The Kinks

Rock 

Dave Davies Disavows New Kinks Book

July 14, 2026July 14, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2026, All Day and All of the Night – The Day-By-Day Story Pt 1: 1940-1971, Andrew Sandoval, book, Dave Davies, Doug Hinman, The Kinks, X

Guitarist calls out tome for ‘misinformation’

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Alternative Rock Rock 

Chris Stamey Covers The Kinks

July 2, 2026July 2, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2026, Chris Stamey, Flatiron Recordings, The dB's, The Kinks, Waterloo Sunset

Listen to ‘Waterloo Sunset’ below; new LP, Modernism, out now

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Pop Records Remembrance Rock 

Artists Remember Clive Davis

June 22, 2026June 22, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments Aerosmith, Alicia Keys, Barry Manilow., Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Clive Davis, Melissa Manchester, Patti Smith, RIP, The Grateful Dead, The Kinks, Whitney Houston

Music biz titan has died at age 94

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Remembrance Rock 

6 Great Shel Talmy Productions

December 17, 2024December 17, 2024 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments David Bowie, Davy Jones and the Lower Third, RIP, Shel Talmy, The British Invasion, The Easybeats, The Kinks, The Manish Boys, The Who

The iconic British Invasion hitmaker died on Nov. 13

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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 4 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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Glam Rock 

Lou Reed’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Animal and the Excellence of Excess

February 27, 2024February 27, 2024 Ted Miller 0 Comments 1974, David Lee Roth, Dick Wagner, Heroin, Lou Reed, RCA Records, Rock 'n' Roll, Rock 'n' Roll Animal, Steve Hunter, Sweet Jane, The Kinks, The Velvet Underground, White Light/White Heat

Remembering an album that gave the Velvet Underground a glam makeover

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Alternative Rock Pop 

Knuckle Down: XTC’s Andy Partridge Turns 70

November 11, 2023November 11, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 70th Birthday, Andy Partridge, Apple Venus Vol. 1, Captain Beefheart, Colin Moulding, Dave Gregory, English Settlement, Nonsuch, The Beatles, The Kinks, The Monkees, XTC

Jim Sullivan reflects on his years interviewing the English pop great

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Beatle Rock 

It Don’t Come Easy: Ringo Starr’s Ringo at 50

November 8, 2023August 24, 2024 Kathy Fennessy 0 Comments 1973, 50th anniversary, A Flock of Seagulls, George Harrison, Harry Nilsson, I'm The Greatest, John Lennon, Muhammad Ali, Paul McCartney, Photograph, Ringo, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, The Fab Four, The Kinks

Looking back on the Beatles drummer’s star-studded third solo LP

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Indie Rock Pop Rock 

Nothing Like We’d Ever Dreamt: The Shins’ Chutes Too Narrow at 20

October 23, 2023October 23, 2023 Ted Miller 0 Comments 2003, 20th Anniversary, Chutes Too Narrow, Fountains of Wayne, James Mercer, Marty Crandall, Sub Pop Records, The Flamin' Groovies, The Kinks, The Magnetic Fields, The Shins

Looking back on the indie rock greats’ career-defining second album

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Britpop Glam Pop Rock 

Everything’s Alright: David Bowie’s Pin Ups at 50

October 19, 2023October 19, 2023 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments 1973, 50th anniversary, Aynsley Dunbar, Bryan Ferry, David Bowie, John Lennon, Mick Ronson, Mick Woodmansey, Pin Ups, Pink Floyd, The Easybeats, The Kinks, The Merseys, The Pretty Things, The Who, The Yardbirds, Van Morrison

A look back at the Duke’s little-loved covers album, and the great songs that inspired it

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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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Hard Rock Rock 

Pure and Simple: Joan Jett Turns 65

September 22, 2023September 23, 2023 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 65th birthday, AC/DC, Blackheart Records, Cherie Currie, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Iggy Pop, J. Geils Band, Joan Jett, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Jonathan Richman, Kim Fowley, Paul Cook, Sly and the Family Stone, Steve Jones, The Beach Boys, The Kinks, The Modern Lovers, The Runaways, Tommy James and the Shondells, ZZ Top

Celebrating the career of an iconic rocker on her big birthday

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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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