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"We get halfway through, just before the solo, and all the power goes off on stage": The night a furious Ray Davies cut a Yes set short before aiming blows and kicks at Rick Wakeman
By Gary Graff published
In late 1971, Yes and The Kinks hooked up for a short run of shows in New York, but brotherly love between the bands was in short supply

"We've got loads of songs there in pieces": Ray Davies reveals he's recorded "about 20" new Kinks songs with brother Dave, and he plans to finish them
By Fraser Lewry published
This year has seen new releases from The Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Could The Kinks follow suit?

10 massively successful British bands who failed to crack America
By Dave Everley published
Not every band can be as huge as The Beatles or Led Zeppelin in America – just ask Slade, The Small Faces and Status Quo

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
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