The Kinks were responsible for writing some of the most exciting, enervating songs in rock, but on 'Strangers', Dave Davies proved they could get down deep, too.

Bob Dylan inspired Ray Davies of The Kinks to write “Sunny Afternoon”, but it wasn’t “inspiration” in the general sense. While writing the song, Davies was exhausted and over it living in London. He ...

Most great bands boast iconic songwriting partnerships. In the case of the Beatles, John Lennon and Paul McCartney are ...

Brian Johnson might not have had his big break until joining AC/DC in 1980, but the former Geordie frontman knows which song ...

They ended the 1960s opening for Led Zeppelin in the US and ended the 70s headlining multiple nights at Madison Square Garden ...

Their first album, Kinks (1964) featured a blend of old school R&B and rockabilly, along with primordial punk. Indeed, some credit them with giving birth to punk and metal in those early songs.

Preparations have begun as Theatre West gears up for its annual fundraiser, Broadway in the Bluffs, on March 8.

A new choir is starting up in Leamington Spa from January 2025, led by Harvey Brough – who sang in Coventry Cathedral as a ...

This year, he will embark on a U.S. tour covering classic songs from Bob Dylan, the Kinks and more. The idea for a tour reportedly started in 2022, when he decided to perform the song “I Feel ...

Murray treated attendees to a rendition of Dylan’s 1965 track ‘Like A Rolling Stone’ and The Kinks’ ‘Tired Of Waiting’. Elsewhere in the night, he also performed a cover of Wilson ...