“It made rock stand up”: the two bands that gave Dave Davies hope in the 1970s Excitement for the future. Lucy Harbron Sep 17, 2025
Did The Beatles ruin or save The Kinks’ ‘Waterloo Sunset’ A very different song. Lucy Harbron Sep 15, 2025
The Kinks song John Bonham considered the blueprint of Led Zeppelin: “That’s what we do” Fast and furious. Tom Taylor Sep 14, 2025
The “best guitar riff” in rock, according to Tony Banks: “I thought it was fantastic” High praise. Callum MacHattie Sep 12, 2025
“Outstripped the Stones and The Beatles”: The best of the British invaders, according to Eric Burdon “Darker than any of the other bands”. Tom Taylor Sep 7, 2025
‘Session Man’: How The Kinks honoured the heroic Nicky Hopkins A pioneering figure. Ben Forrest Sep 2, 2025
The most “underrated guitarist” Shel Talmy ever worked with A delight to work with. Reuben Cross Sep 1, 2025
What song stopped ‘Waterloo Sunset’ from topping the charts? The end of their dominance. Reuben Cross Aug 29, 2025
Dave Davies believes ‘Arthur’ killed The Kinks: “It was a different band” The end or the beginning? Kelly Murphy Aug 28, 2025
The cover that shocked The Kinks: “A chasm between the two versions” Far removed, in their eyes. Reuben Cross Aug 23, 2025
Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong named his favourite British invasion songs: “Off the top of my head” Navigating societal disillisionment. Kelly Murphy Aug 21, 2025
Ray Davies was once shot chasing down his mugger: “I’m sorry for what happened” A bullet in the leg. Sam Kemp Aug 18, 2025