Guardian Music — (Sony)Preservation Hall is a great American music institution. It started in 1961, when Allan Jaffe and his wife decided to open a venue for the veteran musicians of New Orleans, and since then, different Preservation Hall bands, sometimes including ... more info

Consequence of Sound — Shot at Ray Davies' studio in London. more info

ContactMusic — The Kinks rocker Ray Davies was terrified when his microphone broke just seconds before he was about to take to the stage at the Olympic Games closing ceremony The veteran star was on the bill of the prestigious event in London on Sund... more info

ContactMusic — Ray Davies felt the Olympic Games closing ceremony was intimate The Kinks frontman performed his track Waterloo Sunset at the Olympic stadium in London to mark the end of the event on Sunday 12 08 12 and despite performing... more info

Perez Hilton — Awww DUDES! NBC has been majorly criticized throughout their entire 2012 Olympic Games coverage, and THEN they go and cut half the Iconic British-musician STUFFED pie that was the closing ceremony in favor of some new comedy about an animal hospital... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis George Michael at the London Olympics Closing Ceremony While Kate Bush didn't perform at the London Olympics Closing Ceremonies segment that "Running Up That Hill" was used in (that was cut from the U.S. telecast), NBC did... more info

Guardian Music — Danny Boyle got Shakespeare – Stephen Daldry got John Lennon, Freddy Mercury and more ShakespeareAs nine o'clock approached, we counted down as an audience, all very cheerful and inclusive; it was like Hi-de-hi on a giant scale, or the millennium. ... more info

Guardian Music — The last act of the great sporting festival that enthralled the nation – and displayed a capacity to charm and amazeThe great festival that began with the stirring resonances of Danny Boyle's opening ceremony came to a poignant end with a light-hea... more info

Guardian Music — Spoiler warning: pop stars, London landmarks, comedy and fashion will all feature – along with a taste of Rio 2016The London 2012 closing ceremony on Sunday will begin with a 20-minute cacophony of British music that reflects life in the capital, r... more info

ContactMusic — The Kinks star Ray Davies has opened up about his secret booze battle a decade ago revealing he once locked himself away and drank solidly for three weeks The Come Dancing singer has confessed his clean-living image is somewhat of a myth - he simply ... more info