Sound On The Sound (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
Fuck yes, we are excited about this! Tonight we’re catching Ray Davies (of The Kinks) playing a special acoustic set at Showbox SODO. David Bazan, one of Seattle’s finest song writers is opening for him and Davies will be backed by Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter. Even if the tickets were 60 bucks, with [...]
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
The Kinks’ Ray Davies has reportedly written a new musical based on one of the band’s biggest hits, “Come Dancing.” Davies wrote roughly 20 new songs for Come Dancing, which is set in a 1950s London dance hall. The only Kinks song to make the show is the title track. The new musical will start [...]
PR-Inside.com Entertainment News (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
THE KINKS star RAY DAVIES has written a musical which is named after the band’s hit song COME DANCING. The show will open at London’s Theatre Royal Stratford East in September (08) and will feature over 20 sings written by Davies. The production is set in the 1950s around the Ilford Palais ballroom and is scheduled to [...]
The Independent (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
A musical based on a song by Ray Davies, frontman of the Kinks, and featuring 20 new tracks by the Sixties legend, will premiere later this year.
VH1 (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
Power Line (Free subscription) | 06/21/2008
Ray Davies is the songwriting genius who led the Kinks during the heyday of the British Invasion. Today is his birthday. He held the Kinks together for a long time, through some famously nasty spats with his brother and lead guitarist Dave as well as other members of the band. After a string of hits and a bona fide classic or two such as "Waterloo Sunset," the Kinks fell from sight. They returned...
Power Line Forum (Free subscription) | 06/21/2008
Of “The Kinks” fame and author of the LGBT anthem, was born on this day - 21 June 1944: [youtube]VFo1jmvX7SM[/youtube] “Lola” I met her in a club down in old Soho Where you drink champagne and it tastes like coca-cola c.o.l.a. cola She walked up to me and she asked me to dance I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice she said Lola L.o.l.a. Lola La La La La Lola Well, I’m not the world’s most...
Needcoffee.com (Free subscription) | 06/21/2008
The lead singer of The Kinks, now solo, and actually looking pretty good for 64. A very recent performance from his latest album up top. And after the break, a performance with The Kinks from 1967. Direct link for the feedreaders. If you want the new album, you can snag that here. Or of [...]
AM, Then FM (Free subscription) | 06/21/2008
We used to play a little game as we sat in The Hose’s living room, quaffing Hamm’s beer and watching basketball on a tiny black-and-white TV. We’d pick up the paper and check out the daily list of celebrity birthdays. So let’s play “Who’s Older?” for June 21, shall we? Ray Davies of the Kinks. I’ve never [...]
I Rock Cleveland (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
For a scruffy foursome out of Chicago, The M's sure keep some esteemed musical company. Barely a review goes by without the mention of such cherished tunesmiths as John Lennon of the Beatles, Ray Davies of The Kinks, Marc Bolan of T Rex, or Damon Albarn of Blur. Believe me, I wouldn't be perpetuating these comparisons if they weren't so spot on. "Don't Be Late," from The M's latest release, Real Close...
Punknews.org (Free subscription) | 06/04/2008
Ever heard of the Kinks? So has Lana Davies. That's because her father, Dave Davies, was a founding member of the British group who made waves throughout the world in the 1960s and '70s. Lana has been making some music of her own as of late. Her blend of garage/indie and mid-'90s grunge is about to see the light of day via a new album
Good Rockin' Tonight (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
Today in Music History: In 1970, The Kinks Ray Davies was forced to make a 6,000 round trip from New York to London to record one word in a song. Davies had to change the word 'Coca- Cola' to 'Cherry Cola' on the bands forthcoming single 'Lola' due to an advertising ban. The world of rock 'n' roll needs rabble-rousers, especially these days. In the year following September 11, 2001, we were subjected...
Ear Farm (Free subscription) | 06/03/2008
Today is June 3rd. Thirty-eight years ago to this very day , Ray Davies was forced to fly round-trip from the US to England just to record the words "cherry cola" in place of the original lyrics he had written and recorded for the Kinks' future hit "Lola". The BBC had refused to give air time to the track so long as its original lyrics remained in place. Any guess what these forbidden words were? Let's...
NY Daily News (Free subscription) | 04/23/2008
The Kooks swiped their name from a David Bowie song off his classic "Hunky Dory" album. And the title of their new CD not only refers to Ray Davies' sainted studio where he records the Kinks, it was recorded at that very location.
Sound Opinions (Free subscription) | 04/21/2008
One of the most influential singer/songwriters of all time joins Jim and Greg live in the studio. Ray Davies, former frontman for the Kinks, talks about his four decades making music and plays songs off his new album "Working Man's Café."
