The 15 Best Kinks Songs

The 15 Best Kinks Songs

Loyal Paste followers already know that we're huge fans of The Kinks, so it should be no surprise that the latest update about their possible reunion has our hearts aflutter.  read more

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Ray Davies Talks Kinks Reunion

Ray Davies Talks Kinks Reunion

Ray Davies intends to see brother Dave next week to discuss a Kinks reunion. However, Dave recently made some rather negative comments about his brother, calling him an “arsehole” and suggesting that the singer was uninterested in reforming the band, which split in 1996....  read more

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The Kinks Announce Seven Reissues for 2011

The Kinks Announce Seven Reissues for 2011

You can get your Kinks fix in March, May and July...  read more

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Ray Davies Announces U.S. Tour Dates

Ray Davies Announces U.S. Tour Dates

Legendary Kinks frontman Ray Davies will cross the pond this month for a handful of dates....  read more

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13 Great Songs Sung by Non-Lead Singers

13 Great Songs Sung by Non-Lead Singers

Sometimes, whether it's for the sake of keeping egos in check or otherwise, a band member who doesn't normally sing lead will step up to the mic and magic'll happen. Here's to you, second bananas! Who says the frontmen should have all the glory?  read more

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Ten Bands We'd Really Love to See Reunited

Ten Bands We'd Really Love to See Reunited

Last weekend, The Libertines reunited at the Reading and Leeds festivals in England, which got us thinking: If Pete Doherty and Carl Barat can put aside their differences, why can't some of our other favorite groups bury the hatchet?  read more

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Ray Davies Reveals Star-Studded Guest List for New Album

Ray Davies Reveals Star-Studded Guest List for New Album

Rumors have been circulating for a while now that legendary Kinks frontman Ray Davies has been teaming up with some famous friends for a new album, and yesterday it was confirmed that he’s making progress on the as-yet-untitled collaboration....  read more

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Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait to Direct Kinks Movie-Musical

Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait to Direct Kinks Movie-Musical

No word on whether or not Bobcat will be singing, but we can dream, right?...  read more

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Kinks Bassist Pete Quaife: 1943-2010

Kinks Bassist Pete Quaife: 1943-2010

Pete Quaife, the original bassist of iconic British invasion rock group The Kinks, died of kidney failure last week in Herlev, Denmark. He was 66....  read more

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Nautical Rock: Pirate Radio Takes Pop to the High Seas

Nautical Rock: <em>Pirate Radio</em> Takes Pop to the High Seas

Pirate Radio, the latest movie by Love, Actually director Richard Curtis, isn’t just set to music—it’s suffused with it. On a ship off the British coast in the 1960s, a pack of rowdy men (and one woman) blare triumphant rock and pop to an English audience strangled by the government’s soporific blandness. On the boat, in cramped quarters in the middle of the sea, the DJs live out some very rock ’n’ roll fantasies, with everything from The Kinks to Otis Redding always in the foreground. Curtis spoke to Paste about some of his favorite songs in the movie. “I...  read more

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