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Rock 

How Low Budget Brought About The Kinks’ Second Act

July 22, 2024July 22, 2024 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1979, 45th Anniversary, Arista Records, Chrissie Hynde, Clive Davis, Dave Davies, Jim Rodford, Low Budget, Pretenders, Ray Davies, The Kinks

Happy 45th Anniversary to the album that belatedly made the band rock stars in America

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Rock 

20th Century Man: Ray Davies Turns 80

June 21, 2024June 22, 2024 Jim Sullivan 2 Comments 80th birthday, Dave Davies, Julien Temple, Ray Davies, The Kinks, Tom Robinson

Reeling in the years with the legendary Kinks frontman

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Remembrance Rock 

The Reverberation of Duane Eddy

May 2, 2024May 2, 2024 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments Dave Davies, Duane Eddy, Gretsch, guitar, Pete Townshend, Rebel Rouser, RIP, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Twang

Remembering the innovative guitar legend who passed away at age 86

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Britpop Pop Rock 

The Kinks Announce The Journey – Part 2

September 27, 2023February 19, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments A Soap Opera, Andrew Sandoval, BMG, Dave Davies, Everybody’s In Show Biz, Face To Face, Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Mick Avory, Muswell Hillbillies, Peter Quaife, Preservation Acts 1 & 2, Ray Davies, Something Else, The Journey - Part 2, The Kink Kontroversy, The Kinks, The Village Green Preservation Society

The next chapter of the legendary British band’s biographical anthology series comes out November 17th

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Rock 

Trust Your Heart: The Kinks’ Misfits at 45

May 30, 2023May 30, 2023 Chris Parker 0 Comments 1978, 45th Anniversary, A Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy, Arista Records, Dave Davies, Misfits, Ray Davies, The Kinks

Reflecting on the UK greats’ late ’70s classic

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Britpop Rock 

Close to the Wire: The Kinks’ Phobia at 30

March 29, 2023March 29, 2023 Craig Peters 2 Comments 1993, Columbia Records, Dave Davies, Phobia, Ray Davies, The Kinks

Is the band’s final studio album more relevant today?

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Rock 

The Kinks Announce Two-Part 60th Anniversary Anthology

February 23, 2023February 23, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments BMG, British Invasion, Dave Davies, Mick Avory, Peter Quaife, Ray Davies, The Journey - Part 1, The Kinks, Waterloo Sunset

The Journey – Part 1 comes out on March 24th

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Punk Remembrance Rock 

Wilko Johnson: Punk Rock Patient Zero 1947-2022

November 25, 2022November 25, 2022 Tim Sommer 0 Comments Dave Davies, Dr. Feelgood, Elvis Costello, Game Of Thrones, James Williamson, Joe Strummer, Johnny Thunders, Mick Ralphs, Paul Weller, Pete Townshend, RIP, Roger Daltrey, Ron Asheton, The Stranglers, The Who Sell Out, Wilko Johnson

Remembering the iconic, resilient Dr. Feelgood guitarist

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Hard Rock Rock 

Joe Perry: The Rock & Roll Globe Interview

October 3, 2022October 3, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Aerosmith, CHEAP TRICK, Dave Davies, Gibson Es 335, guitar, Guitarist, Joe Perry, Keith Richards, Rick Nielsen, Rolling Stones, Sam Kinison, The Kinks

A lengthy chat with the Aerosmith guitar great

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Britpop Rock 

Kinks Kulture in the Early ’70s

September 16, 2022September 18, 2022 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 3 Comments Box Set, Dave Davies, England, Everybody’s In Show Biz, Mick Avory, Muswell Hillbillies, Ray Davies, The Kinks

A new box set commemorates a pair of classic albums from the legendary English band

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Rock 

When Eddie Cochran Invented the Modern 

September 2, 2022September 2, 2022 Tim Sommer 1 Comment Dave Davies, Eddie Cochran, Generation X, Heilung, Manic Street Preachers, MC5, Motörhead, Pixies, Sex Pistols, Somethin' Else, The Kinks, The Monks, The Trashmen, The Who

Looking back at the exact moment Rock ‘n’ Roll was transformed forever

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Britpop Rock 

Visionary Dreamer: Dave Davies Turns 75

February 3, 2022February 3, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 75th birthday, Dave Davies, Death of a Clown, Living On A Thin Line, Ray Davies, The Kinks

Jim Sullivan revisits his years in conversation with the Kinks guitar great

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Music Journalism 

Famous Quotes Vol. 27: January 2022

January 11, 2022January 12, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Dave Davies, Devo, Famous Quotes, Fishbone, Gerald V. Casale, Henry Rollins, Infinite Zero, Jim Sullivan, John Norwood Fisher, Rick Rubin, The Kinks

Veteran rock critic Jim Sullivan looks back on a career of epic interviews in the latest installment of his inquisitive column

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Britpop Rock 

Champagne Like Coca-Cola: Lola Versus The Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One at 50

December 22, 2020December 23, 2020 Justin Joffe 2 Comments 1970, 50th anniversary, Dave Davies, Lola, Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, MOJO, Ray Davies, The Kinks, Tim Sommer

A half-century later, The Kinks’ timeless classic makes us yearn for the problematic music industry of yore

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Pop Rock 

Dave Davies on the Beauty and Meaning of “Strangers”

January 8, 2020January 10, 2020 Tim Sommer 4 Comments 1970, Aaron Paul, Apple TV+, Dave Davies, Dave Davies interview, Elizabeth Perkins, Jon Gosling, Lizzy Caplan, Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Lucius, Norah Jones, Octavia Spencer, Part One, Ray Davies, RNR Globe exclusive, Russell Davies, Strangers cover song, The Kinks, Truth Be Told on Apple TV+, Wye Oak

RNR Globe exclusive interview with the legendary Kinks guitarist about one of the band’s most enduring tunes and also gives a reunion update

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