kast off Kinks will play with expanded line up and guests. RESERVE NOW: billorton@officialkinksfanclub.co.uk " |
| 11:03 am - | A copy of the VGPS 50th anniversary box set signed by Dave, Ray and Mick is up for bids on eBay, benefiting the Folly Wildlife Rescue charity. |
| 10:53 am - | Here's an article (from five years ago) about Chrissie Hynde's cover of "No Return". |
| Wednesday, 31st July, 2024 | |
| 1:33 pm - | The official Kinks Facebook page has a photo of Dave with Beck, after Beck’s Carnegie Hall show last night. |
| 12:26 pm - | Here's some video of "Wicked Annabella" from the Vox Holloway show, shot by James and shared on Facebook by Vox Holloway. |
| Thursday, 25th July, 2024 | |
| 1:58 pm - | Rico and his Kinks-influenced music project "Mr. Songbird" are back with a new 4-song EP, available on bandcamp.com (and soon to be on Spotify and YouTube). |
| 1:50 pm - | This article from the Financial Times (paywalled) quotes a couple Kinks/Ray songs. |
| 1:48 pm - | Some quotes from Ray and Dave on the death of John Mayall on the official Kinks twitter account here and here. |
| Wednesday, 24th July, 2024 | |
| 8:03 am - | Here’s a blog post with a section on "Don’t Forget To Dance". |
| 8:01 am - | Here’s another new cover of "Waterloo Sunset" by Robyn Hitchcock. |
| Tuesday, 23rd July, 2024 | |
| 4:45 pm - | Here’s a cover of "Supersonic Rocket Ship" by Coral Bells Band. |
| Monday, 22nd July, 2024 | |
| 11:31 am - | According to this article, an interview with Bob Henrit will be aired on Royston Radio on Saturday, July 27th at 3pm. |
| 8:55 am - | Shel Talmy has posted the blueprint of "She's Got Everything" on Facebook. |
| 8:53 am - | Here’s an article about Ray and the Vox Holloway Kinks tribute show. |
| Saturday, 20th July, 2024 | |
| 8:39 am - | Here’s a cover of "Waterloo Sunset" by Robyn Hitchcock and Sean Nelson. |
| Friday, 19th July, 2024 | |
| 1:29 pm - | Paul Weller picked "Dead End Street" on this radio show. The song starts at 11:30, and he talks about it after. |
| Thursday, 18th July, 2024 | |
| 12:10 pm - | The Stranglers' cover of "ADAAOTN" is mentioned in this article on their best songs. |
| Tuesday, 16th July, 2024 | |
| 9:41 am - | Here’s an article on the Vox Holloway Kinks tribute gig. |
| 9:40 am - | Here are The Pretenders doing a live cover of "Stop Your Sobbing" in Philadelphia the other day. |
| 9:37 am - | Low Budget is included in this article on albums released 45 years ago. |
| 9:34 am - | According to this tweet, “Days” was played at the end of the BBC’s Euro 2024 coverage. |
| 9:30 am - | A French version of "ADAAOTN" by Les Terribles is played during season 4, episode 3 of the show “The Boys” (during one of many violent fight scenes). |
| 9:27 am - | The Vox Holloway gig is discussed in this radio show (about 02:19 in). |
| Saturday, 13th July, 2024 | |
| 10:28 am - | Here’s a cover of "Waterloo Sunset" by Soraya Ray. |
| Friday, 12th July, 2024 | |
| 5:28 pm - | "Celluloid Heroes" is mentioned in this film review. |
| 5:27 pm - | The Kinks are mentioned in this article on famous festival stand-ins. |
| 5:25 pm - | Here’s an article on the 60th anniversary of "YRGM". |
| Thursday, 11th July, 2024 | |
| 11:49 am - | Here’s a Shania Twain cover recorded at Konk Studios. |
| 11:46 am - | Here's an article with quotes from Ray on The Who. |
| Wednesday, 10th July, 2024 | |
| 10:50 am - | A couple articles here and here say that Fender is using a cover of "ADAAOTN" in the launch video for their Player II series of guitars. |
| 10:45 am - | Here's an article on Van Halen's cover of "YRGM". |
| 10:43 am - | There's a quote from Dave in this article on Jimi Hendrix. |
| Tuesday, 9th July, 2024 | |
| 1:49 pm - | There will be a 60th anniversary reissue of the "YRGM"/"It's All Right" single on 16 August 2024, limited to 1964 copies. You can pre-order it from RoughTrade.com or from the official Kinks store. Copies ordered from the official Kinks store will include an "exclusive 7x7" card print with a special message from the band". |
| 1:43 pm - | VGPS is #21 in this article on the biggest Classic Rock albums of 1968. |
| 1:42 pm - | You can find scans of several Kinks press clippings from 1964 to 1977 at this site. |
| 1:41 pm - | According to this article there will be an episode of the syndicated radio show "In The Studio" celebrating the 45th anniversary of Low Budget. |
| 1:39 pm - | Robyn Hitchcock covers "Waterloo Sunset" on his upcoming album 1967 - Vacations In The Past. |
| 1:37 pm - | According to this tweet, the radio show Common Thread will feature a birthday tribute to Ray this Sunday, July 14th at 2pm GMT. |
| 1:33 pm - | Dave is mentioned in this article on the band Kanekoa. |
| 1:31 pm - | The Kinks and "YRGM" are included in this article on the history of the power chord. |
| 1:29 pm - | Here's a brief article on "Lola". |
| 1:27 pm - | A Kinks poster is included in this article on how to spot a fake concert poster. |
| 1:21 pm - | Here's an article about how Arthur inspired Chris Tullar's album Not Arthur. The album cover is a take-off on The Kinks' album cover. Chris and his band The Remantlists performed both Arthur and Not Arthur in Ashville, North Carolina this past Saturday. |
| 1:19 pm - | Ray and Dave are included in this article on rock star family feuds. |
| 1:16 pm - | On the "Great British Sewing Bee" on BBC1 last week, "ADAAOTN" was played near the beginning of the programme. |
| 1:15 pm - | Here's an article on Muswell Hillbillies. |
| Monday, 8th July, 2024 | |
| 7:48 am - | Dave will be live today on Soho Radio from 2 to 4pm GMT. |
| Tuesday, 2nd July, 2024 | |
| 1:30 pm - | "YRGM" is included in this article on five great songs from the 1960s. |
| 1:25 pm - | Ray was the featured songwriter on this radio show on BBC Radio Scotland yesterday. |
| Monday, 1st July, 2024 | |
| 10:39 am - | The Kinks are mentioned in this article about Pye Records. |
| Saturday, 29th June, 2024 | |
| 10:55 am - | The Kinks are mentioned in this article on Elliott Smith's cover of a Zombies song. |
| 10:53 am - | Here's a new cover of "I Go To Sleep" by Taylah Carroll. |
| Friday, 28th June, 2024 | |
| 11:27 am - | In the 2023 book Voornamelijk Vrouwen by Dutch author Connie Palmen, there is a chapter on "Lola" in which she tells how she heard Lola and the lyrics "Girls will be boys and boys will be girls" for the first time when she was fifteen. |
| 11:26 am - | The Kinks are mentioned in this article on the first Glastonbury festival. |
| 11:25 am - | The Kinks are included in this article on the four best British rock bands. |
| Thursday, 27th June, 2024 | |
| 11:37 am - | Here's a 1968 cover of "Tired Of Waiting" by Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra. |
| 11:35 am - | According to this review, there's a Kinks cover used in the Amazon Prime series "My Lady Jane". |
| 11:32 am - | Pete is mentioned in this article about Chris Squire and his Rickenbacker bass. |
| 11:29 am - | Here's a Rolling Stone article on "Waterloo Sunset", along with an accompanying video. |
| 11:28 am - | Here's an article on "Sunny Afternoon". |
| Tuesday, 25th June, 2024 | |
| 9:58 am - | Here's an acoustic cover of "Days" by John Peters. |
| 9:56 am - | Here's the full Kast Off Kinks' Archway EP set to a video of a drive in the countryside. |
| 9:54 am - | Here's a live cover of "Waterloo Sunset" by Joe Jackson. |
| 9:53 am - | "YRGM" is mentioned in this article on the origins of Punk Rock. |
| 9:52 am - | Here's a birthday article for Ray. |
| 9:50 am - | The Hollywood Stars talk about opening for The Kinks in this interview. |
| 9:49 am - | You can listen again to Chris Kocher's Sir Ray Davies birthday tribute radio show. |
| 9:48 am - | Here's an article on Muswell Hillbillies. |
| 9:47 am - | Johnnie Walker noted Ray's birthday on his Sounds of the 70s show on BBC Radio 2 on Sunday. |
| 9:44 am - | Here's a promo video for the Vox Holloway salute to The Kinks on Saturday, July 27. |
| Saturday, 22nd June, 2024 | |
| 2:21 pm - | Dave's Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame award was recently listed for sale on eBay (the listing has since been taken down). Several articles about it here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. |
| 2:03 pm - | Here's an unpaywalled version of yesterday's Telegraph article on Ray. |
| 2:02 pm - | Here's a blog post on the 50 best Kinks covers. |
| Friday, 21st June, 2024 | |
| 11:24 am - | Happy 80th birthday Ray Davies! |
| 11:23 am - | The Kinksfan Kollektiv have recorded a cover of "Apeman" (Facebook video) with the lyrics changed in honor of Ray's birthday. |
| 10:42 am - | Some radio shows for Ray's birthday:
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| 10:30 am - | Some articles for Ray's birthday: here, here (in German), here (paywalled), here, and here. |
| Thursday, 20th June, 2024 | |
| 3:19 pm - | Here's an article on Ray's thoughts about an Otis Redding song. |
| 1:37 pm - | The August 2024 issue (no. 369) of Mojo magazine has a column titled "Last Night A Record Changed My Life" written by Ron Sexsmith, which is about the Golden Hour Of The Kinks compilation LP. |
| 1:20 pm - | Here's an article about "Waterloo Sunset". |
| Tuesday, 18th June, 2024 | |
| 12:50 pm - | According to this article, Ray is one of the artists who have phoned Johnnie Walker in recent days. |
| 12:21 pm - | Here's a live cover of "Waterloo Sunset" by Joe Jackson. |
| 12:02 pm - | According to this article, The Killers covered "Come Dancing" in concert. Here's a video. And here's another article. |
| 11:58 am - | Here's an article on "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman". |
| 11:57 am - | The Kinks are included in this article on the "big four" British Invasion bands. |
| 11:56 am - | The Kinks are included in this article on bands who released two albums in a year. |
| 11:46 am - | Here's an article on Elliott Smith's cover of "Waterloo Sunset" from 2000. |
| Friday, 14th June, 2024 | |
| 2:55 pm - | Dick van Veelen's book The Kinks - Concerts in the Netherlands is now in its third printing. The book lists all concerts the band performed in The Netherlands from 1965 to 1993. It's in Dutch, but contains over 50 photos and other documents of The Kinks in concert in The Netherlands. (Dick's third book, about Ray and Dave's solo work, will be released in November 2024.) |
| 2:51 pm - | Clem Burke talks about The Kinks and Tall Poppy Syndrome's cover of "This Time Tomorrow" in this interview. |
| 2:40 pm - | Here's an article on The Kinks. |
| Tuesday, 11th June, 2024 | |
| 1:00 pm - | Here's an article on Pete Quaife. |
| Monday, 10th June, 2024 | |
| 9:51 am - | "YRGM" is mentioned in this article about Deep Purple. |
| 9:47 am - | Here's a cover of "ADAAOTN" by Vinyl Hampdin. |
| 9:44 am - | "ADAAOTN" and "YRGM" were played during the Phillies/Mets baseball game in London on Saturday. |
| Saturday, 8th June, 2024 | |
| 11:56 am - | Dave has posted on Facebook a recent video of him at a guitar shop. |
| 11:52 am - | In an Arte TV program/concert, Brian D'Addario from the Lemon Twigs choses Percy as one of his favorite albums (and the Kinks album is visible in the background during the interview as well). Here's the video -- the interview starts at 1:13:15, and Brian pulls out Percy at 1:18:48. Be sure to check out the Lemon Twigs concert portion of the video starting at 3:09:30. |
| Friday, 7th June, 2024 | |
| 4:36 pm - | In the June 2024 issue of the German version of Rolling Stone magazine, there's a 6 page piece on Ray for his 80th birthday. It's titled "Rückkehr nach Fortis Green" (Return to Fortis Green). |
| 4:31 pm - | Here's a podcast (in Spanish) on The Kinks' version of "Beautiful Delilah". |
| Thursday, 6th June, 2024 | |
| 4:04 pm - | Here's a YouTube video that morphs photos of The Kinks throughout the years. |
| 4:03 pm - | One For The Road is included in this article comparing live albums from the 1970s with 1980s. |
| Monday, 3rd June, 2024 | |
| 3:21 pm - | The Session Man documentary film about Nicky Hopkins will be screened at the Kingston International Film Festival on Saturday, 22nd June 2024 at 4:45pm. |
| 11:43 am - | The Kinks are mentioned in this article on The Liverbirds. |
| 11:43 am - | "Rainy Day In June" is included in this article on songs about June. |
| 11:42 am - | Here's an article about the use of "VGPS" in the movie Hot Fuzz. |
| Saturday, 1st June, 2024 | |
| 8:24 am - | There will be a screening at Midlands Arts Centre in Birmingham that will include an unused insert from The Old Grey Whistle Test featuring The Kinks. |
| 8:17 am - | Arthur is #19 in this article on the biggest classic rock albums of 1969. |
| 8:15 am - | Here’s a rehearsal video with the original West End cast of the Sunny Afternoon musical. |
| Friday, 31st May, 2024 | |
| 8:10 am - | Will Rigby talks about seeing Ray at a festival in Spain in this article. |
| 8:07 am - | "YRGM" is mentioned in this article about Punk music. |
| 8:03 am - | The Vox Holloway "Salutes Ray Davies & The Kinks" tickets are now on sale. |
| Thursday, 30th May, 2024 | |
| 8:00 am - | Here’s an article on Ray’s songwriting. |
| 7:57 am - | According to this article, Yo La Tengo covered “TTEOTD” at a recent concert. Here’s a video. |
| Wednesday, 29th May, 2024 | |
| 2:59 pm - | You can vote for The Kinks at a Facebook page by Norwegian radio station Radio Vinyl. |
| 10:27 am - | Muswell Hillbillies is #22 in this article on the biggest Classic Rock albums of 1971. |
| 10:25 am - | Here's a live acoustic cover of "Waterloo Sunset" by Mike Dobie. |
| Tuesday, 28th May, 2024 | |
| 12:40 pm - | The Kinksfan Kollektiv will be performing a Kinks singalong at the Springfield Tavern in Bounds Green on Friday, July 26 at 8pm (Facebook event page), and at the Clissold Arms on Saturday, July 27 at 8pm (Facebook event page). |
| 12:33 pm - | Here's a preview article for the Kast Off Kinks performance at Witham Public Hall on Friday, June 14. |
| 12:31 pm - | Here's an article on "Waterloo Sunset". |
| Monday, 27th May, 2024 | |
| 11:01 am - | Here's a short story about running into Ray. |
| 9:58 am - | Two programmes airing on BBC Radio 2 on June 22nd (the day after Ray's birthday): Ray Davies at the BBC, featuring several interviews with Ray over the years, and Tracks Of My Years - A Ray Davies special, where celebrities choose their favourite Ray tracks. |
| 9:55 am - | In this article, Paul Weller chooses two Kinks albums among his favourite British albums. |
| 9:54 am - | Here's an article on Pixies' Black Francis' favourite Kinks song. |
| Friday, 24th May, 2024 | |
| 11:01 am - | Here's a cover of "Days" by the All Together Choir at Haworth Steampunk Weekend 2024. |
| 11:00 am - | Peggy Lee's cover of "I Go To Sleep" is used in the third episode of the Netflix series Baby Reindeer. |
| 10:56 am - | Suggs mentions "Dead End Street" in this interview. |
| Thursday, 23rd May, 2024 | |
| 11:21 am - | "Lola" is included in this article/slideshow on songs with names. |
| Wednesday, 22nd May, 2024 | |
| 1:32 pm - | Dave autographed three Kinks LPs to be sold for charity, benefiting the High Tide 2024 festival. |
| 1:30 pm - | Here's an article on Larry Page written by his son Ashley. |
| 1:27 pm - | Here's a recent video of Mick singing "DFOF". |
| 1:25 pm - | Here's a cover of "Sunny Afternoon" by Lars Jensen. |
| 1:18 pm - | Here's an article on Ian Anderson's opinion on Ray and The Kinks. And here's the video that the article is based on. |
| Tuesday, 21st May, 2024 | |
| 9:55 am - | Happy 81st birthday to John Dalton! |
| 9:54 am - | Jon Anderson talks about Ray and The Kinks in this interview (about 1:48:34). |
| Monday, 20th May, 2024 | |
| 10:52 am - | Here's an "Albums I Wish Existed" blog post on an expanded version of the Return To Waterloo soundtrack. |
| 10:45 am - | VGPS is featured in this vlog. |
| 10:43 am - | Here's an article on the lyric Ray wishes he had written. |
| 10:38 am - | Here's a cover of "Waterloo Sunset" by Joseph Stone. |
| 10:36 am - | Here's Ray and Dave doing an acoustic version of "Sunny Afternoon" on Swedish TV in 1992. |
| Saturday, 18th May, 2024 | |
| 11:35 am - | Here’s an obituary for Spider John Koerner, who wrote "Good Luck Child" (which Dave recorded as "Good Luck Charm"). |
| Friday, 17th May, 2024 | |
| 10:55 am - | The Kinks are mentioned in this article (as part of the Mad Men TV series soundtrack). |
| 10:54 am - | Everybody's In Show-Biz is included in this article on the best classic rock albums of 1972. |
| 10:52 am - | The Kinks are included in this article on bands that broke up "for bizarre reasons". |
| 10:51 am - | Preservation Act 2 is included in this article on Rock's Best 13th Albums. |
| 10:47 am - | Here's an article on 5 tracks from The Kinks' "theatrical era". |
| Thursday, 16th May, 2024 | |
| 9:20 am - | Here's a new cover of "YRGM" and "ADAAOTN" (medley) by Jacob K and friends. |
| Wednesday, 15th May, 2024 | |
| 9:56 am - | Chris Kocher will do his annual Ray birthday radio show on Saturday, June 22nd. Chris says, "Sir Ray Davies of the Kinks turns 80 on June 21, so we'll bring back the annual birthday celebration the following day. Tune in worldwide at www.whrw.fm. Here is the FB event page. Post your song requests on the FB page in the comments for the event or email realchriskocher@gmail.com. Feel free to send short audio intros for your selections, too." (Last year's tribute can still be found here.) |
| 9:53 am - | Here's another obituary for Larry Page. |
| 9:52 am - | Here's an acoustic cover of "Waterloo Sunset" by Ivan Holden and Paul o Dea. |
| Monday, 13th May, 2024 | |
| 10:11 am - | Shel Talmy has posted the Blueprint of "Got Love If You Want It" on Facebook. |
| Saturday, 11th May, 2024 | |
| 2:46 pm - | Here's an obituary for Larry Page. (Also available to read here.) |
| Wednesday, 8th May, 2024 | |
| 2:23 pm - | Jonathan Lea talks about recording "This Time Tomorrow" with Tall Poppy Syndrome, as well as working with Dave in this interview. |
| 1:51 pm - | The final episode of the first season of the Thoroughly Kinky podcast looks at the Percy soundtrack. Listen and subscribe at Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Google, or YouTube. |
| 1:19 pm - | "YRGM" and "ADAAOTN" are included in this article on songs that helped invent heavy metal. |
| 1:15 pm - | The cover of "INLEE" by Jimmy and the Boys is mentioned in this article on the death of Ignatius Jones. |
| 1:09 pm - | Here's an article by Glenn A. Baker on Larry Page (requires registration). |
| 1:03 pm - | This Ted Tocks blog post is about "Waterloo Sunset". |
| 12:54 pm - | Here's a Mojo article where Ray, Dave and Mick talk about the making of "Waterloo Sunset". |
| 12:47 pm - | The Kinks are mentioned in this article on Blur songs. |
| Friday, 3rd May, 2024 | |
| 10:55 am - | Here's a blog post on the Come Dancing With The Kinks compilation. |
| 10:53 am - | Noel Gallagher names The Kinks as one of his favourite bands in this article. |
| Thursday, 2nd May, 2024 | |
| 9:12 am - | Happy 80th birthday to Bob Henrit! |
| 9:11 am - | Dave and The Kinks are mentioned in a couple articles on the death of Duane Eddy here and here. |
| 9:10 am - | Here's a live cover of "YRGM" by The Pre-Amps. |
| 9:09 am - | Ray is mentioned in this article on the band Helmet. |
| 9:06 am - | Tom Waits includes "YRGM" in this article on his favourite songs. |
| 9:05 am - | The Kinks are included in this article on banned artists. |
| Wednesday, 1st May, 2024 | |
| 9:25 am - | This week's episode of the Thoroughly Kinky podcast covers the non-LP songs from 1969-1970. Listen and subscribe at Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Google, or YouTube. |
| 9:17 am - | Here's a live cover of "INLEE" by The Blackbetties. |
| 9:15 am - | "Come Dancing" is included in this article on Rock's biggest comeback tunes. |
| 9:13 am - | Here's an article on Ray's thoughts about Van Halen's cover of "YRGM". |
| Monday, 29th April, 2024 | |
| 9:43 am - | Here's another cover of "Waterloo Sunset" by James Macdonald. |
| 9:41 am - | Ann Savoy performed a cover of "Waterloo Sunset" at the New Orleans Jazz Fest this weekend. Here's the studio version from her latest album Another Heart. |
| Friday, 26th April, 2024 | |
| 1:02 pm - | Bob Henrit and John Dalton will be among the people speaking at the Lowewood Museum event "An audience with The Roulettes and Friends", Saturday May 4, 2-5pm GMT+1 at The Imperial Conservative Club in Hertfordshire EN8 7LA. Tickets available here. |
| 9:21 am - | The Kinks and Ray are mentioned a few times in this article on Blur. |
| Thursday, 25th April, 2024 | |
| 2:50 pm - | According to this Facebook post by Shel Talmy, he will be "discussing my career and my views on record production and the music biz" at McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica, California on July 27th. Tickets available here. |
| 9:06 am - | The Kinks are mentioned in this article on Ann Wilson. |
| 9:02 am - | The Kinks are mentioned (and Ray is quoted) in this article on Cyril Davies. |
| Wednesday, 24th April, 2024 | |
| 10:16 am - | This week's episode of the Thoroughly Kinky podcast focuses on the Lola vs. Powerman... album. Listen and subscribe at Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Google, and YouTube. |
| Tuesday, 23rd April, 2024 | |
| 9:14 am - | Here's a cover of "Sunny Afternoon" by The Sparkplugs. |
| 9:12 am - | Here's an article about The Kinks' name. |
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