Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong named his favourite British invasion songs: “Off the top of my head”
Navigating societal disillisionment.
The Kinks
Ray Davies was once shot chasing down his mugger: “I’m sorry for what happened”
A bullet in the leg.
The first record Paul Weller ever bought and how it shaped everything he did
It provided a blueprint.
Why The Kinks were banned from the United States for four years: “A bunch of Commie wimps”
Banned at the peak of their powers
The Kinks, Pete Townshend, and desperate need for the greatest reunion tour
“I am quite simply a fan.”
The three best songs by The Kinks, according to Elvis Costello
Two of the great British songwriting voices.
