A look at Elvis Costello and how his three favourite songs by The Kinks inspired his work, via a look at his list for 'Vanity Fair' of his favourite songs.

The Kinks’ story is a messy one, because they’ve been so many different bands: British Invasion mods, art-school jesters, Seventies stadium hounds. But over the years, Ray Davies built his ...

The Kinks, from the British Invasion, evolved steadily over time. They stayed true to their roots but still tried new things ...

Dave Davies and Mick Avory dish on the rebirth of the Kinks, who dominated U.S. arenas in the '70s and '80s, rocking the ...

Everybody’s in Show-Biz was a hybrid double album, with new studio songs on one LP and a live recording of the Kinks at Carnegie Hall on the other. Ray wrote songs about fame and performing to ...

Reliving the past with the Kinks, Jethro Tull and Steve Hackett, and new albums from The Raincoats, Punchdrunk Saints and ...

The Kinks made power chords their hallmark, and few songs in their canon rip as volcanically as “Till the End of the Day”—a bluesy, roaring pastiche of face-melting rock ‘n’ roll.

Among the elite cream of Kinks songs, it saw Ray use Hollywood as a prism through which to view ordinary Americans' bittersweet dreams. The announcement comes alongside the release of "Celluloid ...

The Kinks' Dave Davies reflects on the 50th anniversary of "Arthur," the Kinks reunion album he's working on with his brother, Ray Davies, and more.

Founding member of The Kinks Dave Davies has announced the upcoming release of Decade, a new collection of unreleased songs recorded in the 1970's. Davies has also shared the lead track from the ...

Frustrated at the lack of attention given to now-classic albums such as The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society, Ray turned his back on singles in the 70s, instead writing sometimes ...