Dave Davies lifts the lid and teases details of what the band is working on, now they are back together...
Tag Archives: The Kinks
The lead guitarist, songwriter and singer of the influential English 60s rock band tells of his classic track’s haunting origins...
This time we pick out new tracks from The Kinks, Kurt Vile, OMI, Petrol Girls, Ariana Grande and Ward Thomas...
Animal House have swapped their native Australia for the UK and their vibrant, colourful guitar-pop music will make you dance...
The legendary guitarist and Kinks co-founder once again teams up with his son on this sentimental and carefully crafted album...
The Kinks songwriter prepares to release ‘Americana’, a 15-track collection of originals inspired by his memoir of the same name...
Today’s exclusive is from a father and sons pop-rock trio who channel the spirit of 60s’ rockabilly and roots rock...
The New Year Honours List sees The Kinks’ songwriter and frontman awarded a knighthood for his service to the arts...
We round-up the last week in music, including news you might’ve missed, our #SongOfTheDay playlist and Classic Of The Week...
We meet the genre-blending rock band’s main songwriters, singer Kelvin Swaby and guitarist Dan Taylor, from our neighbouring city, Bath...
With the ‘Sunny Afternoon’ stage musical going great guns in London’s West End, here comes the accompanying two-CD ‘greatest hits’ The...
An oft-overlooked album from Ray Davies and co gets the Deluxe Edition treatment, a full 42 years after its original...
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I have been writing songs now for over 40 years and I am not about to stop.
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I wrote 'Start a party' for Freedom day and the nightclub scene. It all started with Gary Barlow's course, I am now on the TSA
I have plenty of ideas and try to get one end product at one time! Focus, making, listen to it until I am satisfied with
Continue to build an incredible music catalogue
I have been writing songs privately for the last 5 years, but never recorded any. I almost gave up on recording, and was going to
It's my passion, to be honest.