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THE FICKLE FINGER OF FAME...

5221 days ago
The Vinyl VillainThe bloke pictured on the right had side of the sleeve has been a musician for over 30 years releasing probably more material than any other recoding artist in that period, and yet he is not all that well known outside of music aficionados.The woman ... more info

Skylon's the limit for Festival of Britain rerun

5233 days ago
Guardian MusicSouth Bank re-creation of confidence-boosting 1951 festival aims to provide a similar tonic on a slimline budgetIt was one of the most austere of years but the Labour government spent a fortune on buildings and cultural events to cheer up the battere... more info

The Kinks: They really got me

5263 days ago
Guardian MusicHe used to skive off school just to watch the Kinks drinking in a pub. So what did Julien Temple learn from making a film about his heroes?I first heard the Kinks at the age of 11 – listening to Radio Caroline on a crystal radio set beneath my bedc... more info

The Jack Stafford Foundation: A Kinky Christmas

5267 days ago
Here Comes The Flood Amsterdam based UK one-man band The Jack Stafford Foundation has just put up A Kinky Christmas as a free download. Five fine songs by Ray Davies recorded by Jack Stafford in a 12 hour marathon session with Keez Groenteman, Daniel Rose (C-Mon & Kyp... more info

Jarvis Cocker and the Irish tech firm that hopes to make Nasdaq

5280 days ago
Guardian MusicWhen Jarvis Cocker flies in to Dingle for the Other Voices festival tonight, he will be part of a trial that could make InTunes the first Irish technology company on the Nasdaq in 10 yearsThe picturesque town of Dingle is the gateway to one of the mo... more info

Kylie Minogue, Susan Boyle, Adele, Jamie Cullum, Paloma Faith and Ray Davies join Royal Variety Performance 2010

5282 days ago
Unreality Music This year's Royal Variety Performance is hotting up, with a host of new stars added to the dazzling line-up. Australian songstress Kylie will join the star-studded evening to perform her new s... more info

Ray Davies: a dedicated chronicler of fashions

5286 days ago
Guardian MusicRay Davies is to curate next year's Meltdown festival. Jon Savage salutes a national treasureIn late 1965, Ray Davies threw a party. One of his guests was a clothes designer, and as Davies recalled: "I got pissed off with him always going on about fa... more info

Ray Davies goes in to Meltdown

5288 days ago
The Music Fixas he is announced as the Artistic Director for the 2011 Festival more info

Cue Waterloo sunsets as Ray Davies stages festival

5288 days ago
The IndependentFormer kinks frontman Ray Davies has been appointed artistic director of next year's Meltdown Festival, at London's Southbank Centre, just along the Thames from Waterloo Station, where Terry met Julie every Friday night in one of his most enduring so... more info

Ray Davies: 'Curating Meltdown? It's like buying a bag of sweets'

5288 days ago
Guardian MusicThe former Kinks frontman on vaudeville, his hatred of The X Factor and his pick'n'mix approach to the Meltdown lineupTim Adams It's six months until Meltdown. Any plans yet?Ray Davies It's like buying a bag of sweets, at the moment. You point to all... more info

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