Dave Davies and Mick Avory dish on the rebirth of the Kinks, who dominated U.S. arenas in the '70s and '80s, rocking the ...

Davies is a harsh critic when it comes to guitar. But one player astonished him with his tone, technique and talent for ...

Davies' influences are scattered far and wide —but he hasn't always appreciated how musicians have responded to the Kinks' music ...

The Kinks defined the sounds of the swinging sixties, but guitarist Dave Davies claims that it was Mountain who topped the rock landscape during the 1970s.

The guitarist blamed boring guitar sounds and his own love of imperfection for his actions, saying, "That sound was born out of total frustration" ...

Dave Davies on the speaker-slashing skills that turned on Pete Townshend, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck. Elizabeth Swann. Sun, June 29, 2025 at 12:54 PM UTC. 6 min read.

Ray Davies may have been the songwriting genius in The Kinks, but brother Dave was responsible for defining their 60s sound.The lead guitarist has a valid claim for having invented heavy metal via ...

In 2023 Dave said, “We spoke about it only last week. We’re going to meet up again this week and see where the journey might take us. We’ve had loads of stuff in the can for ages so who knows.

Dave Davies’s solo career was again interrupted when he suffered a massive stroke in 2004, but four albums followed in rapid succession, from Fractured Mindz (2007) to Open Road (2017).

WHYY’s Dave Davies recalls the key role the station played in a pivotal moment in the history of Philadelphia: 1985’s MOVE bombing. He also highlights some of his favorite interviews as host on Fresh ...