Deathmatch Countdown: 15 Same-Title Songs Go Head-to-Head
We rank 15 pairs of songs with shared titles and unearthed some wonderfully incongruous mashups and plenty of sacrilegious opinions.
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The Kinks’ ‘Misfits’: Connecting with Ray Davies’ Powerful Middle Eights
The Kinks’ Ray Davies is a master of creating a rushing, crashing, emotional middle eight in his songs. This songwriting technique creates that personal connection to the fan experience.
21st Century Men: The Kinks’ Muswell Hillbillies at 50
The Kinks’ landmark album Muswell Hillbillies turns 50 and endures as a prophetic masterpiece that anticipates our messy political moment.
The Kinks and Their Bad-Mannered English Decency
Mark Doyles biography of the Kinks might complement a seminar in British culture. Its tone and research prove its intent to articulate social critique through music for the masses.
Punk Hybrids: Back in the Garage
Punk's idea(l)s may have been fostered in Art schools, but its musical foundations were cultivated in garages.
Yes, Sir, the Kinks’ ‘Arthur’ 50th Anniversary Box Set Is Superb
The Kinks’ Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) is as charming, compelling, and characteristic as ever 50 years later.
The Other Brother in the Kinks Releases a Gem of an Album with ‘Decade’
Dave Davies' lost 1970s recordings finally emerge on Decade, and they sound raw, ragged and lovely.
‘Gathered From Coincidence’ Plugs the Gap Between Merseybeat and Psychedelia
Three CDs of obscure, left field British folk-pop? Who needs that? The answer my friend, isn't blowing in the wind... the answer is you.
The Dig – “People Take Pictures of Each Other” (video) (premiere)
New York City's the Dig finds contemporary commentary in a Kinks classic, marrying it with images from the inimitable James Kerr Scorpion Dagger.
The Strength of “Anatomy of a Song” Is Found in Its diverse and Impressive Group of Interviewees
A self-described “oral history jukebox” gives behind-the-scenes details about popular songs and the historical circumstances that shaped pop culture as we know it.
Persona and Modern Music in 17 Songs
Persona -- the “I” of the song -- has evolved, broadened, and expanded to more fully represent a diversity of experiences as well as emotional, political, and cultural orientations.
Counterbalance: The Kinks – The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society
The 183rd most acclaimed album of all time is this week's Counterbalance, a pastoral 1968 masterpiece from the Kinks. God save little shops, china cups and virginity.