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"We get halfway through, just before the solo, and all the power goes off on stage": The night a furious Ray Davies cut a Yes set short before aiming blows and kicks at Rick Wakeman

In late 1971, Yes and The Kinks hooked up for a short run of shows in New York, but brotherly love between the bands was in short supply

Louder

“My face has melted”: Steve Vai and Joe Satriani cover Metallica’s Enter Sandman during opening Satch/Vai Tour show – and give their first-ever collaborative single its live debut

After their own solo sets, the two virtuosos shared the stage to perform The Sea of Emotions, Pt. 1, and the Kinks' You Really Got Me – before wrapping things up with a wah-drenched cover of the Metallica classic

Guitar World

“He remembers my guitar sound clearly, end of story”: Dave Davies rejects Eddie Kramer’s Jimmy Page overdub claims and insists that he alone played all guitar parts on You Really Got Me

The Kinks guitarist has responded to recent quotes concerning the recording of the 1964 hit

Guitar World

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“There’s some contention about that, but that’s how I remember it”: Eddie Kramer says Jimmy Page did play on The Kinks’ You Really Got Me – but it might not have been the version we know today

The decorated rock producer has recalled the first time he crossed paths with Page, who was busy recording an overdub for the 1964 hit

Guitar World

“I’ve had all of the great guitarists in the world say to me, ‘Pete, you’re not in the top 10 for virtuosity, but you’re certainly No. 1 as an acoustic rhythm player’”: Pete Townshend on Who’s Next, Lifehouse, and fun times with Superstrats

In this brand-new interview, the Who mastermind looks back on Who's Next, the grand designs of Lifehouse, and why he is still having fun on the guitar thanks in no small part to Charvel and Jackson

Guitar World

"I fell to my left and felt a heavy thump as the bullet hit me": What happened when The Kinks' Ray Davies was shot in New Orleans

How a pleasant night out at a Japanese restaurant ended with Kinks mainman Ray Davies diving for cover as a gunman took aim

Louder

24 things to get excited about in 2024

As with all years, 2023 had plenty of great, memorable rock moments. With a new year now upon us, here’s what we’re vibed up for that’s coming along in the next 12 months

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“At four in the morning, I got a call from David Bowie. He said they needed a guitar player for Iggy Pop’s album”: As right-hand man for everyone from Mark Knopfler to Eric Clapton, ‘Session Man’ Phil Palmer more than earned his nickname

Armed with a Nocaster given to him by his uncle, the Kinks’ Dave Davies, Palmer became a go-to guitarist for some of music’s biggest names, landing an official role in Dire Straits – and narrowly missing out on playing Clapton’s MTV Unplugged set

Guitar World

"We have one rule: you can have body punches and choke-holds and throw bottles at each other, but we never crack each other in the face": What happens when bands fight

The 40 bitterest bust-ups in rock history: From fisticuffs to wars of words to litigation and beyond, rock'n'roll’s divorce courts are packed with ire and animosity:

Louder

"We've got loads of songs there in pieces": Ray Davies reveals he's recorded "about 20" new Kinks songs with brother Dave, and he plans to finish them

This year has seen new releases from The Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Could The Kinks follow suit?

Louder

Every cover song by Metallica, ranked from worst to best

We’ve listed the 40 covers that metal’s biggest band recorded in the studio and released to the public in reverse-order of excellence

Metal Hammer

The Pirate Preservationists

When keeping cultural archives safe means stepping outside the law

Reason

The Kinks join David Bowie and Amy Winehouse on Camden Music Walk of Fame

The legendary band, from Muswell Hill, are among 11 acts who will join the trail

Evening Standard

Chrissie Hynde: ‘I’m more relaxed now. Ageing is like being a pothead again’

The Pretenders frontwoman takes questions from famous fans and Observer readers on her relentless creativity, rethinking her hippy youth, and her cruelty-free farm

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Ex-Kinks keyboard player John Gosling dies at 75

The Kinks pay tribute to late keyboard player John Gosling: “He has been a friend and important contributor during his time with us”

The Independent UK

The Kinks’ Ray and Dave Davies pay tribute as keyboardist John Gosling dies aged 75

Musician recorded 10 albums with the seminal rock group

Louder

“Ray visited him just before he died and apologised for putting him at the centre of the story”: It took five decades for the Kinks’ Arthur to come of age

The 1969 empire-themed concept album, a commercial flop at the time, is perfectly suited to the current political climate

Liverpool Echo

Glastonbury's first ever headliner in 1970 was a last minute replacement

The festival was first held 53 years ago

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Who headlined the first ever Glastonbury Festival in 1970?

The festival was first held 53 years ago and has welcomed numerous superstar names to its iconic Pyramid Stage

Metal Hammer

We got Tenacious D to interview Ozzy and it turns out even Jack Black gets star struck

Metal, movies and Randy Rhoads – this is what happened when Tenacious D interviewed Ozzy Osbourne

Los Angeles Times

The Kinks' Ray Davies on the song he wants played at his funeral

Since the 1980s, Ray Davies has intermittently led a seminar for aspiring songwriters through England's Arvon Foundation — a side hustle he landed, of course, as a result of the dozens of classic tunes he penned as frontman of the Kinks, including "You Really Got Me," "All Day and All…

Bangkok Post

Different strokes for different folks

It was a bit alarming to learn the Eurovision Song Contest is still going strong, having celebrated its 67th year in Liverpool last weekend. The event had already looked the worse for wear back in the 1960s, but somehow it just won't go away. In fact it's got bigger and…

Louder

Robby Krieger's track-by-track guide to his favourite songs by The Doors

"Why would a young man like Jim think so much about death? Sure he was a poet. But my theory was that he always felt he had something wrong" - Robby Krieger

The Guardian - UK

Kinks-shamed: Dave Davies asks Elon Musk to stop flagging band-related tweets

Guitarist pleads with Twitter owner after one of his tweets carried a sensitive content warning

The Independent UK

The Kinks guitarist begs Elon Musk to stop flagging everything band puts on Twitter

‘Elon, quit Kinks-shaming,’ one user says

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