News & Rumors
News & Rumors
(you decide which is which)
&Monday, 7th March, 2016
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by Ron Sexsmith ("Sweet Lady Genevieve").
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According to , there will be a Kinks tribute show at Gunston Hall Coastal Village in Suffolk next month.
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The episode of "Later with Jools Holland" with Ray and Mumford & Sons performing Days/This Time Tomorrow aired on German TV ZDF on Saturday.
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of the Arthur album.
&Friday, 4th March, 2016
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There is still time to
for the Magic Radio Audience Award at the Olivier Awards.
&Thursday, 3rd March, 2016
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Shel Naylor, who covered Dave's song "One Fine Day" is mentioned in
on alumni of the Caludon Castle School.
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on the Arthur album.
&Tuesday, 1st March, 2016
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Ronnie Spector covers "Tired Of Waiting" on her
English Heart, due in April.
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for the Kast Off Kinks' gig in Derby this Friday.
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a pair of Sunny Afternoon tickets.
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on The Kinks.
&Monday, 29th February, 2016
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The Kinks'
has some new t-shirts available for pre-order.
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"Have A Cuppa Tea" was played on the BBC Radio 4 programme
this weekend, during a feature on a lady who had collected over 700 teapots.
&Sunday, 28th February, 2016
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Tickets for the Kast Off Kinks' Sunny Afternoon 50th Anniversary gig in Broxbourne on 18 June 2016 are . (Numbers are limited.)
&Thursday, 25th February, 2016
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The Kinks are mentioned as influences in
on Pittsburgh band Meeting Of Important People.
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from December in the latest issue of Record Collector magazine.
&Wednesday, 24th February, 2016
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The Kinks were mentioned in the second episode of the HBO series "Vinyl" -- a new band called Nasty Bits must learn "All Day And All Of The Night" for an audition at a record company.
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with Kinks guitar tech Colin Burns.
&Tuesday, 23rd February, 2016
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for the Magic Radio Audience Award at the Olivier Awards.
&Monday, 22nd February, 2016
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Sky TV closed their coverage of the Northern Trust Open golf tournament (near Hollywood) by playing "Celluloid Heroes".
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on the Return To Waterloo film.
&Sunday, 21st February, 2016
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Henny has uploaded on YouTube the last portion of footage of "THE KINKY2"- live.
It's from the
in England. It was also the last real performance of "THE KINKY2".
&Saturday, 20th February, 2016
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A new book in Spanish about The Kinks has been published:
(The Kinks. Riffs, kontroversy and tea every afternoon).
&Friday, 19th February, 2016
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There's a feature on Dave in the .
&Wednesday, 17th February, 2016
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that discusses the Kinks' US ban.
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about an early Kinks gig in Coventry.
&Monday, 15th February, 2016
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Happy Birthday to Mick Avory!
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From Ray's Facebook page today:
"Ray's film, Return to Waterloo, will be shown at the Lincoln Center, NYC, Feb 21st!"
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A new post on Alan's Album Archives:
&Friday, 12th February, 2016
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on a new compilation of Kinks cover songs, , to be released on 25 March 2016.
11:29&am&-&
Dave is mentioned in this article on the .
&Thursday, 11th February, 2016
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will be Friday, 11th March at 8PM, with Graham Corbould performing Kinks covers.
&Wednesday, 10th February, 2016
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with a John Dalton interview, for the Kast Off Kinks gig in Glenrothes this Friday.
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From Dave's Facebook page: "RIP the talented
who opened for Dave Davies' show at the Barbican in London 2013."
&Monday, 8th February, 2016
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According to , Mick Jagger's son prefers the Kinks over the Rolling Stones.
&Saturday, 6th February, 2016
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Happy Birthday John Gosling!
&Friday, 5th February, 2016
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with Danny Horn, the actor playing Ray in Sunny Afternoon.
&Thursday, 4th February, 2016
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on "This Time Tomorrow".
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on Dave's birthday yesterday.
&Wednesday, 3rd February, 2016
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Happy 69th Birthday to Dave Davies!
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< has a list of
in honor of Dave's birthday.
&Tuesday, 2nd February, 2016
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to a BBC Radio Wales interview with Oliver Hoare, who plays Dave in the Sunny Afternoon musical.
(Starts around 17:55.)
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"You Really Got Me" was played on the CBS morning news program today, while they discussed the Super Bowl.
&Monday, 1st February, 2016
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(in Hungarian) on The Kinks.
&Friday, 29th January, 2016
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Astronaut Tim Peake
from onboard the International Space Station.
&Thursday, 28th January, 2016
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According to
there will be a Ray Davies/Kinks tribute at the
on Friday, 29 April, at the Grand Theatre in Clitheroe, Lancashire.
&Wednesday, 27th January, 2016
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for the Kast Off Kinks' concert in Preston, including an interview with John Dalton.
&Tuesday, 26th January, 2016
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mentions Dennis Diken playing in Dave's band.
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of the Sunny Afternoon musical.
&Monday, 25th January, 2016
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rehashes the recent Mojo article about Ray recording his Americana album.
&Friday, 22nd January, 2016
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The March 2016 issue of Uncut magazine (the David Bowie Memorial Special issue) has a "The Kinks Reunited" piece written by Nick Hasted.
&Thursday, 21st January, 2016
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has a scan of the recent Mojo article.
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The Kinks are included in Rolling Stone's .
&Wednesday, 20th January, 2016
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on "Catch Me Now I'm Falling".
&Tuesday, 19th January, 2016
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Ray and Mick write about .
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on Dave's son Daniel Davies.
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Here's an .
&Monday, 18th January, 2016
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The latest issue of Mojo magazine (Feb. 2016, with the Sex Pistols on the cover) has a short article on Ray and the recording of his new album.
There's a photo of Ray in the studio and a sidebar with song titles.
It says the album will be released in the summer.
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"Days" (the original Kinks recording) was used in Friday's episode of EastEnders, as an integral part of a story.
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Dennis Diken talks about playing in Dave's band in .
&Friday, 15th January, 2016
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Dave is mentioned in this
on the Gibson web site.
&Tuesday, 12th January, 2016
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on a 1964 concert where David Bowie was a support act for the Kinks (and others).
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Ray and Dave's on-stage reunion was mentioned in this .
&Monday, 11th January, 2016
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From Dave's Facebook page today:
"I am so terribly shocked and stunned by the passing of David Bowie today. We were friends in the early days and I have followed his amazing and inspirational career ever since. A genius, and an artist and innovator who has influence so many people deeply and profoundly on many levels. Emotionally, creatively, Spiritually. His work will resonate long into the future and the planet is a much richer and fertile place because of his prescence here. God Bless you David. You will be dearly missed but we have your music as supreme legacy for us and our children. May your Spirit soar through the heavens going ever forward with grace, Light Love and beauty. Love, Dave".
On Ray's page he posted a link to his 2003
on "Waterloo Sunset".
&Thursday, 7th January, 2016
10:16&am&-&
There's an article about The Kinks and Muswell Hillbillies in the new 1971 issue of Uncut's "History of Rock" magazine.
&Wednesday, 6th January, 2016
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on the 12th anniversary yesterday of Ray's shooting in New Orleans.
&Tuesday, 5th January, 2016
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about "The World Keeps Going Round".
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about Ray and Dave performing together last month.
&Monday, 28th December, 2015
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Here's a new cover of .
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(in Spanish) about meeting Ray in Hamburg.
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that features "Dead End Street".
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The SiriusXM Chris Carter British Invasion radio show on Channel 21 had a 5-hour Kinks special on Saturday.
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Ray was on the
BBC Radio podcast (starts around 01:12:57).
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on "Father Christmas".
&Thursday, 24th December, 2015
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"Father Christmas" has advanced to the final in Guitar World's .
Be sure to vote for it today.
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Henny Stahli (formerly of the Kinky2) and Amir Sofic wish you .
(There's a Kinks reference at 3:20.)
&Wednesday, 23rd December, 2015
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Kinks on vinyl.
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The Kinks are mentioned in
about London.
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Guitar World's
is still going on -- vote for "Father Christmas".
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a pair of tickets to Sunny Afternoon plus a London hotel stay.
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Here's a Sunny Afternoon .
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The Independent has an
about Ray showing up to Dave's London concert last week.
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Give The People What They Want is included in this
blog post.
9:40&am&-&
"Days" was played over the end credits of last night's BBC 2 .
&Tuesday, 22nd December, 2015
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Dave's band member Johnathan Lea
when Ray joined Dave on stage last week.
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According to , there will be an interview with Ray in the next issue of Uncut.
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"Waterloo Sunset" is mentioned in
in The Sydney Morning Herald.
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"Johnny Thunder" is mentioned in
of the Who's Tommy (in comparison with "Go To The Mirror").
&Monday, 21st December, 2015
12:30&pm&-&
on "Father Christmas".
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The Steve Hoffman forum has a
about Ray joining Dave onstage.
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about Kinks songs.
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More photos and video of Ray and Dave at Dave's London concert , , .
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Several articles about Dave's London concert:
, , , , , , , , ,
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Here's an article on .
&Friday, 18th December, 2015
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Ray and Dave performed on stage together tonight for the first time in 19 years, with Ray singing "You Really Got Me" with Dave and his band during the encore of Dave's concert in London.
Many photos:
, , , , , ,
And here's a .
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in the current round of Guitar World's Best Holiday Rock Song Poll.
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Dave plays the
in London tonight.
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Here's a Sunny Afternoon .
&Thursday, 17th December, 2015
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The Kinks and Ray are mentioned in .
&Tuesday, 15th December, 2015
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of the Alan's Album Archives post on Kinks solo/live/compilation albums.
&Monday, 14th December, 2015
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"Father Christmas" is mention in
on Christmas songs.
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A photographer tells the story behind a Kinks photo shoot in .
&Friday, 11th December, 2015
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for the Sunny Afternoon tour.
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about the Sunny Afternoon tour.
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about the Sunny Afternoon musical going on tour in the UK next summer.
&Thursday, 10th December, 2015
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about an audience member's experience at a performance of Sunny Afternoon.
&Wednesday, 9th December, 2015
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Here's a new .
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discusses the Kinks' non-studio albums (compilations, live albums, etc.).
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with actor John Dagleish.
&Tuesday, 8th December, 2015
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with Ray's music publisher.
&Monday, 7th December, 2015
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Pat DiNizio of the Smithereens cover "Days" in .
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Here's a new
about the Kinks' early success.
&Thursday, 3rd December, 2015
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to Dave's Islington Assembly Hall show in London on 18 December.
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Here's a new .
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Danny Horn finished second for the .
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Ron Sexsmith covers another Kinks song:
&Tuesday, 1st December, 2015
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Billboard has a .
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on the Kink Kontroversy album.
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Alan's Album Archives has a new post about .
And here's a direct
to the playlist on YouTube.
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on the VGPS album.
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(in Italian) about remastered Kinks albums.
&Monday, 30th November, 2015
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has a discount code for the official merchandise store.
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Today is the final day to vote in the .
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on the 45th anniversary of the Lola vs. Powerman... album.
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about "Autumn Almanac".
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of the Sunny Afternoon compilation CD.
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of the Kink Kontroversy album.
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he talks about Ray and the Kinks, and they screen the "Come Dancing" video (starts around 44:11).
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Johnny Flynn mentions his role in the Julien Temple Kinks film in .
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The Sunny Afternoon cast will be performing a
on Sunday, 17 January 2016.
&Wednesday, 25th November, 2015
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mentions two Kinks EPs being reissued this week for Black Friday Record Store Day.
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about the charity auction of breakfast items autographed by Ray.
&Monday, 23rd November, 2015
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A couple new Kinks posts at the Alan's Album Archive blog:
a , and a piece on the .
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Dutch record collector Erik Meinen has made a book about a Kinks gig in Winterswijk in The Netherlands on 21st Nov. 1965, titled
(ISBN 978-94-, 96 pages, EUR8,50, only 350 copies made).
A copy of the book was given to Ray yesterday at the Official Kinks Fan Club meeting.
9:41&am&-&
"This Time Tomorrow" was played on BBC TV's .
9:40&am&-&
You can get
if you book by today.
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"Strangers" was used in a recent episode of the BBC TV show
(at around 01:03).
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Two Kinks songs were used on a recent episode the BBC programme :
"Supersonic Rocket Ship" (around 11:59) and "Dead End Street" (around 22:30).
&Saturday, 21st November, 2015
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Here's some video of
&Friday, 20th November, 2015
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Just a note about the Official Kinks Fan Club meeting at the Boston Arms in London on Sunday:
PayPal sales are now closed, but tickets will still be for sale at the door.
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Minneapolis/St. Paul tribute band Kinda Kinky! will be doing their 5th annual
at the Minneapolis Eagles Club #34 on Saturday, December 12th, 2015, from 7:30pm to midnight.
(Here's the .)
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about the APRS awards, with a quote from Ray.
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about the beer in the song "Sunny Afternoon".
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is up for bids on eBay, with proceeds going to charity.
&Thursday, 19th November, 2015
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Just a reminder that this Sunday is the Official Kinks Fan Club meeting at the Boston Arms in London.
Be sure to allow extra travel time as the Tufnell Park tube station is closed for renovations.
And don't forget about the fan singalongs at the
and at the .
&Wednesday, 18th November, 2015
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According to , Dave will be on Sky Arts TV
tomorrow, and again in future weeks.
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Here's the
for Dave's London show next month.
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about yesterday's APRS awards.
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With the recent passing of P.F. Sloan, here's a list of , by Rob Kopp (a big Kinks and P.F. Sloan fan).
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Here are some
from the awards ceremony yesterday.
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on Schoolboys In Disgrace.
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(as Ray) as the Best West End Debut.
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there's an appeal to identify the female fan in the 1965 photo with Ray.
&Tuesday, 17th November, 2015
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Here's a photo of
from Saturday.
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from the early '90s.
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they talk about working with Ray.
&Monday, 16th November, 2015
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"Waterloo Sunset" is included in
of unlucky singles.
&Sunday, 15th November, 2015
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of Dave's West Hollywood show.
&Saturday, 14th November, 2015
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from today.
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to the interview with Ray from this morning on BBC Radio 2 (starts around 02:36:00).
&Friday, 13th November, 2015
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for the Kast Off Kinks gig in Bingley.
&Wednesday, 11th November, 2015
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of Dave's Albany show.
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Here's a photo of .
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Here's an upcoming
for performances from 1 Jan. To 16 Feb. 2016.
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Mick will be playing a gig with the
on 22 Dec. at Richmond, UK.
&Monday, 9th November, 2015
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to Sunny Afternoon.
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A couple recent photos of Ray
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from Saturday, with Laurence Beverage of Fearless Vampire Killers.
&Saturday, 7th November, 2015
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You can 'listen again' to yesterday's "lost" Ray interview
(starts at 01:21:39).
&Friday, 6th November, 2015
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Here's a new
with Sunny Afternoon actor Danny Horn.
1:37&pm&-&
shows a tribute to "Waterloo Sunset" at the
at Waterloo Station.
10:04&am&-&
Here's some
from the Kast Off Kinks' gig in Morpeth last night, including an interview with John Dalton.
8:51&am&-&
You can win a copy of the Sunny Afternoon compilation CD autographed by Ray at .
8:49&am&-&
According to
a "lost" interview with Ray from 1996 will be aired today at 11EST on .
8:47&am&-&
A couple reviews of the Sunny Afternoon compilation
&Thursday, 5th November, 2015
3:57&pm&-&
about a new spoken-word CD of Shakespeare as read by stars, recorded at Konk Studios.
3:54&pm&-&
The Kinks are mentioned in
about Oasis and sibling rivalry.
&Wednesday, 4th November, 2015
2:07&pm&-&
The Kinks are mentioned in this article about .
9:39&am&-&
You can watch
of Ray's recent Danny Baker interview.
&Tuesday, 3rd November, 2015
10:20&am&-&
Here's a new .
9:37&am&-&
Here's a rehash
on Ray's upcoming APRS award.
9:18&am&-&
Here's a one-paragraph
of the Sunny Afternoon compilation.
&Monday, 2nd November, 2015
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You can watch a
from Martin Davies' upcoming film "Dave Davies: Strangers".
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on Sunny Afternoon tickets, with seats from &15.
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Elvis Costello mentioned Ray in an NPR interview this weekend, when discussing the gap in his (Elvis's) teeth and how it affects people's perceptions of him and his music.
9:15&am&-&
The YRGM and ADAAOTN riffs are discussed in .
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According to , Ray is mentioned in Peter Doggett's new book Electric Shock: From the Gramophone to the iPhone – 125 Years of Pop Music.
9:09&am&-&
According to
you can win tickets to Dave's show at the Roxy in West Hollywood tomorrow.
9:07&am&-&
to Ray on BBC Three Counties Radio from Saturday.
The interview is in a few parts: a replay of last week's interview at 0:43:14, and new interview segments at 01:18:10 and 02:13:15.
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Saturday's Daily Express had a new .
&Friday, 30th October, 2015
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Here's an , the actor currently playing Ray in Sunny Afternoon.
&Thursday, 29th October, 2015
3:51&pm&-&
of "Lola".
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on the casting for Julien Temple's Kinks movie.
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pondering a Kinks reunion.
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at Sunny Afternoon with the two actors who play her parents.
&Wednesday, 28th October, 2015
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about the first birthday of the Sunny Afternoon musical.
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According to , you can win a copy of the Sunny Afternoon compilation.
9:29&am&-&
According to , the Sunny Afternoon compilation is at #2 on the Independent Albums Chart.
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A car once owned by John Dalton is .
9:20&am&-&
You can listen to a podcast
(starts around 42:18).
9:15&am&-&
Here's a new .
&Tuesday, 27th October, 2015
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of Dave at the Stone Pony last week.
9:06&am&-&
"I Need You" was played in the latest episode of the TV show "Last Man On Earth" -- at least the 4th Kinks song they've used.
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of the Kast Off Kinks' show at the Weymouth Pavilion in Dorset on Sunday.
&Monday, 26th October, 2015
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According to , Ray will receive an APRS Sound Fellowship on 17 November.
Here's the
to the luncheon.
3:05&pm&-&
of Dave's Washington D.C. show last week.
3:03&pm&-&
Here's a brief /preview for his show in Albany tonight.
11:09&am&-&
Bob Henrit will have a complete drum kit with him for his talk at the Bruce Castle Museum on Wednesday, 25th November.
9:35&am&-&
on the Sunny Afternoon gala night and the disappearance of small music venues.
9:31&am&-&
Ray is mentioned in
on rock stars' autobiographies.
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to the interview with Ray on BBC Three Counties Radio on Saturday (starts around 02:42:17).
Ray will be on the same show again
telling the stories behind three of his songs.
9:22&am&-&
that mentions Ray's Hornsey Town Hall reunion gig comments.
&Friday, 23rd October, 2015
4:49&pm&-&
According to , the new Sunny Afternoon compilation has entered the Albums chart at #21.
2:29&pm&-&
Here's a new .
9:21&am&-&
A few reviews of the Sunny Afternoon gala night earlier this week ,
&Thursday, 22nd October, 2015
9:29&am&-&
for Dave's show at the Stone Pony tonight.
9:29&am&-&
will include an interview with Dave.
9:26&am&-&
The Sunny Afternoon musical is included in this
9:25&am&-&
a copy of the Sunny Afternoon compilation CD.
9:24&am&-&
for Dave's Albany concert on Oct. 26th (paywalled, but you can see the whole article from the ).
9:20&am&-&
Some instruments once hired by Ray will be
on 31st October.
9:17&am&-&
about Tuesday's gala performance of Sunny Afternoon.
9:15&am&-&
Ray talks about the recording on "You Really Got Me" in .
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has a quote from Ray's liner notes for the David Bowie box set.
&Wednesday, 21st October, 2015
3:06&pm&-&
"Where Have All The Good Times Gone" was played during the close credits of last night's episode of the TNT series "Public Morals".
1:28&pm&-&
has a video from last night.
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on last night's Sunny Afternoon gala.
9:36&am&-&
on the Sunny Afternoon gala performance, with a photo of Ray.
More photos , ,
9:34&am&-&
Here's another .
&Tuesday, 20th October, 2015
12:45&pm&-&
There will be a
for the Pete Quaife Foundation at the Chatham Memorial Hall in Redcar on 27 and 28 November.
10:16&am&-&
Tonight is the "gala performance" for the new cast of Sunny Afternoon.
Limited tickets are available for the public to buy.
10:15&am&-&
According to , you can
to Sunny Afternoon.
10:13&am&-&
of Dave's Boston concert last week (from someone who's not too knowledgeable about the Kinks, apparently).
&Monday, 19th October, 2015
1:40&pm&-&
for Dave's Washington, DC show tomorrow.
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for the Sunny Afternoon compilation CD (released this past Friday).
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at BBC Studio today.
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According to , The Lindisfarne Story was inspired by Ray's Storyteller shows.
12:03&pm&-&
to Ray on the Gordon Swindlehurst show on BBC Radio Cumbria this morning.
(Starts at 01:09:01.)
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to Ray on the Bernie Keith show on BBC Radio Northampton from this morning.
(Starts at 02:41:30.)
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of the new Sunny Afternoon compilation CD.
11:21&am&-&
X-Ray is included in this article on .
11:20&am&-&
Here's some
of Ray signing autographs outside BBC studio Saturday morning.
11:14&am&-&
from the Danny Baker Show on Saturday.
11:14&am&-&
Here's an article about .
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to Ray on the Radcliffe and Maconie show on BBC Radio 6.
(Starts around 01:34:47.)
11:09&am&-&
regarding Ray's comments about Hornsey Town Hall.
And another article .
11:05&am&-&
According to , Ray will be on the
on BBC Three Counties Radio this Saturday.
&Friday, 16th October, 2015
12:22&pm&-&
William Belli is wearing a vintage Kinks t-shirt in .
11:16&am&-&
Here's a new
for Dave's concert at the Stone Pony on Oct. 22nd.
10:36&am&-&
for the Kast Off Kinks' gig at the Weymouth Pavilion in Dorset on 25 October.
&Thursday, 15th October, 2015
11:26&am&-&
There are articles on The Kinks in the , ,
editions of Uncut's sister magazine The History of Rock.
&Wednesday, 14th October, 2015
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According to , Ray will be on the
show this Saturday.
8:44&am&-&
prior to his BBC Breakfast interview this morning.
8:42&am&-&
Here's another ITV link for .
8:40&am&-&
on The Kinks.
&Tuesday, 13th October, 2015
4:47&pm&-&
According to , it's confirmed that Ray will be on BBC Breakfast tomorrow morning.
4:46&pm&-&
You can watch a
with Ray. The full interview will air on ITV News at Ten, according to .
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There are tickets still available for the
at the Boston Arms in London on 22 November. For those of you going, be sure to allow for extra travel time as the Tufnell Park tube station will be closed for renovations.
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signing a little green amp for a fan.
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Not confirmed, but Ray may be on
tomorrow morning.
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The latest issue of Record Collector magazine has a photo of The Kinks on the front cover and 8 pages about them inside.
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for the Kast Off Kinks' show in Burnham-on-Sea this Sunday.
&Monday, 12th October, 2015
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Lots of audience videos from Dave's recent shows .
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Here's an .
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Here's an . (It's actually an updated rehash of
from last year.
&Saturday, 10th October, 2015
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Here's a post about
today and the Kinks song "Too Much On My Mind".
&Friday, 9th October, 2015
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of Dave's Boston show last night.
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"Tired of Waiting For You" is included in this list of .
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Here's a new
for Dave's Bethlehem, PA show next week.
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from Monday's event in Central Park.
&Thursday, 8th October, 2015
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You can win 4 tickets to Sunny Afternoon plus a backstage tour .
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of the new Sunny Afternoon compilation CD.
&Wednesday, 7th October, 2015
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of Dave's performance in Central Park yesterday.
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Some photos of Dave from Central Park yesterday ,
about the event, with a quote from Dave.
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Some video from the Kinks photo exhibition at the Museum Kunst Ende in Winterswijk
&Tuesday, 6th October, 2015
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Here's the
from Ray's web chat today.
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Here's a .
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The Kinks are mentioned on page 141 of the new book
When The Professor Got Stuck In The Snow by Dan Rhodes.
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A couple more photos of Ray from the Farinelli & The King press night afterparty last week
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on when the Kinks opened for the Beatles.
&Monday, 5th October, 2015
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Breaking News: Dave will be performing one song in Central Park tomorrow at 12:15 pm for Yoko Ono's Peace Sign project:
"Dave Davies of the Kinks will play a song in honor John Lennon’s 75th birthday. His performance will be shortly after 12 p.m. Please join him with Yoko Ono & The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus this Tuesday October 6th in Central Park NYC for an official GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS& attempt for Largest human peace sign. This is a family friendly event with live music, special performances and an aerial photograph to capture this landmark celebration. Register now for your free ticket: ."
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Buy the song , recorded at Konk Studios by Kinks fans Patrick Costello, Geoff Lewis and Chris Griffiths.
All proceeds from the sales will be donated to the Alzheimer's Associate.
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Here are some
at the Big E Festival in West Springfield, Massachusetts on Friday.
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You can listen to an
by Paul Shaffer.
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at Sunny Afternoon on Saturday.
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on an art exhibit inspired by "Autumn Almanac".
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Some video of Ray outside BBC studio on Friday , , and . And here are some .
&Friday, 2nd October, 2015
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Here's a new
with Dave.
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to see Dave at the City Winery in NYC on October 23rd.
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Ray will be doing a live web chat at
on Tuesday, 6 October at 1pm BST.
You can post your questions now.
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from Ray's interview on BBC Radio 2 this morning.
You can listen again to the full programme
(starts at 02:09:21).
at BBC studio this morning.
&Thursday, 1st October, 2015
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a pair of tickets to Dave's show at the Howard Theatre in Washington, DC on Oct. 20th.
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Here's the
for Bob Henrit's talk at the Bruce Castle Museum the evening of Wednesday, 25th November.
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Ray is confirmed to be on the
on BBC Radio 2 tomorrow morning.
According to , Chris Evans is asking for questions for Ray.
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for the Sunny Afternoon musical.
&Wednesday, 30th September, 2015
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Ray may be on the
on BBC Radio 2 tomorrow morning.
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Dave's Facebook page has a
of him rehearsing with his band for the upcoming tour.
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from the press night after-party for 'Farinelli And The King' last night.
&Monday, 28th September, 2015
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for the Kast Off Kinks' gig at the Exmouth Pavilion next month, which includes a competition to win a pair of tickets.
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The Kinks are mentioned in this .
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Here's a new .
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According to
(in Dutch) there's a exhibition of photos of the Kinks at the Museum Kunst Ende in Winterswijk, The Netherlands, running until 5 December.
There will be a band playing Kinks songs on Thursday, October 1st at 19.30.
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"You Really Got Me" was used in the most recent episode of .
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Ray wrote the forward in the booklet for the new David Bowie box set .
&Friday, 25th September, 2015
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about Ray.
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A second Kinks fan singalong has been added to the activities for the weekend of the Official Kinks Fan Club meeting:
the first one will be at The Clissold Arms on Friday, 20 November (here's the ), and
the second will be at The Victoria pub in Highgate on Saturday, 21 November (here's the ).
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of a Ray Davies poster on display in London.
&Thursday, 24th September, 2015
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Here's the .
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about an artist inspired by the Kinks.
&Wednesday, 23rd September, 2015
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Several lots of
will be going to auction starting this weekend and ending Sunday, October 4, 2015.
Each lot contains several photos, so be sure to look at all of them.
&Tuesday, 22nd September, 2015
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there are several recent photos and short video clips of him.
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of Dave's Rippin' Up New York City live CD.
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as the best West End musical.
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Here's another
on the Sunny Afternoon compilation.
&Monday, 21st September, 2015
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on Sunny Afternoon tickets.
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about the upcoming Sunny Afternoon compilation.
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on "Sweet Lady Genevieve".
&Friday, 18th September, 2015
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The October issue of Mojo has a new interview with Dave.
There's a scan of it on .
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of Dave's Rippin' Up New York City album.
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Just a reminder that
for the Official Kinks Fan Club Meeting at the Boston Arms (upstairs this time, where there's a bit more room), Tufnell Park, London on Sunday, 22 November.
Also be sure to attend the "Kinks Night" fan sing-along at the Clissold Arms on Friday, 20 November, where there'll be a full band of Kinks fans performing.
&Thursday, 17th September, 2015
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Here's an article on the upcoming Kinks 2-CD compilation: .
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There are a couple recent
on his Twitter feed, in NYC being interviewed for a piece at
(to be published in mid-October).
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mentions the Kinks' "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman".
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Here's a , with proceeds going to charity.
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on the Something Else album.
&Wednesday, 16th September, 2015
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Here's a new .
The audio version of the interview will air on Saturday.
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I'm looking for the Kinks fan from Maryland who took his family to the 5th May performance (Saturday afternoon) of Sunny Afternoon in London, "in case 'Sunny Afternoon' doesn't make it to broadway."
The fellow fans you sat next to have lost your contact info.
&Tuesday, 15th September, 2015
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now has "Have A Cuppa Tea" mugs for sale.
&Monday, 14th September, 2015
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from a slideshow showing the destruction caused by a wildfire in Middletown, California.
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(with photos) on the new cast members of Sunny Afternoon.
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A couple reviews of the OnBlackheath festival
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According to the , there's a
due for release on 16th October.
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The Kinks are mentioned in this .
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of Sunny Afternoon.
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There are many photos of the Sunny Afternoon cast, crew and fans at the OnBlackheath festival yesterday on the .
And there's a bunch of photos of Ray , , , , , and .
Also some pro-shot photos .
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Here's a , including Ray's performance.
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from Muswell Hill Brewers.
&Thursday, 10th September, 2015
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to win a signed copy of the programme.
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of the Sunny Afternoon musical.
&Wednesday, 9th September, 2015
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on Monday:
"R.I.P. Stan Whitley - one of our early roadies - a great guy - he will be sadly missed. He played the corpse jumping out of the coffin in Dead End Street - God bless you Stan."
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of Ray's Storyteller album.
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A couple reviews of Dave's new Rippin Up New York City: Live at City Winery NYC album (released this past Friday)
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Here's a new .
&Tuesday, 8th September, 2015
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Here's a recent
with the Kast Off Kinks.
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for the Kast Off Kinks' show in Christchurch on Saturday, 19th September.
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"Get Back In Line" is a bonus track in this list of .
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on the Face To Face album.
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