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December 26: It's been an incredible Duran year, the last two months have been amazing with so much Duran activities! duranasty.com will stop for a short holyday and will be back on january 10. Wish you all a smashing Durantastic new year! Check out the latest news and downlods! Enjoy! National Lottery Show
December 25 | "All You Need Is Now" at the National Lottery Show [UK] on Christmas Eve 2010. The TV was filmed in front of the Natural History Museum of London. thanks to kimyogkyliesimon for the YouTube upload. A Message from Julie Anne
December 25: Jewels has a special request to us all, read the email she sent me today. A Christmas Miracle for a Miraculous Baby Merry Christmas, and how groovy is it that Duran Duran are at #1 again?! Would you please ask your readers to keep my friend Giorgi's baby Vita in their prayers this holiday? This baby and her family need a miracle, and lots of love and support. You can read about them here on my blog or just go to straight to Giorgi Centeno-Antinori's blog for Vita. Their story is about the most courageous, loving, and faithful stories I have ever known - especially at this time of year, and time of need.
December 25 | Happy Christmas and a Smashing New Year to all the readers of duranasty.com and their families! Let's celebrate with a set of new exclusive Duran pics! New Roger interview hard copy version of the new album will be released at the end of february
December 15 |
Roger Taylor speaks to George and Suzie of Clyde 1 radio thanks to MrT Top Billing Teaser
November 24: Duran Duran Exclusive | As we announced weeks ago, Top Billing's Jo-ann joined the band in London to speak about their upcoming tour of South Africa. Here is a teaser! Video has been also added to the original news Duran Duran and Dino De Laurentiis
November 19 | this news has been updated with a picture of the guys and Dino De Laurentiis taken in Rome in 2005. Thanks to Camillo for the pic. Simon and John at 'The One Show'
November 17: Check out Simon and John promoting the upcoming single "All You Need Is Now" on BBC1 programme 'The One Show'.
Being Followed world premiere
November 6: Mark Ronson has has just given the fans a world-premiere of the new song “Being Followed” on eastvillageradio.com If you missed it or want just listen and re-listen the fantastic track on your ipod then you can get the clip here Updated: With a clever cut and paste Marcel Agterhuis has made an amateur longer version of Being Followed [posted on soundcloud.com] without Mark Ronson talking all over it. So this is not the real entire version but just a more listenable and 'clean' version of the bits aired yesterday by Rosnon. Get it here Harper's Bazaar Women of the Year Awards
November 2: Nick Rhodes poses with top model Natalia Vodianova, winner of 'Inspiration of the Year' award at Harper's Bazaar Women of the Year Awards, held yesterday, november 1, in London. Get a pic of Nick at the event here It's all about the Pink
On October 19 2010, Nick Rhodes has been spotted chatting with legendary music icon David Gilmour, voice and guitar of Pink Floyd, at Launch Party for Bryan Ferry's new album. Nick and Simon in the studio today
November 1: In these pics Simon Le Bon, sporting a long beard, and Nick Rhodes today, arriving at Duran Duran's recording studio in South London. Simon Picture Gallery Here Nick Picture Galery Here [pics are not taken arriving at The 'X Factor' as wrongly reports contactmusic]
Tour rehearsal In a new video posted on the official site Nick says "in a couple of weeks time we start rehearsal for our South African tour...We'll have a few surprises for you!" Straight from the horse's mouth
November 1: On October 28th Nick has been shortly interviewed for the Ken Bruce show on BBC Radio 2. He just confirms what we already reported last week, that they are hoping to release the album digitally in December then a physical release next year! If you didn't trust the make up artist's news then listen to this cool news straight from from Nick's mouth! [right click, save target as] Thanks Mr T for the file Amber's head on fire for a commercial
October 31: I don't usually post stuff about the Duran daughters but this video of Amber for Umberto Giannini Glam Hair is so funny, I couldn't resist! So check it out! Saffron's XIII and the Brave new live shows.
Simon writes a blog on the official Duran site about his second daughter's songwriting. "I can’t stop myself from listening to the song. It is titled “The Wind She Blows You Close” and it brings chills to my skin and tears to my eyes still, and I must have heard it a hundred times" XIII and the Brave upcoming shows 2 Dec 2010
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I posted some news about Saffron's band on april 23, 2010, when the band was still called Benji XIII, check it out in the news section [scroll down a bit]. October 27: Happy Birthday Simon!
Happy 52nd birthday to the one and only Simon Le Bon. Lots of love from duranasty.com! To celebrate his birthday we have a new splash intro all dedicated to our favourite singer, so check it out!! 1958 october 27, Simon John Charles Le Bon is born at Bushey Maternity Hospital, near Watford, Herts. It's also the date of his dad John's birthday. Get a sweet picture of Simon and his dad dated 1985 here! Simon confirms: we'll listen new Duran music around Christmas
October 25: In the latest Katy Kafe up for members at ddm Simon says: "All I can say regarding the release of the new album is... keep your eyes and ears open around Christmas as there might be something coming out around then and I reckon before the new year! Login to listen the full kafe as he also speaks about the existential meaning of All You Need Is Now and more... The title: "I love the fact that is a slight mutilation of a Beatles title..." [laughs] Simon Le Bon shopping in Rome
October 25: Simon Le Bon, shops with his wife, model Yasmin and daughter, model Amber Le Bon in Rome on October 24. full set of pictures here Article on The Citizen from South Africa
October 23 | there's an article [a good half page!] about Duran Duran's upcoming tour on today's edition of the South African newspaper The Citizen: "This
outing marks the band’s first in this part of the world in 17
years and the start of an enormous global campaign around the release
of their next studio album, “We haven’t played in South
Africa for way too long,” says singer Simon Le Bon. “So
we are really looking forward to coming down there. We have spent
the last year sequestered away, working on new music and now have
an album ready for release early in the New Year – so we can’t
wait to get back out on the road again and do some shows,” he
says. “We have actually never played in South Africa before
as the original line-up – so this will be a first for us performing
there with Roger in the band!” Nick Rhodes interview on whatson.co.za
October 23: Nick speaks to another South African website about the upcoming tour. Will you be playing any songs from the new album ‘All You Need Is Now’? NR:
I would hope we play some if the new songs, we haven’t rehearsed
any of them yet so we better get moving. There will obviously be the
favourites, some surprises and hopefully some fresh, new songs. Read the full interview here Thanks to Denisse for the heads up The Le Bons in India attend party in honor of Prince Charles and Camilla at Bal Samand Palace
October 10, 2010: This article about Prince Charles's [and Camilla] visit to Jodhpur, published on october 6th in The Telegraph from Calcutta, reports about the presence of the Le Bons at the party at Bal Samand Palace in Jodhpur. "Before the Royal couple flew back to London on Tuesday night, they attended the reception given in their honour by Gaj Singh in Jodhpur as the final event of their four-day tour. The ex-maharaja’s wife Hemlata Rajye and daughter Shivranjani were also present as the night sky was lit up with a firework display. Simon Le Bon, leader singer of Duran Duran from the early 1980s, and his wife, Yasmin Le Bon, a former model, were among guests who lent glamour to the party at Bal Samand Palace, located by a lake. It is understood the model Kate Moss was also there." More about Simon and Yasmin's trip to India on duranduran.com Thanks Denisse for sending the pic Love kills
Remembering John Lennon who would have been 70 Today. 9 October 1940 - 8 December 1980 October 9, 2010: Back in july Meredith Ostrom did an interview for Style magazine [supplement of The Sunday Times] and among other things she also talks about the seven-year relationship with Nick Rhodes which ended in 2009. The ex says that the crowds of middle-aged groupies outside the front door didn’t help the relationship. “I thought it was mad, but Nick would go out and stand there for hours signing autographs. He was always nice to them. He’d say, remember, the fan John Lennon pissed off was the fan that shot him.” The day Lennon was killed Duran Duran were in London recording the Manchester Square Demos: Anyone Out There
In interviews, the band has often recalled the struggle to continue recording after hearing of the death of John Lennon. Breaking News All You Need Is Now out in January 2011!
October 8, 2010: Roger has just been interviewed on 567 CapeTalk radio [South Africa]. Roger says "the album is coming out very shortly after the South African dates, in january! Download the full interview here Thanks to Tim for sending the file Duran on today's Le Figaro
October 5, 2010: There's an article about the Fendi show in today's prestigious french newspaper.
On October 4 Nick Rhodes attended the H&M Champs Elysees designed by Jean Nouvel flagship opening during Paris Fashion Week. Nick has been spotted wearing one of the wonderful t-shirt designed by our very dear Patty Palazzo... the one with a picture of Beethoven printed on! Check it out! download the above picture in high resolution here *Updated* More pics in the gallery Photo Gallery Paris October 3 2010
October 4, 2010: Some cool [untagged] pics of the guys in Paris last night. Enjoy! DD in Paris for Fendi, show tracklist
October 3: Here's the tracklist of tonight's private show in Paris. Thanks to Christophe who has been sending pics and messages via Twitter during the event.
Check out some backstage pics posted here by Andy Mackenzie and here by Hilary Alexander. Duran Duran in the headlines of today's italian newspaper Il Mattino *Boys Keep Swinging live premiere*
"'un inedito per Fendi" October 2, 2010: According to today's italian newspaper 'Il Mattino' the band will perform "Boys Keep Swinging" [the song taken from the new David Bowie Tribute Album] tomorrow at the Fendi Ò event in Paris. Proceeds from the sale of the album will go to War Child. Above the invitation card to the event New Simon Interview download Duran Duran will be premiering tracks from the new album in South Africa
October 1: EWN's Nadia Neophytou talks to Simon Le Bon about the group's upcoming tour to South Africa. Simon says they will be premiering tracks from the new album when they tour South Africa in December. It's been 17 years since the group last performed there. Nadia: [...] and you also are going to be launching something pretty amazing while you are here on tour... Simon: "Yes we are! We just pretty much finished recording a new album which is gonna be called All You Need Is Now, I should think will be premiering some of the tracks from that album when we'll be playing in South Africa" Photo news: Nick in Paris
October 1, 2010: Nick spotted in Paris at Lanvin Ready to Wear Spring Summer 2011 fashion show. World Tour dates coming in a few months
October 1, 2010: An Itv journalist in Birmingham enquires about a new Duran tour: 'When we find out about the tour dates?' John: "Tour dates? Not quite sure, a few months away from announcing tour dates." Download the interview Mark Ronson on Duran Duran on mtv.com and beehivecity.com
"This man of 50 years old has this voice ... he never lost the power," Ronson explained of his experiences in the recording booth with Le Bon. "In fact, the power has kind of grown a bit. He puts all these indie yelpers to shame. He's brilliant." when I saw the cover, I thought ,’F***, I completely stole Rio’.” Will Duran sue? ”They were kind of OK with it.” “It was so exciting to get to work with Duran. But I’d rather not work with them at all than make an average Duran Duran album. You just get in the studio and see if there’s chemistry and if you’ve got the thing that can help them.” tv advert for Record Collection featuring Simon Le Bon and the the Business International as dolls. Check it out! Nick Rhodes meets old time friend Anthony Price
September 17: Nick Rhodes and Anthony Price [the fashion designer who wrapped Duran Duran in pastel taffeta for 'Rio]' attend the private viewing of KM3D-1 at Haunch of Venison yesterday September 16, 2010 in London.
September 13: I have been 'playing' like a kid in my Duran Duran archive and I re-discovered this gem from the english mag 'International Musician' from may 1986. I really enjoyed the tech read, so I have to share it with you! Check out how a dildo was involved in the recording session of 'So Red The Rose'... [Warren wasn't there yet!]. Below a couple of quotes from the article. "I
can’t wait until everything’s digital, all the way through
- “We
were playing away one day, and kept on hearing this funny buzzing
sound. I turned round, and there was David [Van Tiegham - composer,
musician, percussionist] Nick Rhodes 1986 Get a big scan of the three pages article
More from my archive... we have seen tens of pics of Nick with Andy Warhol, even a couple of Roger and John with the great Pop Art artist... but, what about Simon? Here is a quite exclusive document, an unseen picture of a very young Mr Le Bon with Warhol taken at the Factory in 1981! check out what the artist said in an interview to The Face magazine: What do you do when at home in your apartment uptown? I'm not home very much but when I am I just watch MTV. All the time? Well, I have to see my friend Nick, I've got to catch him in "Wild Boys"... actually, I masturbate to Duran Duran videos, Simon's also really cute and one day he's going to be a great actor. Photo news: Simon le Bon in Porto Cervo - Sardina
September 10: Porto Cervo - Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup 2010 - Simon Le Bon on board Hamilton II [september 8, 2010] click here for full size picture photo credit: Borlenghi Nick at Armani's Fashion's Night Out
September 10: Nick Rhodes has been spotted at Emporio Armani's Fashion's Night Out Celebration at Emporio Armani on September 8, 2010 in London. click here for the full picture 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 highly recommend also the unofficial duranduranboard and the cool site 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
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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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