An exhibition at London’s National Portrait Gallery spotlights The Face magazine’s daring style and era-defining image-making ...

The song had been written in the vein of The Kinks ‘You Really Got Me’ in a successful attempt to appeal to producer Shel Talmy. However, subsequent singles were much more original in their output.

Much like the mod subculture itself, which drew upon the fashion and style of the European continent, mod rock bands like The Kinks quickly found an audience in young people across Europe. In ...