The Kinks

Can't say how I found it, but I enjoyed reading a Mark Cuban blog post the other day. (If you don't know, Cuban is the owner of the NBA's Dallas Maverick's and considered one of the first dot com billionaires.) A little over a week ago, Mr. Cuban talked about a movie’s official soundtrack. A few get really popular - these days the hype is for Juno - but most just languish in the final end credits that no one watches long enough to read anyway. So if most of them aren’t ... MORE

I really have missed it here. So, after being a dick about Monterey Pop, I've decided to spend some time writing about the genius of the Kinks.  Growing up, I knew the Kinks mostly as the band of "Lola," "You Really Got Me" and "Destroyer."  (They were also the concert I was attending when a colossal biker evicted me from a bathroom stall mid-urination, thus engendering a case of publc bathroom stage fright that took quite a while to get over.) But in recent years, I'... MORE

Court Ruling Could End P2P Music-Download Lawsuits

A federal court has dealt a body blow to the recording industry's efforts to sue people who use peer-to-peer software to download music from the Internet. In fact, says one copyright lawyer, the P2P decision could mean the end of the Recording Industry Association of America's litigation strategy. In Atlantic Records v. Howell, U.S. District Court Judge Neil V. Wake rejected the RIAA's theory that the defendants distributed

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                   Another incredibly artful film by Wes Anderson.  I saw this movie last night and felt it was necessary to share, not only how wonderfully entertaining this comedy/drama/adventure is, but also how audibly pleasing the soundtrack is.  Three songs from The Kinks, "Playing with Fire" by the Rolling Stones and one particular song that plays numerous times throughout the movie, "Where Do You Go to (My Lovely)" by Peter Sarstedt.  The video I posted of it bel... MORE

The Kinks will reunite for a special tour this year, reports NME. Lead singer and guitarist Ray Davies has been hinting at a reunion for some time, and the Daily Mail is reporting that the original line-up intend to reform for a 2008 tour. Ray Davies' brother and guitarist Dave Davies suffered a stroke in 2004 and bassist Pete Quaife has kidney troubles, but Ray said that they are both willing and interested in the reunion. "I spoke to Quaife about a month ago an... MORE

Translated into British that's: ￡20 for 39 litres of petrol which after further investigation I found this at TimesOnline.com "The Automobile Association said that petrol prices had hit a national average of £1.098 a litre yesterday, equivalent to £4.99 a gallon.Petrol is expected to pass the £5-a-gallon mark this week." Since ￡1 Sterling is basically equal to $2 'merikan I guess I should just stop complaining and thank God and George W. Bush for the oils we are receiv... MORE

I guess this is the kind of funky I'm feeling tonight. Sittin' here wonderin' if I'm readin' this right. You say I can't read 'cause I can't see the light.She says our daydreams are beacons of might.Still others, blinded by science and deaf to their senses, are so busy building electrified fences between idols & angels and diefied mensas.... And they're all right! "I don't wanna live in this world no more,I don't wanna die in a nuclear war,I wanna sail away to a distan... MORE

This post began as a comment responding to a comment:

RGM of DeadManS OrcheStra says:
Dig that drumming in the beginnig of that first vid!

According to Ray, when the Kinks went into the studio to record You Really Got Me, it was decided (by who precisely, i forget) that Mick Avory wasn't a good enough drummer to record, so there was a studio durmmer, who apparently wasn't really ready for what was going to happen.
As they rehearsed and worked out arrangements, he came up with... MORE

1. Apeman - The KinksOne of Ray Davies' Great Escape songs. The air-pollution is a-foggin'(?) up his eyes, and he wants to sail awayto a distant shore and do the Tarzan thing.2. Part Man, Part Monkey - Bruce SpringsteenThe Boss takes a stand in the debate about intelligent design vs evoution.3. One Monkey Don't Stop No Show - The AnimalsWhere does this expression come from? Anyone know?4. Koko Joe - The Righteous BrothersKoko lives in the jungle, according to this song by ... MORE

20th Century Fox is claiming that It still holds the rights to "Watchmen" and that Warners' film is in violation of those rights.  According to Nikki Finke's DEADLINE: Hollywood column in Daily Variety:

SAVE US! Warner's 'Watchmen' In Legal Peril After Judge Won't Dismiss Fox Suit EXCLUSIVE: A federal judge has denied a Warner Bros motion to dismiss 20th Century Fox's legal battle over the rights to develop, produce and distribute a film based on the graphic novel Watchm

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Dave Davies, who was a founding member of the Kinks more than 40 years ago, says there are no plans to reunite now or in the immediate future quelling the rumors put forth by his brother and bandmate Ray Davies. As previously reported, The Kinks' lead singer and guitarist Ray Davies had been hinting at a reunion. The Daily Mail even reported that the original line-up intend to reform for a 2008 tour. Dave Davies explained:"To be honest, Ray and I haven't even spoken in... MORE