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24 things to get excited about in 2024

As with all years, 2023 had plenty of great, memorable rock moments. With a new year now upon us, here’s what we’re vibed up for that’s coming along in the next 12 months

Louder

“At four in the morning, I got a call from David Bowie. He said they needed a guitar player for Iggy Pop’s album”: As right-hand man for everyone from Mark Knopfler to Eric Clapton, ‘Session Man’ Phil Palmer more than earned his nickname

Armed with a Nocaster given to him by his uncle, the Kinks’ Dave Davies, Palmer became a go-to guitarist for some of music’s biggest names, landing an official role in Dire Straits – and narrowly missing out on playing Clapton’s MTV Unplugged set

Guitar World

"We have one rule: you can have body punches and choke-holds and throw bottles at each other, but we never crack each other in the face": What happens when bands fight

The 40 bitterest bust-ups in rock history: From fisticuffs to wars of words to litigation and beyond, rock'n'roll’s divorce courts are packed with ire and animosity:

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"We've got loads of songs there in pieces": Ray Davies reveals he's recorded "about 20" new Kinks songs with brother Dave, and he plans to finish them

This year has seen new releases from The Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Could The Kinks follow suit?

Louder

Every cover song by Metallica, ranked from worst to best

We’ve listed the 40 covers that metal’s biggest band recorded in the studio and released to the public in reverse-order of excellence

Metal Hammer

The Pirate Preservationists

When keeping cultural archives safe means stepping outside the law

Reason

The Kinks join David Bowie and Amy Winehouse on Camden Music Walk of Fame

The legendary band, from Muswell Hill, are among 11 acts who will join the trail

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Chrissie Hynde: ‘I’m more relaxed now. Ageing is like being a pothead again’

The Pretenders frontwoman takes questions from famous fans and Observer readers on her relentless creativity, rethinking her hippy youth, and her cruelty-free farm

The Guardian - UK

Ex-Kinks keyboard player John Gosling dies at 75

The Kinks pay tribute to late keyboard player John Gosling: “He has been a friend and important contributor during his time with us”

Louder

The Kinks’ Ray and Dave Davies pay tribute as keyboardist John Gosling dies aged 75

Musician recorded 10 albums with the seminal rock group

The Independent UK

“Ray visited him just before he died and apologised for putting him at the centre of the story”: It took five decades for the Kinks’ Arthur to come of age

The 1969 empire-themed concept album, a commercial flop at the time, is perfectly suited to the current political climate

Louder

Glastonbury's first ever headliner in 1970 was a last minute replacement

The festival was first held 53 years ago

Liverpool Echo

Who headlined the first ever Glastonbury Festival in 1970?

The festival was first held 53 years ago and has welcomed numerous superstar names to its iconic Pyramid Stage

Wales Online

We got Tenacious D to interview Ozzy and it turns out even Jack Black gets star struck

Metal, movies and Randy Rhoads – this is what happened when Tenacious D interviewed Ozzy Osbourne

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Los Angeles Times

The Kinks' Ray Davies on the song he wants played at his funeral

Since the 1980s, Ray Davies has intermittently led a seminar for aspiring songwriters through England's Arvon Foundation — a side hustle he landed, of course, as a result of the dozens of classic tunes he penned as frontman of the Kinks, including "You Really Got Me," "All Day and All…

Bangkok Post

Different strokes for different folks

It was a bit alarming to learn the Eurovision Song Contest is still going strong, having celebrated its 67th year in Liverpool last weekend. The event had already looked the worse for wear back in the 1960s, but somehow it just won't go away. In fact it's got bigger and…

Louder

Robby Krieger's track-by-track guide to his favourite songs by The Doors

"Why would a young man like Jim think so much about death? Sure he was a poet. But my theory was that he always felt he had something wrong" - Robby Krieger

The Guardian - UK

Kinks-shamed: Dave Davies asks Elon Musk to stop flagging band-related tweets

Guitarist pleads with Twitter owner after one of his tweets carried a sensitive content warning

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The Independent UK

The Kinks guitarist begs Elon Musk to stop flagging everything band puts on Twitter

‘Elon, quit Kinks-shaming,’ one user says

The New Daily

Rock royalty, movie stars pay tribute to ‘six-string warrior’, guitarist Jeff Beck, after sudden death

Rock royalty, movie stars and the global music industry pay tribute to the 'six-string warrior', guitarist Jeff Beck, after his sudden death

The Guardian - UK

Sorry: Anywhere But Here review – bleary-eyed guitar afterparty with a dash of sweetness

Asha Lorenz and Louis O’Bryen swerve from hints of the Kinks to traces of Lou Reed with lyrics of pure youthful dread in this reflective, honest album

Tribune News Service

Box sets galore: New collections from David Bowie, Wilco, Joni Mitchell, Ahmad Jamal and more

How broad and narrow is the market for CD and vinyl box sets?

Daily Mirror

BBC axes iconic Top Of The Pops Christmas Day special after 57 years on our screens

The festive edition of the show first aired back in 1964 and featured the likes of the Beatles and the Kinks

Tribune News Service

Gift ideas for the holidays that are music critic-approved

The gift of giving is welcome year-round, but perhaps never more than as the holidays approach. Our array of top picks should help brighten the season.

Daily Mirror

The Kinks' Dave Davies calls brother Ray a 'megalomaniac feeding his narcissism'

The feuding duo rowed on and off stage as the The Kinks rose to fame with hits including You Really Got Me, All Day and All of the Night, and Waterloo Sunset

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