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10 cover versions absolutely hated by the people who originally wrote them
By Dave Everley published
Good or bad, it didn’t matter – these cover versions attracted the ire of their original authors

Ex-Kinks keyboard player John Gosling dies at 75
By Classic Rock published
The Kinks pay tribute to late keyboard player John Gosling: “He has been a friend and important contributor during his time with us”

“Ray visited him just before he died and apologised for putting him at the centre of the story”: It took five decades for the Kinks’ Arthur to come of age
By Jo Kendall published
The 1969 empire-themed concept album, a commercial flop at the time, is perfectly suited to the current political climate

Not that sort of kinky! Dave Davies calls out Elon Musk over Kinks Twitter warning
By Fraser Lewry published
Beleaguered Twitter owner Elon Musk has another fight on his hands, and this time it's Kinks legend Dave Davies

The story of the all-time Kinks classic that came to Ray Davies in a dream
By Bill DeMain published
One critic described Waterloo Sunset as "the most beautiful song in the English language", and for some it's the ultimate London anthem

The Kinks: two albums of urban isolation, cultural paranoia and occasional whinging
By Hugh Fielder published
A 50th anniversary combined deluxe re-issue of two classic Kinks albums, Muswell Hillbillies and Everybody’s In Show-Biz

The story behind Dead End Street by The Kinks
By Hugh Fielder published
A then-unusual gritty piece of social commentary, The Kinks' Dead End Street was a Top 10 hit despite the ‘offensive’ promo video being banned by the BBC
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