Guardian Music — Kirsty MacColl was a true English original, a singer-songwriter and interpreter of other people's songs who could slip easily between musical styles. She had a glorious voice and gift for wry observation and humour, matched with a no-nonsense approac... more info

Guardian Music — Music documentary-maker Julien Temple is to turn his attention to the sibling spats of Ray and Dave Davies of the Kinks in a new filmJulien Temple, the director of Sex Pistols documentaries The Great Rock'n' Roll Swindle and The Filth and the Fury, i... more info

Guardian Music — From working with Malian musicians to scoring an opera, the former Blur singer has emerged as a true pop renaissance manWhen Blur first emerged, Damon Albarn seemed to me little more than a quirky songwriter among Britpop's grey and repetitious ranks... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — today in NYC * Philip Glass @ BAM * Devo @ Irving Plaza * Ray Davies @ Town Hall * Ned Sublette @ Joe's Pub * Arhicpelago at Galapagos * Timber Timbre @ Joe's Pub * Earthless @ The... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — today in NYC * Philip Glass @ BAM * Ned Sublette @ Joe's Pub * Arhicpelago at Galapagos * Devo @ Irving Plaza * Ray Davies @ Town Hall * Timber Timbre @ Joe's Pub * Earthless @ The... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — tUnE-YaRds @ Bowery Ballroom last night (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) Cave In today in NYC * Rakim @ BB King's * Ray Davies @ Town Hall * The Dig, Locksley @Mercury Lounge * Reigning Sound, A-Bones @ Maxwell's * Crystal... more info

Live Daily — While his peers The Beatles are turning a new generation of music fans on to their music via a videogame and The Who are prepping for a Super Bowl halftime performance, Ray Davies [ tickets ] has opted for a more organic and subtle way to celebrate t... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The Kinks frontman reinterprets his life's work, with the help of the Vox Society Choir, in an engaging two-hour show. Ray Davies has learned to embrace his long season of reinvention. In recent years, the Kinks frontman has lamented the... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The Kinks frontman reinterprets his life's work, with the help of the Vox Society Choir, in an engaging two-hour show. Ray Davies has learned to embrace his lo... more info

Mercury News, California — You've got to love a show that starts out in fine fashion and just keeps getting better as the night progresses, which describes the Warfield show in a nutshell. more info