News & Rumors
(you decide which is which)

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.
Monday, 22nd April, 2024
9:27 am -	Here's an article on the death of former Kinks manager Larry Page.
9:20 am -	Shel Talmy has posted the Blueprint of "Don't You Fret" on Facebook.
9:18 am -	Ron Sexsmith has covered Nothin' In The World Can Stop Me Worryin' 'Bout That Girl on his YouTube channel.
9:15 am -	The Kinks and Low Budget are included in this article on '70s rock bands who tried New Wave.
9:12 am -	In series 1, episode 10 ("The Big Picture") of the Apple TV show Mr. Corman, Joseph Gordon Levitt mentions The Kinks and "Waterloo Sunset", about halfway through.
9:06 am -	"YRGM" is #12 in this list of the best rock songs.
Saturday, 20th April, 2024
12:45 pm -	Here’s an article on songs for people who don’t like The Kinks.
7:02 am -	Here’s the casting call for the Sunny Afternoon musical in Chicago (scroll down about 2/3).
Friday, 19th April, 2024
2:18 pm -	Here's a cover of "Sunny Afternoon" by Xerxes.
11:54 am -	Here's an article on Dave.
Thursday, 18th April, 2024
9:32 am -	Arthur and VGPS are included in this article (from 2022) of the best rock albums of the '60s.
Wednesday, 17th April, 2024
11:20 am -	This week's episode of the Thoroughly Kinky podcast is about the Arthur album. Listen and subscribe at Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Google or YouTube.
11:15 am -	Here's an article on Iggy Pop's thoughts about "YRGM".
Monday, 15th April, 2024
9:08 am -	Andrew Sandoval mentions The Kinks in this article about finding lost master tapes (or not).
9:07 am -	Here's a live cover of "Sunny Afternoon" by 20/20 Band.
Friday, 12th April, 2024
9:32 am -	Bruce Robinson mentions The Kinks in this interview.
9:31 am -	Here's an article about Ozzy Osbourne and "YRGM".
Thursday, 11th April, 2024
9:28 am -	VGPS is included in this article on the best concept albums.
9:17 am -	Here's a new cover of "Waterloo Sunset" by Toadstool.
Wednesday, 10th April, 2024
12:53 pm -	This week's episode of the Thoroughly Kinky podcast covers GLKA tracks/VGPS bonus tracks. Listen and subscribe at Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Google, or YouTube.
Tuesday, 9th April, 2024
3:54 pm -	The "Sunny Afternoon" musical will be performed at the The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater from March 21 to April 27, 2025. A couple articles about it here and here.
3:50 pm -	According to this Beatland Books Facebook post a "fully revised, greatly expanded and lavishly illustrated" update of Doug Hinman's book ADAAOTN is planned for late 2024.
Monday, 8th April, 2024
8:31 am -	Here's an article on The Kinks.
8:29 am -	The Kinks are included in this article on the best family bands.
Friday, 5th April, 2024
9:12 am -	Here's an article on the 5 best slow songs by The Kinks.
9:10 am -	"YRGM" is #38 and "Waterloo Sunset" is #25 in this list of the greatest classic rock songs.
Thursday, 4th April, 2024
11:30 am -	Here's a review of The Midnight River Crew's new EP, N8, which was recorded at Konk Studios. Also an interview about recording at Konk. Band member Mark Johnson attended Ray's songwriting course in 2011. The EP is available at Bandcamp.com.
11:22 am -	Here's an article about Ray, Dave and Mick's positive response to Tall Poppy Syndrome's cover of "This Time Tomorrow".
11:21 am -	"She's Got Everything" was played on this Detroit radio show earlier this week.
11:18 am -	Evan Dando talks about "Waterloo Sunset" in this article.
Wednesday, 3rd April, 2024
12:08 pm -	Here's a new interview with Dave.
12:04 pm -	Episode 9 of the Thoroughly Kinky podcast focuses on the VGPS album. Listen and subscribe at Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Google or YouTube.
12:01 pm -	Here's a live cover of "See My Friends" by Lilac Devine from 2008.
12:00 pm -	Here's an article about Yes opening up for The Kinks.
Tuesday, 2nd April, 2024
2:35 pm -	The Vox Holloway choir will be performing songs from VGPS and Arthur at the Alexandra Palace Theatre on Saturday, July 27th.
10:33 am -	Here's a live cover of "Sittin' On My Sofa" by The Counts.
Friday, 29th March, 2024
2:36 pm -	"Maximum Consumption" is included in this article on food songs.
Thursday, 28th March, 2024
9:27 am -	According to this article, The Kinks will contribute a message to be aired during a broadcast celebrating the 60th anniversary of Radio Caroline.
Wednesday, 27th March, 2024
11:04 am -	The latest episode of the Thoroughly Kinky podcast focuses on non-LP tracks from 1966-67. Listen and subscribe at Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Google or YouTube.
11:02 am -	Here's another video of the Joe Satriani & Steve Vai performance of "YRGM".
Monday, 25th March, 2024
9:44 am -	Here is the fifth and final episode of the podcast Popreconstructie's series revolving around Dick van Veelen's book, The Kinks - Een oer-Engelse band. This episode (in Dutch this time) has an interview with Theo van den Hoek, who at the time worked for Dutch impresario Paul Acket. He brought The Kinks to the Netherlands in the 70s and 90s.
9:38 am -	Shel Talmy has posted the Blueprint of "Naggin' Woman" on Facebook.
9:37 am -	Here's an article on "Dead End Street".
9:35 am -	According to this, Joe Satriani and Steve Vai recently covered "YRGM" in concert.
9:32 am -	According to this, there's a new cover of "Shangri-La" due out next month by The Honey Pot with Crystal Jacqueline.
Friday, 22nd March, 2024
9:05 am -	Here is Part 4 of the Popreconstructie podcast (in English again this time), featuring an interview with Mick.
9:03 am -	The Kinks are mentioned in this article on musicians that Paul Weller hates (but as a group that he likes).
Thursday, 21st March, 2024
9:22 am -	The latest episode of the Thoroughly Kinky podcast focuses on the Something Else album. Listen and subscribe at Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Google, or YouTube.
9:17 am -	Dave attended the premier of the William Shatner documentary "You Can Call Me Bill" a couple days ago, and posted some photos on Facebook.
9:13 am -	The Tall Poppy Syndrome's cover of "This Time Tomorrow" is available on Bandcamp, and will be on Spotify tomorrow.
Tuesday, 19th March, 2024
9:46 am -	According to this tweet, Tall Poppy Syndrome have covered "This Time Tomorrow" (a supergroup featuring Paul Kopf, Vince Melourney, Jonathan Lea [who toured with Dave Davies], Alec Palao and Clem Burke).
9:40 am -	Here's a recent live cover of "ADAAOTN" by The Record Company.
9:38 am -	The Kinks are mentioned in this article on the Libertines.
Monday, 18th March, 2024
8:32 am -	Here's an article on five Kinks songs that "perfectly emulate British life".
8:31 am -	Here's a recent live cover of "Waterloo Sunset" by Colin Hay.
Thursday, 14th March, 2024
9:17 am -	The latest episode of the Thoroughly Kinky podcast covers the Face To Face album. Listen & subscribe at Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Google, and YouTube.
9:14 am -	In this article on Mark E. Smith and The Fall, their cover of "Victoria" is mentioned.
9:12 am -	Rick Springfield includes "YRGM" in this article on songs he wishes he had written.
9:09 am -	Ray is mentioned in this article on David Bowie and Damon Albarn.
9:08 am -	The Kinks are mentioned in this article on Eric Carmen, as an influence on his early band The Choir.
Wednesday, 13th March, 2024
9:05 am -	Here is part 3 of the podcast "Popreconstructie over The Kinks", featuring an interview with Dave. This episode is in English.
9:01 am -	The Kinks are mentioned in this article.
8:57 am -	According to this page, "Celluloid Heroes" was played on BBC Radio 3 "Jazz Record Requests" on Sunday.
Monday, 11th March, 2024
9:20 am -	Here's an article about "Two Sisters".
Friday, 8th March, 2024
10:30 am -	Here's a live cover of "I Need You" from 1983 by The Cheepskates.
10:26 am -	Here's an article on artists who were influenced by The Kinks.
Wednesday, 6th March, 2024
9:09 am -	The latest episode of the Thoroughly Kinky podcast covers The Kink Kontroversy album. Listen & subscribe at Spotify, Apple, Google, Amazon, and YouTube.
Tuesday, 5th March, 2024
9:47 am -	In this article, Sierra Ferrell cites "Waterloo Sunset" as an inspiration for her song "In Dreams".
9:27 am -	Here is part 2 of the podcast (in Dutch) "Popreconstructie over The Kinks", speaking with Dutch artist and Kinks fan Henk Westbrook.
9:19 am -	Here's an article about "Lola".
Monday, 4th March, 2024
10:06 am -	Save the date: the Official Kinks Fan Club gig will be 24th November this year, same location.
10:00 am -	"WHATGTG" is included in this blog post on songs about getting old.
9:07 am -	VGPS is included in this article on "social realism" songs.
Friday, 1st March, 2024
8:42 am -	"Waterloo Sunset" is #2 in this article on songs about London.
Thursday, 29th February, 2024
10:21 am -	Shel Talmy has posted the Blueprint of "Louie Louie" by The Kinks on Facebook.
Wednesday, 28th February, 2024
12:33 pm -	On the Kast Off Kinks web site, there's a slideshow video of photos from Mick Avory's 80th birthday party earlier this month.
9:36 am -	The latest episode of the Thoroughly Kinky podcast covers the Kwyet Kinks EP and other single/non-LP tracks from around that time. Listen at Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Google, or YouTube.
9:29 am -	Tony, of the HeroHabit blog and Kinks & Beats podcast, has a post refuting the Jimmy Page/"YRGM" rumor which keeps rearing its ugly head for some reason.
Tuesday, 27th February, 2024
4:28 pm -	The Arthur radio play will be repeated this Saturday.
10:15 am -	Johnny Marr includes "ADAAOTN" among the songs that shaped him.
Monday, 26th February, 2024
12:23 pm -	Here's an article on a recent tweet from Dave about Keith Moon.
9:58 am -	Here's an article on Steven Van Zandt's comments on "YRGM".
9:24 am -	The Kinks are mentioned by Bill Maher and Chris Robinson on Club Random while talking about bands with feuding brothers (about 48 minutes in).
Thursday, 22nd February, 2024
12:35 pm -	According to this article, BMG have been nominated for a Music Week Award for their Kinks catalogue marketing campaign.
Wednesday, 21st February, 2024
9:23 am -	The next episode of the Thoroughly Kinky podcast (focusing on Kinda Kinks) is available today via Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Google, and YouTube.
9:21 am -	Here's an article about The Doors and The Kinks.
Tuesday, 20th February, 2024
9:36 am -	Arthur is mentioned in this review of the new single by The Follies.
9:29 am -	Here's an article about Dave and "ADAAOTN".
Monday, 19th February, 2024
9:51 am -	There was a new interview with Ray in the Sunday Times "Culture" supplement magazine yesterday.
9:46 am -	Shel Talmy has posted the Blueprint of "Too Much On My Mind" on Facebook.
9:42 am -	Tribute band The Minks will share the bill with The Flamin' Groovies at Thee Stork Club in Oakland, California on Saturday, March 23rd. (Incidentally, Flamin' Groovies' Cyril Jordan has said he witnessed a confrontation between Ray and a promoter backstage at the Cow Palace in 1965.)
9:25 am -	A snippet of "ADAAOTN" was played during the broadcast of the Bruins vs. Kings hockey game on Saturday.
Thursday, 15th February, 2024
9:29 am -	Happy 80th birthday Mick Avory!
9:27 am -	Following Dick van Veelen's book The Kinks-A primal English band, the publisher has commissioned a podcast (in Dutch) about The Kinks. Participants in this include Dave Davies and Mick Avory. The podcast is produced by music journalist Peter Schavemaker. Here is part 1: Interview with author Dick van Veelen on Spotify. The parts with Dave and Mick will follow soon.
9:24 am -	Here's an article about Dave and Jimmy Page.
9:22 am -	"ADAAOTN" was used in series 1, episode 6 of the Sky Max show "Funny Woman". (Available on PBS in America.)
Wednesday, 14th February, 2024
9:47 am -	Episode two of the Thoroughly Kinky podcast is now available, focusing on the first few singles and the Kinksize Session EP. Listen at Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Google, or YouTube.
9:40 am -	The Kinks are #11 in this article on the greatest British rock bands.
9:36 am -	Here's an article about "Johnny Thunder".
Tuesday, 13th February, 2024
9:30 am -	Here's an article about "ADAAOTN".
Monday, 12th February, 2024
10:26 am -	Here's a review of Dave's Living On A Thin Line book from the "Great Western" Youtube channel. Also check out this song analysis of "Do It Again".
10:14 am -	Here's an article about The Kinks' on Damo Suzuki, who recently passed away.
10:07 am -	The Kinks are #9 in this article on bands with siblings.
10:00 am -	"YRGM" is mentioned in this article on power chords.
9:59 am -	Here's an article on The Kinks.
9:58 am -	Here's an article on Ray's thoughts about Punk music.
Friday, 9th February, 2024
10:22 am -	Here's an article on The Kinks' and Beatles' performances at Bournemouth in 1964.
9:46 am -	"La-la-la-la-Lola" was an answer in Wednesday's New York Times crossword puzzle. It caused a bit of controversy in the comments of this blog, about whether it's "la-la-la-la" or "lo-lo-lo-lo". Also see this article.
9:23 am -	The Kinks' first TV appearance (performing "Long Tall Sally" on Ready Steady Go) is mentioned in this article about The Beatles on Ed Sullivan.
9:20 am -	According to this, "Waterloo Sunset" is in episode 11 of the Netflix series "One Day".
Thursday, 8th February, 2024
11:39 am -	Here's a nice video about Dave.
9:08 am -	Here's a live cover of "TTEOTD" by Carl Caballero and The Wreckage.
Wednesday, 7th February, 2024
9:40 am -	There's a new dedicated Kinks podcast launching today, on the 60th anniversary of the release of The Kinks' first single. "Thoroughly Kinky" plans to go through the entire Kinks discography, reviewing every songs in order. The 14 episodes of the first season will cover the Pye era, and the first episode is available today at Spotify, Amazon, Apple, and Google.
Tuesday, 6th February, 2024
10:06 am -	Mark Teehan, who wrote several papers on the charting of Kinks singles (find them here), has taken his music chart research talents to The Byrds with a paper on "Eight Miles High", posted on the Byrds Flyght blog. (Mark references several Kinks singles in this paper.)
9:57 am -	Peter Hooton from The Farm chooses "Lola" as one of his top 10 favourite songs.
9:55 am -	The Kinks are included in this article on bands with siblings.
9:54 am -	The Kinks are included in another article on artists who have never won a Grammy.
9:48 am -	The Kinks are mentioned in this review of Wim Wender's film Perfect Days. ("Sunny Afternoon" is used in the film.)
9:44 am -	Ray and Dave talk about Buddy Holly (from old interviews) on this radio show. About 19 minutes in.
9:40 am -	"YRGM" was used in series 1, episode 5 of the Sky Max show "Funny Woman". (Available on PBS in America.)
Monday, 5th February, 2024
11:33 am -	According to this page Dave was a guest on the Cousin Brucie radio show on Saturday. You may be able to listen again here.
8:59 am -	Dave is quoted in this article on Jimi Hendrix.
8:58 am -	"Come Dancing" is included in this article on comeback singles.
8:55 am -	The Kinks are included in this article on five great artists who never won a Grammy award.
8:52 am -	Here's a full video of The Kinks on Granada TV in 1978.
Saturday, 3rd February, 2024
8:45 am -	Happy 77th birthday to Dave Davies!
Friday, 2nd February, 2024
10:11 am -	According to this article, Luna Collins says her song "Man In The Mac" is about Ray.
9:33 am -	Here's a cover of "ADAAOTN" by The Satelliters, from 1996.
Thursday, 1st February, 2024
9:48 am -	Henny Stahli passed away on Sunday. Henny was a big Kinks fan who recorded and performed many Kinks covers as well as his own original songs as "Trihas & The Tapes", "The Kinky2", "BUS 59", and other projects. Here's his YouTube channel.
9:18 am -	There's a new Kinks tribute album, Everybody's Gonna Be Happy from Sparky the Dog Records. Available from Bandcamp, Spotify, YouTube, and Tidal. "Words to the wise: This comp is a bit of an adventure. It strays from the typical 'greatest hits'. And there are two or three avant-garde/weirdo tracks that bear virtually no resemblance to the Kinks songs that allegedly served as the source material."
9:13 am -	Here's a cover of "YRGM" by The Commits (as part of a medley with "Gimme Some Lovin'").
Wednesday, 31st January, 2024
9:33 am -	Here's a review of Word Of Mouth and Return To Waterloo, from the "Everybody's Dummy" blog.
9:32 am -	Ray talks about Chuck Berry in this article (from a 2017 interview). Here's a clip from the film that Ray talks about.
Tuesday, 30th January, 2024
9:08 am -	Ray is mentioned in this article on Tom Robinson.
9:04 am -	This article features a video of Rico Nasty and Boys Noize covering "ADAAOTN".
8:55 am -	Here's part 2 of a podcast on The Kinks.
Monday, 29th January, 2024
10:06 am -	The Kinks are #19 in this article on the 25 greatest English rock bands.
10:04 am -	Kinks is included in this article on classic albums that turn 60 this year.
Friday, 26th January, 2024
11:06 am -	According to this Facebook post, Bob Henrit and Clem Cattini will be doing an informal chat/Q&A at the Lowewood Museum in Hoddesdon, UK on Saturday, 10 February 2024 from 3 to 4:30pm.
Thursday, 25th January, 2024
9:40 am -	Tomorrow, 26 January 2024, there will be a 60 Years of The Kinks celebration at Proeflokaal Hop in Heiloo, The Netherlands. 6 regional bands will perform 5 different Kinks songs each. The show starts at 20.30 and ends at 24.00, and admission is free.
9:04 am -	According to this article, "YRGM" is #6 in a list of the most played songs on radio.
Wednesday, 24th January, 2024
10:18 am -	Brian Ritchie includes "God's Children" in this article on "music that moves me".
Tuesday, 23rd January, 2024
8:46 am -	Here's a cover of "ADAAOTN" by the WayBack Machine Band.
8:40 am -	Here's a cover of "Strangers" by Helions.
Monday, 22nd January, 2024
10:49 am -	Here's an article on "20th Century Man".
9:25 am -	Here's a blog post on the State Of Confusion album.
9:21 am -	Bill Bailey talks about attempting the guitar solo of "YRGM" in this article.
9:17 am -	Shel Talmy has posted the Blueprint of "Little Miss Queen Of Darkness" on Facebook.
9:16 am -	Here's a new (Nov. 2023) cover of "Victoria" by Nathan Meltz and the House of Tomorrow.
Thursday, 18th January, 2024
9:13 am -	Here's a video with the Peanuts gang singing "YRGM". On a similar note, here's another video with "Wicked Annabella" paired with the 1929 Disney cartoon "Skeleton Dance".
Wednesday, 17th January, 2024
10:31 am -	"Destroyer" is included in this article on artists who re-used their own material.
9:20 am -	Shel Talmy has posted the blueprint of "And I Will Love You" on Facebook.
9:17 am -	The Kinks are mentioned in this article on The Who's "I Can't Explain".
Tuesday, 16th January, 2024
12:43 pm -	Dutch author (and rhythm guitarist for Kick Some Kinks) Dick van Veelen is putting the final touches on his third book on the Kinks, this time about the solo careers of Ray and Dave Davies. You can pre-order Ray en Dave Davies: Going Solo - na the Kinks here (you can also order his other two books: The Kinks: Een oer-Engelse band and The Kinks: Concerten in Nederland.
12:26 pm -	Three videos from tribute band Kick Some Kinks from their performance at Poppodium at Cacaofabriek, Helmond, Holland on 23 December 2023: "GTPWTW", "ADAAOTN", and "Lola".
12:13 pm -	The Kinks are included in this article on the 25 greatest English rock bands.
12:03 pm -	The Kinks are mentioned in this article on overrated bands (but not as an overrated band).
11:34 am -	Here's an article about "All Of My Friends Were There".
11:32 am -	The Kink Kronikles is included in this What's In My Bag? video (at 7:15) with Dogstar.
11:29 am -	Marky Ramone mentions The Kinks and Dave in this article (from a 2016 Rolling Stone interview).
11:12 am -	The Kinks are mentioned at 5:46 in this video with Burton Cummings on Art Fein's Poker Party.
Thursday, 11th January, 2024
4:39 pm -	According to this article, The Raincoat's 1979 cover of "Lola" is used in a Volkswagen ad.
12:05 pm -	Four of the six members of tribute band Kick Some Kinks played songs and talked for 2 hours on Radio Apeldoorn on January 5th. You can listen again here until tomorrow -- look for Vrijdag 20:00 tot 21:00 and 21:00 tot 22:00.
9:28 am -	Here's a live cover of "ADAAOTN" by David Christian.
9:27 am -	The Kinks are mentioned in this article on musicians and bands who played at Kelvin Hall.
9:27 am -	Ray is mentioned and quoted in this article on Max Roach.
Wednesday, 10th January, 2024
10:18 am -	The Journey - Part 2 is one of the releases reviewed here.
Tuesday, 9th January, 2024
9:30 am -	Here's an article about "Days".
Monday, 8th January, 2024
12:29 pm -	Here's a cover of "Tired Of Waiting" by the band Class of '68. Also "YRGM".
12:26 pm -	Here's audio of a short song, "O-H-I-O" that Ray made up & performed on the spot at a 1985 concert in Ohio.
9:38 am -	"Days" was played during episode 1 of series 13 of "Call The Midwife".
Friday, 5th January, 2024
10:13 am -	A couple articles here and here on the 20th anniversary of Ray being shot in New Orleans.
9:00 am -	"Superman" is included in this article on songs about superheroes.
Thursday, 4th January, 2024
10:36 am -	Here's an article about The Kinks' 1977 appearance on The Old Grey Whistle Test.
Wednesday, 3rd January, 2024
12:31 pm -	"Alcohol" is #1 in this article on sobriety songs.
9:13 am -	Here's part 1 of a podcast on The Kinks.
Tuesday, 2nd January, 2024
9:19 am -	Here's an article on "Hatred (A Duet)".
Monday, 1st January, 2024
4:05 pm -	An acetate of Four More Respected Gentlemen is up for bids on eBay.
4:03 pm -	Timmy Mallett includes "YRGM" in this playlist/article.
4:00 pm -	According to this article a Kinks song was included in the London New Year's Eve fireworks display soundtrack.
Sunday, 31st December, 2023
11:25 am -	John Gosling is included in this article on stars we lost in 2023.
11:23 am -	"INLEE" is quoted in this article.
11:21 am -	The Kinks are mentioned in this article on Glastonbury founder Michael Eavis being knighted.
11:20 am -	The Kinks are included in this article on the best family bands.
11:20 am -	The Kinks are included in this article on classic bands that haven't reunited.
11:18 am -	Here's an article on The Kinks' ban in America.
11:17 am -	Here's an article on Ray's favourite American songs (from a 2017 interview).
11:15 am -	Shel Talmy has posted the Blueprint of "Mister Pleasant" by Nicky Hopkins on Facebook.
11:14 am -	Here's an article on Noel Gallagher and VGPS.
11:13 am -	Here's a live cover of "INLEE" by The Loveless at the 100 Club in London.
Tuesday, 26th December, 2023
1:56 pm -	Here's an article about "See My Friends".
1:53 pm -	I've posted a link to this audio before, but here's a newer photo slideshow to go along with the audio of The Kinks performing "All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth" on Ready Steady Go! in 1965.
Friday, 22nd December, 2023
12:33 pm -	Here's an interview with Ray and Dave's nephew Phil Palmer.
11:51 am -	According to this tweet the De Soundz Podcast (in Dutch) has a new interview with Ray (starts around 37:30, and the interview is in English).
Thursday, 21st December, 2023
9:14 am -	Wicked Opossum Records has a mousepad for sale of the Starstruck album cover artwork.
Wednesday, 20th December, 2023
9:18 am -	Here are new interviews with Mick and Dave (in Dutch). Title translation: "All those cover bands earn more than damn we do."
Tuesday, 19th December, 2023
11:43 am -	Here's an updated article on reunion talk over the years.
10:31 am -	Ray is mentioned in this article on keyboardist Ben Waters.
8:59 am -	"Days" is mentioned in this article on Kirsty MacColl
Monday, 18th December, 2023
3:56 pm -	"Father Christmas" is #3 in this video on the Top 10 Power Pop Christmas Songs.
2:25 pm -	"ADAAOTN" was played during the intro for the Saturday afternoon session of the World Darts Championship
2:23 pm -	"I'm A Lover Not A Fighter" is included in this article on songs Jimmy Page played on.
2:20 pm -	Here's a reaction video to "There's A Change In The Weather".
Friday, 15th December, 2023
9:13 am -	The Cardiff incident is included in this article on onstage bandmate blowups.
9:09 am -	Here's a colorized version of The Kinks miming to "See My Friends" on the 1965 ITV show "Discotech". (Here's a non-colorized version.)
Thursday, 14th December, 2023
10:56 am -	Suggs mentions The Kinks and "Dead End Street" in this interview (paywalled).
10:27 am -	Here's a review (paywalled) of The Journey compilations.
9:33 am -	"Victoria" (the original backing track with re-recorded lead vocals) is included in this audio recording of Top Of The Pops, 4th December 1969.
Wednesday, 13th December, 2023
10:19 am -	Here's a live cover of "I Need You" by 4GP.
10:17 am -	Here's an article on Working Man's Café.
Tuesday, 12th December, 2023
9:25 am -	Here's a new interview with Dave.
9:23 am -	"Father Christmas" is included in this article on Christmas songs "for Humbugs and Scrooges".
9:14 am -	Here's an article on Matteo Mancuso's cover of "YRGM".
9:13 am -	"Father Christmas" is used in this clip from the 2017 film Daddy's Home 2.
Monday, 11th December, 2023
9:35 am -	Here's a new interview with Ray (in Dutch, paywalled).
9:35 am -	According to this article, "Father Christmas" is used in the animated film from Amazon, Merry Little Batman.
9:30 am -	The Kinks are included in this article on artists who influenced The Clash.
Friday, 8th December, 2023
1:43 pm -	Here's a podcast (in German) on The Journey compilations.
1:35 pm -	"Scattered" is included in this article on last releases by bands/artists.
Wednesday, 6th December, 2023
9:20 am -	Dave is quoted in this article on the death of Denny Laine.
9:18 am -	The "Albums That Should Exist" blog has a new post on Dave's 1997 Bottom Line gigs.
9:15 am -	Dave, Ray and Mick have autographed a VGPS promo CD for an eBay auction for charity (Folly Wildlife Rescue). The auction ends in 4 days.
Monday, 4th December, 2023
9:39 am -	Here's a new interview with Dave.
9:32 am -	Shel Talmy has posted the Blueprint of "Something Better Beginning" on Facebook.
9:29 am -	"YRGM" is included in this article on '60s songs that defined a generation.
9:28 am -	Here's a live cover of "Waterloo Sunset" by Coen Bardelmeijer.
Friday, 1st December, 2023
3:43 pm -	A few seconds of "WHATGTG" was used in today's episode of the Dutch TV program De Geknipte Gast (series 8, episode 12).
Thursday, 30th November, 2023
4:30 pm -	Dave was in episode 1 of the Sky Arts series Greatest Guitar Riffs, which aired last week. It will be re-aired this Saturday, 2 Dec. at 4pm on Sky Arts.
Wednesday, 29th November, 2023
11:48 am -	"YRGM" is #6 in this article on the greatest guitar riffs.
9:14 am -	Here's an article on "A Well Respected Man".
9:08 am -	Here's the "YRGM" scene from the 2022 film Lola.
9:04 am -	Here's a review of The Journey - Part 2.
Tuesday, 28th November, 2023
10:06 am -	"Father Christmas" is included in this article on holiday hitmakers.
9:35 am -	Here's an article about Dave's tweet of a recent photo of him and Ray. And here's another article about Stevie Van Zandt's reaction to the photo.
Monday, 27th November, 2023
9:59 am -	Here's a new photo of Dave and Ray.
9:58 am -	The Journey - Part 2 is at #10 in the UK Record Store Chart.
9:57 am -	Neil Hannon mentions The Kinks in interview.
9:55 am -	"Sunny Afternoon" is included in this article on songs listened to by tradesmen.
Friday, 24th November, 2023
11:05 am -	Here's an article on the Official Kinks Fan Club event this Sunday at the Dome at Boston Arms, Tufnell Park, London.
11:02 am -	"YRGM" is #2 and "ADAAOTN" is #9 in this article on the best songs of 1964.
11:01 am -	Ray and Dave are included in this article on music duo spats.
11:01 am -	The Journey - Part 2 is included in this Music Gift Guide 2023.
10:58 am -	"Thanksgiving Day" is #1 and "Autumn Almanac" is #53 in this article on Thanksgiving songs.
10:58 am -	The Kinks are included in this article about band feuds.
Wednesday, 22nd November, 2023
12:26 pm -	The Journey - Part 2 is included in this article on November vinyl releases.
9:42 am -	Here's another new interview with Ray (in French, also paywalled).
9:41 am -	Here's a new interview with Ray (paywalled).
9:40 am -	"GTPWTW" is included in this article on songs about JFK (on the 60th anniversary of his assassination).
9:22 am -	"Thanksgiving Day" is included in this article on Thanksgiving songs.
9:14 am -	Here's the full cover of "Sunny Afternoon" by the Amande & Miel Quartet.
Tuesday, 21st November, 2023
11:13 am -	Here's a cover of "Sunny Afternoon" (unfortunately not the whole song) by Amande & Miel.
9:26 am -	There's a review of The Journey - Part 2 in the January 2024 issue (#362) of MOJO magazine.
9:18 am -	In the December 2023 issue (#321) of Classic Rock magazine, KK Downing includes "YRGM" in "The Soundtrack Of My Life" article.
9:16 am -	Here's an article with quotes from recent interviews with Dave and Ray.
Monday, 20th November, 2023
12:28 pm -	According to this article, The Journey - Part 2 is set to become The Kinks' 16th UK Top 40 album.
9:28 am -	Here's a review of The Journey - Parts 1 and 2 from Da Tech Guy blog.
Friday, 17th November, 2023
9:14 am -	The Journey - Part 2 is out today. Just posted on the official Kinks YouTube channel is a lyric visualiser video for the live version of "A Face In The Crowd"
9:11 am -	Here's a new interview with Dave.
9:11 am -	The Kinks are included in this article on bands that fight.
Thursday, 16th November, 2023
9:19 am -	Here's The Kinks on The Old Grey Whistle Test -- the 1977 Christmas concert.
9:12 am -	Here's a live cover of "Dead End Street" by The Great Tune Robbery.
Tuesday, 14th November, 2023
9:04 am -	NME has a new interview with Ray, Dave and Mick. And here's a summary article.
Monday, 13th November, 2023
10:40 am -	The 2013 song "Ray Davies And The Kinks" by Australian band Dog Trumpet has a new music video. Here's an article about the song.
9:54 am -	Another batch of "official audio" videos have been added to the official Kinks YouTube channel.
9:52 am -	Here's a video about a 1968 article where Keith Moon reviews "Days" (among other songs).
9:23 am -	"Strangers" is included in this article on the best songs from Wes Anderson films.
9:20 am -	The Kinks are included in this article on bands that refused to play Glastonbury.
9:18 am -	Here are live covers of "Powerman", "Picture Book", and "Hold My Hand" by the Sypian Family Band.
9:12 am -	"Thanksgiving Day" is the first song in this article on 60 Thanksgiving songs.
Friday, 10th November, 2023
9:15 am -	Here's a sneak peek of upcoming issue of Uncut that has a new interview with Ray.
Thursday, 9th November, 2023
9:07 am -	Here's a blog post (in Italian) on Something Else.
Wednesday, 8th November, 2023
9:16 am -	The Kinks' YouTube channel has many new "official audio" videos, including some 2023 remasters.
9:10 am -	The latest issue (#11 2023) of the Swedish Nostalgia Magazine has an article on Ray's time in Gothenburg, 2004-2011, including recent (short) interviews with Karin Foreman and Gunnar Frick. Also, this Friday Dave will be interviewed by the magazine, and hopefully that will be in the December issue.
8:52 am -	Van Halen's cover of "YRGM" is #12 in this slideshow of the 25 best cover songs.
Tuesday, 7th November, 2023
10:27 am -	Here's an article on Dave's tweets on the new Beatles song.
9:02 am -	According to this tweet and this, there will be an interview with Ray in the new "Review Of The Year 2023" issue of Uncut magazine. "The Kinks turned 60 this year – so what better opportunity for their chief architect to reflect on the enduring legacy of his wonderful songs? He also reveals what’s next: 'A folk-rock musical about musical families!'"
8:56 am -	Here's an article on Pete Townshend's admiration of The Kinks.
Monday, 6th November, 2023
8:49 am -	Shel Talmy has posted the Blueprint of "Rosie Won't You Please Come Home" on Facebook.
8:47 am -	"Waterloo Sunset" is mentioned in this article on licensed busking in London.

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