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Single "Girls On Film" from album "Duran Duran" (1981)
Duran Duran Got a Rough Start in Reunion Tour
March 27, 2008 02:03:20Duran Duran did not leave a good first impression on their reunion tour on Wednesday, March 26. The rock band who reformed in 2007 to release the album "Red Carpet Massacre", got off an awkward start in New Zealand when a string of mishaps occurred on stage.
Reports said that vocalist Simon Le Bon forgot the lyrics of "Hungry Like the Wolf" which is one of their biggest hits. The vocalist however, managed to pull it through and according to Herald, the audience did not seem to mind.
T.I. Among the Many Artists Designing Custom Line T-Shirts for Playboy
February 19, 2008 04:02:28In addition to working on his next LP, to be titled "Paper Trail", T.I. is branching out his singing career by designing custom line of T-shirts for Playboy. The rap icon is one among the many other artists giving hand to participate in the second annual Rock the Rabbit Program.
Having seen a number of other famous music figures, including the likes of Duran Duran, Daft Punk, Ghostland Observatory, Hot Chip, Iggy Pop, and Jamie T, place their own personal design around Playboy's famous Rabbit Head, T.I. has his limited edition Rock the Rabbit custom designed T-shirts emblazoned with the words "T.I. vs. T.I.P." with the famous bunny logo and a crown are used as the dots on the "I"s. "T.I. vs. T.I.P." actually is directed from the title of T.I.'s latest effort of the same name.
Justin Timberlake Mocks Britney Spears' Rehab Stint in Song?
November 17, 2007 11:11:37The rumor that Justin Timberlake has written a song for his ex, Britney Spears, was partly confirmed by Duran Duran's drummer Roger Taylor. The band's song 'Falling Down' that was written by Timberlake is said to be "loosely based on" Britney's fall.
"I suppose it's loosely based on her, but not only on one celebrity - just celebrity culture in general," Taylor said. "A lot of young celebrities seem to disappear into rehab. So it's kind of like, what could be happening in your wildest dream in that rehab center?"
Duran Duran Found Name for 12th Album
July 06, 2007 04:07:14
Rock band Duran Duran that is stepping with R&B icons for their twelfth set has named the highly anticipated album. The record that took three years to complete will be named "Red Carpet Massacre" after a track in it.
Besides working with Timbaland, the band also worked with the producer's protege Nate "Danja" Hills who is putting final touches to the album. One of the tracks will be Justin Timberlake-featuring called "Night Runner". It was reported to be the first single released from the album.
Duran Duran to be "Night Runner" with Justin Timberlake
June 08, 2007 01:06:04
British pop rock act Duran Duran is confirmed to collaborate with "SexyBack" singer Justin Timberlake. The band that is still recognized as "The Eighties Band" will do a song titled "Night Runner" with JT.
The collaboration is not only between the two of them but also involves the hottest producer in town, Timbaland plus his protégé Danja. Unlike JT who is doing only one song, Tim and Danja produce two other tracks "Skin Divers" and "Zooming In".
Ten Songs Picked for Having Worst Lyrics
May 07, 2007 01:05:04
Ten pop songs have been listed through BBC 6 Music ballot to reign the worst lyrics chart. Des'ree's "Life" came out the ultimate 'winner' by sitting at the 1st post through a 30 per cent votes.
Announcing the top ten list, the radio presenter Marc Riley says, "Bad lyrics can come in all forms - some acceptable, some less so. Dumb is sometimes OK, but pious and pretentious and pompous are obviously never to be encouraged nor tolerated." In defense to this, Martin Fry from English band ABC who sat at #4 said, "I have been waiting for this kind of accolade for years. The most memorable lyrics are often the stupidest."
Live Earth Concerts, Big Event with Big Lineups
April 11, 2007 09:04:31
Held on July 7, 2007 across 7 continents, Live Earth Concerts self-declares that it is an event that is worth it. Lineups for both UK and US have been announced and they are the ones who will attract billions of audience and promote the fight against global warming.
Performing at London's Wembley Stadium are Beastie Boys, Black Eyed Peas, Bloc Party, Corinne Bailey Rae, Damien Rice, David Gray, Duran Duran, Foo Fighters, Genesis, James Blunt, John Legend, Keane, Madonna, Paolo Nutini, Razorlight, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Snow Patrol.
Duran Duran to Throw New LP in May 2007
December 21, 2006 03:12:45
Music group Duran Duran keeps working on their music career, creating new LP, despite the leaving of guitarist Andy Taylor, who left the band in October after falling out with his bandmates.
Their hard at work in the recording studio is resulting in an untitled album which is slated to hit the stores by May next year. The new set is said to consist of tracks produced by Timbaland and a contribution from Justin Timberlake.
Music Performers To Be at the Heart of Princess Diana Tribute Concert
December 13, 2006 11:12:50
Celebrated music performers, including Elton John, Duran Duran, Joss Stone, Bryan Ferry, and Pharrell Williams, have all been tapped to perform in the memorial concert held to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Princess Diana death slated to take place next year.
The charity concert dubbed "The Concert for Diana" will be held at Wembley stadium on July 1st, coincides with Diana's 46th birthday. Subsequent to the concert, a memorial service will be held in London on august 31st, marking the date the princess was killed in Paris.
Guitarist Andy Taylor Leaves Duran Duran
October 27, 2006 11:10:32
Duran Duran is incomplete. The British band announced Thursday Oct 26th on their Website that founding guitarist Andy Taylor has decided to quit Duran Duran just as the group is getting ready to embark on the U.S. leg of its latest world tour.
A statement on the group's Website said, "As of last weekend, however, the four of us have dissolved our partnership and will be continuing as Duran Duran without Andy, as we have reached a point in our relationship with him where there is an unworkable gulf between us and we can no longer effectively function together. Although obviously disappointed and saddened about this, we are excited about the next chapter of the Duran Duran story and look forward to seeing you all soon."
Justin Timberlake's Future Music Career
September 22, 2006 11:09:14
Now that he has just completed his recent tour, Justin Timberlake is ready to bring "FutureSex/LoveSounds" to larger audience by next year. "We're going to begin in January in North America," Timberlake said. "I don't want to say too much about it, but with the creative ideas that I've come up with, it's going to be an amazing show."
Greater than such report, the pop singer reportedly also is eyeing a collaboration with Duran Duran. It is said that Timberlake, Timbaland, and the British New Wave band have been all working together in the studio for a new track.
Duran Duran, the First Major Musical Act to Go Virtual
August 08, 2006 01:08:51
British band Duran Duran manages to become the first major musical act to create its own virtual universe inside Second Life, an online 3D digital world, which is imagined, created and owned by the residents. Their going virtual was first announced Monday August 7th on the band's Website.
There are more than 370,000 people have Second Life characters, called Avatars, who exist in the world. Once you create your avatar (your online persona) on the privately owned, partly subscription-based site, you can own land, start a business, go to a dance club and, of course, meet others just like you.
Q Magazine's Worst Albums of All Time
April 01, 2006 01:04:51
Q magazine has recently conducted a poll on the Worst Albums of All Time. Involving almost 2000 people, including professional guitarists and music teachers, Duran Duran's 1995 album "Thank You" comes on the very top position of the poll.
The set, a collection of covers featuring songs by artists who have influenced Duran Duran throughout the years, was claimed as "abysmal on every level". That's according to Gareth Grundy, Deputy Director of Q, who commented "Sometimes these things are redeemed by some sort of kitsch value, but it didn't even have that".
Duran Duran Members to Launch Compilation
March 05, 2006 08:03:32
In their effort to pay tribute to the musical influences that helped to define their band, Duran Duran, two founders of the group, keyboardist Nick Rhodes and bassist John Taylor are going to release a compilation on May 1 in the United Kingdom. Entitled "Only After Dark" and planned to be launched under EMI records, this piece of work will feature 18 tracks of the glam rock, post-punk and electronic music that played important parts in developing Duran Duran's early sound.
In the meantime, the album's art will combine the images from photographer Paul Edmond's "Duran Duran Unseen" which chronicles the band's 1979-1982 Birmingham scene.
This Year's Winter Olympic Games Performers
February 14, 2006 10:02:55Listed in the line up of performers at this year's Winter Olympic Games among others are Duran Duran and Whitney Houston. Also there are Avril Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson, Andrea Bocelli, Anastacia and Ricky Martin.
Per LiveDaily.com, Duran Duran is slated for a February 15 performance, while Houston is set for February 19, Avril Lavigne will perform on the 21st, and Kelly Clarkson to entertain on Feb 12th. The Games will be held in Torino, Italy with the shows to take place at the Olympic Village's Medals Plaza after each night's awards ceremony.
Hollywood Stars to Honor Nobel Peace Laureate
December 12, 2005 01:12:00Oscar-nominated actress Salma Hayek and her celebrity pals, including Julianne Moore, Gladys Knight, Duran Duran, Westlife and Sugababes, have all become masters of ceremony for this year's Nobel Peace Prize Concert in honor of International Atomic Energy Agency and it's chief Mohamed ElBaradei. Held Sunday Dec 11, the celebration is broadcast to about 100 countries and has become the cornerstone of three days of Nobel peace celebrations in Norway.
Praised Nobel peace laureate ElBaradei for his efforts to save humanity from nuclear weapons, Hayek commented "ElBaradei said the largest threat to world security and all of our futures is (nuclear) terrorism. There is nothing more pressing right now than a global effort for peace and control of these materials. I don't think there is anything more pressing ... than the future of mankind."
Joint Masters of Ceremony for the Nobel Concert
November 30, 2005 01:11:19Hollywood babes Julianne Moore and Salma Hayek are tapped to team up as the joint Masters of Ceremony for the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize Concert to be held Dec. 11 in Oslo. The twosome has been slated to appear during the event for laureate Mohamed ElBaradei and the International Atomic Energy Agency he leads, organizers said Tuesday.
Joining them as the event MC among others are artists Gladys Knight, Duran Duran and Sugababes. Meanwhile, the likes of Westlife, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Colombian rock star Juanes and Welsh opera singer Katherine Jenkins are all expected to live up the event.
Duran Duran Live From London
November 08, 2005 03:11:26"Live From London" that's how reunited hit makers Duran Duran called their concert DVD which carries within the sounds and form that took them from an art school pub act to the top of the charts.
The new set is originally taken from their 2004 concert at Wembley Arena in London. It consists of their greatest songs, like "Hungry Like the Wolf" and "Planet Earth." Anyway, it's glad to hear that their coming back is complete with the DVD.
Duran Duran is Back
June 08, 2005 10:06:43British rock act Duran Duran confirms its coming back for their fanatics as they will begin a series of songwriting sessions this August through to mid-December, before finally hits the studio in January. Working on the project, which is said as a follow-up to its 2004 comeback album "Astronaut," the band has already appointed Dallas Austin as one of the producers they are going to work with. Unsettled plans set the fruit of the work to be released on early summer 2006.
Duran Duran Confirmed a Summer North American Tour
May 06, 2005 11:05:40Reunited British rock act Duran Duran has confirmed a summer North American tour, beginning July 15 in Nashville and running through August 3 in Virginia Beach, Va. The tour will play a mix of outdoor amphitheaters and smaller venues, such as Indianapolis' Murat Theatre and Dayton and Ohio's Fraze Pavilion.
To open the gig, Duran Duran will spend the first half of the summer on tour in Europe, beginning May 20 in Barcelona. To notice, here are Duran Duran's North American tour dates: July 15: Nashville (Starwood Amphitheater); 18: Orlando, Fla. (Orange County Convention Center); 19: Atlanta (Chastain Park); and July 20: Charlotte, N.C. (Verizon Wireless Amphitheater).
