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35 Years Ago: The Kinks' 'Misfits' Album Released

Michael Gallucci — Sat, 18 May 2013 15:24:59 +0000

By the mid ‘70s, Ray Davies was so immersed in theatrical rock operas, he probably hadn’t noticed that he had lost all but the most devoted of the Kinks’ fans. The band’s string of albums in the first half of the decade was steady and, for the most part, forgettable: ‘Everybody’s in Show-Biz,’ the two-act ‘Preservation' series, ‘Soap Opera,’ ‘Schoolboys in Disgrace.’ Can anyone name more than two songs from these five records?

The Kinks Inducted Into Ultimate Classic Rock Hall of Fame

Michael Gallucci — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:24:48 +0000

Congratulations to the Kinks, who have narrowly defeated the Beatles to become the first band nominated into the 100% fan-voted Ultimate Classic Rock Hall of Fame.

It all started with a couple of power chords fed through a modified guitar amp. Actually, it all started with an underwhelming cover of Little Richard’s ‘Long Tall Sally’ in February 1964. But no one really remembers that, and it doesn’t matter. So, it all started when Dave Davies struck the first distorted chord of ‘You Really Got Me’ and his brother Ray stepped up to the mic to deliver one of rock’s most defining songs.

Top 10 Kinks Songs

Michael Gallucci — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:39:22 +0000

More than any of their contemporaries, the Kinks stormed through three decades with a natural survival instinct that rarely compromised their ideals. Their early garage rock days are the most celebrated, and their greatest singles come from that era. But their late-’60s albums — starting with the terrific ‘Something Else by the Kinks’ and including the [...]

Queen, Kinks, David Bowie Covered on New Melvins Album

Matthew Wilkening — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 14:48:56 +0000

The Melvins -- one of rock's most creative, unique and prolific bands -- will include covers of songs from Queen, the Kinks, and David Bowie on their upcoming album, 'Everybody Loves Sausages.'

The Kinks' Ray Davies Appears At Staging of His 'Child's Play' Musical

Alanna Conaway — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:00:00 +0000

Friday evening (Dec. 16), Ray Davies, former frontman of the Kinks, made a special appearance at Coniston Institute in Cumbria, England, where production was underway for his new musical, ‘Child’s Play.’ Prior to the start of the musical, which the singer wrote, he spoke to the sold-out crowd of 110 people about the “very accomplished” [...]