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Music producer Clive Davis's pre-Grammy party is typically one of the most fun-filled highlights of the week leading to the music industry's top awards, but this year's event quickly turned into a tribute for Whitney Houston, who died earlier in the day.

An ironic salute to Valentine's Day features an expose' of the worldwide diamond cartel .

The annual pre-Grammy Clive Davis gala is so hot this year that even Diddy is getting calls from celebrities who are trying to get on the bill - and in the seats.

Clive Davis and The Recording Academy's legendary pre-Grammy party is always packed with the biggest names in Hollywood.

Look closely at this lot. You might recognise some of them. Three members of Toy - singer Tom Dougall, guitarist Dom O'Dair and bassist Panda - were the backbone of Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong, the indie troupe who failed spectacularly in 2009 when their hyped debut was pulled on the eve of its release for being, well, shit.

The Kinks had just finished a tour of Asia when they were rushed into the studio to capitalize on the success of Kinks-Size and their growing popularity. Most of their new album, Kinda Kinks , was recorded within two weeks and released in March 1965 in the U.K. and August in the United States.

The Kinks became stars in the United States during late 1964 with their influential hit "You Really Got Me." Their label wanted to capitalize on that commercial success as quickly as possible and so gathered together some extra tracks from their self-titled British debut album, all four songs from their U.K. Kinksize Session EP release, plus two hit singles, to release the United States-only album, Kinks-Size. Despite the haphazard assembling of the material, it was overall a more solid release than their debut, which in America was called You Really Got Me.

Comedian Shelley Berman is 87. Actress Blythe Danner is 69. Guitarist Dave Davies of the Kinks is 65.

With two albums and a prestigious Ivor Novello Award for songwriting under his belt, Nick's slowly discovering he has some heavyweight admirers, leading to house parties at Brian Eno's, boozy drinking sessions with Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon, career advice from Richard Thompson, and performing with Ray Davies.

Fashionista is fashion-speak for a woman who always dresses in the latest style with her own special flare.

STORY: Van Halen, with original lead singer David Lee Roth once again behind the microphone, provided a sneak peak into their reunion album and North American tour to a select group of industry insiders in Hollywood Seeking safe harbor, the band led off with their classic rendition of The Kinks' "You Really Got Me," one of their driving songs ... (more)

Telling you Tomten is one of the best young bands in Seattle is old news. They were triumphant at SoundOff! last year and other local music writers have been singing their praises for quite some time.

It was among the lonely sounds of Big Buck Hunter and a pool table that had been loved too much that you could find White Chocolate & the Cigarettes yesterday evening at a bar appropriately named Plan B. Not to say it's not a quality bar, it's a fine venue, but there's something about whiskey, punk rock, and cigarettes that doesn't mix naturally ... (more)

At times southern, often bluesy, and always rock, Hotel Oscar from Destin prides itself on original tracks and a knack for the singer/song-writer style.

The Kinks were formed during 1963 and a year later they were stars in the U.K. and the United States. Original bassist Pater Quaife, drummer Mick Avory, vocalist/rhythm guitarist Ray Davies, and lead guitarist Dave Davies played, wrestled, and fought their way to induction into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 1990.

In a drafty church on a chilly January evening, a soothing winter warmer of a show was always going to be well received.

Although they weren't as boldly innovative as the Beatles or as popular as the Rolling Stones or the Who, the Kinks were one of the most influential bands of the British Invasion.

Of course, the truth is that without those three things we would be without a huge majority of the great songs of our time.