See you in late august
July 11: It's that time of the year that duranasty.com goes on holiday 'cos I'll spend some quality time with my family somewhere very close to the beach. I won't return untill late agoust so I won't update the site untill that time. Please check duranduran.com for all the official news, I also highly recommend also the unofficial duranduranboard and the cool site by gimmeawristband.com. Thanks to everyone who have supported this site over the years, without you duranasty.com wouldn't be the same. Hope you all have a great summertime! I loved John's sentence in his birthday blog and I want to adopt it for the summer: All You Need is NOW’ Le Bon sighting
May 16: Simon and Yasmin Le Bon attended the 40th anniversary celebrations of Browns on May 12, 2010 in London. Notorious and Big Thing postponed to September 7, 2010
May 11: I just got an update about the upcoming Duran Duran reissues from my source at Emi: Catalogue. Notorious and Big Thing special edition's release date have been moved from July 5/6 to September 7, 2010. Chauffeur video
May 10: Chauffeur's debut at Ronnie Scott's in Soho London on april 21 [featuring Simon Le Bon and Nick Rhodes playing the classic Duran Duran song 'The Chauffeur]'. Posted on Vimeo from Theophilus London. Duran Duran & Rio Ferdinand Rio as unofficial World Cup song
May 6: This has been already discussed in 2002 and it was actually going to happen if England had won the World Cup, but it didn't happen, so the guys abandoned the idea. According to 3am.co.uk it might happen this year... Just read! "Duran Duran are still quite cool as older bands go, so it’s ok to still like them, honestly. Rio Ferdinand [footballer - he plays at centre back for Manchester United in the Premier League and is captain of the England national team.] obviously agrees with us as he might be about to collaborate with them and re-release a version of one of their biggest hits… Rio. They’re all good mates apparently and Mark Ronson’s even up for remixing it as an unofficial World Cup song" Update on Jewels's book 'Dinner Accomplished'
April 28: I emailed JulieAnne Rhodes to ask how her biography book is progressing. She kindly answered my question: Hi Salvo: Thank you for your well wishes, and I'm thrilled you like reading the blog! You have no idea how happy that makes me! Nothing new with 'Dinner Accomplished' other than it is progressing nicely, and it is a cookbook [not an auto-biography as the Daily Mail reported]. I think they jumped to that conclusion since I enjoy writing about my experiences and "recipes for life" on my blog. With the book I hope to help the home cook learn the "personal chef approach" to cooking. How to do for themselves, what I do for my clients. I want them to rediscover the joy of cooking together with family and friends on weekends, so they can enjoy fast, fabulous home-cooked meals on hectic weekday nights. I will definitely let you know when there is a release date. One thing I have learned is that publishing is a very slow process. I want the book to be perfect... an interesting read, with beautiful pictures, and mouth-watering recipes you will want to make over and over again. Best
wishes, Roger Taylor turns 50 today!
April 26, 2010 The Prima Donna
April 20: Nick Rhodes attended The Prima Donna Opening Night at Sadler's Wells Theatre on 12/4 in London. Untagged pics of Nick with Neil Tennant and Mark Ronson here. Enjoy! Studio news: according to a post on Duran Duran's facebook the guys started a new session in the studio last week. Celebrity Sightings in LA
March 30: Victoria’s Secret celebrated the premiere of its Swim '10 collection video, starring bathing beauties Alessandra Ambrosio, Miranda Kerr and Candice Swanepoel, with a fete at Brent Bolthouse and Darren Dzienciol's new nightclub Trousdale on the Sunset Strip. A testosterone-heavy crowd -- Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Brand, Josh Lucas, Duran Duran’s Nick Rhodes. Taylor and Copeland on stage together
March 26: Check out John Taylor and Stewart Copeland of The Police at Smashbox Studios in Los Angeles playing live Madonna's "Music" featuring kids from New Roads School for the Family Music Festival & Expo fundraiser. Corporate gig in Vegas
March 26: On march 20 Duran Duran played a private/corporate show at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas as the grand finale of the Arbonne National Training Conference. The band enjoyed themselves in Vegas day and night... above: the guys at Wet Republic, the new pool in Vegas Danimals free download
March 20: Late last year Sydney band Danimals won the Ted Lab project and were flown to New York to collaborate with Mark Ronson and an enviable list of other stars. The result of the trip is the track Fox featuring Ronson, John Taylor of Duran Duran, Phantom Planet’s Alex Greenwald and Santigold. The song was mixed by TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek and is available now as a free download. 'Fox' featuring John Taylor download here [save target as] The Le Bons in Manchester
March 13: Simon and Yasmin Le Bon have been spotted on march 10 at Manchesters 'San Carlo' Italian restaurant before heading to Old Trafford to watch Manchester United beat AC Milan. download picture here Arcadia press release
March 9: So Red The Rose will be out on april 9! I just got the press release from Emi Catalogue and I noticed that on the sleeve there's that uncool ‘special edition’ printed label that was also on the Rio album. Two wonderful original pieces of art by artists Nagel and Viramontes visually ruined by that label... Well, if you collect press releases here is the italian one for So Red The Rose. John Taylor at the pre-Oscars party
march 4: John Taylor with Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale outside Chateau Marmont following a pre-Oscars party [pic taken on February 27] Nick and Kylie at 'I'm Love' private screening
january 28: Nick Rhodes and Kylie Minogue have been spotted together at the private screening of the film 'I am Love'. Soho Hotel, London, January 17, 2010. Well, who knows if they are still discussing a collaboration?! Do you remeber this article from november 2008? I repost it below just in case you missed it... From theaustralian.news.com.au 11/08. Kylie Minogue teams up with Duran Duran. Pop princess Kylie Minogue wants to team up with '80s heart throbs Duran Duran for a new single. Minogue has reportedly held secret talks with the British band's singer Simon Le Bon and keyboard player Nick Rhodes in South America. The trio lunched together recently at a restaurant in Chile, where both Minogue and Duran Duran were on tour, to discuss new ideas for her next album, the News of the World reported. "Kylie's been thinking about reinventing her sound and has always loved Duran Duran so thought: 'Why the hell not?','' the newspaper quoted a source as saying. Press release
December 17: The GSMA, which represents the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry, today announced that Duran Duran, one of the world's most successful rock bands, will headline the Congress Party & Awards Celebration on Tuesday 16 February 2010 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Writer, actor and self confessed technophile, Stephen Fry, will host and present the awards, which have taken on a new two part format, comprising an afternoon awards presentation as well as the evening celebration party. The band's keyboard player and founding member, Nick Rhodes, will also be interviewed as part of the Mobile Entertainment keynote session in the conference programme at the Mobile World Congress on Wednesday 17 February 2010. For more information, please visit Mobile World Live, the new online portal for the mobile communications industry, at or the GSMA corporate website at Full press release here Just put us on te cover we'll be smiling anyway
December 9: The current issue of Goldmine magazine has the front cover fully dedicated to Duran Duran. It's Issue #767, from December 18, 2009. The band features also in the 6 page article titled '80s Time Capsule'.. Grab your copy now! Founding members at Social and Charity events in London and NY
December 9: On December 6th Nick Rhodes attended a special screening of 'A Single Man' hosted by The Cinema Society and Bing at Moma. Below John and Gela Taylor at the Juicy Couture children's tea party in aid of Mothers 4 Children, at the Juicy Couture Store on December 2, 2009 in London.
Simon in New York
November 20: Yesterday Simon and Yasmin LeBon attended the 2009 Victoria's Secret fashion show after party at M2 Ultra Lounge, in New York City. Pics in the main photo agencies. Nick at the Evening Standard Influentials Party on November 10
November 13: click here to get the full picture! She's a Femme Fatale
November 3: On October 22 Nick attended Ellen Von Unwerth's Private View at the Michael Hoppen Gallery in London. [Ellen has done lots of promotional photography for Duran Duran over the years and the videoclips for Femme Fatale and Electric Barbarella] Duran Duran Calendar 2010
November 3: As we previously announced, the Duran Duran Limited Edition Official 2010 Calendar is now available to preorder on the official website, featuring exclusive new shots by Kristin Burns and layout by Patty Palazzo The Le Bons in Morocco
October 31: Simon and Yasmin Le Bon attended a party held for the grand opening of Mazagan Beach Resort on October 30, 2009 in El Jadida, Morocco. Kerzner International have launched a brand new 500-room tourist destination in Morocco boasting an 18-hole golf course designed by Gary Player, a 7km stretch of beach, luxury boutiques, eight restaurants, casino, nightclub, a spa and one of the largest conference centres in the region. John and Simon vinyl passion
video interview here Full page article on Portuguese newspaper
October 10: Today's Diario De Noticias from Portugal features a full page article about the Rio re-release. Downolad a scan here Tck, Tck, Tck campaign
October 7: check out Simon's picture for the "time for climate justice" campaign. The Music Between Us
October 4: Mark Ronson played a tiny but delicious taste from the unfinished new Duran Duran album during his weekly show on East Village Radio, "Authentic Shit". [thanks to kittyfunpuppy and her new blog] download the clip here Nick Rhodes at Hervé Léger Launch
September 19: Nick Rhodes at the Hervé Léger Launch VIP Dinner on September 17, 2009 in London. Yasmin For Wallis - Launch Party
September 11: Yasmin and Simon Le Bon [with their three daughters] attended the launch party of YLB for Wallis, at the Sanderson Hotel on September 9, 2009 in London, Pics on getty. Nick and Roger about 13th on msn.com
June 17: video interview | check it out! Rolling Durans
June 17: Zine writer made his name hanging out with the Rolling Stones | From the interview: Q. I understand you played a role in keeping the band together when they almost broke up in the ’80s. A: I don’t know about that. But Keith was mad that “Brenda” – that’s Mick, and it was not a compliment – would hang out with flavor-of-the-month bands like Duran Duran. So he and Ronnie wrote songs with titles like “I’m Gonna Knock Your Teeth Out” and “Had It With You.” But I guess I was someone both Keith and Mick could talk to. Meredith on ES Homes and Property
June
17: American actress and artist Meredith Ostrom, best-known
for her full-length nude self-portraits, is homesick for London after
her recent split from Duran Duran's Nick Rhodes. Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner with Mark
May 29: Nick Rhodes and Mark Ronson have been spotted by paparazzi at Cipriani restaurant on May 28th. Jacqui Smith, Labour Party politician and... Duran Duran fan!
May 17: Jacqui Smith, Labour Party politician, Home Secretary, Member of Parliament and... Duran Duran fan! "It is less than 24 hours since G20 protesters clashed with the police and, in her sizable central London office, the home secretary is considering which member of Duran Duran she fancied the most. "Hmmm," says Jacqui Smith, self-consciously, resting her head on the back of her chair, "I guess my favourite was Simon Le Bon." Does that hold true today, wonders Record Doctor. Plainly, the singer isn't what he was. "Well," she adds in defence of the man whose group soundtracked her years at Oxford University, "I haven't seen him recently but, yes, he did look a bit out of shape, and then..." She pauses, flummoxed, in search of the right phrase. "And then he kind of... erm, he got back into shape." [...] "Now what was music to me?" asks the 46-year-old. [Smith does this a lot, asks herself a question, as if the process helps her to fashion a response.]"It was stuff that supported the political stance I was taking, but it was also fun, party stuff. Duran Duran came into the party category. And," she says, waving her arms from side to side, grinning as she does so, "I liked to dance." Gary Kemp says "I was jealous" of Duran Duran
May 16: Gary Kemp says the death of his parents and seeing the reformed Duran Duran spurred him on to revive Spandau Ballet. [...] It pains him to say it [mainly because Duran/Spandau were the Blur/Oasis rivals of their day] but going to see Duran Duran at a sold-out Wembley Arena a couple of years ago really got him going again: "I was jealous." Neil Gaiman’s first four years of Duran Duran's history
May 16: Writer Duran Duran's book "the first four years" has been interviewed by the Irish Times | "His first big break came from a more unlikely direction. In 1984, he somehow secured a commission to write a book on Duran Duran. “I like to remember that my advance allowed me to go out and trade in my manual typewriter for an electric typewriter. That was quite a thing then,” he says. “Many years later I was invited onto this yacht by a film producer and, oddly, Simon Le Bon was part of the crew. We ended up getting on quite well, but I felt I had this secret. So I sidled up to him and eventually told him I’d written this book on Duran Duran. ‘The one with the grey cover?’ he said. ‘We liked that one’.” Sadly, the publisher of the Duran Duran opus went bust just after the first print run sold out. Ever since, he has made a point of only taking work that he truly believes in. “Then even if you don’t get the money you have done something cool and interesting.” Nice pic of Roger and Gisela in Peru
May 13: the photo was taken in Peru back in november 08. Many thanks to M. for sending it! Click here for a bigger size version! Le Bons spotted at Solange Azagury-Partridge Store opening
May 11: The Le Bon have been spotted at the Solange Azagury-Partridge Store opening on may 5. "There to fete her were Rachel Weisz and Yasmin and Simon Le Bon. “One of the first and only things he ever got me was this ring,” said Le Bon, showing off a ruby flower. “Of course, I think I took it back and said, ‘Can you make it in rubies?" More here: wwd.com Nick spotted at Williamson's H&M Launch Party in New York
April 30: New York | In the above photo Matthew Williamson, the english fashion designer, and Nick at the Summer Collection for H&M Launch Party on April 28, 2009. Grace Jones entertained the crowd at the party "“She’s one of the world’s finest,” said Duran Duran’s Nick Rhodes" [quote from wwd.com] Roger Taylor is 49 on April 26!
Happy Birthday dear Roger from all your friends at www.duranasty.com Postcard from St. Petersburg!
April 20: Spotted huge Duran Duran posters announcing the june 4th show in St. Petersburg [thanks to Igor for the great pics] What was your first impression of Andy [Warhol] ?
April 17: Nick Rhodes [Duran Duran]: Meeting people you admire is a dangerous sport, and, more often than not, you end up wounded. with Andy, this was simply not the case. Arriving at the Factory was like walking on a movie set: paintings everywhere, Brigid Berlin and Fred Hughes and an army of helpers. but Andy was as curious to meet the band as we were to meet him. He was shy but sharp, witty, and full of nervous energy. This
quote was on Simon at the Albert Elbaz's party
April 3: On march 26 Simon Le Bon attended the grand opening of the new Albert Elbaz's boutique in the heart of Mayfair, London. After the opening all the guests moved to Chelsea, in the house of a great and well known gallerist, where a huge party took place. Source FashionFm and Repubblica. Nick at Esthetica party with drag queen Prestige
March 31: The picture was taken at the Esthetica party a couple of weeks ago and published in Ok! magazine. Thanks to duranmanga for the scan. click here for the bigger size version. Simon at the 42nd Antigua Sailing Week
March 29: The 2009 running of the event will begin on Saturday 25 April, six full days of competition for the racing fleets will culminate on Thursday 30 April. Among the early entrants for Antigua Sailing Week is Charles Dunstone's Transpac 52 Rio, which will compete with a largely professional crew - including many members of Team Origin America's Cup squad - and rock and roll celebrity Simon Le Bon - lead singer of Duran Duran and Whitbread Round the World Race veteran. For more information, visit www.sailingweek.com. Amber's first photoshoot on Hello! magazine
March 26: In Hello! magazine issue 1064 dated 24 march 09 there's a huge 4 pages article on Amber Le Bon featuring stunning pics of the young model wearing only swimwear range [the feature include also a picture with his dad]. "Thanks to mum and dad, I was involved in fashion since I was a child" Amber says. Duran Duran helps War Child
February 26: press release - Duran Duran have joined music’s finest artists in support of the War Child “Heroes” CD by giving the compilation an exclusive live performance of their classic Bond theme, A View to A Kill, as a bonus track on the album. The version the band have chosen is a collaboration with DJ and Producer Mark Ronson, who arranged and performed the song with Duran Duran during a recent one-off performance at the historic La Cigale theatre in Paris, marking the first time Ronson and the band have played together. This rare recording is available as a bonus track when purchasing the European release of the War Child “Heroes” CD by following download instructions on the album cover or visiting warchild.org.uk 'Heroes' is now available to buy in the UK All UK profits made by our record label Parlophone will be donated to War Child to help protect children living in the world's most dangerous war zones. War Child works with children affected by war in Iraq, Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. Retro magazine: Simon on the cover!
February 19: This is the new issue [n° 20 march - april 2009] of the italian magazine Retro [ a bi-monthly mag specialized in '70 '80 and '90s pop culture and music]. The new issue features Simon Le Bon on the front cover and Duran Duran, among other 80s band, inside. Amber Le Bon debuts as model for Moschino on italian Vanity Fair
February 19: The daughter of Yasmin and Simon Le Bon jumped in the role of editor, choosing her favourite clothing combinations from the Moschino Cheap & Chic collection for a photo shoot that will be published on Moschino’s Internet site Moschino.com. A preview of the pics and article is on current issue of the italian Vanity Fair magazine. DJ Roger marks the 25th anniversary of SBS '84 at the Seminole
February 17: DJ Roger Taylor will be spinning in Hollywood, Florida on March 7th at the Seminole Hard Rock - amazingly, almost exactly 25 years to the day that Duran Duran played 10 miles from the Hard Rock where the Hollywood Sportatorium once stood. Several fans, who attended that unforgettable '84 show, are going to show support for DJ Roger and mark the 25th anniversary of SBS '84 at the Seminole on March 7th. Spread the to ensure a large crowd for Roger! [thanks to Kathy Bonczyk] Happy birthday Andy
february 16: Andy Taylor's 48th Birthday! Nick at the BAFTA After Party
February 11: Nick Rhodes has been spotted at the BAFTA After Party at Grosvenor House Hotel in London on February 8. In the pictures: Nick with Hayley Atwell, Tamara Mellon and Christian Slater. Once again: fans helps out the band providing good promotion in the press.
February 10: The Nick Rhodes interview by Christian D'Antonio has earneed a big space on the current issue of the italian magazine Job. A very good exposure for the band. This time I helped out providing a picture of Nick Rhodes taken by me during the RCM tour [in Brussels june 2008]. Lucy Fleming meets Duran Duran
February 10: This news isn't that fresh [it happened in october] but I think it's still worth reporting it... It's about Ian Fleming, the genius who created James Bond, secret agent 007, who was born 100 years ago on the 28th May. A year-long programme of events is under way to celebrate his life, his legacy as a writer, and the amazing impact that his fictional creation has had not only in Britain but all around the world, and also to raise money for charity. Duran Duran sadly couldn't make the Ian Fleming Centenary Gala evening but they sent a message of support. Lucy Fleming, Fleming's niece, went to meet them [in the pic with band]. Fans help Croatian best music website to review the Songbook performance
February 4: We always try our best to promote Duran Duran on the media... Croatian correspondent Mario Kolega from durancroadia.com has just written a story on the Songbook performance for the biggest music portal in Croatia. Check it out: muzika.hr The article also features pictures taken by Salvo Zuppardo and duranasty.com has been linked. Dom Brown's official facebook
February 4: Click here if you want to join Dom's new official facebook page. It's a great source of info on our talented guy! Listen Vanity, a great new song from Between the Lines here SkyArt's Songbook
January 27: Duran Duran are going to tape their show for the new Songbook serie [wich begins on 5th February] on january 28 at the Hospital Club in London. It's an invite only show mainly for British media and 25 lucky winners from the Duran Durab fan club. I will hopefully have a report on the event soon.
January 27: Roger Taylor deejays again in New York! Roger Taylor and Jake Fonique will perform at Cielo on March 5th. Simon features on RaceWeek news
january 25: Simon features on RaceWeek news, a local newspaper from Key West. Here you can read and downlaod the digital version of the article. Thanks to Maz for the link. BBCs Style on Trial featuring John Taylor
part one
part two january 24: Arrested John Taylor bulgary! Police say 45 year-old Troy Thomas masterminded over 150 thefts in the Los Angeles area over the past few years, including one that hit the home of John Taylor of Duran Duran in April, 2007, and made off with a safe. |
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