The Kinks typified the sounds of the swinging sixties, but one of their most prescient tracks, according to Dave Davies, ...

The Beatles have tons of perfect tunes to get you in the mood for spring. Many things inspired the Fab Four, including love ...

On The Kinks’ 1978 song “Misfits,” he tried to capture the essence of a larger group of people instead of focusing on just a single person. The Kinks started out their career with a pair of ...

It’s getting its North American premiere on Navy Pier with a British and Chicago cast — expect the story of the British Invasion band and songs like “You Really Got Me” and “Lola.” ...

The first five notes of the Kinks’ 1964 hit “You Really Got Me” are like a punch. An explosion. An electric jolt to the heart. With a guitar sound distorted by Dave Davies taking a razor blade to his ...

The band shared the “title track” earlier this month, and now they’re back with a cover of the Kinks’ “All Day ... Technique,” plus the new song “C Is For Cubism.” ...

Such tender, bruised songs would define the early 70s Kinks at their fragile best. Divorce and depression made Ray crack up next. Following a tragicomic onstage declaration that “The Kinks are ...

After briefly being labelmates with The Cure on Fiction Records, the Shepherd's Bush-based group signed to major Polydor and ...

Olivier Award-winning Best New Musical for a new UK tour. "Ray Davies’ music and lyrics capture the poetry and poignancy of everyday life with honesty and wit, and The Kinks’ music ...

including Best New Musical__ Sunny Afternoon tells the story of the rise to stardom of The Kinks through their own prolific catalog of chart-topping songs including “You Really Got Me ...