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Tributes Continue To Pour In For Deep Purple's Jon Lord
Ewan McGregor, Slash and Stereophonics have paid tribute to late Deep Purple musician Jon Lord. The keyboard player and founder of the heavy metal outfit passed away in London aged 71 yesterday (16.07.12), and a...
By Bang Showbiz on 17 July 2012
Julien Temple's The Kinks Film Gets Support
British filmmaker Julien Temple has been given the green light to turn the story of The Kinks into a new musical movie.Bbc Films officials are backing the project, titled You Really Got Me. The film...
By WENN on 28 March 2012
Ray Davies Impressed With The Kinks' School Musical
Veteran rocker Ray Davies paid a surprise visit to a U.K. village hall on Friday (16Dec11) to watch a group of children perform a musical inspired by The Kinks.The British star used the band's hits...
By WENN on 19 December 2011
Jack White To Go Back To School For Kinks Movie Musical?
Ray Davies is campaigning for Jack White to create the soundtrack for the upcoming film version of The Kinks' Schoolboys In Disgrace album.The band's 1975 concept album is being turned into a movie and Davies...
By WENN on 06 June 2011
Davies Brothers To Discuss Kinks Reunion
Sixties pop icons The Kinks are closer to a full reunion than ever before - the feuding Davies brothers Ray and Dave are back on speaking terms.Singer Ray has told RollingStone.com he has agreed to...
By WENN on 12 April 2011
Ray Davies Hospitalised For Clot In Bullet Wound
THE KINKS legend RAY DAVIES is still suffering the after-effects of a shooting in 2004 - he was hospitalised last year (10) when bullet residue formed a clot in his leg.The Waterloo Sunset hitmaker was...
By WENN on 24 February 2011
Frank Black Donates 100,000 Pound To Keep Club Open
Frank Black has reportedly donated £100,000 to a fund fighting to keep a London venue open. The Pixies frontman has backed a campaign to save the 100 Club, which is presently facing closure due to...
By Bang Showbiz on 16 November 2010
Noel Gallagher Praises Rival
Noel Gallagher admitted Gorillaz deserved a prize at the GQ Men of the Year awards last night (07.09.10). The former Oasis rocker praised the animated group - masterminded by his former bitter chart rival Damon...
By Bang Showbiz on 08 September 2010
Amy Macdonald's Kinks Collaboration
Amy Macdonald has recorded a track with Ray Davies. The Scottish singer - whose debut album 'This Is The Life' shot to number one in the UK charts - Has a long list of people...
By Bang Showbiz on 13 August 2010
Davies Remembers Quaife At Glastonbury
RAY DAVIES paid tribute to his former THE KINKS bandmate PETE QUAIFE during his set at the Glastonbury festival in England on Sunday (27Jun10).The singer/songwriter dedicated See My Friends to the bassist, who died of...
By WENN on 28 June 2010
Former The Kinks Bassist Quaife Dies
Former THE KINKS bassist PETE QUAIFE has died, aged 66.The musician, who founded the group with school pals Ray and Dave Davies and drummer Mick Avory in 1962, passed away on Thursday (24Jun10). His cause...
By WENN on 25 June 2010
The Kinks Musical Tour Axed
A planned revival of THE KINKS musical written by frontman RAY DAVIES has been scrapped.The singer debuted Come Dancing in London last year (08) and after the show closed, organisers planned to restart the production...
By WENN on 19 December 2009
The Kinks Movie On The Way
The story of legendary British rock band THE KINKS is coming to the big screen - a movie about the group's rise to fame is in the works.The film, titled You Really Got Me, will...
By WENN on 04 December 2009
Session Drummer Graham Dies
Famed session drummer BOBBY GRAHAM, who has played on records by DUSTY SPRINGFIELD and THE KINKS, has died at the age of 69.The musician performed on around 15,000 songs - most notably Springfield's I Only...
By WENN on 16 September 2009
Panic At The Disco's Musical Differences
Ryan Ross left Panic At The Disco because singer Brendon Urie is a Peter Gabriel fan.The guitarist-and-songwriter and bassist Jon Walker announced they were leaving the group last week and the musician says the main...
By Bang Showbiz on 15 July 2009
Davies: 'Being Banned From America Inspired Me'
THE KINKS frontman RAY DAVIES once feared he would be banned from America forever, but he insists the snub inspired him to write classic English songs like WATERLOO SUNSET. The American Federation of Musicians banned...
By WENN on 13 October 2006
'Drugs Caused My Stroke', Says Kinks Star
THE KINKS rocker DAVE DAVIES has blamed his wild drug-infused lifestyle during the 1960s for the severe stroke he suffered two years ago (04). Despite initial fears he would never walk or talk again, the...
By World Entertainment News Network on 10 October 2006
Kinks Star Too Kinky For Punk Band
Veteran rocker RAY DAVIES' songwriting has been snubbed for being too shocking - by his daughter's punk band. The former THE KINKS frontman, 61, wrote a track entitled YOURS TRULY CONFUSED, N10 for his daughter...
By WENN on 21 April 2006
Davies Urges Mccartney To Go Extreme
THE KINKS frontman RAY DAVIES is desperate to see SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY move away from middle-of-the-road music and produce something extreme. The WATERLOO SUNSET rocker is convinced the former BEATLE is hiding behind a smokescreen...
By WENN on 12 April 2006
Ray Davies: 'Don't Compare Me To Mccartney'
THE KINKS frontman RAY DAVIES is sick of comparisons to 1960s contemporary SIR PAUL McCARTNEY, because they are nothing alike. The pair were two of the biggest artists of the 1960s and are often...
By WENN on 29 September 2005
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