The Kinks

Living on a Thin Line by Dave Davies review – a Kink in his armour
This powerful tell-all from the Kinks guitarist puts the spotlight on his own bad behaviour, dalliances with the occult and his recovery from a stroke
Kitty Empire
27, Jun, 2022 @6:00 AM

'He was the Steve Jobs of audio': how Rupert Neve changed the sound of music | William Stokes
The late audio engineer revolutionised recording with an innovative EQ design, his innovations used by everyone from the Queen to Dave Grohl
William Stokes
15, Feb, 2021 @2:46 PM

The Kinks: where to start in their back catalogue
In Listener’s digest, our writers help you explore the work of great musicians. Next up: the band of feuding brothers who expanded pop’s horizons
Philip Clark
04, May, 2020 @2:45 PM

Kinks 1969 epic chimes with Britain’s mood today, says singer Ray Davies
As ‘pop documentary’ Arthur is reissued and turned into a radio drama, the singer explains why it is more relevant than ever
Vanessa Thorpe
19, Oct, 2019 @12:35 PM

The Kinks' album Arthur to be turned into BBC radio drama
‘Seminal’ record deals with a man’s struggles and the end of the colonial era in Britain
Lanre Bakare
06, Oct, 2019 @11:58 AM

Three out of four Kinks members’ names wrong? You really got me now
Brief letters: Prorogation | Caravaggio | Democracy | The Kinks | Greatest innings | Van slogans
Letters
30, Aug, 2019 @3:51 PM

Kinks guitarist backs calls to save art deco shopping arcade
Dave Davies supports attempt to stop arcade home to quirky shops being demolished
Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent
27, Aug, 2019 @11:10 AM

First a flop, now a classic: gallery marks 50 years of Kinks’ Village Green LP
Rare photos and memorabilia to go on show at Proud gallery in London
Vanessa Thorpe
30, Sep, 2018 @4:59 AM

Here we go again: which jukebox musical should be next?
The box office success of Mamma Mia 2 and Broadway buzz over shows centred around music from The Go-Go’s, Alanis Morrisette and Cher opens the doors for more big star musicals
Jim Farber
31, Jul, 2018 @9:00 AM

Readers recommend playlist: songs about family
The Cranberries, Kate Bush and Talking Heads offer up songs about their nearest and dearest in this week’s selection
Gary Willis
17, May, 2018 @11:00 AM

Ken Dodd's other life – as a mega-selling singer of romantic ballads
The late comedian’s biggest hits weren’t novelty songs, but earnest romantic ballads that challenged psychedelic pop in a mid-60s generation-gap war
Alexis Petridis
12, Mar, 2018 @12:43 PM

You say you want a sexual revolution: why 1967 is the year pop came out
Fifty years ago, homosexuality was decriminalised – and pop was never the same again. From Dusty and Motown to Mick Jagger and the Kinks, here are the songs, clubs and clothes that liberated Britain
Jon Savage
08, Jun, 2017 @5:00 AM
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