The phrase, 'everything but the kitchen sink' refers to the the Wolrd War II bombing raids on Coventry during which an eerily high number of houses were completely decimated, yet their kitchen sinks remained intact.

( mike woz ere 7442200 & 7696970 getter, Wed 15 Jun 2011, 0:21, archived)

Those sinks must have be made of sturdy stuff.

( Wildheart Baby. Drunken Mess In A Good Way, Wed 15 Jun 2011, 0:23, archived)

that's because they were from Belfast
anything Orbital will make a song about is destined to survive even atomic warfare.
( Herb Alpert's Taxi Driver I have very beautiful lips, Wed 15 Jun 2011, 0:24, archived)