The Kinks

Dire Straits are one of the biggest bands in rock history, having sold more than 100 million records, having won four Grammy Awards, and having embarked on some of the biggest tours the industry has… Audio

A half-century on from The Kinks' 1970 album Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One, the boxed set arrives with heaps of archival extras. William Dart checks out just what lies beyond its… Audio

Fifty years ago 'Lola' by the Kinks, was number one in NZ. The hit-song tells the story of Lola, who "walked like a woman but talked like a man". Green MP, and LGBTIQ activist Dr Elizabeth Kerekere… Audio

Jeremy Taylor from SlowBoat Records has new hipster vibrations from Blood Orange and Cigarettes After Sex, plus landmark reissues from REM and The Kinks. Audio

Jeremy Taylor from Slow Boat Records brings us an expanded look at the Kinks most iconic album on its 50th birthday, Cher gets stuck into the ABBA catalogue, and the late great Richard Swift's… Audio

English musician Ray Davies (from The Kinks originally) has had a lifelong fascination with the USA, and he's released two albums under the title Americana, based on his experiences of touring and… Video, Audio

William Dart listens to MOJO Magazine's recent tribute to the Kink's 1967 album "Something Else by the Kinks", and explores the music of some of the artists who pay tribute on it. Audio

Nick Bollinger delights in a compilation of some of the more obscure '60s compositions by The Kinks’ Ray Davies. Audio

After a brief career as a pop singer in the late 1950s and early 1960s, Larry Page became a successful music manager, record producer, and record label owner, working with The Kinks, Daniel Boone, and… Audio

William Dart revels in a remastered reissue of The Kinks' 1972 album Everybody's In Show-Biz, and takes a quick look at James Blake's new album The Colour in Anything. Audio