www.hornseyjournal.co.uk:
Ray in need of Chorus help
"KINKS legendary frontman Ray Davies has
asked the Crouch End Festival Chorus once again to contribute vocals
to his new material."
"Then
Kinks drummer Mick Avory slopes on as a Cub Scout
for "Victoria", and we're all in "Waterloo
Sunset" paradise."
The end of Nick Hasteds review in "The
Independent"
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The Independent on Ray Davies, Royal
Albert Hall, London 10 May 2007:
A careful balance of nostalgia and realism shows sign
of genius
By Nick Hasted Published: 11
May 2007
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pluginmusic.com:
Daniel Davies Signs.
"Volcom Entertainment is proud to announce the
addition of Year
Long Disaster to their roster of artists. Rock trio, YLD,
is led by guitarist and vocalist Daniel Davies, the son of
Kinks’ guitarist Dave Davies."
Thursday, May 10, 2007:
Local bands gather for tribute to the Kinks, the
underdogs of British Invasion. The Kinks will be honored by
local musicians at 31st Street Pub Friday night.
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10.05.07 Ray Davies inside Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
nov. 03 WhyKinks
outside Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
looking for Ray. We missed with over three years.
Ray on Tour
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3 York,
UK - 4 Perth, UK - 6 Glasgow, UK -
7 Edinburgh, UK - 8 Nottingham, UK - 10 London, UK
- 13 Sheffield, UK - 14 Manchester, UK - 15 Tyne & Wear,
UK - 17 Coventry, UK - 19 Cardiff, UK -
20 Liverpool, UK - 22 Belfast, UK - 23 Dublin, Irland -
25 Ipswich, UK - 26 Brighton, UK - 27 Bristol, UK -
29 Birmingham, UK - 30 Southampton, UK
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Dave Emlen
040507:
"At Ray's show in York last night, he talked again about wanting
to get the Kinks back together and work with them on something."
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A wonderful fan meeting in Utrecht Utrecht was a very nice town and the "Stairway to heaven" a great place for the fan meeting and the concert. Did you take any pictures? Send it in and we will publish it on the Utrecht-pages.
Olga Ruocco was honoured! with the Dutch fan club's first "Fan of the Year" award. More later!
Kast Off Kinks rocks great!
9th Dutch Fan meeting with Flamin' Stars and Kast Off Kinks is over.
More when we get back to Oslo. "God's children" is one of our
favorites too, Dave performes it wonderful! A lot of
Pictures, both sharp and unsharp, are coming. 30.04.07
The editors.
Shirlie will be singing her solo ‘Mirror of Love’ from the Ray Davies
musical ‘Preservation’ with the Kast off Kinks for the Dutch branch of the
Kinks Fan Club in Utrecht,
Holland. LINK
Beste Kinks-Fan, Goede
gewoonten verdienen het in ere te worden gehouden en te worden gekoesterd. De
Dutch Kinks Fan Meeting heeft zich de laatste jaren ontwikkeld tot zo’n
goede gewoonte. Leuk voor ons om het steeds weer te organiseren; leuk voor jou
en veel mede-fans om het weer mee te beleven. En ja er komt er weer één!
9e DUTCH KINKS FAN MEETING
YOU CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC
THE KAST OFF KINKS DEBBIE DOSS & SHIRLEY RODEN -------------- TWO OF US / FLAMIN' STARS -
The petition: RETAIN THE KINKS MEMORABILIA AT THE CLISSOLD ARMS Denmark
18 - Norway 16 - Sweden 13 - Finland 4 - Iceland 3 this is the
number of signs from the nordic countries (Total: 1,133) You find the petition here
STATEMENT from the new tenant 2 April 2007. The new tenant of the Clissold Arms, Caroline Jones of Jobo Developments, has made the following statement;
'We are thrilled to have secured the site of The Clissold Arms for our next venture. It will reopen as a gastropub this summer, following a major refurbishment.
In respect to the Kinks Memorabilia & subsequent historical connection to the Clissold Arms, I would like to confirm the following:
We have no intention of removing it from the building; at no point did I use the word 'auction'- or state that the Kinks historical connection to the Clissold was not in keeping with the way we wish to run the Pub.
Our only aim is to enhance both the natural features & atmosphere of the Clissold Arms & to provide a quality food offering.
Our recent comments in the Muswell Hill Journal on this matter were completely misinterpreted and untrue.'
Thank you to everybody who supported the campaign and signed the petition. ----------------
I visit England just about every other year. I always make it a point to stop by the Clissold and sit near the Kinks display. It is a great tribute to the band that Rolling Stone magazine ranked #5 on its list of Top Ten Rock Bands of the Century (Dec. 16-23, 1999). It would be very sad if the Clissold does not recognize that the Davies brothers played their first gig there.
I have edited two collections of essays on the Kinks (Living on a Thin Line and a special issue of Popular Music and Society) and I am completing a critical study of the work of Ray Davies, to be published this fall by Routledge.
I ask that the current owners of the Clissold make every effort to preserve the Kinks tribute. It is very meaningful to Kinks' fans around the world
Sincerely, Tom Kitts Brooklyn, NY
Monday, March 26, 2007 www.earvolution.com: The Kinks Fight To Preserve A Corner Of Their Legacy
Save the Clissold Arms: A online petition is out, sign in! Now you can sign the online petition click here Write
in the blogg here And get news
and backgrounds here
You have to tell why Clissold Arms is important for you, then the new landlords can understand their new possibilities WhyKinks.net have made a blogg, making it easer to: 1. Just Sign in 2. Give a Statement 3. Share Memories Here it is!
RollingStone: "Gastropubs are eating establishment manifestations of social trend, rock history is forever". -- Elizabeth Goodman
"Ray says, "I would urge whoever has bought the pub (bar) to retain some reference to The Kinks so fans all over the world can retain it as a sense of 'place'"
23.Mar.07
2:06pm Kinks outrage at memorabilia removal
Davies brothers upset at plans to strip pub shrine The Kinks
have expressed their anger that the London
venue they first performed in is set to rid itself of a shrine to the band
when it becomes a gastropub.
"Ray
and Dave Davies have joined campaigners fighting to preserve the typical
British pub as they mourn the loss of a north London local that has housed a
fans' "shrine" to the Sixties band for more than 20 years.
Kinks mourn the loss of their 'shrine' as another British boozer bites the sawdust
The Clissold Arms in Muswell Hill, opposite the brothers' childhood home in Denmark Terrace and the site of The Kinks' first public performance in 1963, changed hands and closed last year and is due to be converted into an upmarket gastropub. Its "Kinks Corner" is covered with memorabilia including signed photographs and tickets from the band's concerts. Fans are outraged that its contents could be auctioned off to make way for more sophisticated décor."
Dave Davies: Have they lost their dignity, sense of local history and English heritage? "I am sure if this had been The Cavern and The Beatles' history being disturbed/got rid of, it would have been brought to the attention of the House of Commons, the Lords and the Queen herself.
"Just wanted add my fuel, and disdain, to the argument. What's
Photo:A.Tunstad
the matter with these people? Have they
lost their dignity, sense of local history and English heritage?
read more in the local paper MUSWELL HILL JOURNALLINK
Ray Davies: Kinks fans are a family "My family used the pub, and in many respects Kinks fans are a family and would hopefully continue to patronise the pub in its new form.
"The memorabilia itself deserves to be seen. It celebrates not just the Kinks but serves as a reminder of the community we came from.
Photo:K Armann
read
more in the local paper MUSWELL HILL JOURNALLINK
Dave Davies: Yes, it is upsetting. "Yes,
it is upsetting. Why on Earth can't they have their posh gastro grub and still
keep a part of it for tourists, Kinks fans and the curious?
read more in the local paper MUSWELL HILL JOURNALLINK
Ray Davies: Fortis Green area in particular "Whatever
the outcome, one thing is certain; the Kinks and their music will always be
inextricably linked with north London and the Fortis Green area in particular.
Long after gastronomic styles have come and gone."
read more in the local paper MUSWELL HILL JOURNALLINK
MUSWELL HILL JOURNAL: Ray and Dave have spoken out!
"THE
founding brothers of British guitar legends The Kinks have both spoken out
against any move to strip the pub they first performed in of its shrine to the
band.
In a world exclusive, Ray Davies told the Journal he was "genuinely
disappointed" to read the so-called "Kinks Corner" in The
Clissold Arms pub could be auctioned off when it gets turned into an upmarket
gastro-pub. Brother Dave Davies asked: "Have they [the tenants] lost
their dignity, sense of local history and English heritage?""
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