News & Rumors
(you decide which is which)
| Thursday, 15th May, 2025 | |
| 5:00 pm - | Chris Kocher was interviewed on the Impossible Way Of Life podcast about his book of Kinks fan stories, Thank You For The Days. Also check out several previous episodes about The Kinks. |
| 11:21 am - | The Journey Part 3 has been announced for release on July 11th. Here are some official social media posts: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. And here's an article about the release. |
| 11:11 am - | Here's a cover of "Sunny Afternoon" by Alec Fraser. |
| 11:10 am - | Here's an article on The Kinks and The Beatles. |
| 11:10 am - | Here's an article on Dave and UFOs. |
| 11:06 am - | Here's an article on four covers of "Waterloo Sunset". |
| 11:04 am - | Here's an article on Jimi Hendrix and "YRGM". |
| Tuesday, 13th May, 2025 | |
| 1:20 pm - | "Waterloo Sunset" is included (in place of Waterloo Station) in the London Grassroots Music Tube Map. Here's an article. |
| 1:06 pm - | Here's an article about "20th Century Man". |
| 1:03 pm - | John Lydon mentions The Kinks in this interview, as well as in a piece in the July 2025 issue of Mojo magazine. |
| Saturday, 10th May, 2025 | |
| 3:55 pm - | Here's a cover of "YRGM" by Colt Clark and the Quarantine Kids. |
| Friday, 9th May, 2025 | |
| 4:32 pm - | A photo insert of Dave was on the front page of yesterday's issue of Camden New Journal. Part of the article has to do with Little Green Street, where The Kinks filmed their promo video for "Dead End Street". You can see it online here. |
| 4:28 pm - | There are some Kinks references in the new novel Saturn's Favorite Music by Laura Lee. (The Kinks are the favorite band of one of the characters.) |
| 4:26 pm - | "Strangers" was played at the closing of the latest episode (season 2, episode 20) of the CBS show "Elsbeth". |
| 4:25 pm - | This article compares The Kinks' success to The Beatles'. |
| 4:24 pm - | "Lola" is included in this article on banned songs. |
| 4:22 pm - | The Kinks are included in this article on bands that haven't reunited. |
| Tuesday, 6th May, 2025 | |
| 1:46 pm - | There's a brief obituary for Grenville Collins in the June 2025 print edition of MOJO magazine (issue no. 379). |
| 1:45 pm - | The Kinks are included in this article on bands that won't reunite. |
| Monday, 5th May, 2025 | |
| 4:34 pm - | Robert's Record Corner has their 6th and last video looking at all The Kinks' studio albums. |
| 4:18 pm - | Arthur is included in this article on the best albums of 1969. |
| 4:13 pm - | Here's an article on Damon Albarn and "Waterloo Sunset". |
| 4:12 pm - | Here's a cover of "Sunny Afternoon" by Namek Band. |
| Saturday, 3rd May, 2025 | |
| 4:49 pm - | Here’s an article on Dave’s book signing on June 1. |
| Friday, 2nd May, 2025 | |
| 1:32 pm - | Dave will be doing a book signing/photo op and sale of limited edition fine art photo prints at Bookends in Ridgewood, New Jersey on Sunday, June 1st at 11am. |
| 12:54 pm - | Happy 81st birthday to Bob Henrit! |
| 12:53 pm - | Here's an article advertising a gig for the Kinks tribute band The Kinx in Brighton, UK in August. |
| 12:51 pm - | Here's an article on Noel Gallagher and VGPS. |
| 12:51 pm - | Here's a podcast on "Waterloo Sunset". |
| Thursday, 1st May, 2025 | |
| 2:35 pm - | Dave posted a video of a recent photoshoot (of himself and his artwork) on Facebook and Instagram. |
| 12:09 pm - | Alan O'Duffy (a.k.a. "Irish"), who was the recording engineer for several Kinks albums, has passed away. |
| 12:04 pm - | Here's a live cover of "Wicked Annabella" by The Kwinks (starts at about 02:35, after Pink Floyd's "Lucifer Sam"). |
| 11:57 am - | Here's an article on The Kinks' last top 40 hit. |
| 11:53 am - | Here's a (AI generated?) video biography of Pete Quaife. |
| 11:50 am - | Here's a (short) cover of "Strangers" by Shrink the Giant. |
| 11:49 am - | Here's an article about "A Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy". |
| 11:48 am - | Here's an article about Jimmy Page and The Kinks. |
| Monday, 28th April, 2025 | |
| 11:31 am - | Here's an article on The Kinks' bassists, with quotes from John Dalton and Jim Rodford from 2016 interviews. |
| 11:28 am - | The Sunny Afternoon musical in Chicago ended over the weekend. They posted a nice group photo of the cast and crew on Facebook. |
| Saturday, 26th April, 2025 | |
| 9:12 am - | Here's yesterday's Washington Post article on Yahoo (no account required). |
| 9:11 am - | Here's an article about the video of Roger Daltrey covering "Days". |
| Friday, 25th April, 2025 | |
| 12:11 pm - | Geoff Edgers has written a new article for the Washington Post about The Kinks and Kinks fans. (Requires free account to read.) |
| 12:08 pm - | Here’s Roger Daltrey covering "Days" yesterday in Wolverhampton. |
| Thursday, 24th April, 2025 | |
| 3:14 pm - | Here's a preview article for the Sunny Afternoon musical in Brighton. |
| 1:33 pm - | This "Albums That Should Exist" blog post on Paul Weller's BBC sessions includes two Kinks covers. |
| 1:31 pm - | Here's an article on Ray's favorite American songs. |
| Wednesday, 23rd April, 2025 | |
| 5:20 pm - | Mick is mentioned in this article on an epic collection of signed drumsticks (although he's unfortunately called "Mitch Avory"). |
| Tuesday, 22nd April, 2025 | |
| 3:22 pm - | Here's an article about Dave and Jerry Lee Lewis. |
| Monday, 21st April, 2025 | |
| 11:06 am - | Some Kinks records are included in an auction of a very large record collection. Here's an article about the collection. |
| Saturday, 19th April, 2025 | |
| 11:35 am - | Note that there are accounts impersonating Ray, Dave and Mick on Facebook and probably other social media. The real members of The Kinks are highly unlikely to message you, and they certainly would not ask for money. Beware of scammers. |
| 11:30 am - | Here’s an acoustic cover of "Lola" by "lolalimabean". |
| Friday, 18th April, 2025 | |
| 3:25 pm - | Chris Kocher's next project is a book of David Bowie fan stories, similar to his recent book of Kinks fan stories Thank You For The Days. Send your entries or questions to bowiefanbook@gmail.com. |
| Thursday, 17th April, 2025 | |
| 11:28 am - | Here's a blog post (in Portuguese) on Ray's X-Ray book. |
| 11:26 am - | Danny Horn and Oliver Hoare (Ray and Dave in the Sunny Afternoon musical) were interviewed on the Behind The Song podcast. |
| 11:15 am - | Here's a reaction video by Andy & Alex for "A Well Respected Man". |
| 11:13 am - | Here's a cover of "Sunny Afternoon" by Dave Kelly. |
| 11:12 am - | The Kinks are mentioned in this article about the Smithereens. |
| 11:05 am - | Ricky Ross and Siobhan Maher Kennedy talk about Ray in this radio show, starting around 1:13:30. |
| Tuesday, 15th April, 2025 | |
| 11:40 am - | The Kast Off Kinks have a new website: kastoffkinks.com. It's mainly aimed at venues and new audiences. The existing site, kastoffkinks.co.uk, has been given a facelift, and is aimed at fans, with more info including new Photos and Videos pages. |
| 11:33 am - | Here's an article about Dave, Bob Dylan, and Chuck Berry. |
| 11:32 am - | Here's another review of the Sunny Afternoon musical in Chicago. |
| 11:29 am - | Here's a cover of "YRGM" by Ace Face Waldemar Ace Mleczko. |
| 11:27 am - | Here's an acoustic cover of "Sunny Afternoon" by Jamie Mac. |
| Monday, 14th April, 2025 | |
| 11:00 am - | Gary Louris talks about working with Ray in this interview. |
| 10:56 am - | The Arthur 50th anniversary box set is included in this article on the best box sets. |
| 10:55 am - | Here's a cover of "Waterloo Sunset" by Max Stockin. |
| 10:52 am - | The Kinks are included in this article on bands with siblings. Also this article (slide #2). |
| 10:50 am - | There's a quote from Ray about Big Bill Broonzy in this article. |
| 10:49 am - | According to this concert review, Bill Murray and his band covered "Tired Of Waiting For You" at a recent Minnesota gig. |
| Friday, 11th April, 2025 | |
| 7:56 am - | "YRGM" is included in this article on the best classic rock songs. |
| 7:54 am - | The Kinks are mentioned in this article about German garage rock band Die vier Musketiere. |
| 7:47 am - | Here’s an article on a New Jersey Kinks fan who attended the recent Vox Populi choral concert. |
| 7:45 am - | "Celluloid Heroes" is included in this article on classic singles that never charted in the U.S.. |
| 7:43 am - | Here’s a video interview with Danny Horn, who is currently playing Ray in the Chicago production of “Sunny Afternoon”. |
| Thursday, 10th April, 2025 | |
| 2:29 pm - | A cover of "Victoria" is mentioned in this article. |
| 2:27 pm - | Mick is mentioned in this article as being "the Stone’s Pete Best". |
| 2:24 pm - | The Kinks are mentioned in this article (paywalled). |
| Wednesday, 9th April, 2025 | |
| 9:42 am - | Here’s a cover of "YRGM" by “Kinks on Valium”. |
| 9:40 am - | Here’s a ”questions with the cast" video from the Sunny Afternoon musical in Chicago. |
| Tuesday, 8th April, 2025 | |
| 10:29 am - | Here's a new review of Chris Kocher's Thank You For The Days book of fan stories. |
| 10:29 am - | Here's a review of the recent Vox Populi choral concert of Kinks songs. |
| 10:28 am - | Dave is quoted in a couple articles on the death of Clem Burke here and here. |
| 10:27 am - | David Watts is included in this article on real people who inspired classic songs. |
| 10:26 am - | VGPS is included in this article on the best concept albums. |
| 10:23 am - | Here's a video from the Chicago Shakespeare Theater, with audience reaction clips. |
| Monday, 7th April, 2025 | |
| 9:46 am - | According to this article, "YRGM" inspired a jazz piece. |
| 9:44 am - | Joe Perry includes Live At Kelvin Hall in his list of records that changed his life. |
| 9:41 am - | According to this Facebook post, Danny Horn (who plays Ray in the Sunny Afternoon musical) was interviewed on Chicago TV station ABC 7 on Friday. |
| 9:38 am - | A couple more reviews of the Chicago production of Sunny Afternoon here and here. |
| Friday, 4th April, 2025 | |
| 11:00 am - | The Chicago Shakespeare Theater Facebook page has several photos of the Sunny Afternoon cast & crew. |
| 10:57 am - | Some more reviews of "Sunny Afternoon" in Chicago here, here, and here. |
| 10:56 am - | There are several Kinks items (records, tapes, CDs) in this auction. |
| 10:54 am - | Here's a 1969 audio interview with Ray from the Top Of The Pops radio show. |
| 10:53 am - | Here's an article on the VGPS album. |
| 10:52 am - | "Lola" is included in this list of great twist-ending songs. |
| Wednesday, 2nd April, 2025 | |
| 11:30 am - | Here's another review of the Sunny Afternoon musical in Chicago. |
| 11:29 am - | Here's an acoustic cover of "Days" by Holly Taymar. |
| 11:24 am - | Here's a cover of "YRGM" by The Buddhas. And another cover from them: "Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy". |
| 11:22 am - | Here's an article about "Waterloo Sunset". |
| Tuesday, 1st April, 2025 | |
| 10:30 am - | Here's another review of the Sunny Afternoon musical in Chicago. |
| Monday, 31st March, 2025 | |
| 9:17 am - | Here's another TV news video on the "Sunny Afternoon" production in Chicago. And some reviews here, here, and here. |
| 9:15 am - | Here's an article on Pete Townshend's thoughts on Ray. |
| 9:14 am - | Here's an article on Ray's favourite Motown song. |
| Friday, 28th March, 2025 | |
| 3:08 pm - | The Chicago production of "Sunny Afternoon" is mentioned in this New York Times article on Spring musicals. |
| 3:05 pm - | A new book on architecture is titled Dirty Old River. |
| 3:02 pm - | Here’s another Chicago "Sunny Afternoon" video. |
| Thursday, 27th March, 2025 | |
| 10:31 am - | Here’s a Chicago TV news report on the Sunny Afternoon musical. |
| 10:30 am - | Here’s an article on the Chicago Sunny Afternoon production. |
| 10:28 am - | According to this tweet, there’s a bit about Ray in this book. Here’s a review (paywalled) of the book. |
| 10:25 am - | Some official Sunny Afternoon photos on the Chicago Shakespeare Facebook page. |
| 10:23 am - | Here’s an article on Misfits. |
| Wednesday, 26th March, 2025 | |
| 7:52 am - | Here’s a video about the Sunny Afternoon musical in Chicago, and some Polaroid photos. |
| 7:50 am - | Here’s another Sunny Afternoon UK tour video. |
| 7:49 am - | Here's a blog post on Kinda Kinks. |
| Tuesday, 25th March, 2025 | |
| 9:12 am - | The Sunny Afternoon musical will be touring the UK from October 2025 to May 2026 (with possibly more dates added). See the list here. Tickets go on sale Friday. Some articles about the tour here, here, here, and here. And some videos on Facebook here and here. |
| Monday, 24th March, 2025 | |
| 3:50 pm - | The Sunny Afternoon musical Facebook page has posted this short video. Apparently there will be some sort of announcement tomorrow. The Instagram version of that post is a joint one with ATG tickets, which indicates UK dates (maybe a West End residency or tour?). |
| 3:48 pm - | According to this article, "A Well Respected Man" is used in the first episode of the BBC drama "This City Is Ours". |
| 3:46 pm - | According to this article, Tom Waits includes "YRGM" in his list of the best songs of the British Invasion. |
| 3:42 pm - | Here's an article about a new cover of "ADAAOTN" by Perennial. |
| 3:27 pm - | Here's a 1968 cover of "Days" with David Byron on vocals. |
| Friday, 21st March, 2025 | |
| 12:51 pm - | Tonight is opening night for the Sunny Afternoon musical in Chicago. Here’s a video of the cast jamming to "INLEE" with the cast of Hamlet. |
| 12:49 pm - | The Kinks are included in this article on great British bands. |
| Thursday, 20th March, 2025 | |
| 2:00 pm - | Former Kinks manager Grenville Collins has passed away. |
| 9:22 am - | Here's another article on the Sunny Afternoon musical. One notable line from the article is that the plan "is to create a tour from this Chicago Shakespeare premiere". |
| Wednesday, 19th March, 2025 | |
| 12:18 pm - | Here's an article on the "Sunny Afternoon" musical. |
| 12:02 pm - | The cast of "Sunny Afternoon" was interviewed on TV yesterday and also performed "YRGM". Here's the video. |
| 12:00 pm - | There's a piece about the Vox Populi performance of Arthur (coming up on Saturday, 5 April) in this article. |
| Monday, 17th March, 2025 | |
| 5:47 pm - | Graham Coxon includes a Kinks song in his playlist. |
| 5:46 pm - | Here's an article about Phobia. |
| Friday, 14th March, 2025 | |
| 7:38 pm - | The Chicago Shakespeare Theater has posted a video on Facebook of the actor/musician playing Mick Avory performing a drum solo. |
| 7:07 pm - | The Kinks are mentioned in this promotional video for NYC-based cover band The Sixties Show. (Although Dennis Diken is featured in the video, the band currently has a different drummer.) |
| 11:42 am - | The '60s cover band The Zoots (mentioned here on Wednesday) has many other gigs scheduled. |
| Wednesday, 12th March, 2025 | |
| 11:00 am - | Kinks songs are performed in this '60s tribute show. |
| Tuesday, 11th March, 2025 | |
| 1:58 pm - | Chris Kocher's book of Kinks fan stories, Thank You For The Days is now shipping in the US. (I received my copy on Sunday, ordered from Amazon. You should also be able to order it through a local book store.) |
| 12:37 pm - | Robert's Record Corner continues reviewing every Kinks album. Part 4 covers 1973-75. |
| Monday, 10th March, 2025 | |
| 9:44 am - | "Sunny Afternoon" is included in this article on upcoming plays and musicals in Chicago. |
| 9:41 am - | Here's a 2011 interview with Dave. |
| 9:39 am - | The Session Man documentary on Nicky Hopkins is now available on DVD. |
| 9:38 am - | The Kinks are mentioned in this article about a Merseybeat compilation. |
| Friday, 7th March, 2025 | |
| 4:11 pm - | "Waterloo Sunset" is included in this article on David Gilmour's favorite songs. |
| Thursday, 6th March, 2025 | |
| 11:59 am - | There's a review of Chris Kocher's Kinks fan book in the March (print) issue of Shindig! magazine. |
| 11:58 am - | Ray is mentioned in this article on the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. |
| Wednesday, 5th March, 2025 | |
| 10:04 am - | Posted here in late December but worth mentioning again: "This Is Where I Belong" is used in TV ads for "Home Instead" in-home care. A couple variations of the ad here and here. |
| 10:00 am - | "YRGM" is included in this article on great songs under 3 minutes long. |
| Tuesday, 4th March, 2025 | |
| 3:57 pm - | The latest print issue of Classic Rock magazine has a review of Chris Kocher's Kinks fan book, Thank You For The Days. |
| 3:56 pm - | Colin Hay talks about "Waterloo Sunset" (and plays a bit of it) in this video. |
| 3:54 pm - | "Dead End Street" is mentioned in this article about Noel Gallagher. |
| 3:53 pm - | The Kinks are mentioned in this article about The Who. |
| Monday, 3rd March, 2025 | |
| 12:40 pm - | The Chicago Shakespeare Theater has put together a Spotify playlist of Kinks covers. |
| 12:27 pm - | Here's an acoustic cover of "Waterloo Sunset" by Kristina Panos. |
| 12:26 pm - | Here's a cover of "VGPS" by Ollie Hayes. |
| Friday, 28th February, 2025 | |
| 12:15 pm - | A cover of "Victoria" is used in this TV ad for the Silver Spoon brand of Victoria sponge cake mix. |
| 12:09 pm - | "Dedicated Follower Of Fashion" is mentioned in this article about Carnaby Street. |
| Thursday, 27th February, 2025 | |
| 1:45 pm - | Here's an article on Something Else. |
| 1:44 pm - | Here's an article that ranks 50 Kinks songs. |
| Wednesday, 26th February, 2025 | |
| 12:04 pm - | The "Albums That Should Exist" blog has a new post on Ray’s 2017 Proms in Hyde Park performance. |
| 12:02 pm - | "Here Comes Yet Another Day" is included in this "UK" playlist. |
| 12:00 pm - | According to this article, a cover of "ADAAOTN" by the Nasty Bits is used in the third episode of the HBO drama “Vinyl”. |
| 11:56 am - | "Strangers" is included in this article on songs not written by the band’s primary songwriter. |
| 11:52 am - | Here’s a colorized version of the "Starstruck" promo video. |
| 11:50 am - | Andy Timmons mentions Dave’s Flying V guitar in this interview. |
| Tuesday, 25th February, 2025 | |
| 10:45 am - | Doug Hinman says, "Shooting for the end of the year.", when asked about the updated edition of his ADAAOTN book. |
| 10:42 am - | Here’s a podcast on Arthur. |
| Monday, 24th February, 2025 | |
| 9:34 am - | The Chicago Shakespear Theater has posted some new photos of the Sunny Afternoon cast on their Facebook page. |
| 8:44 am - | Here's an article about Ray's 1966 review of Revolver. |
| 8:43 am - | Arthur is included in this article on overlooked rock albums that deserve more recognition. |
| Friday, 21st February, 2025 | |
| 11:54 am - | Here's an article with Dave's quotes about The Kinks' LGBTQ+ ties. |
| 11:53 am - | Here's a preview article for the Kast Off Kinks gig at the Shanklin Theatre on the Isle of Wight tomorrow. |
| 11:50 am - | Here's an article on Johnny Marr and "ADAAOTN". |
| 11:48 am - | The Kinks are included in this article on iconic rock bands whose classic lineups could still reunite. |
| Thursday, 20th February, 2025 | |
| 11:55 am - | The "Robert's Record Corner" YouTube channel is reviewing every Kinks album. There are three videos so far: part 1, part 2, and part 3. |
| 11:51 am - | Here's an article on "Death Of A Clown". |
| Wednesday, 19th February, 2025 | |
| 1:45 pm - | Here's a podcast (in Catalan) about Ray. |
| 1:42 pm - | Here's an article on "Lola". |
| Monday, 17th February, 2025 | |
| 10:20 am - | Dave posted an unboxing video of his vinyl solo albums on Facebook. |
| 9:56 am - | "Death Of A Clown" is played in this episode of the radio show "Charles Paris:Situation Tragedy". |
| 9:49 am - | The Kinks are included in this article on bands that have played in Colchester. |
| 9:47 am - | Here's an article about Ray's five favourite songs. |
| Saturday, 15th February, 2025 | |
| 9:00 am - | Happy 81st birthday to Mick Avory! |
| 8:58 am - | Posted here nearly 20 years ago, but here are new links for a podcast that has a 1996 interview with Ray: Part 1 and Part 2. |
| 8:53 am - | The Kinks official YouTube channel has a 30-second video advertising The Kinks Tea shop. |
| 8:51 am - | Here's a cover of "Come Dancing" by Ox Burner. |
| Friday, 14th February, 2025 | |
| 11:30 am - | "Victoria" is included in this article on songs about royalty. |
| 11:28 am - | The new documentary on Sly & the Family Stone, "Sly Lives!" on Hulu, features 1965 TV footage of The Kinks playing "ADAAOTN". |
| Wednesday, 12th February, 2025 | |
| 12:24 pm - | The Impossible Way of Life podcast is working their way through Kinks albums this month. |
| 12:21 pm - | The Chicago Shakespeare Theater has announced the Sunny Afternoon cast, with cast photos on their website. A couple articles about the cast here and here. And a press release here. |
| 12:18 pm - | Here's a live cover of "Come Dancing" by The Unforgettable Big Band. |
| Tuesday, 11th February, 2025 | |
| 9:40 am - | The Kooks include Arthur as one of their picks in Amoeba Music's latest What's In My Bag video. |
| 9:37 am - | "YRGM" is included in this article on Glen Matlock's picks of the best punk songs. |
| 9:36 am - | Here's an article about "Days". |
| 9:33 am - | "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman" is #1 in this list of songs with "super" in the title. |
| Monday, 10th February, 2025 | |
| 4:46 pm - | The Modern Musicology podcast has an interview with Chris Kocher about his book of Kinks fan stories Thank You For The Days. |
| 4:32 pm - | Here's a video/vlog about The Kinks' US ban. |
| Wednesday, 5th February, 2025 | |
| 1:37 pm - | The Kast Off Kinks website has a new interview with Dave Clarke by Jake Curran of Nerve Radio (audio with a slide show video). |
| 1:28 pm - | This article has a couple photos of The Kinks at a 1972 performance at Watford Town Hall. |
| 1:27 pm - | "Lola" is included in this article on songs about fictional characters. |
| 1:21 pm - | Here's the 1966 Kinks in Denmark footage (mentioned here last week) un-cropped and without the watermark. |
| Tuesday, 4th February, 2025 | |
| 12:08 pm - | Ben Crosland's All Star Band will play jazz interpretations of Ray Davies songs at Marsden Mechanics in Marsden, UK on Saturday, 2rd May 2025. Tickets available here. |
| 11:39 am - | Here's a 1996 cover/meld of "Waterloo Sunset (incorporating 'In Paradise')" by John Wesley Harding (Wesley Stace). |
| 11:31 am - | Here's an article on songs written by Dave. |
| 11:30 am - | Here's a video about "Come Dancing". |
| 11:27 am - | Arthur is included in this article on concept albums. |
| Monday, 3rd February, 2025 | |
| 11:07 am - | Happy 78th birthday to Dave Davies! |
| 11:06 am - | The Kinks' 1974 concert at Golders Green Hippodrome was re-aired on BBC Radio 2 on Saturday (and is available to listen to again for a month). |
| 11:05 am - | Here's a 1977 video of The Kinks miming to "Sleepwalker". |
| Friday, 31st January, 2025 | |
| 1:32 pm - | Here’s a bass cover of "Big Sky". |
| Thursday, 30th January, 2025 | |
| 4:59 pm - | Here's an article on the Cardiff incident. |
| Tuesday, 28th January, 2025 | |
| 10:16 am - | Here’s some footage of The Kinks in Denmark in 1966. |
| Monday, 27th January, 2025 | |
| 11:46 am - | Kirsty Wark tells a story about The Kinks in this interview. |
| 9:34 am - | The Kinks are mentioned in this obituary for Shel Talmy. |
| 9:32 am - | Luke Pritchard mentions Ray in this podcast (around 51:48). |
| Friday, 24th January, 2025 | |
| 8:17 am - | Paul Weller talks about Ray and The Kinks in an interview in the latest issue of Mojo magazine (issue 376, March 2025). Also "TTEOTD" is included in a "1965 in 45s" piece. |
| Thursday, 23rd January, 2025 | |
| 12:32 pm - | Dave Quayle has a new post in "The Kinks in Literature" section of his blog. |
| Tuesday, 21st January, 2025 | |
| 4:06 pm - | Here's an interview with Chris Kocher about his Thank You For The Days book. Pre-orders for the book surpassed the first printing run, so some folks are having to wait for it. It's currently being delivered in the UK, but Amazon US now gives the release date as March 8th, 2025. |
| 3:41 pm - | Here's an article on "Sunny Afternoon". |
| Monday, 20th January, 2025 | |
| 3:25 pm - | Here's a cover of "Sunny Afternoon" by What's That Smell? |
| 3:23 pm - | Al Di Meola cites The Kinks as an inspiration in this article. |
| 3:22 pm - | The Jam's cover of "David Watts" is mentioned in this article on Records 2 Live 4. |
| Sunday, 19th January, 2025 | |
| 11:47 am - | According to this flyer there will be a choral performance of VGPS. It's not on their calendar yet, but it will be April 5th at 7pm. Tickets available here. |
| Friday, 17th January, 2025 | |
| 2:06 pm - | Here’s a article/podcast on Sleepwalker. |
| Thursday, 16th January, 2025 | |
| 10:45 am - | Here's an article about The Seldom Scene's cover of "Last Of The Steam-Powered Trains". |
| 10:44 am - | Peter Doherty chose "Big Black Smoke" as one of his Tracks Of My Years (starts around 11:54). |
| Tuesday, 14th January, 2025 | |
| 1:33 pm - | Here's a cover of "Last Of The Steam-Powered Trains" by The Seldom Scene. |
| 1:31 pm - | The live version of "Celluloid Heroes" from One For The Road is included in this article on awe-inspiring rock guitar solos. |
| 1:29 pm - | Here's an article on "Strangers". |
| 1:28 pm - | "Low Budget" is quoted (and Ray is pictured) in this article on stock buybacks. |
| 1:27 pm - | "Stop Your Sobbing" is included in this article on songs with "stop" in the title. |
| Monday, 13th January, 2025 | |
| 4:44 pm - | Ray is quoted in this article on Chuck Berry. |
| 4:42 pm - | A couple of reviews of Chris Kocher's book of Kinks fan stories here and here. |
| 4:37 pm - | "Destroyer" is quoted in this article. |
| 4:33 pm - | Here's an article on "Prince Of The Punks". |
| 4:32 pm - | Ray and Dave are mentioned in this article on London pubs. |
| Friday, 10th January, 2025 | |
| 10:13 am - | Chris Kocher was interviewed on the Rock 'N' Roll Nightmares podcast about his book of Kinks fan stories, Thank You For The Days. |
| 10:08 am - | In yesterday's New York Times crossword puzzle, one of the clues was "Dave or Ray of the Kinks". |
| Wednesday, 8th January, 2025 | |
| 4:02 pm - | Here's a preview article for the Kast Off Kinks' show at Burnham-On-Sea in September. |
| Tuesday, 7th January, 2025 | |
| 9:16 am - | This upcoming compilation CD was inspired by Ray and "Waterloo Sunset". |
| 9:14 am - | According to this article, Bill Murray is covering "Tired Of Waiting" with his band Blood Brothers on their current tour. Here's some video. |
| Monday, 6th January, 2025 | |
| 3:45 pm - | The 2007 DVD The Kinks: In Their Own Words has been uploaded to YouTube. Has interviews with Mick, Nobby and the Baptist. |
| 3:43 pm - | "YRGM" is #10 in this article on the best guitar riffs. |
| Saturday, 4th January, 2025 | |
| 4:13 pm - | John Dunbar (who released a Rutles-like parody album of The Kinks in 2007 called The Kunks) has a new album out, Melomaniacs, with a track on it called "His First Kinks Album". (Listen to it at that link.) |
| 4:08 pm - | Dave and The Kinks are mentioned in this article about a modern recreation of the Elpico guitar amp. |
| Wednesday, 1st January, 2025 | |
| 2:25 pm - | Chris Kocher was interviewed on the "Booked on Rock" podcast about his book of Kinks fan stories, Thank You For The Days. Listen to it here or watch on YouTube. |
| 2:09 pm - | "ADAAOTN" is mentioned in this article on The Cure's cover of The Doors' "Hello I Love You". |
| Tuesday, 31st December, 2024 | |
| 4:55 pm - | Copies of Chris Kocher's book of Kinks fan stories, Thank You For The Days are starting to be delivered to UK folks who had preordered it. (The US release date is currently January 31st, 2025.) |
| 4:47 pm - | The February 2025 issue of Mojo magazine has a piece on Nicky Hopkins, referencing the film about him and also his work with The Kinks. |
| Monday, 30th December, 2024 | |
| 1:19 pm - | According to this Facebook post , Dave was interviewed today for Rockstar Cars. |
| 10:04 am - | According to this article, "ADAAOTN" is played in the Bob Dylan movie A Complete Unknown. (In the scene where Dylan is confronted about going electric at the Newport Folk Festival.) |
| 10:01 am - | The Kinks are mentioned (with a photo) in this article (in German). |
| Friday, 27th December, 2024 | |
| 2:35 pm - | "Father Christmas" is included in this article on "dark" Christmas tracks. |
| 2:34 pm - | Here's an article on "YRGM". |
| 2:33 pm - | Here's an article on "ADAAOTN". |
| 2:32 pm - | Here's an article about The Kinks' US ban. |
| 2:32 pm - | Here's an article about VGPS. |
| Wednesday, 25th December, 2024 | |
| 6:38 am - | "This Is Where I Belong" is used in this TV ad for in-home care. |
| Monday, 23rd December, 2024 | |
| 10:04 am - | According to this article, The Kinks' demo for "This Strange Effect" is used in a TV ad for Tom Ford lipstick. |
| 10:01 am - | Here's an article about "Lola" and "Destroyer". |
| Monday, 16th December, 2024 | |
| 10:33 am - | Here's an article about One For The Road. |
| Sunday, 15th December, 2024 | |
| 12:38 pm - | The Albums That Should Exist blog has a new post about The Kinks at the US Festival in 1982. |
| Friday, 13th December, 2024 | |
| 3:48 pm - | Today is the release day of the "ADAAOTN"/"I Gotta Move" 60th anniversary 7" vinyl single. |
| Thursday, 12th December, 2024 | |
| 4:26 pm - | The Kinks kovers list is now up to 12075 songs! |
| Tuesday, 10th December, 2024 | |
| 9:00 am - | Here's an article about Dave's recent What's In My Bag appearance. |
| Monday, 9th December, 2024 | |
| 11:22 am - | Here's a new lyric video for "Father Christmas", on the official Kinks YouTube channel. |
| Monday, 2nd December, 2024 | |
| 2:52 pm - | Here's Dave's episode of "What's In My Bag?" from Amoeba Records |
| Sunday, 1st December, 2024 | |
| 12:22 pm - | According to this post on the official Kinks Facebook page, there's a Kinks Christmas video game you can play (based on Pac-Man, and requires a Spotify account). |
| 12:11 pm - | A cover of "Days" is used in this TV ad for UK pension credit. |
| 12:06 pm - | Here's an instrumental cover of "Victoria" by Dobro Dave. |
| Friday, 29th November, 2024 | |
| 12:19 pm - | Here's an article on Jackson Browne and "Waterloo Sunset". |
| 12:17 pm - | Here's a 2012 cover of "I Need You" by Adam Bomb. |
| Wednesday, 27th November, 2024 | |
| 2:34 pm - | Here's an acoustic cover of "Do It Again" (subway busking) by Sal Avenue. |
| Tuesday, 26th November, 2024 | |
| 11:26 am - | Here's an article on The Kinks' tea range. |
| 10:51 am - | VGPS is included in this article on 1960s Rock albums with no filler. |
| 10:49 am - | Word Of Mouth is included in this article on albums released 40 years ago this month. |
| 10:18 am - | Ray and The Kinks are mentioned in this article on Michael Kiwanuka (another artist from Muswell Hill). |
| 10:09 am - | Here's an article about The Who and The Kinks. |
| Monday, 25th November, 2024 | |
| 4:14 pm - | Posted on the official Kinks facebook page today: "We're thrilled to share The Kinks' tea collection, which is available to pre-order now! Sit down and have a cuppa with your Kinks tea and teapot, and then you can do the dishes with your Kinks tea towel! Hallelujah! Check it out at the link: https://thekinkstea.com/." |
| Saturday, 23rd November, 2024 | |
| 4:27 am - | This article on the Preservation Hall Jazz Band talks quite a bit about The Kinks. |
| Wednesday, 20th November, 2024 | |
| 10:07 am - | Here's a live cover of "Powerman" by The Muswell Villebillies, a Kinks tribute band from Columbus, Ohio. |
| 10:05 am - | The Kinks are included in this article on rock bands that feature brothers. |
| 10:04 am - | Here's an article on The Kinks' 5 best album openers. |
| 10:03 am - | You can listen again to a Shel Talmy radio tribute show from last night on BBC Radio Ulster. |
| Tuesday, 19th November, 2024 | |
| 10:52 am - | The Official Kinks Fan Club event is this Sunday, 13:00 - 18:30 at the Dome (upstairs at the Boston Arms), Tufnel Park, London. Full details here.. Also be sure to catch The Kinksfan Kollektiv at their three shows in North London this week. This time the band includes members from The Netherlands, Denmark, Hawaii, Wales and England. "Come and sing along to B sides, deep tracks as well as the hits." All start at 8.00pm and are free entry:
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| 10:46 am - | A bit of silliness: a squirrel 'singing' "YRGM". |
| 10:44 am - | Here's a cover of "Sunny Afternoon" by Kanjo Brasso. |
| 10:42 am - | Here are live covers of "ADAAOTN" and "Stop Your Sobbin" by The Penthouse Sweets from 2010. Also "Big Sky" and "YRGM". |
| 10:39 am - | Here's an audience-recorded audio of a 1987 Kinks concert. |
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