News & Rumors
(you decide which is which)


 Friday, 3rd September, 2010
9:15 am - There will be a couple Kinks tribute shows in Halden, Norway on the 17th & 18th September. Here's a blog post about the event, and a poster. There's also a Facebook group for the event.
9:07 am - The current issue of Classic Rock magazine has a prominent half-page review of Dave's Mystical Journey DVD.
9:05 am - The episode of Cash in the Attic with the autographed poster of Ray can now be viewed (by UK residents) on BBC iPlayer.
9:02 am - Chicago radio station WXRT is airing the Kinks' 1977 Rainbow Theatre concert tomorrow, Sept. 4th from 11 p.m. to midnight Central time. You can listen online.
 
 Thursday, 2nd September, 2010
11:32 am - Camilla Kerslake's new album includes a cover of "I Go To Sleep".
10:26 am - Rhapsody has named Muswell Hillbillies as one of the top 20 Classic Rock albums of the '70s.
10:06 am - According to the message board on Dave's web site, Dave and his son Russell are recording a new Crystal Radio album, possibly to be released by the end of the year.
 
 Wednesday, 1st September, 2010
10:11 am - From Ray's Facebook page today: "From admin - Konk will be remaining open until it is sold, this could be 3 months or more. Ray is currently looking at new properties in the UK to work from (studio and otherwise) and is not retiring, in fact far from it. He is finishing off the new album this week which will be out before the end of the year here. Next year is even busier and we will keep you updated with news when it comes in." Also some more info on the Unofficial Ray Davies Forum.
10:10 am - Tom Harrison, a reviewer for the Vancouver Province, has written a review of the Kinks Choral Collection.
9:59 am - There's a Kinks reference in the new Noah Baumbach movie "Greenberg" -- Ben Stiller's character remarks, "You know there's a great Kinks song called 'Australia'." (However, the song is not played in the movie.)
 
 Monday, 30th August, 2010
12:27 pm - Canada's Globe and Mail has a review of Dave's Mystical Journey DVD.
12:26 pm - The Clissold Arms is looking for Kinks memorabilia to help decorate the Kinks room. If you have anything you'd like to contribute, contact them through their Facebook page.
10:53 am - Here's a blog post with photos from one of Ray's Danish gigs.
9:31 am - Here's a fictional, "alternate reality" sort of story about the Kinks' infamous Cardiff gig: Maybe Baby.
 
 Friday, 27th August, 2010
1:57 pm - Be sure to check out the What's New page to see recent photos of the Clissold Arms' Kinks room.
10:49 am - Many sites have picked up on the story of Ray's collaboration album. Here's a small sample: NME, TwentyFourBit, Gibson.com, Undercover.com.au, and Prefix magazine.
 
 Thursday, 26th August, 2010
10:49 am - There's a new German book on Nicky Hopkins by Julian Dawson. On pages 102 - 122 the author details the work Nicky did with the Who and the Kinks.
9:34 am - Ray's Facebook page says his Swiss concert in October will be recorded for TV.
9:29 am - According to this blog Billy Corgan (of the Smashing Pumpkins) has recorded "Destroyer" with Ray for Ray's collaborations album. And this article says that Mike Crossey has worked on (producing? engineering?) the collaborations album at Konk for several weeks.
9:23 am - Check out the Kastle section of the WhyKinks.net web site, with photos and video from Ray's two Castle Park Ledreborg shows in Denmark.
 
 Wednesday, 25th August, 2010
3:03 pm - Here's a scan of part of the liner notes from the John Mellencamp box set, where he talks about a Kinks influence on one of his songs.
 
 Tuesday, 24th August, 2010
11:37 am - Some photos (Facebook link) from Ray's Denmark performances.
11:35 am - Here's a blog review of Ray's Saturday performance, with photos and video.
9:58 am - This article says that Ray Davies is on VH-1's list of "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".
 
 Monday, 23rd August, 2010
11:21 am - Today is the release date of the Kinks Biography DVD (44 minutes, previously shown on the Biography Channel) in the UK.
11:07 am - A couple YouTube playlists of audience-shot videos at Ray's Denmark shows this past weekend: Saturday and Sunday.
10:40 am - Here's a cool slideshow of WWII photos of London set to the Kinks' "Mr. Churchill Says", made by John Higham.
10:37 am - Here's a review of Ray's Saturday show in Denmark, including a set list.
9:56 am - Some additional info on the RCA & Arista albums currently being reissued in Europe by Universal: These are straight copies of the Koch CDs, with the same packaging and tracks. However, Universal does have plans to reissue these albums again over the next two years with extra tracks, etc.
 
 Friday, 20th August, 2010
9:16 am - More from dr.dk on Ray (a Danish article). You can listen to a 22 minute interview (in English) with Ray if you click on the link under "Lyd og video" on the right.
 
 Thursday, 19th August, 2010
1:28 pm - Ray was interviewed on Danish national TV today. You can watch it at www.dr.dk (the segment with Ray appears towards the end of the show, but you can jump right to it if you scroll down the list at the right until you see "The Kinks sanger vender tilbage" and then click "se klip").
1:27 pm - Dave's "Mystical Journey" DVD can pre-ordered through CDUniverse.com (maybe other places too).
8:59 am - From the Clissold Arms Facebook page yesterday: "Hi Kinks Fans! The work at Clissold Arms has started we are very pleased to say that is looking great! Come along to see the lounge area of Clissold Arms as The Kinks Room!!! We are looking for any fans that have kinks memorabilia, if you would like to donate some please contact me on clissoldarms@googlemail.com. Thank you for all your... support!
 
 Wednesday, 18th August, 2010
9:43 am - The News page on Ray's web site has been updated with info on Ray's recent & upcoming activities.
 
 Tuesday, 17th August, 2010
4:13 pm - Here's an article (in French, but there's a translate link at the bottom) on Nicky Hopkins' work with the Kinks.
4:09 pm - I don't often get to post a link to Field & Stream magazine here, so enjoy it.
 
 Monday, 16th August, 2010
10:06 am - Universal Music is currently reissuing the Kinks' RCA & Arista albums on CD in the UK and Europe. Posted on Ray's web site last year was the comment, "the new editions will feature some new mixes by Ray". No details yet on if that's still true or which songs have been remixed.
9:27 am - There's a review of Dave's "Mystical Journey" DVD in the latest issue of Record Collector.
 
 Friday, 13th August, 2010
3:18 pm - Tickets are on sale for the fan club konvention and Kast Off Kinks performance at the Boston Arms on Sunday, November 28th. Contact Bill Orton for information on how to book tickets.
10:02 am - Here's a review of the "Do It Again" film from the Providence Journal. The film will be shown at the Rhode Island International Film Festival tonight. There's info on other screenings here, and you can help offset the cost of taking the film to these festivals by making a contribution.
 
 Thursday, 12th August, 2010
9:04 am - Bobcat Goldthwait talks about meeting Ray Davies in this article.
 
 Wednesday, 11th August, 2010
2:42 pm - Posted on Ray's Facebook page today: "Most of the Glastonbury Festival performance will be broadcast this Friday night on BBC4 TV. It is the entire choral set plus a few songs from the rest of the show. Off to Denmark next week for rehearsals with the DNR orchestra and choir and then the two shows Sat and Sun the 21st and 22nd. The shows are early with my set starting at 4:15."
10:52 am - Here's a blog post about the VGPS album.
10:44 am - Amy MacDonald is another artist who will be on Ray's collaboration album, according to this article in The Sun.
10:42 am - This press release for the US high-def music channel Palladia mentions Ray Davies -- he's probably included with the Glastonbury highlights they're airing on August 27th and September 3rd.
 
 Tuesday, 10th August, 2010
12:01 pm - Here's a review of Schoolboys in Disgrace from the Princeton, NJ Town Topics.
11:51 am - Kinks tribute band The Kinx will play at The Castle pub in Finchley (a stone's throw away from Muswell Hill) on Friday, September 17th.
11:29 am - Here's the press release (with video) for the hedge maze in London that includes "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" as part of the exhibit.
11:26 am - This Friday evening on BBC 4 there are four Kinks-related programmes airing.
 
 Thursday, 5th August, 2010
3:17 pm - Bob Meshnick and Frank Lima created a Video Salute to the People of Kinkdom at the get-together in NYC last weekend.
 
 Tuesday, 3rd August, 2010
1:46 pm - Marianne Spellman reviews last Friday's Kinks tribute show in Seattle on her blog.
1:45 pm - "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" is mentioned in this article about a hedge maze promoting the history of London's West End. Also in this blog.
10:36 am - Some articles have reported that Ray Davies was among the group of stars (including Yoko Ono, Jeff Lynn and several others) who joined Ringo Starr onstage at Radio City Music Hall last month, on July 7th for Ringo's 70th birthday. See here. But I don't see Ray in this audience-shot video... or this one... or this one. (The general consensis at the moment is that Ray was not there.)
10:20 am - BBC4 will be airing the Glastonbury Festival performance of Ray and the Crouch End Festival Chorus on Friday, August 13th at 9:40pm, and again at 12:40am.
10:11 am - There's some audience-shot video of the Muswell Hillbillies tribute at BB King's on Sunday on YouTube.
10:04 am - Dave Davies comments on Van Halen's cover of "You Really Got Me" in this article.
 
 Thursday, 29th July, 2010
9:09 am - There's an article on the sale of Konk in the Hornsey & Crouch End Journal. The print version has a bold headline and a couple photos on the front page.
 
 Wednesday, 28th July, 2010
11:03 am - Just a reminder about two Kinks tribute shows happening this weekend. The first is happening at The Sunset in Seattle this Friday at 9pm. Various Seattle-area artists will perform Kinks songs, and proceeds will benefit Musicares. Here's a Facebook page for the event. The second is a performance of the Muswell Hillbillies album in its entirety by a 10-piece band at BB King's in NYC this Sunday at 7pm. There will be a fan gathering before the show (4pm) at Daltons, 611 9th Avenue.
9:11 am - Geoff Edgers has a great blog post about the LA screening of the "Do It Again" film. Also, Marianne Spellman wrote a review of the film. To help cover film expenses, Geoff is auctioning off a copy of the Mike Gent (of the Figss) 45 "Big Sky/Victoria" autographed by Allison and Tiffany Anders, Michael Des Barres, Shel Talmy(!) and Dave Jenkins (former bass player in Dave Davies' band). Email bids to Geoff Edgers.
 
 Tuesday, 27th July, 2010
8:40 am - There are posters signed by Ray and The 88 up for bids on eBay as part of a charity auction.
8:40 am - Here's an article on Ray as a celebrity supporter of Arsenal.
 
 Monday, 26th July, 2010
9:02 am - Konk Studios is for sale.
8:50 am - Here's an interesting blog on "I Go To Sleep" and its many cover versions.
 
 Wednesday, 21st July, 2010
2:03 pm - Ray Davies is included in a game on the British Music Experience web site.
12:58 pm - The store on Ray's web site has a new Muswell Hillbilly t-shirt.
9:34 am - Kinks tribute band The Kinx will be playing the SomerRock 2010 festival near Bristol this Saturday (July 24th) at 7:00pm.
9:16 am - Time Life will release a DVD set of last October's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concerts, which will include Ray Davies performing "All Day And All Of The Night" with Metallica.
 
 Monday, 19th July, 2010
1:22 pm - Just posted on Ray Davies' Facebook page: "We have been getting a lot of questions regarding Pete's memorial service. First off I would like to state it is not a Kinks reunion and will not be a concert. It will be a memorial with some family, friends, fans and a celebration of Pete's life with a few songs. We will probably be able to fit around 150 fans; I will keep you updated on how this will be done plus when and when it will all happen. Thanks, Admin"
11:15 am - Iñaki García's review of Ray's Benicàssim gig.
11:09 am - According to this forum post (in Spanish), Ray did a private warm-up session (gig? rehearsal?) at the Four Seasons Sixties Club before his Benicassim festival show last week.
10:10 am - The Los Angeles City Council honored Pete Quaife at a council session earlier this month.
9:50 am - There's an article on the Crouch End Festival Chorus in The Independent.
9:13 am - There's a short article on Bill Shanley on the Fender guitar web site.
 
 Friday, 16th July, 2010
3:28 pm - Just a reminder to get your copy of the issue of Ugly Things magazine that includes several Kinks features (an interview with Ray by Jon Savage from 1984, Jon Savage's personal Kinks top 20, a story about a 1965 Kinks gig in Holland (with photos), and an article by the Chesterfield Kings' Greg Prevost about UK Kinks promo 45s and albums.
3:16 pm - Here's a YouTube playlist for Ray's Benicassim performance (only one video there so far).
10:50 am - Here's a review of Ray's show in Spain last night.
 
 Thursday, 15th July, 2010
11:56 am - There a new Kinks DVD due for release on the 23rd of August. It looks like a DVD release of the Kinks biography that was broadcast on the Biography channel in December 2008 (which was much better than that recent "Story of The Kinks" DVD).
10:27 am - Why Oak's cover of "Strangers" is included in a list of Five Great Cover Songs From 2010 (So Far) from NPR.
10:22 am - Here's a blog post on Ray's songwriting (focusing on the song "Big Sky").
 
 Wednesday, 14th July, 2010
1:01 pm - Here are some photos of Ray (and band) at the Hop Farm festival.
12:18 pm - Geoff Edgers writes about the band that will be performing the Muswell Hillbillies album at BB King's in NYC in a couple weeks.
 
 Tuesday, 13th July, 2010
2:51 pm - Here's a tribute to Pete Quaife by Pete's friend Igor Babailov. (Includes an awesome drawing of Pete by Igor).
9:43 am - Pete Quaife's funeral is (was) today in Denmark.
 
 Monday, 12th July, 2010
10:20 am - A brief statement from Dave saying that nothing is definite, regarding a Pete Quaife tribute.
9:36 am - Here's another Hop Farm review, and another Glastonbury review.
 
 Saturday, 10th July, 2010
7:59 pm - Dave Davies talks about Pete Quaife in this Mojo blog.
7:42 pm - Some more Glastonbury and Hop Farm reviews here, here, here, here and here.
7:39 pm - There's an article about Pete on the Gibson guitar web site.
 
 Friday, 9th July, 2010
10:09 am - Posted on Ray Davies' Facebook page last night: "Because so many people were unable to make the trip to Denmark for Pete's funeral, Mick and myself have spoken and decided to put on a memorial night for Pete in Muswell Hill were the Kinks first formed. We are currently talking with others and looking into venues and will hopefully announce information soon." Added later, "Hopefully Dave can attend as well."
10:00 am - You can listen to the archive of WPKN radio's "Connections with Eric Cocks", with Kinks music and a discussion about the initiative to get a star on Hollywood Boulevard for the Kinks.
9:55 am - Just a reminder about the performance of Muswell Hillbillies by a 10-piece band at BB King's Blues Club in NYC on Sunday, August 1st. They may add a few songs from VGPS to the set. You can find a few videos of the band's performance last month at the Iron Horse on YouTube.
9:48 am - Dave Davies has a memorial page for Pete on his web site. Also on message board is info about a "Memorial Service in Honour of Pete Quaife and Special World Healing Session" this Sunday, July 11th at 5pm GMT.
9:25 am - Please consider contributing to help offset the cost of Pete Quaife's funeral. Any additional funds raised will go to a registered Dialysis research fund. See the message from Pete's brother Dave below (under June 30th).

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[Note that you don't need a PayPal account to donate -- credit cards are accepted. -dte]
 
 Thursday, 8th July, 2010
12:32 pm - In part 2 of this interview with Mumford & Sons, they talk about recording with Ray Davies.
11:56 am - The Rejected Quarterly (Facebook page) has an extensive interview with Pete Quaife from 2001.
9:14 am - There will be a tribute to the Kinks at The Sunset in Seattle on Friday, July 30th at 9pm. Various local artists performing Kinks songs, including "a performance of 'The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society' by Seattle’s most mysterious KINKS cover band: THE QUAIFES." All proceeds benefit Musicares.
9:09 am - Here's an article on Mumford & Sons' collaboration with Ray.
 
 Wednesday, 7th July, 2010
3:16 pm - Ray presented an award at the the Nordoff-Robbins Silver Clef Awards last week. There are photos on ContactMusic.com.
3:08 pm - More Hop Farm reviews from Daily Express, ContactMusic.com and Uncut.
 
 Tuesday, 6th July, 2010
12:06 pm - The BBC Glastonbury web page has been updated with an interview with Ray (that UK residents can watch).
12:06 pm - Here's a YouTube playlist for videos from Ray's Hop Farm appearance.
9:01 am - Here's a Hop Farm Festival review (including a paragraph on Ray's performance). And others here, here, here and here.
 
 Friday, 2nd July, 2010
8:55 am - There will be a screening of Ray's film "Return To Waterloo" next Thursday, July 8th at Blue Sunshine in Montreal.
 
 Thursday, 1st July, 2010
1:28 pm - There's a tribute to Pete Quaife by Stan Endersby of Mapleoak in today's Toronto Globe and Mail. The print version has a mid-1990s photo of Pete and Stan.
12:34 pm - The "Do It Again" film will be screened at the Frozen Film Festival in San Francisco this Friday and Saturday. Here's an article about the film from SF Weekly.
12:14 pm - If anyone has the issue of Rock magazine from 1971 that has the interview with Ray Davies by Anne Marie Micklo (I think Ray is on the cover, but I'm not sure), please let me know -- I'm looking for a scan or photocopy of the article.
11:44 am - Just in case you missed it on the What's New page, I compiled all of the Pete Quaife question & answers from the Kinks mailing list that I could find into one page. Neil found a couple more which I added this morning: from March 5th and 12th, 2001.
10:57 am - The Kinks song "Better Things" plays near the end of the recent Adam Sandler movie "Grown Ups".
 
 Wednesday, 30th June, 2010
1:36 pm - A message from Pete's brother Dave Quaife:
Many people have asked in what way they can celebrate the life of my brother, Pete Quaife.

Pete's partner Elisabeth will be excluded from any inheritance (not married) so I think it is appropriate to raise money to lessen the burdens she will undergo from losing Pete - her sweetheart and loved one for many years.

Elisabeth has supported Pete through many difficult times, not the least the special care and love she gave Pete with his regular dialysis sessions 3 times a week, and the loving, nursing during the last days of dear Pete's life.

I have set up a PayPal account with donations being used firstly for Pete's funeral costs, wake and gravestone.

We are expecting a considerable amount of mourners. The amount left over will be donated to an applicable, registered Dialysis research fund.

(Donation button links - please choose the currency desired. If your currency does not appear in the list below, let me know and we'll try to add an appropriate link for you.)

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[Note that you don't need a PayPal account to donate -- credit cards are accepted. -dte]
8:58 am - Chris Kocher has a great tribute to Pete Quaife on his blog.
 
 Tuesday, 29th June, 2010
4:11 pm - Bobcat Goldthwait's "Schoolboys In Disgrace" movie is a little closer to reality, according to this Hollywood Reporter article. Ray Davies will be an executive producer of the project.
1:18 pm - Here's a nice blog post on Pete Quaife and the Kinks.
11:11 am - Pete's funeral will be Tuesday, July 13th in Denmark. I believe the service is open to the public, with a private reception afterwards. Flowers may be sent, but information about donations will be coming soon. If anyone needs the address of the funeral location, send me an email.
9:59 am - Two more Belgian articles (in French) on Pete: Tour d'Or, and Lesoir.be.
9:55 am - Here's a YouTube playlist for videos from Ray's Glastonbury appearance.
 
 Monday, 28th June, 2010
10:46 am - Bill Orton from the Official Kinks Fan Club writes, "On behalf of all the members of the Official Kinks Fan Club, I would like to express our deep sorrow with the loss of Peter Quaife. Our thoughts go out to all of his many friends and family."
10:20 am - The BBC show "Cash In The Celebrity Attic" will be auctioning a framed and signed Ray Davies tour poster, owned by former Eastenders actress Carol Harrison, for charity tomorrow at Chiswick Auctions. "The poster will go under the hammer at around 12:30-12:45pm. Please call them (0208 992 4442) to arrange a telephone bid or visit them on the day at 1 Colville Road, (off Bollo Lane), London W3 8BL to make a bid in person." (Poster images here and here.)
9:57 am - Geoff Edgers' obituary for Pete Quaife for the Boston Globe.
9:44 am - A Telegraph article on the Glastonbury Festival. And one from the Guardian.
9:42 am - A Los Angeles Times obituary for Pete.
9:39 am - An article on Pete from the Arizona Republic.
9:30 am - UK fans can watch Ray's Glastonbury performance on the BBC web site (Ray's set is the last 25 minutes).
9:25 am - An obituary for Pete at RockEdition.com.
 
 Sunday, 27th June, 2010
9:55 pm - A couple articles on Ray's performance at Glastonbury today: VirtualFestivals.com and NME. There are a couple songs up on YouTube: Days and Waterloo Sunset, both dedicated to Pete Quaife.
 
 Saturday, 26th June, 2010
11:32 am - There's an obituary for Pete in the Belleville Intelligencer. Pete lived in Belleville, Ontario for many years before he moved to Denmark.
11:30 am - Here's a New York Times obituary for Pete, and one from Variety.
11:16 am - The WhyKinks.net web site has a page in memory of Pete Quaife, as well as a memorial photo montage.
11:15 am - Here's a blog post titled Why Aren't The Kinks More Popular? It also includes a tribute to Pete, and a birthday tribute to Ray.
 
 Friday, 25th June, 2010
10:20 pm - A statement from the Dutch Kinks Preservation Society: "The Dutch Kinks Preservation Society wants to express their condolences to the family and friends who were close to Pete Quaife. We cherish special memories when he was our very special guest at the 7th Dutch Kinks Fan Meeting in Utrecht NL in 2004. During this meeting he joined the Kast Off Kinks for a few songs. Thank you Pete !!"
"I bless the light,
I bless the light that shines on you believe me.
And though you're gone,
You're with me every single day, believe me....."
The members of the board of the Dutch Kinks Preservation Society: Simon van den Bergh, Huub Goudzwaard, Ruud Kerstiens, Rob Kopp, Dick van Veelen
10:17 pm - Here's a statement from Dave Clarke, of the Kast Off Kinks: "It was a real privilege and pleasure to spend the weekend with Pete in Utrecht in 2004, probably the last time he ever played with anyone from the Kinks. Despite his illness he was funny, sharp and a great pleasure to be with. We have exchanged a few emails since but I never thought it would be the last and only time we spent together. "
9:07 am - Some articles on and tributes to Pete Quaife:
 
 Thursday, 24th June, 2010
6:54 pm - I'm sad to report the death of Pete Quaife, the Kinks' original bass player. Pete died yesterday, June 23rd, of kidney failure after spending several days in a coma in a hospital in Denmark.
10:52 am - Patrick Costello will be promoting the Kinks UnKovered tribute CD on the Ron & Fez show on Sirius/XM satellite radio (The Virus channel, XM 202 and Sirius 197) tomorrow from 11am to 3pm Eastern time (rebroadcast 1am-5am, and again over the weekend). Patrick will have his acoustic guitar and callers can play "Stump the Patrick" to win copies of the CD. Non-subscribers can listen online with a free trial.
 
 Wednesday, 23rd June, 2010
4:15 pm - There's a new Kickstarter project for the "Do It Again" film. You can donate money and get the new Mike Gent "Victoria/Big Sky" single (now shipping!) or interesting items.
 
 Tuesday, 22nd June, 2010
1:37 pm - Today is the release day for the Kinks UnKovered tribute album from Paradiddle Records, featuring Kinks covers by various Long Island artists. The download version of the album has two bonus tracks.
1:34 pm - A message from Ray was posted on his official Facebook page, thanking everyone for the birthday wishes and saying he spent yesterday recording "Tired Of Waiting" with an artist he can't name yet.
1:29 pm - The latest issue of Ugly Things is a special Kinks edition with an interview with Ray and other articles on the band.
1:26 pm - The Rock Spirit Radio show dedicated to Rafaela Filippi is now available to listen to/download as a podcast.
 
 Monday, 21st June, 2010
9:49 am - According to this tweet, Gold Radio will be playing Kinks songs all day long.
9:48 am - John Rose will be playing Ray/Kinks songs for Ray's birthday today on his show from 12 to 4pm CDT on UIC Radio (University of Illinois at Chicago).
9:46 am - It's not on their web site, but the Surly Girl Saloon in Columbus, Ohio is having a free screening of "Return To Waterloo" tonight at 6:30pm.
9:42 am - The WhyKinks.net web site has a birthday greeting for Ray's 66th birthday today.
9:38 am - There was an article about Ray's birthday in Israel's Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper this past weekend.
9:36 am - Ray is on Annapolis radio station WRNR FM this morning and 7pm EDT tonight.
 
 Thursday, 17th June, 2010
1:40 pm - Check out the Do It Again web site for a film festival screening near you.
11:13 am - There's a competition to win tickets to the Benicassim festival.
9:16 am - The Glastonbury web site gives the time for Ray's performance from 16:15 to 17:30 on Sunday.
 
 Wednesday, 16th June, 2010
1:27 pm - According to this article (in Dutch), the LOTS Festival has been cancelled due to poor ticket sales. Ticket holders should return their tickets by 1st September for a refund.
12:20 pm - The date for the fan club konvention this year is Sunday, 28th November, at the Boston Arms.
 
 Tuesday, 15th June, 2010
11:29 am - Here's an article about vintage clothing and the Kinks' "Dedicated Follower of Fashion".
11:11 am - Yet another review of the YRGM DVD. (Probably the last one I'm going to bother to post. For such a krappy DVD, they sure have a good publicist!.)
11:09 am - There's a mention of Konk Studios in this article.
 
 Monday, 14th June, 2010
2:39 pm - "The Spiritual Planet, Rock Spirit Radio and the Dave Davies Spiritual Healing Group on Facebook invite you to join us in a World Healing session and Prayers and Dedication for Rafaela Filippi on Sunday, June 20, at 9:AM (PST), 12 PM (EST), and 5 PM (GMT) on Rock Spirit Radio." (There's a Facebook page with info on the event.)
10:54 am - There are some photos of Ray's Royal Albert Hall show on Flickr.
10:54 am - Ray is mentioned in this story about Bandit Lites (the company that does the lights for Ray's shows in Europe.
10:24 am - There's an interview with Ray (pdf file) in the June issue of Connections magazine.
10:21 am - There another Kinks DVD being released this month (June 21st in the UK). The "independent critical film review" written on the cover tells me this is another one of those DVDs where various music critics talk about the Kinks and there's not much in the way of video footage.
 
 Friday, 11th June, 2010
2:49 pm - Here's an article about the Crouch End Festival Chorus singing with Ray at Glastonbury this month.
2:47 pm - Yet another YRGM DVD review.
9:05 am - Here's one more review of the YRGM DVD. (I love the title of the article.)
 
 Thursday, 10th June, 2010
4:16 pm - Here's a blog post about being in a Kinks cover band (for one night).
9:30 am - Chris Kocher has an interview with Bryan Adams where he talks about opening for the Kinks in the early 1980s.
9:27 am - Kinks tribute band The Kinx have a gig at The Horns in Watford, UK next Thursday, 17th June. Look for the Kinx's second studio tribute CD later this summer!
 
 Wednesday, 9th June, 2010
9:56 am - This article says that Ray's Glastonbury appearance will be televised by the BBC. Here's the BBC page about it.
9:46 am - Kevin Tyler will be co-hosting Pat Keenan's Power Pop and Punk Hours radio show this Friday, June 11th from 6:00-8:00 Central Daylight Time on KOPN 89.5 in Missouri (you can listen online). The first and last songs will be Ramones songs by tradition, but the rest of the show will be Kinks music.
9:08 am - There's now an official Ray Davies page on Facebook.
9:07 am - There's a competition to win tickets to the Hop Farm Festival.
 
 Tuesday, 8th June, 2010
1:52 pm - Sad news: some folks on Facebook are reporting the death of fan Rafaela Filippi. She ran the Dave Davies fan club for several years.
 
 Monday, 7th June, 2010
9:28 am - Kinks fan Alex has a comprehensive review of Sleepwalker.
9:21 am - Here is yet another review of the YRGM DVD.
 
 Friday, 4th June, 2010
9:43 am - New on the Kast Off Kinks web site: a look at the "Lost And Found" promo video, with reminiscences from the actress who starred in the video, Francine Brody, along with members of the Kinks who were in the video.
9:29 am - Here's once again yet another YRGM DVD review.
 
 Thursday, 3rd June, 2010
12:03 pm - For Facebook users, June 21 (Ray's birthday) is International Kinks/Ray Davies Status Day (set your Facebook status to your favorite quote/song lyric by Ray).
10:14 am - Here's an article (in Dutch) about a recent Kinks tribute show (combined with a CD release party for the band Two Of Us).
9:32 am - Here's yet another review of the You Really Got Me DVD, and also a review from Penthouse.
 
 Tuesday, 1st June, 2010
2:37 pm - That Norwegian TV clip (mentioned here on Sunday) is now on YouTube.
2:26 pm - This reviewer covers the Choral album, Ray's show in Lorain, OH earlier this year, and the YRGM DVD.
2:25 pm - Here's another review of the YRGM DVD.
11:25 am - Mick Jagger talked about the Kinks on yesterday's Jagger's Jukebox on BBC Radio 2. (It's about 13 minutes into the show, if you "listen again" to it.)
 
 Sunday, 30th May, 2010
12:41 pm - Here's a podcast interview with Shel Talmy, done by Kinks fan John Gramaglia.
11:04 am - Here's a review of Ray's Nottingham show.
11:00 am - Here's a review of Ray's Liverpool show with photos.
10:58 am - There are a couple competitions to win tickets to the Hop Farm Festival: here and here. Also a Glastonbury competition here.
10:54 am - Here's a blog review of Ray's RAH show with photos.
10:50 am - Crawdaddy has an article about Holly Golightly's cover of "Time Will Tell".
10:46 am - Here's a Norwegian TV clip about Ray and the Kinks. (I couldn't get it to play -- maybe it's only available in Norway?)
10:43 am - Here's a Hungarian review of Ray's RAH show.
10:42 am - According to this Norwegian article, Ray played/recorded with Metallica in Oslo in April. Ray also recorded with The 88 at Konk this past week, according to The 88's Facebook and Twitter.
10:38 am - Here's a blog review of Ray's RAH show.
10:34 am - WhyKinks.net has a video from Ray's RAH show.
10:32 am - Some more YouTube playlists for audience videos from Ray's recent shows: Oxford and Sheffield.
 
 Wednesday, 26th May, 2010
11:54 am - Here's a recent interview with The 88 (from in-between their US and UK tours with Ray).
11:53 am - There are photos of Ray at the RAH on Flickr.
11:53 am - Here's a YouTube playlist for audience videos from Ray's Liverpool show, and one for the RAH show.
 
 Tuesday, 25th May, 2010
10:15 am - Here's another Liverpool review, from the Liverpool Daily Post.
10:09 am - Here's a review of Ray's Liverpool show from the Liverpool Echo.
9:53 am - Here's a review of Ray's RAH show from The Times.
 
 Monday, 24th May, 2010
1:27 pm - The release date for the Kinks UnKovered tribute CD is June 22nd, but you can pre-order it now (there are even a limited number of pre-release copies available now). If you use the coupon code "k20" when ordering between now and July 22nd, you'll get $2 off the list price.
11:16 am - Here's a brief review from the Royal Albert Hall show, with photo.
11:10 am - There are several reviews from Ray's tour on the Ticketmaster web site.
11:09 am - There's a YouTube playlist for audience videos from Ray's Nottingham show.
11:08 am - Here's a review of Ray's Birmingham show.
11:08 am - There are photos of Ray in Dublin on Flickr.
11:07 am - Here's a short review of the Choral album.
11:06 am - A surprisingly positive review of the YRGM DVD. And another one here. See my own mini-review on the What's New page of this web site.
 
 Friday, 21st May, 2010
9:36 am - In honor of John Dalton's 67th birthday today, the WhyKinks.net web site has put together a John Dalton FanSite and Archive.
 
 Thursday, 20th May, 2010
3:33 pm - Here's a review of Ray's Nottingham show.
10:48 am - The Clissold Arms will have its grand (re-)opening at noon on Monday, May 31st. There's a Facebook page for the event. They're hoping to get as many Kinks fans there as they can.
 
 Wednesday, 19th May, 2010
1:51 pm - Here's another Bournemouth review.
1:47 pm - Here's a nice cover of "Strangers" by Baltimore band Wye Oak.
1:41 pm - Actor Michael Weatherly mentions the Kinks in this interview.
 
 Tuesday, 18th May, 2010
8:46 am - Here's a review of Ray's Bournemouth show.
 
 Monday, 17th May, 2010
2:41 pm - According to this blog (in Danish) there has been some advertising on Danish TV, which may explain why the Ultimate Collection is in the charts there.
12:33 pm - There will be a "Kinks vs. Small Faces" acoustic night at the 13th Note in Glasgow this Wednesday, May 19th at 21:00. Here's a Facebook event page.
12:27 pm - Here's a blog review of Ray's Cambridge show.
12:23 pm - There's an interview with Ray about the infamous Cardiff gig.
11:34 am - The Kinks' "Ultimate Collection" compilation is in the top 10 of the Danish album chart.
 
 Friday, 14th May, 2010
12:50 pm - Dublin City FM will air an interview with Dave Davies tomorrow, May 15th at 9 p.m. GMT. It will be available to download as a podcast from www.changingtherecord.com after 9 a.m. GMT on Sunday.
12:40 pm - There are photos and videos of John Dalton's Cuckoo's Nest reunion gig on his web site.
9:35 am - There's a preview article for Ray's Liverpool show in the Liverpool Echo (actually a longer version of the Daily Post articled linked to below).
9:06 am - Here's yet another review of the "You Really Got Me" DVD.
9:04 am - Here's a review of Ray's Dublin show.
9:03 am - Sam Brookes, support act for several dates on Ray's tour, is blogging about his experiences.
9:00 am - A couple reviews of Ray's Oxford show here and here.
8:59 am - Here's a Liverpool gig preview article.
 
 Thursday, 13th May, 2010
9:25 am - Kinks tribute band Kinda Kinks will be playing the Stockport Beer and Cider Festival at Edgeley Park Football Ground in Stockport on June 4th, from 5:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Tickets are £4.
9:22 am - There's a YouTube playlist for audience videos from Ray's Ipswich show.
9:15 am - Sam Brookes is the support act for Ray's gigs from Ipswich to Nottingham this tour.
 
 Wednesday, 12th May, 2010
9:22 am - You can enter competitions to win tickets to Ray's Nottingham show or the Benicassim Festival.
 
 Tuesday, 11th May, 2010
4:40 pm - Tickets are going fast for the performance of Muswell Hillbillies at the Iron Horse in Northampton. Mass. on June 19th. Get your tickets now if you plan on going.
 
 Monday, 10th May, 2010
11:57 am - Here's a review of Ray's Dublin show.
11:51 am - A couple more reviews of Ray's show at The Sage here and here.
11:50 am - Here's another Usher Hall review.
 
 Friday, 7th May, 2010
3:30 pm - Here's another Sage review.
9:13 am - Here's a review of Ray's show at the Sage, along with photos.
 
 Thursday, 6th May, 2010
1:52 pm - Here's another Edinburgh review.
9:21 am - Here's a review of Ray's Edinburgh show.
 
 Wednesday, 5th May, 2010
12:01 pm - Here's another review of the "You Really Got Me" DVD.
 
 Tuesday, 4th May, 2010
2:42 pm - There's a story about meeting Ray Davies in the Miami New Times.
 
 Monday, 3rd May, 2010
8:39 am - Here's a preview article for Ray's Ireland shows.
 
 Friday, 30th April, 2010
8:59 am - There's a competition to win a pair of tickets to the Glastonbury Festival.
8:29 am - Ray was interviewed on the Johnny Hero show on Downtown Radio yesterday, about the upcoming Belfast gig. (If anyone finds a "listen again" link, let me know.)
 
 Thursday, 29th April, 2010
9:39 am - Just a reminder about the Kinks (and Monkees) tribute show at The Elevens in Northampton, Mass. tomorrow night at 7 p.m.
9:38 am - New on the Kast Off Kinks web site: photos of their Eel Pie gig by event photographer Jonathan Browning.
 
 Wednesday, 28th April, 2010
11:02 am - There's an interview with Dave Davies on the Goldmine web site.
9:41 am - There's now an official US Ray Davies merchandise store. It has the shirts that were sold on his last US tour.
 
 Monday, 26th April, 2010
9:32 am - The choir performing with Ray at the Glastonbury Festival is the Crouch End Festival Chorus.
 
 Friday, 23rd April, 2010
9:56 am - Here's a Boston TV interview with Geoff Edgers about the "Do It Again" film. And another one here.
 
 Thursday, 22nd April, 2010
4:42 pm - The artwork for the Mike Gent's Kinks cover 45 has been posted on the "Do It Again" film web site. They still trying to raise money to put out the 45.
 
 Wednesday, 21st April, 2010
8:58 am - There's an online preview of an interview with Ray in Sound On Sound.
 
 Tuesday, 20th April, 2010
11:41 am - The 88 will be supporting Ray for 5 shows in the UK next month.
10:04 am - There will be an interview with Ray on Seattle radio station 102.5 KZOK-FM this Saturday between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. (Pacific time).
8:48 am - There's a Spinner article about the Do It Again film.
 
 Monday, 19th April, 2010
12:37 pm - Dublin singer/songwriter FIACH is the support act for the three Irish dates on Ray's tour.
10:40 am - There's an article on the Kinks on the Spinner web site.
9:54 am - Dave Davies' web site gives the US release date of his Mystical Journey DVD as Sept. 7th, 2010.
9:27 am - Ray is referenced in two different articles: a piece by & about NJ Star-Ledger's Jay Lusting, and an article about the Pixie's Frank Black.
 
 Wednesday, 14th April, 2010
11:57 am - The current bid for the Do It Again posters is $75 (each). The posters are 8" x 12", and they're signed by the dB's Chris Stamey and Peter Holsapple, along with Mitch Easter and the Kinksmen. Bidding closes tomorrow at 5 p.m. (Eastern time). Contact Geoff Edgers to place a bid.
10:30 am - Kinks tribute band The Kinx are getting close to finishing their second tribute album, with songs chosen by fans. Their next gig is Friday 23rd April, at thePrince of Wales Theatre in Cannock, Staffordshire.
 
 Monday, 12th April, 2010
11:45 am - Several items on the Do It Again film, after the screening this weekend at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in Durham, NC:
  • A review from HollywoodNews.com.
  • A review from 1MoreFilmBlog.com.
  • Geoff Edgers' blog about showing the film at the festival.
  • YouTube video of the dB's Chris Stamey and Peter Holsapple, along with Mitch Easter performing with Jeff Hart's Kinks tribute band the Kinksman after the movie screening. More here.
  • An interview with Geoff Edgers from the Independent Weekly.
  • Geoff wrote a lengthy article for the Boston Globe about the making of the movie.
  • To help raise funds to take the film to the various festivals, they're auctioning off three of the smaller (8" x 12") Do It Again posters, signed by Chris Stamey, Peter Holsapple, Mitch Easter and The Kinksmen. Bidding is currently at $50 (each). You can bid by emailing Geoff Edgers.
10:26 am - Kinks tribute band Kinda Kinks will play the Stockport Beer & Cider Festival on Friday, June 4th.
10:11 am - One last (maybe?) review of Ray's SXSW show, with photos.
 
 Friday, 9th April, 2010
3:16 pm - John Mellencamp mentions the Kinks on his web site, when talking about his song "Women Seem".
 
 Thursday, 8th April, 2010
12:42 pm - There will be a screening of the "Do It Again" film in London on Saturday, May 1st at the Rio Cinema.
10:15 am - Here's another review of the new You Really Got Me DVD.
 
 Wednesday, 7th April, 2010
11:27 am - Before the Muswell Hillbillies album performance at BB King's in August (mentioned here yesterday), the same show will be performed at the Iron Horse in Northampton, Mass. on June 19th. Tickets from Northampton Box Office. Dave Simons, one of the performers, wrote this article on Muswell Hillbillies.
11:00 am - There will be an interview with Ray in the May issue of Sound on Sound recording magazine (in the shops April 22nd), where Ray discusses his life in the recording studio.
9:20 am - This NPR article mentions the "Arthur" album.
9:02 am - New on the Kast Off Kinks web site: Bruce MacQueen's illustrated tour report, videos from the Eel Pie Club and Ebbw Vale, and the Return To Waterloo promo video.
 
 Tuesday, 6th April, 2010
2:44 pm - The release date for the Kinks UnKovered" tribute album on Paradiddle Records is June 22, 2010.
12:20 pm - The "Muswell Hillbillies" album will be performedby a 10-pc. "Kinks kollective" at BB King's Blues Club in NYC on August 1st, 2010.
12:07 pm - The artwork for the US release of Dave's "Mystical Journey" DVD is now on Dave's web site. The release date is August/September 2010 on E1 Music.
12:04 pm - There will be a Kinks tribute show on Friday, April 30th at The Elevens in Northampton, Mass. Here's the poster, and here's a Facebook event page.
11:58 am - According to this blog, Ray's set list from his Austin City Limits performance is displayed at this exhibition.
11:54 am - Here's a review of Ray's Canyon Club show.
 
 Thursday, 1st April, 2010
12:40 pm - The current (April/May) issue of Relix Magazine has a lengthy interview with Dave Davies about his Mystical Journey DVD.
12:30 pm - The Do It Again screening at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in North Carolina will feature performances by Kinks tribute band The Kinksmen afterwards (and other special guests).
 
 Wednesday, 31st March, 2010
11:04 am - There's a 3-minute ad/promo for the upcoming "You Really Got Me: Story Of The Kinks" DVD.
10:58 am - You can find discounted (£20) tickets for Ray's Royal Albert Hall show here.
10:15 am - This NME article says the band Mumford & Sons is planning a "secret collaboration" at their Reading And Leeds Festivals appearance. There is speculation that it could be with Ray Davies.
9:39 am - Here's a good review of the "Do It Again" film.
 
 Tuesday, 30th March, 2010
12:05 pm - The latest issue of Goldmine magazine (April 9, 2010) has a 1-page article titled "Dave Davies' 10 Life-changing LPs".
12:05 pm - On the Hop Farm Festival facebook page, organizers confirm that Ray will be playing there.
10:39 am - Here's a review of Ray's Canyon Club show.
 
 Monday, 29th March, 2010
2:24 pm - I saw Do It Again at the Cleveland International Film Festival over the weekend. I enjoyed the movie and recommend you go see it if it comes to a film festival near you.
2:16 pm - The LPs I mentioned last Friday are vinyl versions of upcoming "deluxe" SHM CDs from Japan. I believe they are unrelated to the "deluxe" CD reissues of Something Else and Arthur which are due for release in the UK sometime this year. Eil.com has the track list for the Japan SHM CDs: Something Else, VGPS and Arthur. The SHM CDs have bonus tracks, but I believe the LPs only have the mono & stereo mixes of the albums but no bonus tracks. The latest release date I've seen for the Japan SHM CDs is June 23, 2010.
2:07 pm - In the new movie "Greenberg", Ben Stiller's character mentions the Kinks song "Australia".
10:58 am - This article confirms Ray at Glastonbury.
9:43 am - Here's an interesting blog post on the Kinks' "Predictable" video.
9:35 am - Here's an article about upcoming CD reissues of the RCA albums (the track list seems to be the same as the Velvel/Koch/E1 reissues).
9:25 am - Steve Goldstein won that charity auction for a meet & greet with Ray in Anaheim. He wrote about it and put a photo on his blog.
9:15 am - Here's a YouTube playlist for audience videos from Ray's Canyon Club show.
 
 Friday, 26th March, 2010
12:19 pm - Ray may be on radio station 103 The Sound in LA today.
9:51 am - Here's a review of Ray's Anaheim show with set list.
9:36 am - Some more info on the London Rock Legends Masterclass with Mick Avory from Clickmusic.com and LegendsMasterclass.com.
9:32 am - Amazon.com shows 2-LP vinyl reissues of Something Else, Arthur and VGPS due for release on May 4th (as an import to the US). It's possible these may be related to the "deluxe" CD reissues of Arthur and Something Else, due sometime this year, but there's been no word on a release date for those.
 
 Thursday, 25th March, 2010
11:22 am - ModCulture.com has a review of the upcoming "You Really Got Me" DVD.
11:18 am - The Cleveland Plain Dealer has a review of the Do It Again film.
9:25 am - Here's a photo from Ray's Anaheim show, and a YouTube playlist (only one video so far).
9:23 am - This Mumford & Sons interview mentions Ray's collaboration project.
9:22 am - Another Phoenix review.
9:18 am - An excerpt from the interview with Ray in Spin magazine is now online.
9:16 am - Here's another review of Ray's Phoenix show.
 
 Wednesday, 24th March, 2010
1:10 pm - Glenn Page has a songwriting blog, where the subject of Ray Davies will probably come up every so often.
1:01 pm - Here's a review of Ray's Phoenix show from the Phoenix New Times.
11:23 am - Ray contributes a statement in this article in The Independent about the Music Matters campaign.
10:21 am - Here are some photos of the Phoenix show.
9:58 am - Here's a YouTube playlist for audience videos from Ray's Phoenix show (only one video there so far).
 
 Tuesday, 23rd March, 2010
11:56 am - Some more photos from SXSW on Flickr.
11:47 am - There's a review of Ray's Denver show (with photos and set list) on the Denver Post web site.
11:35 am - The April issue of Spin magazine has an interview with Ray, in a feature where "current stars interview their idols."
 
 Monday, 22nd March, 2010
2:22 pm - The message forum on Dave Davies' web site has some info about Dave's involvement with the Julien Temple Kinks movie.
12:29 pm - The "TV Heaven" part of the Bradford International Film Festival will screen the BBC's Wednesday Play: Up The Junction on Thursday 25 March, 12.20pm. It contains quite a bit of Kinks music -- nothing unreleased, but still interesting.
12:05 pm - Here's a review of an upcoming Kinks DVD. I'm still not sure if the footage has been previously released on other DVDs or not.
12:02 pm - There are photos of the Kast Off Kinks' Eel Pie Club show on Jonathan Browning's web site.
12:01 pm - Ray was interviewed by Ron Bennington last night on XM Radio. I'm not sure is this is last night's interview or an older one.
11:44 am - A photo of Ray from the Denver show.
11:39 am - There's a charity auction for a pair of tickets to Ray's Anaheim show, with a "meet and greet" with Ray. Bidding ends this afternoon.
11:32 am - Here's a blog review of Ray's Chicago show.
11:23 am - The audience at Ray's SXSW show last week must have been made up of mostly bloggers and other journalists. Here's a few more SXSW reviews & photos:
 
 Friday, 19th March, 2010
2:24 pm - Even more from SXSW.
2:15 pm - This Billboard article has more on Ray's tribute to Alex Chilton.
1:30 pm - One more SXSW review.
10:32 am - And yet another SXSW review.
10:17 am - Here's another brief review of SXSW from Goldmine magazine.
9:46 am - Here's another Chicago review.
9:27 am - Here's an interview with Keith Slettedahl from The 88 about touring with Ray (among other topics).
9:10 am - On the Daily Mail web site, there's a paragraph about Julien Temple's Kinks film.
9:08 am - Here's another SXSW review.
9:07 am - Here's a brief SXSW review (which mentions that Ray and The 88 wrote a song together for the show).
9:05 am - There are some photos from last night's SXSW show on Flickr. Ray dedicated "Till The End Of The Day" to Alex Chilton and mentioned that they sang it together.
9:01 am - Here's another Dallas review from the Star-Telegram.
9:00 am - Here's a review of Ray's Dallas show from the Dallas Observer.
8:59 am - Here's an interview/gig preview article for Ray's Agoura Hills show.
 
 Thursday, 18th March, 2010
10:28 am - The screening of "Do It Again" in Washington, DC on April 16th & 17th has been cancelled. It will be in Nashville that weekend instead, and Atlanta on April 22nd. The film will likely come to the DC area later in the year.
10:28 am - The "Do It Again" film will be the feature story today on The Story, an NPR show hosted by Dick Gordon.
9:35 am - Here's a review of Ray's Chicago show.
9:31 am - Here's another interview/preview article for Ray's Denver show.
 
 Wednesday, 17th March, 2010
1:28 pm - Cinnamon Chasers (solo project of Dave's son Russ) won the award for best music video at SXSW, for "Luv Deluxe".
11:16 am - Here's some great footage from 1981 of an interview with Ray and soundcheck from a Denver concert: part 1 and part 2
10:52 am - Here's another review of the Kansas show (a longer review by the same writer as one of the previous reviews).
10:39 am - Some 45 rpm singles are being pressed to raise money to take the "Do It Again" film to various festivals.
10:29 am - Some more videos from Chicago are on YouTube.
10:21 am - Here's a YouTube playlist for audience videos from Ray's Lawrence, Kansas show.
10:20 am - Here's an interview/preview article for Ray's Denver show.
 
 Tuesday, 16th March, 2010
2:43 pm - Here's another Kansas review.
2:11 pm - Here's a review of Ray's Kansas show.
1:42 pm - Here's an audio interview with Ray. In it, he says Mumford & Sons will be on his collaboration album.
10:19 am - You can now download the podcast for the Dave Davies radio special from Offbeat Radio.
10:08 am - Here's Chris Kocher's review of Ray's Binghamton show.
9:54 am - Lloyd Grossman talks about the Kinks' "All Day And All Of The Night" on the British TV program One Show.
9:48 am - Here's some photos and a review of Ray'c Chicago show from Soundcheck magazine.
9:42 am - Another ticket giveaway for Phoenix on radio station KJZZ.
 
 Monday, 15th March, 2010
11:56 am - Here's a blog post about meeting Terrence Stamp, with several Kinks references.
10:17 am - A couple more YouTube playlists of audience videos from Ray's recent shows: Binghamton and Chicago.
10:16 am - Here's another Chicago review with set list.
10:14 am - In this interview with Lucinda Williams, she talks about recording "A Long Way From Home" with Ray last year.
10:13 am - Here's a review of Ray's Chicago show.
10:13 am - Here's a review of Ray's Lorain show.
10:12 am - Here's an interview/preview article for Ray's SXSW gig.
 
 Sunday, 14th March, 2010
12:05 pm - Here's another review of Ray's Lorain show.
12:04 pm - Here's a review of Ray's Lorain show from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
12:00 pm - You can enter a contest to win tickets to Ray's Arizona show. Enter at any Zia Records location.
11:54 am - Here's a preview article for Ray's Arizona gig.
 
 Friday, 12th March, 2010
9:26 am - Here's a preview article for Ray's Lorain show, with quotes from The 88 about working with Ray.
9:25 am - Here are a couple Ann Arbor gig reviews: annarbor.com and Michigan Exposures.
 
 Thursday, 11th March, 2010
3:22 pm - Ohio radio station 91.3 The Summit will air a telephone interview with Ray sometime tomorrow.
12:04 pm - Here's a blog review of Ray's Hartford show.
10:27 am - There's a competition to win "front row luxury suite" tickets to Ray's Phoenix show.
9:01 am - Here's a review of Ray's Alexandria show.
 
 Wednesday, 10th March, 2010
1:14 pm - Here's an interview with Adam from The 88 about their SXSW gig and touring with Ray.
1:13 pm - The "Do It Again" film has been invited to the London International Documentary Festival in late April/early May. Geoff and crew are seeking donations to help take the movie to the various festivals they've been invited to.
1:06 pm - I'm not sure why, but I feel compelled to post a link to this nice picture of Ray.
11:09 am - There's word that Ray will play at a festival in the Netherlands this summer, but no details yet.
11:07 am - Some more ticket giveaways for Ray's shows (both are Facebook pages): Chicago and Phoenix.
11:04 am - Here's a review of Ray's Binghamton show.
11:03 am - Here's a brief report of Ray's Binghamton show, from a local TV news program.
10:59 am - Here's a review of Ray's Scranton show from The Weekender.
10:56 am - Here's a review of Ray's Annapolis show, from the Baltimore City Paper.
 
 Tuesday, 9th March, 2010
11:49 am - Offbeat Radio has a review of Dave Davies' Mystical Journey DVD. They also will have a radio special on Dave, which will be available to download on March 13th.
11:44 am - Ray comments on the new Locksley album in this article.
11:44 am - There are some pro-shot photos from Ray's Scranton gig on The Weekender web site.
10:39 am - Here's a blog review of Ray's Hartford show.
10:37 am - According to this site, the concerts at Castle Park Ledreborg (where Ray is playing in August) are recorded for broadcast and many are televised.
 
 Monday, 8th March, 2010
2:42 pm - There are some photos of Ray's Hartford show on Flickr.
2:28 pm - Here's another article about Ray and Mick looking at unreleased Kinks recordings.
2:25 pm - Here's a preview article for Ray's Ann Arbor show.
10:19 am - There will be a pre-show fan gathering tomorrow at the Mad Moose Saloon, 53 Chenango Street in Binghamton, from 5pm to 7pm. There's a Facebook page for the event.
10:15 am - Here's yet another blog review of the Hartford show.
10:14 am - Here's another review of Ray's Hartford show.
10:13 am - Here's a review of Ray's Hartford show.
10:13 am - Here's a blog review of Ray's Scranton show, with a photo.
10:12 am - According to this site, Ray will play at the Glastonbury Festival (Acoustic Tent) on Sunday, 27th June ("to be confirmed").
10:05 am - Here are some YouTube playlists of audience videos from Ray's shows: Scranton, Hartford and Poughkeepsie.
9:57 am - A couple more radio stations giving away Ray tickets: 93.9 The River and 107one, both in Ann Arbor.
 
 Saturday, 6th March, 2010
1:42 pm - There are some photos from Ray's Annapolis gig on Flickr.
1:41 pm - There's a rumor that Ray will play at the Glastonbury festival again this year.
1:40 pm - Here's another interview/gig preview article for Ray's Lorain show.
1:25 pm - Radio station WDET has a contest on the Ann Delisi show to give away tickets to Ray's Ann Arbor gig.
 
 Friday, 5th March, 2010
4:49 pm - Here's a brief blog review of Ray's Wilmington gig.
2:40 pm - Spinner has some quotes from Mick Avory from the London Legends Rock Masterclasses, in which Mick is taking part.
11:59 am - Ray's appearance at the SXSW conferences has been confirmed.
9:58 am - Here's Chris Kocher's interview with Keith Slettedahl of The 88.
9:24 am - Here's an interview/preview article for Ray's Hartford show.
9:22 am - Here's a preview article for Ray's Ann Arbor show.
9:20 am - Radio station KZOZ is airing an episode of the syndicated show Off The Record featuring the Kinks, this Sunday at 7am.
9:12 am - Radio station WOBC is having a competition to win tickets to Ray's Lorain show.
 
 Thursday, 4th March, 2010
9:19 am - Chris Kocher has a new interview with Ray/gig preview article in the Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin. You can read Chris' complete Q&A with Ray on Chris' blog.
9:17 am - The venue has changed for Ray's Denver show from the Paramount Theatre to the Ogden Theater. All existing tickets will be honored.
9:10 am - There are some more photos of Ray's shows on Flickr: Annapolis and Atlantic City.
9:08 am - Here are some YouTube playlists for audience videos from Ray's recent shows (not many videos posted yet): Westbury, Annapolis, and Wilmington.
9:04 am - According to this article, Ray will be playing at La Zona Rosa during the SXSW conference. The 88 will play a set at 9:30pm, and then Ray will join them at 10:30pm.
9:01 am - Radio station WDST is having a contest this morning to win tickets to Ray's Poughkeepsie show.


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