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The Kinks Archives: 12/2025

The Kinks’ Ray Davies 10 best lyrics

How Ray Davies used painting as his springboard to songwriting

“The whole picture would take on a new image.”

Andrew Clayman
Dec 30, 2025
Mark Hamill - Actor - Star Wars - Old

Mark Hamill’s single favourite band of all time: “I had never heard anything so primal”

Practically invented rock guitar sound.

Tim Bradley
Dec 25, 2025
The Kinks - 1964 - Ray Davies, Dave Davies, Mick Avory and Pete Quaife

The Kinks song inspired by the greatest session musician of the 1960s

A forgotten genius.

Sam Kemp
Dec 18, 2025
Jimi Hendrix - Fire - Guitar

The “greatest band” Jimi Hendrix ever saw: “The only person who gave us credit”

A very bold claim.

Arun Starkey
Dec 15, 2025
Sid Vicious - 1977 - Bassist - Sex Pistols - Arne S. Nielsen

The Kinks album that reduced Sid Vicious to tears

“I didn’t take it seriously.”

Ben Forrest
Dec 14, 2025
Pete Townshend - Musician - The Who - 1975

The band Pete Townshend prayed would get back together: “I am quite simply a fan”

The band that shaped his taste.

Tim Coffman
Dec 11, 2025
Paul Weller - The Jam - The Style Council

16 songs that influenced Paul Weller

Heavenly

Joe Taysom
Dec 10, 2025
The Kinks - January 1965

Did The Kinks ever have a US number one?

The band who were banned

Matthew Ingate
Dec 8, 2025
Ian Anderson - Jethro Tull

The musician Ian Anderson believed was as good as The Beatles

A big fan.

Dale Maplethorpe
Dec 7, 2025
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