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The Kinks

David Bowie - 1980s - Musician

The songwriter David Bowie said never lost his touch and the “timeless” anthem he adored

“There’s something so anchored about that song.”

Elle Palmer
Jun 30, 2026
10 albums from the 1960s that we would rate an 11 out of 10

10 albums from the 1960s that we would rate an 11/10

Better than perfect.

Dale Maplethorpe
Jun 27, 2026
Ozzy Osbourne - 2000s - Solo

The first great metal song Ozzy Osbourne ever heard: “That was the beginning”

The beginnings of nasty rock and roll.

Tim Coffman
Jun 23, 2026
Tom Petty. Faengslet, Horsens, Denmark - 2012

The “wild” 1964 riff that silenced Tom Petty

Stunned.

Lauren Hunter
Jun 22, 2026
Paul McCartney - Ray Davies - Split

The 1965 Kinks song Paul McCartney wishes he had written: “I should have made that”

“You bastard!”

Lauren Hunter
Jun 22, 2026
All You Need is Love The five best songs released during the 1967 Summer of Love

‘All You Need is Love’: The five best songs released during the 1967 Summer of Love

Songs from the Summer of Love

Matthew Ingate
Jun 21, 2026
A definitive guide to the six subgeneres of rock -

A definitive guide to the six genres of rock music

There’s a lot.

Dale Maplethorpe
Jun 20, 2026
The 10 greatest concept characters in music

The 10 greatest concept characters in music

Shedding their skin.

Callum MacHattie
Jun 19, 2026
Ray Davies - The Kinks

The 2001 album Ray Davies called a modern ‘Village Green’: “An artistic death wish”

A bold claim…

Ben Forrest
Jun 19, 2026
Pete Townshend - The Who - 1975

“Slightly androgynous and very sexy”: The frontman Pete Townshend thought could compete with Mick Jagger

One of the best.

Dale Maplethorpe
Jun 16, 2026
Ray Davies - The Kinks

The beautiful Kinks song that came to Ray Davies like magic: “Rene had died dancing”

The band are fiery on this track.

Eoghan Lyng
Jun 12, 2026
The Kinks - Ray Davies - 1960s - Musician - Singer - Songwriter

‘I Go To Sleep’: the 1965 song that Ray Davies didn’t want The Kinks to record

A cult classic…

Ben Forrest
Jun 5, 2026

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