If You Really Got Me is the first thing that springs to mind when you think of The Kinks then fear not, you aren’t alone. Their 1964 hit defined an era with that ‘slashed speaker’ sound, ...

The Kinks' 'You Really Got Me' is a true rock and roll classic, but Ray Davies affirms that PYE's proposed first mix of the ...

Dave Davies isn’t quite as active as he used to be after a stroke slowed his pace in 2013. But right now he’s busier than usual, promoting The Journey – Part 3, which documents The Kinks’ late era.

Reflecting on the cross-generational appeal of his band in an interview in the mid-90s, Ray Davies said The Kinks were immune to the backlash that some of their 60s peers suffered when punk arrived.

For a song that’s two minutes and change in length, “You Really Got Me” has kept guitarists entertained for decades with stories about its creation and recording. The 1964 Kinks classic rose to the ...

The Kinks’ breakthrough hit “You Really Got Me” arrived 60 years ago this summer. In celebration of the milestone anniversary, the legendary British Invasion band is releasing a limited-edition 7-inch ...

This week on their Sunday Lunch covers series, Toyah and Robert Fripp take on The Kinks‘ classic “You Really Got Me” which veers a little more towards Van Halen ...

The Kinks' Dave Davies has blasted an AI cover of the band. Fortunately for him, the YouTube clip of the song claiming to be a "new original song" called 'Hop Skip Jump!' has since been deleted.

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