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Duran/Ronson on the Daily Mirror
june 29: Download a scan of the tidbit right here Mantova-Italy july 15 extra ticket for sale at face value!
One of my friends can't attend the Mantova show at the wonderful and historic venue Palazzo Te in Italy on July 15 so he's selling the ticket at ticketone's face value [€ 46,00 plus postage]. Just drop us a line if you are interested. We'll be glad to pass the ticket to another fellow duranie! We'll post worldwide via registred mail. John on cover of Life Style magazine from Uk
June 17: John Taylor features on the front cover of the current issue of Life Style magazine! Scans will be available soon on the site! Keep on checking duranasty.com! Simon Le Bon in Rome: paparazzo's picture
June 17: click on the thumbnail to dowload a bigger size version of the pic! High definition scans of Raro! magazine from Italy [warning they are huge!]
June 17: These high definition scans have been just sent in by our friend Sergio. I didn't resize them... in case you can't read italian, you can always have a decent size scan of the pics. The pics are taken last february in Sanremo [when the interview was actually made]! In case you want to order the mag you have to ask at redazione@raro.it the current issue of Raro! [issue 200 - june 2008]. They ship wprldwide. Duran Duran among guests at Flavio Briatore's wedding in Rome this saturday! *June 13 update*: I can now confirm that the band just arrived in Rome to attend Flavio Briatore's wedding and parties. Apparently Duran Duran are supposed to play a live set for the newly-wedded Briatore--Gregoracci and their guests. I'll keep you posted as soon as soon as I get more infos.
June 12: According to Il Messaggero [a local newspaper from Rome], Simon Le Bon [and co.?] should arrive in Rome to attend Flavio Briatore's wedding [Formula One and ing Renault F1 Team], wich is gonna be a massive Vip event! Celebrations for the guests will go on for two days. The Le Bons [and maybe some other Duran members, who knows?!] should arrive with other Vips tommorow to attend a fantastic party at Casina Valadier. Briatore will marry showgirl Elisabetta Gregoraci on saturday june 14 at 12.00am at the Santo Spirito di Sassia church. After the wedding there will be a huge party at Torcrescenza Castle. It's gonna be a massive Vip event with stars coming from all around the world. Security is gonna be massive aswell. The couple gave the photo exclusive to an important magazine, so expect to see some Le Bons pics if they actually attend the wedding! John Taylor interview in Hello! magazine [scan]
June 12: "Hello!" magazine from Uk, Issue 1024, 10 June 2008, features an interview with John Taylor [split between two pages], includes a large photo of the band. John says in the interview: We might well do another album in the next few years. We are still ambitious but you have to be relaxed enough to know your reputation is secure and there's no need to rush things. For now, we are just concentrating on our live work and ejoying each other company. Read the article and download a scan here thanks to Alexandria for the scan Duran Duran accuse Madonna of copying them
June 12: Duran Duran bassist John Taylor says Madonna nicked their idea by getting Justin Timberlake and Timbaland to produce her new album Hard Candy.The pair both worked on Duran Duran's 2007 album Red Carpet Massacre. Taylor said: “It wouldn’t be the first time Madonna’s copied us. She’s been doing it for years,” he told the Daily Star. Article here and here too. Papa Was a Rollin' Stone!
New York 31.5.08 June 3: "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" is a soul song, written by Motown songwriters Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong as a single for Motown act The Undisputed Truth in 1971. This version of "Papa" was released as a single in early 1972, and peaked at number sixty-three on the pop charts and number twenty-four on the R&B charts. Later in 1972, Whitfield, who also produced the song, took "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" and remade it as a twelve-minute record for The Temptations, which was a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and won three Grammy Awards in 1973. While the original Undisputed Truth version of the song has been largely forgotten, The Temptations' version of the song has been an enduring and influential soul classic. thanks to TheSchemer for the YouTube upload Simon wearing a Philadelphia jacket
May 27: click here to download a bigger version of the picture above... and here one more of Mr Le Bon wearing that very large size Philadelphia jacket! Thanks to Sue Grace for sharing these funny pics Duran's tea boy
May 23: from yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk Twenty-four-year-old singer songwriter Natty hails from North London. He started writing songs from an early age, and eventually found himself working in a top London recording studio as a tea boy, before working his way up to the position of engineer. After working on albums with the likes of Duran Duran, Chic's Nile Rodgers and Razorlight, he quit to concentrate on his own music. His pop-reggae fusion has been tipped to be the soundtrack of the summer. Now singer Natty has announced a club show in Leeds. curious to know more on natty? Wolverhapton Express & Star interview to John from LA
May 19: John says: "our own tenacity amazes me!" download a scan of the article here [thanks to marie] Corgan-LeBon picture download
click on the photo to get a bigger version May 19: Many thanks to Rodney at 7thStranger.com for sending us this very nice picture of the duo in Chicago! keep on checking 7thstranger.com cos many pictures from this show will be up soon. a very nice Duran Duran website! Smashing's Corgan joins the band on stag e in Chicago
May 15: This already happened 10 years ago with Night Boat... Simon Le Bon did join the Smashing Pumpkins during their show back in '98. Well, Corgan has just returned the cameo appaerence to Duran Duran. Some pics of the band playing "The Chauffeur" with Billy Corgan at Rosemont Theater in Chicago last night have been posted here by dangerousthunder. Giovanna Cantone for Felicia
May 15: I got this new email from Giovanna Cantone so I just pass the message along. Thanks for any help you can give. ciao Salvo, we have managed to sell two of the vip tickets 750, but would like to auction the other two, can you help by putting it on DD web? We are raising money now for her alternative treatments, and poss new and better prosthetic leg. can you help. i am also running in a race for life 5k, on 29th June 08, a small sponsorship would be grt. raceforlifesponsorme.org Duran parties with the Killers in Las Vegas
picture cursesy of thevegaseye.com Simon sings at baseball match
May 15: Check out this video posted by Tee-Vee of Simon Le Bon singing the 7th inning stretch at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Tuesday night. You see, not being a long-standing baseball fan [This is only my second baseball match," the Englishman said], he decided it was his duty to educate himself on the history of the song. He said he looked it up on Wikipedia, noted that this is the 100th anniversary of the composition of the song, and he even sang the first two lines of the first verse of the song. Read the full article here Duran fans party in Rome
May 14: To celebrate the upcoming italian tour duranplanet.com is organizing a Duran Duran party in Rome on May 30. Videos, memorabilia and a live set from the tribute band Planet Earth Project. The party will take place at Stazione Birra. email the site to get more infos. Roger Taylor talks about Dom Brown and Andy Taylor
May 11: From nwherald.com How is the new guitarist, Dom Brown [who replaced Andy Taylor]? He’s great. He’s a great guitar player. He’s never going to completely fill Andy’s shoes, but we are playing great as a unit. Did Andy Taylor just decide he didn’t want to tour again? I think it was something that had been in the cards for a while. It’s like a marriage that starts to go wrong – you can’t quite put your finger on it, but it becomes something very different from what you thought it was going to be. And I don’t think Andy was really very happy with the touring and being away from home.
What do you think keeps the band going? We’ve all tried different things, but when we come together, it seems to be a very powerful thing. It’s very hard to give that up. Why walk away from that? Why not keep doing it, as long as the audience is there, as long as people are buying our records? read it all here [thanks to Tin] Planet Earth is a Killer song!
May 10: Just in from Marra: "I just got a text message from my friend in Las Vegas. Two members [Brandon Flowers and Dave Keuning] of the Killers came on stage during Planet Earth" duranduranmusic.com shares "on the road" video with all
May 9: I just got this email from duran duranmusic.com "check out this ‘On The Road Live Video.’ If you are so inclined, we'd love you to comment and rate the video - and pass it along to your friends". So here you go! Simon Le Bon learns from Green day
May 9 | from LiveDaily [thanks to Tin for the link]: You started your tour in support of "Red Carpet Massacre" overseas. How did it go? Simon LeBon: Oh, it was amazing. We came off stage twice saying, "That was the best show we [have] ever played in our career." We've really got the excitement level up. Funny, last year we played the Roskilde Festival [in Denmark] and we played with Green Day. We watched what they did and how they worked the crowd. We learned an awful lot from them. We've been kind of practicing our own version of that with this tour, particularly for big outdoor shows. When you have an enormous crowd, there's a certain way you work with them. That's impressive that you're able to learn from some of the newer acts. It's very exciting. It makes you feel very fresh and new. I like being like that. [to read the full interview go here] 60 seconds with Nick Rhodes
May 8: it's very short... here is the link anyway: csindy.com [thanks once again to kegura for this] Photo contest on the Australian Duran website
May 6: I just got this message from my friend Sue over at lonelysatellite.com [the australian Duran website]. "LonelySatellites are currently running several competitions for photos taken during Duran Duran's recent NZ/Australian tour. So far we have seen an amazing selection of pictures - from fabulous to frightful! There are 4 categories [Live, Fan, Candid & Craptastic] and some fantastic prizes to be won! The competition threads are under "Fan Promotion" The competitions will close wednesday may 14th, 12 noon aest. Please come by and have a look at the wonderful entries we have so far and if you have pictures to share, we'd love to see them!" Simon at Hornitos Cinco de Mayo Celebration in LA
May 6: yesterday Simon Le Bon attended the Hornitos Cinco de Mayo Celebration at Crown Bar in Los Angeles. [[photos are up on getty and wire photo agencies] Two online Picture Galleries New and Vintage Duran!
May 6: It's worth having a look to both galleries since they have some cool pics, new and vintage Duran... the newest gallery is from the seattlepi.com website here. The other is from the photo archives of the Orlando metromix.com website and you can find it here. Check it out! John Taylor on contactmusic.com
April 30: John Taylor keep his professional and personal lives on track after one failed marriage and a band split. The bassist admits he would be lost without email and cellphones - as the devices help him keep in touch with his wife Gela Nash and his family and friends when he's touring with the reunited Duran Duran. More from this article here A nice Duran Duran picture Gallery is here Vancouver Sun interview [mp3 download]
April 27: Amy O'Brian [from the Vancouver Sun Canada] interviews Nick from Costa Rica. Download the mp3 audio interview here [save target as] Asian "Touch" magazine
April 22: There's a nice 2 pages colour article about Duran Duran's concert in Hong Kong on Touch magazine [available in Hong Kong, Japan and Korea] from april 22. Andy Taylor's new album and book: the full story?
April 18 From melodicrock.com: former Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor has been quiet of late, but not idle. Andy has been recording a new solo album, which will hopefully be released later this year and in-between, has been writing his memoirs! The book - Wild Boy, My Life in Duran Duran will be released August 18 and amazon.com has now listed it with a picture of the front cover. A teaser says "Wild Boy is a book that millions of fans of Duran Duran around the world will want to read to know the full story of what really happened." Preorders at amazon.com here Roger as Deejay for one night in Tokio!
April 9, from duranduran.com: Duran Duran will be the guest curator for Episode 02 of Tokyo RAW Nights on April 15. Joined by some of the best talent in Tokyo, enjoy as Duran Duran bring along the Red Carpet Massacre to G-Star Raw Nights. With a strong global following, DURAN DURAN is one of pop music’s most remarkable bands: Fusing pop, art and fashion, DURAN DURAN combines energetic confidence and unique style to spice up your RAW Nights. Don’t miss Roger Taylor playing a guest DJ set! www.lebaron.jp Durans talks about the "disastrous'' New Zealand show.
April 4: Nick Rhodes says: we had a technical hitch. John ran across the stage to figure out what it was. He came back and we played the song. That turned into some ludicrous story about him storming off stage and the whole thing falling apart. But whatever. You take the press where you can these days! source Duran Duran to play Lisbon and Liverpool!
April 4 - We just got this info from our friend Nuno in Portugal: "Just confirmed [editor note: not from the durans official sites but only from the promoters of the Festival]: Duran Duran will play at the Super Bock Super Rock festival in Lisbon on the 10th of July. Nuno created a poster for the show, not official but very nice, click on the pic to see a larger version of it. *Updated: Just announced from ticketline.co.uk: Liverpool 5th July 2008* The only european dates confirmed from the official Duran Duran websites are the ones in Denmark: Copenhagen, on June 22nd and Hjørring on June 21. ABC Radio from Perth
March 29: Listen to Simon speaking to Maynard from ABC radio in Perth from his front room in Putney. Picture taken in Auckand/NZ on march 27.
back in the studio in November?! March 29: According to Mavie [at the duranduran unofficial message board] who has met the band in Auckland /New Zealand: "They will head back into the studio November" bad review from uk Reuters
March 27: Dean Goodman from Reuters points out on the techincal issues the band had in Auckland during the Electroset and wrote a full review on that. He didn't say anything on the highlights of the show and even imagined a rift within the band members... he dind't understand Duran Duran's typical sense of humor on stage... poor guy! many positive blog comments on the show from nzherald.co.nz here Simon on Nova 969 radio from Sydney
March 26, from the radio website: Last time Simon Le Bon was on the show, he made an off colour joke and dropped a swear word in the first few minutes. So, what happened this time around when we spoke to him about coming to Oz and the V Festival? Duran Duran Etc Etc!
March 25: Above Duran Duran on the front cover of ETC, the australian music magazine liftout from the Newcastle Herald. Front cover and 2 pages article. Summer flashback
March 25: this is from last summer and it comes from russian Hello! magazine. The bit says: "At one of the parties in St.Tropez, singer Ilya Lagutenko met Simon Le Bon, the Duran Duran lead singer. Musicians had few meals together and when came time for him to leave, Ilya and Simon did a mini concert for each other: they sang their own songs with the guitar accompany" [Ilya Lagutenko is the lead singer of famous russian band Mumiy Troll] Duran Duran arrived in New Zealand this weekend
March 24: Download here this small article from the Herald on Sunday from New Zealand [from March 23]. Duran Duran are expected in Australia to co-headline the V Festival and will treat New Zealand fans to a very special one off show in Auckland at the Vector Arena on March 26! Nick was in Venice last month!
March 21: yes, on the 24th and 25th of february [just a couple of days before the Sanremo Festival] Nick was in Venice at the fantastic birthday party organized by the Sceik Walid J. Juffali in honour of his wife Christina Estrada. Italian articles about the event here and here Rock The Rabbit T-shirt Duran Duran Picture
March 14: dowload here a bigger size scan of the above picture showing the guys with a playboy tshirt. Thanks to Camillo for the scan. Simon seen walking the streets of Mayfair
March 10: Simon Le Bon has been seen with Tim Jefferies walking the streets of Mayfair on march 6. Both wearing very long scarf's like time lord. Not Another Burns' Night: Charity Event
The Electric City "Dark Skies" Music Video
March 4: Check out the last released single from a band that has a lot to do with Duran Duran, The Electric City is a group made up of Andy Taylor, son of the former Duran Duran guitarist with the same name, James Cantone, son of Duran Duran drummer Roger Taylor and his former wife, Giovanna Cantone. Drummer Dan Laithwaite is the nephew of Simon Le Bon! The band is currently on tour in the Uk. Thanks to Barbarella2006 for the info. Duran in Sanremo: lots of press, radio interview and the great tv show!
february 25: Listen to the guys talking from Sanremo! The guys are going to be interviewed from Federico "l'olandese volante" on RTL 102.5 on february 26. You can listen the interview live from RTL's player here starting from 3.15pm local time and you can watch it live on the internet here. If you are in Italy you can also see the radio interview on RTL tv on Sky channel n° 813. Don't forget to tune on RaiUno Tv [if you have got satellite tv] tomorrow to watch the guys at Sanremo Festival! below a picture of the stage of this year's Festival, Duran Duran tomorrow will be there, on that stage!
John talks to New Zealand radios
February 18: click here to listen and download [right click/save target as] one of the new interviews that John Taylor has just done on the phone with some New Zealand radio stations. Miramax Post-BAFTA Party
February 12: On February 10 Meredith Ostrum and Nick Rhodes attended the Miramax BAFTA aftershow party at The London Hilton Hotel in London, England. Pictures in all the main photo-agencies sites. watch some of them here
More Us Radio promotion February 12: While the second round of Us radio promotion has just ended pictures and interviews are still showing up on the many radio's websites that Simon, Nick and John visited recently. Above some pics of Simon and Nick from the Canton, OH Mix 94.1 [taken on 4/2/08], You can see a lot more here and also listen to the 3 parts interview here. durangirl316 also posted some very nice pictures [as the ones below] on the duran duran messageboard, click here to see them.
Simon online Interview
February 8: Very good interview to Simon on channel4.com Check it out! Remembering Wes
january 30: Wes Wehmiller [on board with Duran Duran as bass player from 1997 till 2001] died of thyroid cancer on January 30th 2005, He was a good and very talented guy. You are really missed. weswehmiller.net Another picture exclusive
January 29: this nice close-up picture of Nick taken by our friend Padlo in november 2007, during the Argentina press conference, has been posted in the ZoomIn section of the site. Enjoy! More professional press conference pictures coming soon. Simon on Eva3000 magazine
January 28: click here to download a scan of the clipping from this week Eva3000 magazine [the main picture is taken at the Mtv studios during the italian promoday on january 18, 2008]. The body says: I'll not marry Simon Le bon [it refers to the italian 80s trash movie "I'll marry Simon Le Bon"] 'cos today he's too different from the heydays. Well, it's just a gossip mag, you can't pretend more from this kind of press. Rumored Concerts in the Philippines This 2008 January 28: from blog.edarevalo.net: We all know that 2007 was a great year for music lovers. That year was full of great music and a lot of great artists has invaded Manila for their concerts. So do you think 2008 will be as great or even greater than the previous year? Well, let me excite you by giving you hints on who’s to come to Manila this year. Just to warn you, these are just rumors and it is not definite yet if they will really come over so I hope it will not disappoint you in the end. So, the following are the concerts which are rumored to be held this year in the Metro: 1. Duran Duran is just one of those rumored to come over to Manila this year. Well, it’s not impossible since the band is really busy touring several parts of the US and other parts of the Globe. With their Red Carpet Massacre album featuring new songs and collaborations with Justin Timberlake and Timbaland, this is something to look forward to for the fans. The rumored concert in Manila will be held at the Araneta Coliseum this March. here is the article Rds interview [the video]
January 25: the interview is now online on the radio's website: click here to see the four parts chat with Tamara. The Sunday Times from Malta january 20, 2008
January 22: Click on the pic to download a big scan of the Rcm review from The Sunday Times from Malta, 20 Jan 2008 Hazel O' Connor returns! January 21. from independent.ie: In her heyday, Hazel O' Connor sang to stadiums with 5,000 people. When she went on her first tour, Duran Duran was her support band. (At that stage, Simon Le Bon and the boys were so broke they slept in a Bedford van outside Hazel's Holiday Inn hotel. They'd rent one room between the lot of them to have a shower. Read the full article here Denis O'Regan Lyceum pics not online, why? January 13: the answer is in the latest news he posted on www.denis.co.uk: "I've just bought Nikon's new D3 - perfect for live photography, but guess what? It's not yet compatible with Apple's latest software, so I can't see the 1000 photographs I took of Duran Duran last night. Better still, Nikon's professional team have told me that it's my fault for buying their latest model! They might make good cameras but their backward thinking, rude staff, and appalling service doesn't do them (or me, MTV, or Duran Duran) any favours". I just want to remeber that a big coffe table book on Duran Duran by Denis O' Regan is in the works and it will be released probably at the end of this year [maybe to celebrate the 30th Duran Duran anniversay] Skin Divers will be the second single January 11: that's it! the news is not official yet but Skin Divers should be the second single out from RCM
Duran in Boston on jan 26 January 11: Duran Duran will perform at the annual Big Night fund-raiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay. The event will take place on january 26 in Boston. from boston.com
Playboy magazine with Duran out on February 12 January 8: "Hey, Playboy Magazine, that ever-reputable institution of letters and boobies, is hooking up with the rock'n'roll community yet again for this year's edition of their Rock the Rabbit series. Just like last year, Hef and the ladies have invited musical artists to put their own spin on the Playboy logo, in conjunction with the magazine's annual Sex and Music special issue, which hits a dark-colored plastic bag near you February 12"... and it will feature Duran Duran too! from pitchforkmedia.com Lyceum full video download
December 24: huge thanks to theraggedtiger for sharing the file. megaupload
Annie Lennox on Ordinary World: an incredible, poignant song December 24: In the December issue of the Uk Gay mag 'Attitude' Annie Lennox has a Q&A feature. One of the questions leads Annie Lennox to praise the Duran song Ordinary World: "...I kept up, but lost any sense of the ordinary world. Actually Duran Duran wrote a song called Ordinary World which I honestly think is an incredible, poignant song and when I first heard it I thought 'My God, I know exactly what they're talking about'. thanks to izzyworld for passing the news on the duranduran message board. Vh1 preview clips on Youtube
Red Carpet Massacre performance
interview thanks to SarahJay55 for sharing the files Ali Campbell, Bob Lam and Duran in Birmingham 1980
December
18: Our friend and journalist Christian D'Antonio [author
of the italian Duran Duran biography "Glam Pop Party"] recently
interviewed Ali Campbell from UB40 who just released a new album.
UB40 had many hits in the 80s and were also known for coming out from
the same Birmingham scene/years of Duran... so in the interview Christian
asked about those early days... You used to be a local legend
in Birmingham and worked with Bob Lamb in the late 70's. That's your
memory of that time? Stephanie Pistel Live pic
December 17: New picture of Simon from DuranDuran's photographer Stephanie Pistel. Click on the photo to download the picture. Chicago Tribune December 15: John says: "I've still got energy, and I believe in music and in its potential for transcendence," he says. "I know that sounds a little highfalutin' for a pop musician ... but it keeps me alive. I know that much. I don't know where I'd be without it." click hereto read it all
Chicago In Store
December 14: 500 people got their album signed by the band at Best Buy in Chicago. pics are now up on duranduran.com Sir Bob and Mr Le Bon
December 13: Our friend Christian just sent a scan of the Daily Mail article from december 5th. Click here to get the scan.
Artish Duran picture December 10: download a medium size version of this very artish Duran picture. chick here and enjoy! Message from Giovanna Cantone about Felicia December 11: As you may know now Felicia will have her leg amputated tomorrow morning. she is being a very brave little girl! If any of you would like to send her a card to get well soon pls do.. the add is Royal Nat Orthepaedic hospital. Brockley Hill Stamare. Middx HA7 41P. She will be their for 6 days, on the childrens ward, Felicia Cantone. Lets send her some love and support. She had a great time last night and is still full of it this morn!!! lets keep it positive. Giovanna Full Lyceum show? December 7: According to Mtv we'll watch the full Lyceum show on vh1 on dec 22 [so not only a 1 hour fragment as reported... we'll see] Read it here Lyceum in Online Reviews thisislondon.co.uk, timesonline.co.uk, telegraph.co.uk, entertainment.timesonline.co.uk most of the Uk press moaned the lack of Hits in the first hour of the show... here is a good one from Aol Legendary
group Duran Duran showcased their new album in a special one-off gig
for fans and a host of stars at London’s Lyceum Theatre. Confusing bits about the second single coming from different sources... now it's Skin Divers? December 7: from the australian heraldsun "Because Red Carpet Massacre hasn't been the huge success Duran expected, they'll pull out the traditional Timbaland/Timberlake sounding Skin Divers as the next single". Le Bon destined to be famous He says, "I always wanted to be different, partly because I had a French surname. I didn't get the piss taken out of me at school, but I do remember feeling different from a very early age, and deciding that a normal life was not meant for me or that I wasn't destined for a life of normality." from pr-inside.com Duran on X-factor [dec.1]
Deecember 2: Check out their great Notorious and Nite Runner performance uploaded on YouTube! Nite Runner will be the second single December 2: that's what Simon said on X-Factor tvshow! the bad in Argentina
December 2: cool tv special from BeautyTv uploaded on youtube, check it out! RCM debuts at #10 in Italy check it out! November 29: a message from the band on their official site: thank you to all the fans who supported the band and got RCM! Renault F1 Team Wrap Party
November 29: Simon and Yasmin Le Bon attend the ING Renault F1 Team Wrap Party, at the Mayfair Hotel on November 28, in London. Nite Runner Skin Divers radio remixes/edits November 27: mavie in a thread started on the duranduran message board says: "both Nite Runner and Skin Divers are getting radio remixes/edits done..." the poster also reports that Nite Runner might have more chances to became the second single. billboard.com's Top Rock Albums Red Carpet Massacre debuts at #8 "I try to stick with Italian wines when I'm eating pasta"
November
27: Are you interested in Nick tastes about wines? Wine Spectator
has a nice interview to Mr. Rhodes, here is an extract. WS: Are the
other members of the band into wine? Swank dinner
November 25: Above picture from Tatler magazine dec. 07. Taken at the Swank dinner
Vh1 To Broadcast Duran Duran’s First Uk Show In two years VH1 is proud to announce exclusive access to pop legends, Duran Duran’s forthcoming one-off concert at the Lyceum on Monday 3rd December. VH1 will premiere the bands first London show in two years on Saturday 22nd December. The highlights from ‘Red Carpet Massacre’ will be featured in a VH1 Live 60min special on Saturday 22nd December at 10PM. The show will include performances of classic Duran Duran hits, tracks from the new album and additional red carpet arrivals and backstage access footage. [news from mtv.co.uk] RCM Debuts at # 36 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart
#4
Arena Duran in Milan at Mtv's Trl November 20: Mtv just confirmed Duran Duran as special guest on TRL on november 30. The guys might be doing some more promo on other radios/tv [including Radio Deejay]. Check out the mtv news here Vote Durans at Birmingham's Walk of Stars Most
Wanted Down to planet Earth November 18: from BrisbaneTimes: "We've never been at a point where we've said, 'Right, that's it, we've done all our best stuff. Now we're just going to jump on an '80s tour and play our songs and get the money,"' Taylor says. "We've always strived to create something new. Always look forward, never look back and think, 'Oh, aren't we great."' Full 3 pages article here The Lyceum is sold out and www.duranasty.com will be there! November 17: The scheduled Dec. 3 date at the historic 2,000-capacity Lyceum Theatre in London's West End sold out in just five minutes after going on sale this morning (Nov. 16), promoters AEG said today. From billboard.com. Click here to read it all!
It's just a rumor?! Duran Duran line up a week of London Shows at Koko? November 17: gvshaw67 posted this on the duranduran messageboard: you may remember I posted a while back saying that a friend of mine who works at a London venue said that DDs management had been in contact with regard to staging a week long run of shows in London in January... Well I can tell you that is been rubber stamped and the venue has been booked from Thursday January 3rd till Wednesday 9th January, I have heard that on Sunday 6th they will play two shows, a matinee and an evening show. Still not allowed to tell you the venue but if you do some digging around you should be able to find it with the dates I have given you. Its not in the west end, but its a well known London venue that can hold around 3000+ [more rumors, it should be Koko in Camden town] Duran Duran gets a Timbaland update
Fantastic interview on seattlepi.nwsource.com. Click here to read! same article on newsvine.com Just some quotes: "I remember ... (when) we were kind of coming to the decision that we were going to let go of all of this music, and we were going to let go of songs that we had been working on for months and months," says bassist John Taylor. "But there was such a thing that we were moving forward, that we were creating this new identity." ... "If it is going to cross over to radio, this would be the right one to make it happen," says keyboardist Nick Rhodes in his deep voice. "It's a very modern sound, and although it's Duran Duran, it also fits in with a lot of the other music that Timbaland has made."... "It wasn't one person directing another, we were all directing each other," says Hills, who worked on the bulk of the record. "I think their music hits a lot harder than it used to, and that also puts them in the flow of radio ... just doing what they do melodically on harder beats - that was pretty much the whole structure." popmatters.com review Will the Real Duran Duran... Oh, Never Mind If you’re a Duran Duran fan, the degree to which you enjoy Red Carpet Massacre might depend on the extent to which you’re able to accept it’s really more of a studio concoction than the sound of a band making an album. Curious Timberlake fans might well just start dancing. The irony is Duran Duran have never been shy about embracing the artifice within their art, even going so far as to call one album Pop Trash. The catch is that in the past that artifice was mostly of their creation. Despite its being hyped as a “return to their new wave roots”, Red Carpet Massacre sounds like a remix of a great Duran Duran album, and for that it’s merely good. Click here to read it all! popsyndicate.com review When it’s all said and done, this is a Duran Duran album, and if you haven’t liked them in twenty-six years, Red Carpet Massacre won’t change your mind. The future Rock and Roll Hall of Famers (hey I can dream) still know how to crank out one great dance floor song after another. With the help of Timbaland and Justin Timberlake, they show they can appeal to a whole new audience and not 40-something’s reliving their past. Click here to read the full review. A&E's Private Sessions On
Sunday, 11/25, 9:00 a.m “Duran Duran” Moby Loves Duran
November 11: From Moby's blog journal: November 4, 2007 list time: i went to see duran duran on broadway on friday night. it was really fun, especially the 'ode to kraftwerk and daniel miller' mid-section. i kind of wished that they had played 'careless memories', but the show was fantastic nonetheless. Thanks to Christian for the head! Blender review Nov.
14: Ultimate Brit fops re-dressed by Timbaland and Timberlake. Reviewed
by Barry Walters Billboard.com Review Nov. 14: If her name hadn't been Rio and she'd never danced on the sand, it'd be easy enough to evaluate this solid collection on its own merits. Alas, Simon LeBon and company have a lot of baggage, and their latest effort doesn't match the neon-lit glory days of yesteryear. In a bid to attract new fans, the band collaborated with Justin Timberlake and Timbaland, who manage to make a few tracks sound modern and fresh. First single "Falling Down" is upbeat and danceable, while "Nite-Runner" borders on funk. But when left to its own devices, Duran Duran takes the path of least resistance on songs that sound like older versions of Bloc Party and the Kaiser Chiefs. A few underage folks might find themselves drawn in, but it's up for debate whether "Carpet" will welcome newcomers into the fold. Cortney Harding billboard review
Watch Warm Leatherette NY 11.1./07 on YouTube It's Lyceum!!! November 13: duranduran.com confirms in the evening the Lyceum concert on dec. 3 Simon says: “We are lucky to have found such an elegant alternative to the Odeon and even better that it’s somewhere with which we have a long-standing connection. The theatre has been the home for the ‘Lion King’ for the past few years so we are grateful to all concerned that they are allowing us to bring in our production for this one night.” John says: “We agreed we wanted to do something very different and special in the UK while we were still making the record and have been planning how we’re going to stage it for the past few months. Nick and I have been particularly engaged in this and are really excited about the production. When our Odeon show was shut down a couple of weeks ago we were worried that we wouldn’t be able to find a really great alternative – as we weren’t just looking for another rock and roll venue to take this in to. The Lyceum Theatre is without question the perfect replacement for us – it’s bigger, it’s still in the West End of London and it is an astonishing beautiful building.” check out the full press release here breaking news with a big question mark [posted on november 13, 10.30 gmt] Duran might play the Lyceum theatre as a replacement venue for the London show on december 3?
that's what Denis O' Regan says in his news blog: "America's A&E channel recently interviewed me for a Duran Duran documentary running as part of their 'Biography' series. The show will feature around fifty of my photographs. I'll be shooting the band once again when they return to London in December to play at The Lyceum - the last time I went there it was to see Queen. Here's hoping Red Carpet Massacre does well for them.
Review from The Guardian: Cd of the week Traditionally, the run-up to Christmas is stuffed with greatest-hits releases and new albums from major players in American R&B. Bizarrely, Eighties pop titans Duran Duran now fit into the latter category. Much of their 12th album was produced by hip hop/R&B supremo Tim 'Timbaland' Mosley and his lieutenant, Nate 'Danja' Hills. The reunited line-up of Duran had already completed an album, to be called Reportage. But when guitarist Andy Taylor left in 2006, it was scrapped so the remaining Durans and their new cohorts - Timbaland, Danja and Duran superfan Justin Timberlake - could begin again. There is, apparently, a campaign being waged on Facebook against this R&B sullying of Duran-pop. How quickly Durannies forget how, in 1986, Duran got producer du jour Nile Rodgers to inject the funk into their Notorious LP. The rationale is identical. There is a deeper kinship, too, between Noughties R&B and Eighties pop: Duran's generation wrote the book on selling synthetic music to millions and pratting about on yachts, something that US R&B has since taken up to 11. Massacre is not a bad pairing per se. A gleaming framework of chrome hooks and steely beats pings random bits of Duran, such as Simon Le Bon's voice, or the odd melody, around like pinballs. Sometimes, the experiment is compelling. 'Nite Runner' is easily the best of the futuristic bunch, with the added icing of a guest spot from Justin Timberlake. Sleek and honed, it doesn't sound much like Duran, but it sounds really good. Mostly, though, Massacre feels like a record pulled this way and that between band and producer, making for tunes that really satisfy no one. And then there are the imponderables. Why in Le Bon's name is there an instrumental ('Tricked Out')? What's with the rattly title track whose point about celebrity culture is impossible to fathom? What, precisely, are 'Google-dirty fingers' (a howler of a lyric from 'Skin Divers')? This album's submerged commercial ace is 'Falling Down'. All vogueish angst, it could amount to a last hurrah for Duran Duran. Of all the ironies: it was actually co-written and produced by Timberlake, not Timbaland. Italian singles Chart November 12: Falling down enters straight to number 2! Italian Vanity Fair
November 12: there's a new pic of Mr. Rhodes at cavalli's in the new issue of italian Vanity Fair magazine [thanks to Millo for the scan]. Duran Duran forced to halt gig due to US strikes November 12: John Taylor says: "We know that some people have travelled miles (if not continents) to see us on Broadway and hope that those that were coming on Saturday are going to be able to stick around and come either Monday or Tuesday night". Read the article here: nme.com Nick likes Cavalli
November 11: here is a pic of Nick and italian fashion stylist Roberto Cavalli [NY november 5. 07] Live At The Marquee dec. 5 November 9: Duran has confirmed a date for the Live At The Marquee Concert Series at The Phoenix Park, Dublin on 5 December. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday 12 November at 9.00am priced 65.70Euros. Book On-Line ticketmaster.ie Tickets for members of the Duran Duran Fan Community will go on sale at 3pm GMT Saturday November 10th.
Diana made Duran Duran 'uncool' November 9: Lead singer Simon Le Bon believes the 80s group lost some rock'n'roll kudos when the princess publicly declared them her "favourite band". He told Britain's The Times newspaper: "How did Diana's patronage impact on us? With your average general public, it probably made us accessible. For a lot of other people it made us a little uncool. The royal assent is the establishment saying they like you. It's not very rock'n'roll, is it?" Read the full article here Stephen Duffy interview
Check out Stephen Duffy [with a full beard!] talking about his career including the early days in Duran on simply.tv. click here [thanks to sandralyte for posting the link on the Duran message board] Duran Duran is Still Big, just the Stage Got Small
Nov. 8: click on the pic to read the review from the New York Times Nov. 7: Listen to bits of the new album on Vh1.com's the leak. Click on the logo
Duran grand opening video
thanks to geisha for posting this video on duran.it November 6: Vote Falling Down video at All Music channel New York Post and other Broadway reviews
Updated on november 6.: New York Post's journalist Dan Aquilante in its Broadway review complaints the lack of hits played at the show. " Yes, they did play their dusty first hit "Girls on Film" as the encore, and "Notorious" and "(Reach Up for the) Sunrise" may have satisfied some hit-hungry fans, but for the most part the show felt unsatisfying and incomplete". click on the photo to read the full review. you can read other reviews on the broadway shows from the DailyNews.com here, from Rolling Stone here, from style.com here and from here Entertainment Weekly November 9, 07
uploaded on november 5 Variety review
read a review from Variety here. "the set confirmed the durability of the band's material and suggested that this time, the comeback may just take". Huge advert on italian national newspaper "La Repubblica"
Nov.3: the advert is about the Rds competition to win a trip to New York and see a Duran show at the Barrymore theare. Full scan in the scan section, click here "Cry Baby Cry" According to www.sonymusic.co.jp the bonus track for the Japanese release of "Red Carpet Massacre " is "Cry Baby Cry".
Merchandise at the Broadway shows November 2: Different tshirt in white, black and red with a new heart logo and Red Carpet Massacre graphics [$40/$50]+ a set of 5 theatre posters [pic below - $25]
Lucky fans who attend the show can also get a copy of the playbill pictured below.
Sunday newspaper's mag out on nov. 4th: Duran inspired by Justin Timberlake November 2: The Sunday newspaper's magazine on sale on November 4th 2007 features an article on how Mr Timberlake got involved and helped in creating Duran Duran's new single Falling Down. Duran Duran's fans ban [Odeon gig cancelled?] November 2: Duran Duran have had to reschedule a one-off gig to showcase their new album after police feared a stampede. The December 3 date at the Odeon in London’s Leicester Square has been cancelled amid fears the area would be invaded by thousands of fans desperate to see the new romantic legends. Ironically, the new album is called Red Carpet Massacre. For those prize winners who won one of my competition tickets, your prize will still be valid for the rescheduled date, which I will reveal very soon. Source the sun
Simon and Yasmin walking in New York on november 1. picture taken by ivyagogo. many more pics @ duran_messageboard |
