Daily entertainment news covering The Kinks en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/11/07/the_kinks_ray_davies_to_seek_stars_throu_1 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:00:27 EST Entertainment News 143432@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Kinks star Ray Davies is considering launching a reality TV talent hunt to find the stars of his planned new musical about the cult 1960s band.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/22/cambodian_adventure_sleepwalking_through_14 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 09:00:00 EST Entertainment News 111183@http://www.starpulse.com/news -"An engagingly different rock 'n 'roll documentary," According to Daily Variety, includes DVD and CD Soundtrack Which Celebrates The Music

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/26/chances_for_kinks_reunion_improving Sun, 26 Oct 2008 16:30:00 EST Entertainment News 101857@http://www.starpulse.com/news Legendary rock band The Kinks have taken a step closer to a reunion - frontman Ray Davies' brother Dave is back on his feet after a long illness. The 60s rockers are keen to reunite for live gigs and to record new material,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/18/remind_me_in_3_days_the_new_album_from_t_28 Sat, 18 Oct 2008 09:00:00 EST Entertainment News 100783@http://www.starpulse.com/news Hip hop used to be feeling, not form—A boom-bap rush that could, and would, be interpreted and articulated differently by it's various creators. It was this loose constitution

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/22/paul_mccartney_loves_duffy_cover Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:00:00 EST Entertainment News 98778@http://www.starpulse.com/news Singer Duffy has recorded a version of Paul McCartney's classic song "Live And Let Die" for charity - and the Beatles legend is astonished with the result. The Welsh songstress tackled the hit Bond theme

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/03/jim_boggia_s_misadventures_in_stereo_out_5 Sun, 03 Aug 2008 15:30:00 EST Entertainment News 94657@http://www.starpulse.com/news Misadventures In Stereo, the third album by widely lauded singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Jim Boggia, is unmistakably the work of a true believer and pop craftsman who's closely acquainted with music's capacity for transcendent uplift.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/21/celebrity_birthdays_june_84 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 86662@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to The Killers singer Brandon Flowers (1981), Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger (1976), actress/singer Juliette Lewis (1973), "The Matrix" director Larry Wachowski (1965),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/09/albert_hammond_jr_s_sophomore_album_como_8 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:32:44 EST Entertainment News 89582@http://www.starpulse.com/news Como Te Llama? is the new album from Albert Hammond, Jr. and cohorts Matt Romano, Marc Philippe Eskenazi and Josh Lattanzi, and will be released July 8th.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/06/05/universal_music_to_release_rare_bob_marl Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:39:15 EST Entertainment News 89241@http://www.starpulse.com/news Music lovers will soon be able to purchase internet downloads of rare concert performances by acts including Bob Marley and Jimi Hendrix - following a groundbreaking deal by Universal Music.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/05/29/johnny_b_goode_tops_guitar_anthem_hitlis Thu, 29 May 2008 19:30:00 EST Entertainment News 88661@http://www.starpulse.com/news Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode" has topped a new list of the best Guitar Songs of all time. The 1958 rock 'n' roll classic beat Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze" and "Crossroads" by Cream to claim the number one spot on Rolling Stone magazine's new countdown.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/20/billy_bob_thornton_and_the_boxmasters_to_10 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 09:30:00 EST Entertainment News 83943@http://www.starpulse.com/news Billy Bob Thornton and The Boxmasters, composed of W.R. 'Bud' Thornton (drums, vocals/background vocals), J.D. Andrew (electric/acoustic guitars, bass, background vocals) and Mike Butler (electric guitar, lap steel, dobro),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/19/concert_review_van_halen_the_reunion_tha Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:44:18 EST Entertainment News 78426@http://www.starpulse.com/news 2/10/08 at Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA They say all good things must pass. David Lee Roth was out. Sammy Hagar took over. Then it was Gary Cherone for an eye blink. In 2008, that guy that Eddie Van Halen couldn't stand is now back in front.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/31/the_best_songs_about_girls_from_a_to_z_p_1 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:46:06 EST Entertainment News 76376@http://www.starpulse.com/news I recently started thinking about the best songs about girls with every letter of the alphabet, regardless of whether or not the subject of the song is the same as the title.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/31/juno_soundtrack_tops_albums_chart Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:20:23 EST Entertainment News 76348@http://www.starpulse.com/news The soundtrack to Oscar-nominated movie Juno has knocked Alicia Keys off the top of the U.S. albums chart. The Juno soundtrack, which features songs by The Kinks and Sonic Youth, has climbed from two to one to lead the Billboard 200.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/09/dave_davies_kinks_unlikely_to_reform_ Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:00:00 EST Entertainment News 73733@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Kinks star Dave Davies is playing down reports the legendary band plans to reunite.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/03/the_kinks_plan_a_2008_comeback Thu, 03 Jan 2008 12:33:13 EST Entertainment News 73124@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Kinks have vowed to make a comeback this year - but only if two of their band members recover from ill health. Frontman Ray Davies admits the band is in talks about a reunion tour, but any comeback relies on the health of guitarist Dave Davies and bass player Pete Quaife.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/12/soundtrack_to_the_quirky_new_film_juno_o_15 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:38:07 EST Entertainment News 71098@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rhino will release the soundtrack for Juno, a comedy from Fox Searchlight Pictures directed by Jason Reitman (Thank You for Smoking) and written by Diablo Cody.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/19/ray_davies_plans_a_kinks_reunion_ Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:15:18 EST Entertainment News 68380@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Kinks frontman Ray Davies has hinted the legendary rock group are planning a comeback - but only if the band are able to write and record new material. The You Really Got Me hit maker, who has found success as a solo artist since the band's split in 1996, has agreed to the idea of a reunion - but refuses to play any of the British rockers' past hits.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/05/new_ray_davies_songs_inspired_by_shootin Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:06:01 EST Entertainment News 66694@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rock legend Ray Davies was so traumatized after he was shot by a thief, he used the incident to inspire an upcoming album. The Kinks icon, 63, was shot in the leg while chasing a man who had stolen his friend's wallet in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 2004.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/15/graham_colton_s_here_right_now_hits_stor_30 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:30:18 EST Entertainment News 63876@http://www.starpulse.com/news "I've never felt more like myself than I have on this album. I found myself, and I finally found my voice," the singer, songwriter and guitarist Graham Colton says of his forthcoming CD, 'Here Right Now.'

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/31/kinks_star_lobbies_the_government Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:29:45 EST Entertainment News 58314@http://www.starpulse.com/news Former Kinks star Dave Davies is pleading with local government chiefs in England to end plans to destroy a road made famous by the band. London's Camden Council is planning on building on Little Green Street, which was used as a backdrop to their promo movie Dead End Street in the '60s.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/12/that_was_the_week_that_was_for_aug_12_18 Sun, 12 Aug 2007 08:00:34 EST Entertainment News 55183@http://www.starpulse.com/news Entertainment highlights during the week of Aug. 12-18: 1939: ''The Wizard of Oz'' premiered in Hollywood.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/27/kinks_singer_fumes_after_charges_against Fri, 27 Jul 2007 11:41:19 EST Entertainment News 53395@http://www.starpulse.com/news Charges against a man accused of shooting The Kinks rocker Ray Davies have been dropped, after he failed to appear in court for the second time. Davies, 63, was shot in the leg while chasing a man who had stolen his friend's wallet in New Orleans, Louisiana, in January 2004.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/21/celebrity_birthdays_june_56 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 46614@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to The Killers singer Brandon Flowers (1981), Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger (1976), actress/singer Juliette Lewis (1973), "The Matrix" director Larry Wachowski (1965), actor Doug Savant (1964), country singer Kathy Mattea (1959), actor Leigh McCloskey (1955), "Dances With Wolves" actor Robert Pastorelli (1954; d. 2004), musician Nils Lofgren (1951), "Family Ties" stars Michael Gross and Meredith Baxter (1947), American musician Brenda Holloway (1946), The Kinks singer Ray Davies (1944), actress Mariette Hartley (1940), "Cocoon" actress Maureen Stapleton (1925; d. 2006), and actress Jane Russell (1921).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/24/steven_tyler_blasts_reality_tv_talent Thu, 24 May 2007 16:19:55 EST Entertainment News 44112@http://www.starpulse.com/news Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler has blasted TV talent shows insisting he could never "endorse such methods" for discovering new talent. The rocker refuses to watch shows like American Idol, which featured his guitarist Joe Perry last night, because he feels stars should work hard to reach the top - not get lucky on a television show.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/10/kinks_star_dave_davies_sells_off_amplifi Thu, 10 May 2007 10:30:31 EST Entertainment News 41846@http://www.starpulse.com/news A vintage amplifier the Kinks star Dave Davies used to record the group's hits is going under the hammer on auction website eBay. Guitarist Davies is selling off his Vox AC-30 amp after fully servicing it for a new owner.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/20/british_pop_icons_erasure_announce_new_s_22 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:00:00 EST Entertainment News 38958@http://www.starpulse.com/news Erasure-the iconic British pop duo of Andy Bell and Vince Clark who've sold more than 20 million albums worldwide-have released their new single "I Could Fall in Love With You" through Mute on April 3. The song is taken from their new album Light At The End Of The World due out May 22. Coming after 2006's Union Street-an acoustic album of drastically rearranged lesser-known Erasure songs that was recorded with a full band and underlined the enduring quality of the material--Light At The End Of The World is a potent return to classic, totally electronic Erasure form as last heard on 2005's Nightbird (Mute).

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