‘He’s a man with a fork in a world of soup’: the bitterest music-duo spats
With Hall & Oates now saying ‘no can do’ to their partnership, we look at the other pop pairs who fell out of harmony
February 2021
Johnny Rogan obituary
Music biographer whose tenacity and meticulous attention to detail did not always please his subjects
October 2019
Kinks 1969 epic chimes with Britain’s mood today, says singer Ray Davies
The Kinks' album Arthur to be turned into BBC radio drama
September 2018
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
May 2017
The Kinks’ Ray Davies: Brexit is ‘bigger than the Berlin Wall’
On his first solo album in a decade, Americana, Ray Davies explores his troubled relationship with the US – next, he’s writing a book about Britain
April 2017
Ray Davies: Americana review – Kink’s Stateside almanac
Ray Davies: Americana review – mooted masterwork sounds weedy
February 2017
Music blog
Celebrating the Kinks' Dave Davies: the unpredictable underdog of 60s pop
Ray’s kid brother, 70 today, didn’t just help spawn heavy metal – he also embarked on a solo career than went by in a whirlwind of gold-braided jackets, extra-strong hash and reckless record deals
December 2016
New Year honours list: arise Sir Mark Rylance
Oscar-winning actor is knighted while Patricia Routledge and Kinks singer Ray Davies are among artists honoured
July 2016
Ben Crosland Quintet: The Ray Davies Songbook review – a fresh glow
(Jazz Cat)
January 2016
How we made
How we made Waterloo Sunset
Ray Davies: ‘I’d had a breakdown. At first, I didn’t show the lyrics to the band in case they sniggered’
October 2015
Culture webchats
Ray Davies webchat – as it happened
The Kinks songwriter joined us to answer your questions in a live webchat – catch up with his answers here, from his American blues influences to gig anecdotes via his plans to release never-before-heard songs
September 2015
From the Guardian archive
From the archive, 4 September 1974: Kinks’ Ray Davies turns playwright
The Guardian, 4 September 1974: Barry Coleman talks to the author and lead of Starmaker, tonight’s late play on ITV
July 2015
Ray Davies review – cabaret ringmaster is frail but fabulous
30 minutes with …
Ray Davies: ‘I’m not the godfather of Britpop … more a concerned uncle’
May 2015
Readers recommend
Readers recommend: songs about nostalgia – results
Long summers to old recipes, Stevie Wonder’s childhood to Ray Davies dances, RR regular bishbosh picks an era-spanning list from last week’s hugely popular topic
Julien Temple to direct Kinks biopic You Really Got Me
Oscar-winning producer Jeremy Thomas has secured the rights to hits such as Waterloo Sunset, Sunny Afternoon and Dedicated Follower of Fashion
Readers recommend
Readers recommend: songs about promises … and choices
Broken or kept, pledged, sworn or signed, whether political or personal, make your musical choices in our special ballot on this very promising topic, says Peter Kimpton
March 2015
Ray Davies: A Complicated Life review – this warts-and-all portrait is mostly warts
Rich in detail, but it fails to capture the blithe spirit of the great songwriter
