Nobody expected Karen O to fellate her mic and pour beer on herself on SNL. Although we all probably hoped she would. And boomy sound aside, the band certainly played live and, for their part, sounded great at 30 Rock. But after that performance and a somewhat dazed turn on Jools, I was wondering if maybe Karen and the YYYs were turning a little...

In part compiled by Ray Davies, this mostly chronological jumble of singles, album tracks, alternate mixes, mono versions, live cuts, rarities, hits, misses, and even a couple demos and one rehearsal attempts the Herculean task of compiling the Kinks' four-decade career into one 6xCD box.read more

Photo by Petra Niemeier/RedfernsIt's funny how anything nice and just out of one's price range becomes "the perfect holiday gift" this time of year, as all the stuff we don't really need becomes stuff we desperately want. Here's the next item to add to the covet list: Picture Book, the Kinks' very first box set. Sanctuary/Universal will release ...

The Kinks are writing songs for a potential reunion album, frontman Ray Davies told BBC News

The Kinks' Ray Davies was called an "old guffer" by BBC 6Music DJ George Lamb, after he ended a phone interview today (September 30) because of what he claimed was a bad phone line.