Ray and Dave Davies weren’t just one of the strongest musician sibling pairs ever, they were also leading forces in one of the best bands of all time—The Kinks. One of The Kinks’ best known songs was ...

The other day on VH-1 Classic they played this whole 1977 Kinks concert and we wondered "do children really know how good they have it?" When LAist were little kids we heard this song and thought it ...

The Kinks' "Father Christmas," which was released as a single on Nov. 25, 1977, is a rather unlikely holiday song. For starters, the song's premise is anything but festive. The protagonist is in front ...

God bless the BBC for dusting off its rock archives and releasing them all on CD. This latest batch of goodies is a collection of performances by the Kinks, which were recorded for various BBC radio ...

Very few bands or musicians have taken as many different paths as Ray Davies and The Kinks, especially in such a short time. They produced power rock, psychedelic rock, pastoral rock, rock operas.

The Kinks have opened their vaults and those of the BBC (British Broadcasting Company) with the upcoming August 13 release of a massive five CD plus one DVD box set. The Kinks at the BBC gathers ...

The Kinks played a leading part of the British Invasion of America. With Ray Davies' incredible song-writing talent at the helm, they soon became one of popular music's most significant bands, ...

British pop group The Kinks, circa May 1964. Clockwise, from left: drummer Mick Avory, guitarist Dave Davies, bassist Pete Quaife (1934 - 2010) and singer Ray Davies. (Photo by Tom Hustler/Central ...