Duran Duran revisit Rio

• Duran Duran's global smash hit second album 'Rio' is to be revisited as part of a new Classic Albums DVD series this October.
  Duran Duran have specially re-recorded the album's key tracks; “Save A Prayer”, “The Chauffeur”, “New Religion”, “Hungry Like The Wolf” and the title track “Rio” live for the DVD -- as well as personally telling the story behind the writing, recording and the aftermath of it's success.
  'Classic Albums: Rio' includes stacks of archive footage from the period as well as the newly filmed interviews with original band members Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, Roger Taylor.
  Other interviewees include director Russell Mulcahy, former manager Paul Berrow and Bob Geldof.
  Classic Albums: Rio is out on Eagle Rock Entertainment on October 27, 2008.
• source: Uncut.co.uk
• In other news: Apparently Duran Duran will have a series of UK concerts this Christmass in UK.
  
  

Duran Duran set sights on second Bond theme

• 23 years after releasing the title track to A View To A Kill, British rockers are teaming up with producer Mark Ronson to record a second James Bond theme.
  
  The band recently chose Ronson to remix a string of their hit singles.
  
  They will also be performing a one-off gig with him in Paris, France on Wednesday (02Jul08) night.
  
  Keyboardist Nick Rhodes reveals that the band is keen on working with Ronson again, and that the perfect thing would be to come up with the new Bond theme for Quantum of Solace.
  
  “We'd love to collaborate with Mark on a single for the next Bond film. With him we may even surpass A View To A Kill.”
  
  

Duran Duran VS mark Ronson in Paris-on July 2nd

• Here are two PROMO pictures for the upcoming gig of Mark Ronson with Duran Duran: picture 1, picture 2
• watch the video for ITV Simon and Roger talk about the gig
  
  
  

John Taylor says

• Madonna copied Duran Duran
• JOHN TAYLOR has hit out at pop superstar MADONNA , accusing her of copying their collaboration with JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE and superproducer TIMBALAND
• read the article here
  
  
  

Duran Duran 'Furious After Deutsche Bank Pull Private Gig'

• Duran Duran are furious with Deutsche Bank after the organisation reneged on plans to hold a private concert with the band, according to reports.
  The veteran group were due to be paid over half a million pounds for the gig later this summer.
• read the article here
  
  
  

Mark Ronson and Duran Duran

• Mark Ronson talks about collaboartion with Duran Duran
• watch the video
  
  
  

Duran Duran w/ Your Vegas - show date: 5.2.08
VENUE: Sleep Train Pavillion, Concord, CA

• After introducing themselves with a couple of songs off of last year's Red Carpet Massacre , the best synth-pop band to ever grace the planet, Duran Duran, woke even the most casual fans up at the Sleep Train Pavilion on Friday with “Hungry Like The Wolf.” As soon as the opening guitar chords danced across the loud speakers, I felt like I was riding around town in my car, with the windows down shouting, “Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doooooo.” Of course, this is something I do only while leaning to one side or the other, sometimes with others in the car, mostly in residential neighborhoods but only to this particular song. On stage, lead singer Simon Le Bon and bassist John Taylor, wore tight sport coats adorned with a tastefully stained “D” on the left shoulder, proudly announcing Duran Duran's arrival.
• fantastic review and photos here
• to see even more photos click on additional photos link
• REVIEW BY: Chase Domergue
  PHOTO: Tracy Nunnery
  
  
  

Future plans for Duran Duran -May 6th

• ICON: John Taylor/The Pop-Rock Candy Mountain Interview
• entire article here
  
  

• Last Wednesday, Duran Duran brought their Red Carpet Massacre to Seattle's WaMu Theater. However, the only casualties were sore lungs, exhausted bodies and faces aching from smiles that lasted long after the band left the stage. Duran Duran proved once more that they are masters at their craft, re-inventing themselves in a live spectacle full of power, precision and personality. John Taylor (bass), Nick Rhodes (keyboards), Roger Taylor (drums) and Simon Le Bon (vocals) showed they still have the magic which has been their hallmark over the years, bringing the audience to their feet and treating them to an exhilarating array of classic hits and new material.
• read enitre article written by my dear friend Durandy here
  

Andy Taylor's departure from the band????

• Strange turnover in Duran soap...What is the real truth to second Andy Taylor departure we might never find out,but here is a recent story from TIMESONLINE
• entire article here
  
  

Mark Ronson is teaming up with his idols Duran Duran for a unique live collaboration this summer

• read the article here
  
  

Guitar Player,John and Roger Q&A

• As part of their acclaimed world tour, DURAN DURAN launch their 22-date North American trek in Vancouver at the General Motors Place in support of their twelfth studio album RED CARPET MASSACRE
• entire article here
  
  

Video of Hungry Like the wolf from Costa Rica

• watch here
• some pictures here
  
  

Andy Tylor-Wild Boy -new book

• 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."
• preorder here
  
  

Tokyo video int.

• Backstage in Tokyo, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor talk to Reuters. The boys take time out to discuss their new album, 'Red Carpet Massacre' , and the pressures of fame.

• watch here
  
  

Duran Duran Mixes It Up With Ronson, Monkeys

• Duran Duran is eyeing collaborations with two of the hottest young names in British music, the Arctic Monkeys and Mark Ronson.
  
  As details roll out for the European leg of the band's Red Carpet Massacre tour, word is out that Duran Duran will join forces with Amy Winehouse producer Ronson this summer on a music project.
• read entire Billboard article here
  

Duran Duran still playing, still writing, still happy

• There comes a point where you have to be bigger than what's going on. Whatever happens with this record, we aren't this record. We're 20 years of music-making. When we go on stage that's what we represent. We don't just represent this record.
  
  We're really proud of this record, I think we made a great Duran Duran record. If it doesn't become the biggest-selling Duran Duran record ever, it doesn't matter. As long as we're happy working together and enjoying ourselves and the audience like it, we're growing every day in our minds.
• read the fantastic and very positive interview with NIck and John here
• WATCH THE OPENING SONG THE VALLEY FROM THIS WORLD TOUR
  

Latest snippets from Duran Duran world April2.2008

• Recently there has been many bad media press on their first show in New Zeeland,about John apparently leaving the stage..Well as usual media isn't on the bands side and here is a video int. where John and Roger explain what really happend there...TECHNICAL PROBLEMS...NO TENSIONS IN THE BAND whatsoever..So durancroatia ''thanks'' the media for blowing all this of proportion just for nothing...wahtch the video
• Apparently the band hasn't give up yet as far as releasing singles is concerned.The word is that Timbaland hooked up with AOKI to do some mixes for possible radio single releasess. The word is it might be Night Runner the song to be released as a radio promo single in near future..
• The band might hit the studio again in December to work on new material..Some colaborations were mentioned as well..
• On a current tour the band did two and a half houre shows which also included 24 minute ELECTRO SET
• The band plays from smaller events to Arenas..see the tour section
• The new tourbook looks amazing..see this link for the pictures

March interview with Nick and Roger

• from Australia
• two part video interview: here

Pictures from Auckland show

• Vector Arena pictures
• here

Duran Duran to wow the thousands

• With the WORLD TOUR kicking off on Wednesday March 26 the band arrives in Auckland
• watch the video int. here
• we are far from over with our career says Duran Duran
• Full int.with Duran Duran on NZ tv3-here

Duran Duran New Zeland TV int.

• Mark Crysell talks to the original New Romantic survivors in London ahead of their first headlining NZ tour
• watch the video here
  

Close encounter with Simon Le Bon

• "Well, you know, the record industry is in decline, and no one sells as many records as they used to,
  but if you're primarily a live act, you can still make a very good living. In Duran Duran these days,
  our recordings are very much intended to fuel our live career. Really, it would be wrong to suggest that
  we're a band that's still stuck in the 80s, but I readily admit that those early days were fantastic.
  You could have your pick of pretty girls, or get a good table in any restaurant. We had a lot of fun."
• read entire article here

Duran Duran announces north American tour dates

• check the tour dates
• more to come soon
  

Second single from Electric City

• The Electric City: a group made up of Andy Taylor's son with the same name, James Cantone, son of drummer Roger Taylor . Drummer Dan Laithwaite is the nephew of Simon Le Bon!
• click on the image to view the video

February 27. Video of San Remo performance and more pictures

• Video infront of the hotel
• Performance
• Pictures
• More here
• Before the press conference here
  

February 26.2007/ Duran Duran in San Remo

• pictures from the press conference here , wireimage, getty images
• video from today RTL 102.5 Italy.download here. Pay attention at the very begining of the video. Yes we are everywhere when regarding Duran Duran

Private collection small update /Feb.24.2008

• LP Arena,OLE 565 EX-2603081,1984, KOREA/ Contains an inlay with black and white John Taylor pic on one side/track list w lyrics on the other.
• LP Duran Duran,Toshiba,EMS-91062,1983 Japan/Reissue w/ To the shore/OBI and gatefold inlay
• 7'' Skin Trade,EMI/Pathe Marconi.2016187-PM 102,1987 FR-France,BUM PS, Skin Trade(radio cut),We need You
• 12'' White Lines,Parlophone 12INTPRO 2,1995 UK-promo export only/ Album Version,70's Club Mix,Global Groove Mix,Oakland Fonk Mix
• 12'' Come Undone,Parlophone 12DDDJ 17,1993 UK promo /no ps /1.FGI Phumpin 12'' 8:14 2. 7'' edit alternate 3:57 3. La fin de siecle 5:25 4.12'' Mix Comin' Together (Mix 1 Master) 7:21 5.Come Undub 6. Album Version 4:31
• 12'' Sunrise,XPR3819,2004 EPIC promo, remix by ALMIGHTY,w/ special A4 bigraphy inlay and 2*A4 DJ report inlays
• 3CD 5 Set,CD-R EMI-promo 3CD 40 tracks inlcuding all singles,mixes and b-sides up and including ''A view to a kill''
• and a special collectible item: 1984 TRITEC Seven and the ragged tiger Jigsaw Puzzle/ Sealed when purchased/now opened..click on the image on the right to see the pics..
  

Playboy.com Q&A

• If you came of age in the 1980s, chances are you either got laid while listening to Duran Duran's Rio album, or at least tried to. You loathed lead singer Simon Le Bon for his flamboyant sex appeal, and prudently didn't try to pull off wearing girl's makeup like keyboardist Nick Rhodes
• read the article here
• Duran Duran playboy Bunny shirt design
  

Private collection small update

• All though I'm not even close in fullfiling my Duran Duran collecting dreams I can only say: only now that I'm satisfied with the position I'm holding in this beautiful and never boring WORLD OF COLLECTING.
• Getting two of most rarest Duran Duran items in the last few days made even more eager to continue exploring and learning what is out there..
• Sor here is a small update on Red Carpet Massacre album along with one Japan and Columbian beauty dating back from 1981 and 1982

Photos from Hartford acoustic performance

• Simon, John and Dom
• go here to see the pics
  

Private collection small update January 23.2007..More to come very soon

• Red Carpet Massacre/the album: CD5 Red Carpet Massacre, 88 697 07 3622,2007 EPIC,EU autographed by Simon Le Bon and Nick Rhodes in London ,December 3.2007 after Lyceum Theatre one-night only show. CD5 Red Carpet Massacre,EICP 870,2007 EPIC,Japan regular edition ,still sealed/w OBI .. CD5 and DVD Red Carpet Massacre,88697 17855 2,2007 EPIC,EU autographed by Simon Le Bon on front cover,Dom Brown on back side in London Dec.3.2007/Nick Rhodes,Roger Taylor and Dom Brown in inner sleeve on Dec.5.2007 in Dublin... CD5and DVD Red Carpet Massacre, EICP 884-5,2007 EPIC,Japan Deluxe CD and DVD Japan edition in plastic case.different package that US/EU edition/w OBI and lyric booklet...CD5 and DVD Red Carpet Massacre,88697 17855 2,2007 EPIC,US Deluxe CD/DVD edition,still sealed...CD5 and DVD Red Carpet Massacre,88697 17855 2,2007 EPIC,UK Deluxe CD/DVD edition,still sealed
• Falling Down/the single: CD5 Falling Down, Promo Mixes,RCA 2007 UK 8 trck PROMO 1.Sebastian Leger Vocal Mix 2.Sebastian Leger Dub 3.T-Tempo Main Mix 4.Freeks Main Mix 5.Ashanti Boys Main Mix 6.Freeks Instrumental 7.Sebastian Leger Radio Mix 8.Original Version...CD Falling Down,RCA,2007 UK 1 trck PROMO 1.Radio edit 3:41...CD5 Falling Down,88697 19130 2,2007 EU,EPIC-2 copies Falling Down, Sunries (live version)
• Remixes Part two/with remixes part one-this one is COMPLETED..CD5,cdsp 190,1998 EU-promo copy,card ps Electric Barbarella (radio edit) 4:15, Electric Barbarella (tee's radio edit) 4:05
• Planet Earth: 12'' Planet Earth,12 EMI 5137 A,1981 ONE sided?? Planet Earth
• Live From London VCD: CD5 Live from London,BSEL 3031,2004 country?? VCD
• Complete list here

On monday January 28th

• the band will play live some acoustic tracks on the american radio TIC FM 96.5.
• read entire article here
• on January 28th this month we also celebrate 7 years since Duran Duran last visit to Croatia

Simon and Roger in Milano,January 18.2008

• video and photos here
  

Duran Duran Proves More Than Just a Nostalgia Act

• After nearly 30 years, Duran Duran could easily have relied on their classics to wow the sold out crowd at the Chicago Theater. Instead, their set took huge risks by showcasing half the songs on their latest album, Red Carpet Massacre. Opening with “The Valley,” they set the tone of the evening as an adventure in new sounds. Instead of a “Best Of” show with one or two new songs added as an afterthought, Duran proved their staying power by keeping the radio show audience on their feet throughout the entire 80 minute set.
• read entire article here

Biography Channel documentary on youtube

• aired a few days ago on TV,now on youtube.6 parts
• part 1 , part 2 , part 3 , part 4 ,part 5 , part 6
  

Bid on a signed WACS7000

• A great Wireless Music System, signed by your favourite artist
  Help out kids ands adults who need a little more music in their lifes .Duran Duran support the charity auction of Philips for music therapy specialists, Nordoff-Robbins (charity Nº280960). They have put their signatures on this Philips Wireless Music Center (WACS7000) which you can buy in this auction here. The full proceeds of the auction will be donated to the Nordoff-Robbins cause.
• bid for Duran Duran here

Korg UK interviews John Taylor

• ‘80s electric pop scene, and their newly released Red Carpet Massacre shows that they still have the razor-sharp sensibility for combining catchy, danceable hits with artful songwriting
• read here
  

Charity show in Boston

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay is the largest one-to-one mentoring program in the nation. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay is setting the standard for excellence in the support of volunteers serving as positive role models to kids in their communities
• more here

Duran Duran eyes the pop charts

• The main difference here is that while the other experimental albums managed to offer up only three or four solid songs, this one is nearly solid from start to finish. The band sound relaxed and classy on “Red Carpet Massacre” and, much like U2’s “Zooropa,” once you get some quality alone time with this album, it will reveal itself as one of the band’s unexpectedly brilliant works.
• read etire artivle here
  
  

DURAN DURAN ON THE BIOGRAPHY CHANNEL

• Tune in to the Biography Channel at 9pm on January 10th for a BIOGRAPHY special on Duran Duran!
• Thursday, January 10 9:00pm ET
• Friday, January 11 1:00am ET

UPDATED FROM Saturday 22.dec.2007

• watch the performance here
• mario and dolores from durancroatia were at the show
• preview: red carpet massacre , interview, trailer
  
  
  

Duran Duran exclusive

• In the first of our exclusive three-part Duran Duran video interview, frontman Simon LeBon reveals how the glamorous but dangerous lifestyles of "potential disaster cases" such as Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton inspired the video for the band’s new single Falling Down.
• watch here
• updated DEC 19. Part2..Simon talks new album and playing with Andy Taylor again.. watch here

On Monday Dec 17.2007

• an int. with Mario from durancroatia on HR2.national Croatian radio at 9PM
• for listeners in Croatia the freqency is 98.5
• live stream on www.hrt.hr
  
  
  

VH1 TRAILER for dec.22 airing of Lyceum/London show

22nd Dec 2200 VH1 Live followed by Greatest Hits at 2300
25th Dec 2400 VH1 Live
29th Dec 2500 VH1 Live
1st Jan 2530
14th Jan 2130 – 30 minute
19th Jan 2330
22nd Jan 2430 – 30 minute
23rd Jan 2330 – 30 minute
24th Jan 2100 – 30 minute
25th Jan 1900 – 30 minute

TMF

28th Dec 2300
29th Dec 2400
30th Dec 2400
6th Jan 2400
10th Jan 2400
18th Jan 2300

Duran Duran on VH1 classics

• band talks about their singles..singles box set
• It includes the band comments on the videos and the long version of Falling Down
• click here and enjoy
  
  
  

DECEMBER UPDATES

• Got back from London and Dublin shows..Pictures can be seen on the banner above.Click here to download Falling Down live version from London.Pay attention on first few seconds of the song where Simon said: ''CROATIA IN THE HOUSE'' after he saw our banner..
• Coming this week: Album retrospective by Johnny Duran, latest releasess updates, more pictures and video from London and Dublin shows..

American way article

• More than a few critics in the 1980s thought Duran Duran wouldn’t survive the decade, much less be releasing a new album in 2007
• read the article here - scroll down to read it
  
  
  

JT IN BASS PLAYER MAGAZINE

• The bass God Taylor features in Bass Player magazine (December Issue)
• view some scans here

RED CARPET PROMOTION LINK UPDATED-November 24

• amazing latest performances of new single FAlling down
• American Awards Performance
• Skin Divers live at GMA-AMAZING
• click here to watch
• click here to listen a clip of cry baby cry-bonus track on Japan edition of Red Carpet Massacre
• Brandon Hilton & Simon LeBon of DURAN DURAN!
• Brandon Hilton & John Taylor of DURAN DURAN!
• Duran Duran LIVE Electro set
• I Don't Want Your Love - Duran Duran - Nov 5, 2007 - NY- PART OF ELECTRO SET-AMAZING
  

INLAY FOR RCM IN CROATIA

• Durancroatia is also included as one of major media supporter
• click on image to enlarge

Simon tlaks about title track

• Red Carpet massacre
• Click here to see the video
  
  
  

AT&T video

• You can view this amazing video to see how the band does it nowdays.Amazing clips from Brodway shows. The band also talks new album.Brilliant video
• Clik here to see it

Duran Duran at American Music Awards 2007

• Watche video performance here
• read the article
• They Sang: Falling Down & Hungry Like the Wolf
• The viewers got to vote and pick a song for them to sing after Falling Down. Hungry Like the Wolf was the chosen song
  
  
  
  

BlackBook int. with SImon Le Bon

• Kids, without them, there’d be no Scissor Sisters, Killers, Strokes, and even little Franz Ferdinand. Or at least, they’d sound quite a bit different. Now, thanks to the help of Justin Timberlake, the wolves are hungry again, and their sights are set upon a Red Carpet Massacre. Don’t run! Dance!
• read here

HAPPY EUROPEAN RED CARPET MASSACRE DAY -NOVEMBER 19.

• Album is out today in Europe
• Support the band and Buy it..Well worth every single penny,especially delux version
• RED CARPET MASSACRE OUT NOW
  
  
  
  
  

Got Water?, the African Well Fund's online auction, is under way. It includes two autographed Duran Duran items:

• Duran Duran Greatest Hits CD
• Duran Duran Live from London DVD Deluxe Edition

BLENDER MAG (SLB INTERVIEW)

• follow the link
  
  
  
  
  

COMING SOON

• ''THIS IS OUR STORY...WHAT'S YOURS''-our life through music..our non duran music/meet events blog..
• Duran Duran album retrospective..Blogs by Johnny Duran
  

GMA video link (includes Skin Divers)

• follow the link
  
  
  
  
  

Duran Duran And Playboy Team Up To 'Rock The Rabbit,' Celebrate Band's 13th LP

• 'The new album ... is openly sexualized,' says Playboy editor, who will feature the band in an upcoming music issue.
• read the article here
  

“RED CARPET MASSACRE”
TO PREMIERE AT LONDON’S HISTORIC LYCEUM THEATRE
MONDAY DECEMBER 3, 2007

• read the press release here
  
  
  
  
  

MORE UPDATES

• November 8: Now You can listen entire new album on SONYBMG MUSIC STREAM
• November 5: BBC video clip and int. of Brodway madness here
• November 3: More amazing video clips from New York Brodway shows here

NOVEMBER PRIVATE COLLECTION UPDATE

• Duran Duran

  RED CARPET MASSACRE ALBUM /DELUX EDITION: pictures: 1 , 2 , 3

  CD5 PROMO DJ EDITION ONLY-MIXES OF FALLING DOWN-NEW SINGLE
  CD5 Too Much Information,Parlophone,7243 8 80846 2 8,1993 NL album version edit,Come undone(live Tower Records Sunset)
  CD5 Out Of My Mind,Virgin,VSCDJ1639,1997 UK-PROMO album version 4:15
  7'' Planeta Tierra,EMI,10C006-064.296 SP,Planeta Tierra UNIQUE PS-titles in Spanish Planet Earth,Late Bar
  7'' Las chicas en la pelicula,EMI 10C006-064.501 SP, UNIQUE PS-titles in Spanish Girls on Film,Faster Than Light
  7'' Too Late Marlene,BIZZ,DJ BIZZ 18,1989 BR-Brazil Too Late Marlene(Live at Wembley 1988)

  12'' The Reflex,EMI,POP648,1984 MX-Mexican,Spanish Titles The Reflex(Dance mix) 6:35,The Reflex (7'' version) 4:20, Make me Smile(Come up and see me) 4:54
  12'' New Moon On Monday,EMI 1CK 062 2000406,1984 DE-Germany Dance Mix,Tiger Tiger(Ian Little Remix,Single Ver.(Album Ver.)
  12''Meet El Presidente,EMI,12 CLUB TOUR-1,1987 UK PROMO -NO PS-The presidental Suite Meet El Presidente 7:12, Meet El Presidente (Meet El Beat) 5:30,Meet El Presidente (radio) 3:38,Skin Trade(parisian Mix) 8:10,Skin Trade (S.O.S. Dub) 7:16
  12'' Notorious,EMI 2015 136,1986 GR-Greece Notorious (Extended Mix) 5:14,Notorious(45 Mix) 3:58,Winter Marches On 3:25
  12'' Decadence,Parlophone,12DD-DJ-X13,1989 UK-PROMO Decadence(Extended Mix) 7:57,Decadence 3:29
  12'' Ordinary World,Parlophone,7243 8 80457 6 6,1993 IT-but printed UK on back cover Single Ver.(alternate),SAP(7" Edit),The Reflex(7" Ver.)

  DECADE
  CD5 Decade-Greatest Hits,,EMI,066 793577 1,1989 BR-Brasil Includes A Matter Of Felling song instead All She Wants Is
  LP Decade-Greatest Hits,EMI 368 793577 2,1989 BR-Brasil Includes A Matter Of Felling song instead All She Wants Is

  Andy Taylor
  7'' Lola,AM 596,1990 UK-from the album Dangerous Lola,Space Station No.5
  7'' Stone Cold Sober,390 617-7,1990 Germany Stone Cold Sober,Suffragette City
  LP Thunder ,MCA-5837,1987 US

  Arcadia
  7'' Goodbye is Forever,Capitol,B-5542,1986 US Single Mix 4:11,Missing 3:41

• complete list here
• DVD trade list here
  
  
  
  

Track by Track: Duran Duran

• With almost thirty years in the game, the bad boys of Brit rock find themselves some worthy collaborators in the form of in-demand duo Justin Timberlake and Timbaland.
• read here , by Lauren Harris
  
  

DURAN DURAN AT HOWARD STERN

• ...AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF WOMEN
• click here for more
  
  
  
  
  

Set List - Chevrolet Theatre, CT,October 28th, 2007

• Red Carpet Massacre

  The Valley
  Red Carpet Massacre
  Nite-Runner
  Falling Down
  Box Full o’Honey
  Skin Divers
  Tempted
  Tricked Out
  Zoom In
  She’s Too Much
  Dirty Great Monster
  Last Man Standing

• Essential

The Chauffeur
Notorious
One of These Days
I Take the Dice
Ordinary World
Do You Believe in Shame?
Come Undone
Lay Lady Lay
A View to a Kill
The Reflex
Sunrise
**************
Girls on Film

some video clips from the show: LAY LADY LAY , I TAKE THE DICE , DO YOU BELIEVE IN SHAME

OCTOBER 27.2007

• HAPPY B-DAY TO OUR FAVE LEAD SINGER MR.SIMON LE BON
• HAVE A WONDERFUL ONE
  
  

UPCOMING DURAN DURAN EVENTS

• more live shows, November 1 will see Duran Duran commence a two-week residency at New York’s Barrymore Theatre on Broadway, before bringing the show to the UK.
• Falling down is #1 at 107.1FM from Jakarta (Indonesia)
• “We wanted to do a week in London’s West End, but it’s impossible,” says Nick Rhodes. “You can’t find the theatres. We got lucky in New York, we found a theatre that had just been refurbished and was in between productions. We are desperately trying to find a suitable venue in the UK; I don’t really feel comfortable launching the new album without having a British date in already. It’s our home.”
• in near future-fans will also be treated to a comic book, feature film, a book of letters from fans and a documentary.
• NICK AND WARREN MEET IN LA-READ THE STORY
  
  
  
  

Warner Bros. Records to Release CD/DVD of Performances From July 2007 Live Earth Concert on November 20th

• CD and 2-DVD Package features Duran Duran, Linkin Park, Metallica, Madonna, Smashing Pumpkins, The Police, Kelly Clarkson, Dave Matthews Band, Foo Fighters, John Mayer, Beastie Boys, Keith Urban, Rihanna and Many More!; Live Earth Net Proceeds Go to Benefit the Alliance for Climate Protection
• more info on www.liveearth.org
  
  

Duran at GQ PICTURES

• click on image to enlarge and watch fantastic GQ video with Duran Duran here
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BARRYMORE'S DURAN DURAN OBSESSION

• Hollywood actress DREW BARRYMORE is so obsessed with British pop group DURAN DURAN, she believes she is destined to marry one of them. The Charlie's Angels star has confessed to a life-long crush on Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor and hopes to one day meet her idols. She says, "Oh, God - Duran Duran. I was convinced, if any member of that band would meet me, they would understand I was supposed to be their wife. I was absolutely in love with them. "I loved Boy George, too, and Cyndi Lauper. But Duran Duran were the ones."
  

DURAN DURAN DROP IRAQ SONG FROM NEW LP

• DURAN DURAN have dropped Iraq war song CRIMINALS IN THE CAPITAL from their new album - because the track was too "angry". The Rio hitmakers were planning to include the song on their forthcoming Red Carpet Massacre disc, but have decided against it in favour of more upbeat tunes. Keyboardist Nick Rhodes says, "We've always reflected what's around us but we always tried to pick the more uplifting subjects. There was so much doom and gloom around that this record was becoming angry and political."
• source
• more press here
  

Duran Duran Celebrating New Album On Broadway

• Billboard article here
• more on that special event here

• Rock icons Duran Duran made a video just for us! Check out how their photo shoot for NYLON's October issue with frisky photographer Mari Sarai came together
• watch video here

September 2007

The Inquisition: Simon Le Bon

• The Duran Duran frontman talks marriage, Timbaland, and the band's forthcoming album, Red Carpet Massacre.Spin.com article
  

September 16.2007- THE EMMY'S!

• On September16.2007 the band played at the aftershow party: The setlist is: Hungry like the wolf, A view to a kill, Come Undone, The reflex, Save a prayer, Falling down, Notorious, Girls on film and The Wild Boys.
• Here are Rogers toughts on the event:
• “We were very, very excited to be asked to perform at this year’s Emmy’s After Party. It must be one of the biggest events on the calendar in LA, maybe only second to the Oscars, so just being involved in the whole event is very special. There were a lot of celebrities – actors and actresses – turning up, so it was really cool to see them all in a different environment than we’re used to seeing them in. We surprised the crowd by performing “Falling Down” for the first time ever, and it went over really well. It sounded amazing and we were so pleased. The whole night couldn’t have been better for us, the crowd was great, we performed well and it was just really lots of fun.”
• more pictures here
• Watch video here

Watch Simon and Nick on WMJC radio in NY

• here
  

Duran Duran to Perform at ET Emmy Party!

• This summer, fans filled London's Wembley Stadium to hear DURAN DURAN rock out at the tribute to PRINCESS DIANA -- one of the late Di's favorite bands -- and then for Live Earth a week later.

  Now, ET is announcing that the superstar pop group is performing at the hottest ticket in town -- ET's star-studded Emmy Party at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles!

  "ET, the Emmys, and Duran Duran -- now that's a hot ticket," says the band's JOHN TAYLOR.

  NICK RHODES promises the band will play "all your favorite songs from our last three decades of music."

  That means, of course, everything from "Girls on Film" and "Rio" to "Save a Prayer," "Wild Boys" and "The Reflex"!

  "I hear the food's gonna be great," adds Taylor with a raised eyebrow. "That's good, because I'm 'Hungry Like A Wolf.'"

  The 59th Annual Primetime Emmys take place Sunday, September 16. Be there for all the red carpet coverage, backstage exclusives and A-list stars dancing the night away at the ET Emmy Party!

Fallin down single cover

• Stream here or check duranduran.com for new jukebox section
• Simon on Falling Down song: A song from the heart. Pride comes before a fall, but this song is about the enduring nature of human dignity and the will to survive even the most difficult situations – it's about hope
  

ROLLING OUT THE RED CARPET: Making the Album

• Working with today’s top producers like Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Nate ‘Danja’ Hills and Jimmy Douglass, Duran Duran’s experience in making Red Carpet Massacre was one for the books.
• watch here
• some pictures from the set

Falling Downo stream

• Despite the buzz about Duran Duran’s “Nite Runner” stream at Entertainment Weekly, its label (Epic) has strangely chosen a different track for the first single, which you can stream here
  

SIMON ON UPCOMING SINGLE FALLING DOWN

• “I used to race motorbikes some years ago so I have a little understanding of what racing means. I had a quite painful accident and in the seconds that I started to lose control over the machine I was swearing to myself if this goes well, I would quit. I kept my promise. But the result of this shunt will be in the record stores soon. I was doing a gig with Justin Timberlake and I performed a song called Falling Down, which I wrote with my motorcycling experience in mind. And as I don’t race any longer I will be a more frequent visitor to Formula One races in the future!”

• The single should hit radio stations in first week of September

• They will shoot a video for the single in LA

• Album should be out end of October/ begining of November

Interview with Simon Le Bon

• when: Sunday August 12.2007 at 22:32 h
• where: for those who can watch Croatian NOVA TV
• on TV show: Red Carpet
  

LIVE EARTH PERFORMANCE July 7.2007

• Yet, another brilliant performance of Duran Duran/ Today on Wemlbey for LIVE EARTH event.
• The band played: Planet Earth(Nigh version intro), Ordinary World, Notorious and Girls on Film

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• "Everyone who did not arrive on a private jet put your hands in the air." DURAN DURAN frontman SIMON LE BON to fans at Live Earth London.

• more pictures from event here
• Simon and Nick interview here
• perfrormance video downloads here

   

  
  

London Live Earth schedule & setlists revealed

• NME
• The line-up for the London leg of this weekend's Live Earth (July 7) climate concert has emerged ahead of the Wembley Stadium show.

  Setlists, guest hosts and even a surprise appearance by Justin Timberlake have been published this morning (July 5).

  Timberlake is set to make a guest appearance in Duran Duran's set, while 'Dr Who' actor David Tennant, comedians including Ricky Gervais, Eddie Izzard and former Shockwaves NME Awards host Russell Brand plus Hollywood actors Ben Affleck and Leonard DiCaprio will be present, reports The Sun.

• Rupert Everett introduces Duran Duran
  Set: 'Planet Earth'/'Ordinary World'/'Night Runner'/'Falling Down'
  

TIMBERLAKE TO GUEST STAR AT LONDON LIVE EARTH

• JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE is in talks to make a guest appearance with TIMBALAND and DURAN DURAN at Saturday's (07Jul07) Live Earth gig in London, according to reports. The singer is due to perform in the capital's The O2 on Saturday evening as part of his FutureSex/LoveSounds tour, but arrangements are allegedly being made for the star to perform on stage at London's Wembley Stadium in the afternoon. A source tells British newspaper The Sun, "Justin and Timbaland have been rehearsing. "They have something special up their sleeve for fans at Wembley. They are juggling the schedules to make it happen." However, a spokesperson for the star denied he was being lined up to perform at the global extravaganza.

  
  

• Duran Duran's Nick Rhodes believes it's harder for bands to break into the music industry these days, saying record labels don't "develop" acts any more. FROM METRO UK
• The 45-year-old, who was a founder member of the band in the 80s, said: "Labels used to be happy to spend money on an act and develop them over two, three albums, so it gave people time to mature, to find their sound and a little security to know they were able to release another album if the first one didn't do very well."

  "That's simply not the case any more. Record labels are more interested in getting an act that's already been proven to have some success on television and they don't seem to care so much about real art. I think that's hugely disappointing."

  The keyboardist added that the best chance for new artists in future would be the internet and he advised them to follow their own vision.

  "Don't let people start watering it down because the chances are they don't know what they're talking about and as an artist you probably do," he said.

  
  

July 1.2007

AMAZING PERFORMANCE OF DURAN DURAN ON THE CONCERT FOR DIANA

• Set list: Sunrise, Wild Boys, Rio
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• Videos: Interview , Sunrise, Wild Boys , Rio
• pictures here
• Interesting reuters video
  

• Nick talks about "Instant Karma" in interview
• here
• and here
  

June 23.2007

A PRIVAT DURAN DURAN PARTY-New album title Red Carpet Massacre

• At least all four members of Duran Duran (Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor) were at the party to celebrate their upcoming album, Red Carpet Massacre, which will be released in October by Epic Records. Special guest producers and guest stars on the album include Justin Timberlake, Timbaland and Nat "Danja Handz" Hills.
• click on image to enlarge it
• more on the event here
  

• Simon Talks About Diana In New TV Guide
• click on image to read
  

June 20.2007

HAPPY B_DAY JOHNA TAYLOR

• I was born on June 20, 1960. Another era. The Beatles hadn't happened yet. On my fourth birthday I had. a party in the back garden (or 'yard' as we would say in the US) and got given a yellow truck. Sometimes, in the summer, planes from the war such as Spitfires or Lancaster bombers could be seen and heard overhead. I didn't know at the time how memorable that would be.

  I didn't love school. I like to say today that I would have been better suited to one on one tutorials, like home schooling or something, but who wouldn't.. I remember birthday gifts such as Thunderbird transfer kits, Airfix models which my Dad would build for me and a leather soccer ball which got kicked into the yard of neighbour (and resident bastard) Les Taphouse who caught the damn thing and wouldn't give it back. He was a copper too...

If nostalgia was food I would never go hungry. I love the stuff. Some people consider it a sickness, but not me. I love to spend time in the past. Sure, there's plenty cool about today, which is, like, my forty-seventh birthday, but like Christmas, it's doubtful there will ever be as much fun and excitement around this day now as there was when I was young. Aint that the way it is...

Having said that, I love my life and everyone in it. Everyday I think to myself, how come I got the golden ticket?

So thanks to everyone that has ever made my birthday rock, from my Mom and Dad, to Atlanta, and Gela of course, and Travis and Zoe; the band and all of our esteemed helpers: and of course, to all of you out there for even caring. Today is a good day!

Love,
John

• Ney York set list (17.06.2007)
• (Intro- New songs from the new album)
  Planet Earth
  Hungry Like The Wolf
  A View To A Kill
  Some Like It Hot
  My Own Way
  Come Undone
  Lonely In Your Nightmare
  The Reflex
  Save A Prayer
  Ordinary World
  Girls On Film
  Serious
  Nice
  Union Of The Snake
  Wild Boys
  Sunrise
  (More new song from the new album - Night Runner)
  Rio
  

4 DAYS TO GO

• From rehearsing in London to preparing for a trip to New York, Duran Duran are gearing up for their ONLY US appearance on June 17th at The Hammerstein Ballroom.

  Coming over from the UK, where the band members have been finishing up final mixes for their upcoming CD and rehearsing for their NY show, the band can’t wait to finally get in front of an audience. With the performance of a song voted on by their fans, and perhaps a new tune or two thrown in the mix, Duran Duran’s upcoming concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom will definitely be a one of a kind event.

  Check out Duranduranmusic.com for more information on being a part of this intimate and not to be missed show!
  
  

The collaboration has clearly been mutually beneficial. After contributing a song called "Night Runner" to the record, he says that he will hook up with singer Simon Le Bon to write another tune.

"We're currently working on a second song which I wrote with Simon," Timberlake told Pandora at the Shrek 3 premiere. "It is called 'Falling Down'.

"It's an honour to be making music with them - these guys were my childhood idols."

• June 8.2007 happy B-Day dear Nick
• a message from Nick: I wish I could recycle the space between my words and the air that flows around me when I am sleeping, then perhaps the year would havemlasted just a little longer... I Thank you all for your kind birthday wishes, poems, supernatural gifts, abstract artifacts and invitations to accompany you on a journey into space. Despite the constraints of time, you collectively and forever continue to encourage me to explore the darkened rooms that beckon to be illuminated and enable us to continue as Duran Duran.

  I am thrilled to say that what we have created in this bizarre vacuum termed a year is causing dangerous levels of excitement in our brigade.It has been an incredibly inspiring period, and much to my shock and delight I could not possibly have predicted a single day's events. Whilst it may all be purely subjective, it is somewhat reassuring that we all agree (sometimes) regarding our uncertain future as an ongoing musical experiment. We made an album 25 years ago, and although that seems to be in the distant past, it also feels like yesterday, I remember the feeling of elation as I listened to the final mixes, and somehow by closely guarding our hope, belief, vision and naivete, we have managed to preserve that excitement and anticipation, I feel the same way today, this is both precious and remarkable.

  It's late I don't want to overstay my welcome so I'll gently sink into a haze of missing minutes, but when I get up I'll check again to make sure that I didn't waste any time.

  Everything doesn't always have to sense.

  Love from London,

  Nick

x

Raisa Gorbachev Foundation Party

• Simon and Yasmin Le Bon attend the Raisa Gorbachev Foundation Party at Stud House, Hampton Court Palace on June 2, 2007 in Richmond upon Thames, London, England. The night is in aid of the Raisa Gorbachev Foundation - an international fund fighting child cancer. (Photo by Dave M. Benett/Getty Images)-click here for more pictures

• The John Taylor's website - Trust The Process - closed its doors
• As webmistress Patty Palazzo announced recently: "It has not been a rash decision by any means, however, John feels that he has pretty much done everything he wanted to do and say everything he wanted to say through his own site. We'd like to extend a massive, sincere thank you to everyone who has supported us and joined us on the ride. We are putting together a John's greatest hits from TTP archive that you will be able to access through duranduran.com. All merchandise orders will be processed through the end of May. Of course you'll still be seeing plenty of John as there is a lot of activity in the future, which of course will all be documented on the official Duran websites.... and you'll probably still see me around as well. Many, many thanks again to everyone, Patty".
  
  

DURAN DURAN STAR DESIGNS WORLD'S FIRST VIDEO GUITAR!

• Nick Rhodes has designed the world's first ever prototype video guitar, which will be auctioned for charity in London on May 31st, 2007.
• The “Pixelator” is one of the main features of the Rock Couture Collection that will be auctioned off at Gibson Hall in London next week under the gavel of Lord Dalmeny, Deputy Chairman of Sotheby's UK. Proceeds from the sale of Nick's guitar will go to Keep A Child Alive (www.keepachildalive.org), a NY-based global charity that is dedicated to providing life-saving Anti-Retroviral treatment to children and their families with HIV/AIDS in Africa and the developing world.
• Nick Rhodes Rock Couture Guitar-video
• ebay auction here
• Commenting on the 'Pixelator' Rhodes said “Being a keyboard player I was very flattered when approached by Ian Spero of BigTimeTV to come up with a design for one of Fender's classic Stratocasters. I wanted to create something that had not yet been seen with an electric guitar. My first thoughts turned to technology, specifically how to turn the face of the guitar into some sort of TV monitor. What we ended up with I believe is the world's first ever video guitar that was appropriately programmed with psychedelic swirling abstract light and images.”

• The 2007 Peavey Monitor Magazine is now available for purchase or download at www.peavey.com
• Shipping and handling charge of $3.00 applies for orders by mail.
  Available while supplies last.
  Allow 2-4 weeks for shipping and delivery.
  Orders by mail are available only to residents of the United States
• Download for free. PDF format
  
  

May 22:Roger's wedding pics in OK mag.

ROGER TAYLOR wed his Peruvian fiancee GISELLA BERNALES in a romantic Caribbean wedding earlier this month (May07). The Rio hitmaker, 47, and Bernales, 35, married in the Jalousie Plantation in St Lucia on 12 May (07) and were joined by Duran Duran bandmembers Simon Le Bon, John Taylor and Nick Rhodes. The couple started dating in 2005 after meeting in Washington D.C., where Bernales' father Fernando was based as a diplomat. The pair were attended to by Bernales' sisters Giuliana and Melissa and Taylor's teenage daughter Ellea as bridesmaids. This is the second marriage for Taylor, who has three children with his ex-wife Giovanna, who he divorced in 2004 after 20 years.

more pictures here

Special Concert for DuranDuranMusic.com

Speaking from the studio in London, where they are currently mixing their upcoming album (Epic Records), Duran Duran today announced a special ‘one night only’ New York City performance for members of their official fan community. Open exclusively to members of DuranDuranMusic.com, the band will perform at the Hammerstein Ballroom, in Manhattan, on June 17th. Tickets will go on sale via a Reservation Request System at www.DuranDuranMusic.com.

In what is guaranteed to be a memorable evening, the four band members are excited to do a concert just for community members. "We're all very excited to get back to the stage after being in the studio for so long! I can't think of a better place to come back to than New York City and a fan community only show. Get ready for a great night, it's gonna be a party!" said John Taylor.

The band will be performing a full set, with one song chosen by members of the fan community. Members will have the opportunity to vote for the fan favourite that they would like to see the band play before purchasing tickets.

The Hammerstein Ballroom, located at 311 West 34th Street, will provide an intimate venue for Duran Duran and their fans. In anticipation of extremely high demand, DuranDuranMusic.com will be allocating tickets by a Reservation Request System, to ensure that everyone gets a fair opportunity to purchase for the concert and to minimize ticket re-sales. VIP packages will also be available via this system. Registration for the chance to purchase two tickets or VIP packages per person will be done online. The Reservation Request System is NOT first come, first served and fan community members will have until 9pm Sunday, May 6th to enter. Full details are available at DuranDuranMusic.com. Ticket prices are $98.50 and $88.50. Doors are at 8PM, performance at 9PM.

April 26 .2007

• here is a message from Roger:

Anyway, I'm here in London listening to Simon cut final vocals whilst the rest of the album is being mixed in the studio next door by Nate 'Danja' Hills and Jimmy Douglass. Timbaland and Justin Timberlake have signed off on their parts so it seems that we are finally reaching the final furlong of a very long course. I can now say with the greatest of confidence that you will be hearing new material by the summer!

You may have heard a vicious rumour that I will be getting married this year (to my Peruvian girlfriend Gisella)...well it's all absolutely true and we will have tied the knot by the time we start playing live again in the summer - so wish me luck and see you soon!

All Love,
Roger x

Rolling Stone, 40th Anniversary issue

• Check out Duran Duran on page 32 of Rolling Stone's 40th Anniversary issue - for an "in the studio" piece on the upcoming album!
• It's a small piece - touches on 'Night Runner' as a "pounding techno dance anthem". Fall 2007 album release.
• It touches on Andy leaving for creative differences - they call him the cornerstone of their music and that his leaving brought the four of them closer together.
• John states the album is a 'conceptual piece' with such tracks as 'Skin Divers' and 'The Valley'.

Stars come out for Diana

• Simon will perform with Justin Timberlake so this means they will perform an upcoming new single for Duran Duran : Night Runner
• read an entire article here

The crew behind the upcoming new album

• Justin Timberlake and Timbaland
• Grammy producer Nate Hills and engineer Jimmy Douglass
• Dom Brown reportedly playing guitar parts

Andy sings again

check his myspace and enjoy his new sounds

Born to Rock

Greatest re-entered UK charts

• check the chart here
• So do get your coy of this terrific compilation
• or Greatest DVD compilation

more info on GREATEST compilation

• Release Date Of The Album:1998
• Greatest - UK double Platinum -
• On February 23. after 10 years Duran Duran re-released Greatest cd and entered UK album chart at #4

Singles:

• Electric Barbarella/Girls On Film

for additional releases of Greatest check latest releases or private collection

Duran's Rio is No1 Video on AOL

Video Killed The Radio Star - Buggles 4,558 0%
Hurt - Johnny Cash 4,248 0%
Money For Nothing - Dire Straits 2,798 0%
Rio - Duran Duran 701,015 62%
Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel 7,227 1%
Cry - Godley & Creme 2,670 0%
Scream - Michael and Janet Jackson 394,264 35%
Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer 6,085 1%
Call On Me - Eric Prydz 2,655 0%
Bittersweet Symphony - The Verve 4,249 1%

John Taylor at The Namm Show

"I've loved Duran Duran since I was like 12 years old," said a thirty-something fan. "It's always been one of my dreams to meet one of the members. I've waited over 20 years."

The International Music Products Association's four-day event is open only to members of the musical instruments and products industry, featuring many acts who show up to endorse products, announce partnerships and make other appearances. But you can can still buy everything musical around.

And lots of the 87,500 attendees were most aiming to meet as many celebrities as they could find, since musicians come scheduled or unannounced, even performing at invitation-only concerts put on by companies.

During a news conference, Taylor said he enjoys seeing such loyal fans, who have followed him at other promotional events for his guitars. "I live for this," joked.

Miami Herald(small Nick article)

• Q: I'm a guy in my late teens and I think it rocks when guys wear makeup. My girlfriend is not quite sold on the idea, though. What can I say to convince her that not only is it cool and modern but it's pretty damn sexy?

  Nick Rhodes: Dump her and get someone cooler! I don't think you need to say anything to people. People need to have personality and originality, and everyone should be unique in their own way. If the other people you're mixing with don't accept that and are excited by it, then you're mixing with the wrong crowd.

  I think that most girls I've ever met, that I've liked, are much more fascinated by men that are in touch with both their masculine and feminine sides. If they're not, that's OK, they're just a different type of girl.

  The first time I ever recognized guys wearing makeup was in the 1970s when I was growing up in Britain, listening to glam rock and watching David Bowie, Mark Bolan, Brian Ferry and all of those English bands that really did pioneer a new look.

  But interestingly, it goes all the way back to old Hollywood -- the '20s and the '30s, when glamour was glam. It's about doing what the hell you want and not caring what anyone else thinks. Life is too short to find the people who have a problem with too many things.

  We should all just live in a safe and beautiful world.

  courtesy Miami Herald
  

  
  

UK single charts change download rules

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Rules regulating digital download sales and how they count for chart success will be changed from 1 January.

The OFFICIAL CHARTS COMPANY is relaxing its rules to make more downloads count toward chart success, reflecting the dominant position of downloads in the UK singles charts.

The new rules will mean album tracks, B-sides and catalogue tracks will be able to take chart success, even if the song is only available online. CD singles will be allowed to carry extra tracks and offer extended running times.

Until now, downloads only contributed to chart success in the week before a song was released on a CD and until two weeks after a release was deleted.

Downloads have helped increase UK single sales from 32.3 million in 2004 to 62.1 million in the first 51 weeks of 2006.

"This new ruling changes the nature of a single and puts the consumer in the driving seat," Steve Redmond, director of the UK Official Charts Company told the BBC. "Literally any track can be a hit - as long as it sells enough."

Duran Duran Grooves With Timbaland, Timberlake

• new songs for yet untitled new album which should be releaed in MAy next year:
• "Night Runner," features Justin Timberlake.
• "48 Hours Later"
• "Transcendental Mental"
• "Skin Divers"
• "Zooming In"
• more here and billboard ,NME
  
  

Duran Duran to perform at concert for Diana

• concert for DianaThe event, called “Concert for Diana”, will feature some of their mother's and some of their own favourite artists. All of the artists are being invited to perform by Princes William and Harry. Already lined up for the concert are Elton John, Duran Duran, Bryan Ferry, Pharrell Williams, The English National Ballet, Joss Stone and Andrew Lloyd Webber, who will stage a medley of songs from some of his greatest West End shows. A number of other major acts will be announced in due course.
  
  
  

Mail on sunday int.

• First after Andy left:click on images to enlarge
• click on the band pic.to enlarge it
  
  
  

Smash Hits

• John and Andy, circa about 2003, talk about the magazine 'Smash Hits', their rivalry with Spandau Ballet-here
  
  
  

Stephanie Pistel

• There are some unseen photos of the band on her site
  
  
  

Princes Williams and Harry plan concert in Princess Diana's memory

She may be gone, but her legacy lives on. Princess Diana's sons Princes William and Harry are planning a musical concert on July 1, her birth anniversary, next year at the Wembley stadium to mark 10 years since her untimely death. The Princess of Wales died on August 31, 1997, at the age of 36 in a car crash in Paris while trying to evade the paparazzi.

Her two sons want the concert to be a celebration of her life and are expected to invite top singers, including Sir Elton John, to perform to a 90,000-strong crowd. Though no official statement has been released from the Buckingham Palace, a Clarence House spokesperson is reported to have admitted that next year's tributes would be bigger than so far.
“We're considering a number of options on how best to commemorate next year. William and Harry will make a decision in due course,” the spokesperson said. Prince of Wales communications manager Paddy Harverson added that an official statement would be released before year-end.

“The princes are considering a number of possible options for how they would like to remember their mother. This is just one possibility among several and I would not like to go into any more detail while discussions are ongoing,” he said. Funds raised by the concert would go to charities that were close to the late princess' heart, like those for AIDS patients and landmines survivors.

Work on the Wembley stadium is not complete yet but is expected to open before the FA Cup finals in May. Elton John might sing Candle In The Wind, a song that he performed at her funeral, which was telecast worldwide. Others expected to perform are George Michael, Sting, Duran Duran, Phil Collins, Robbie Williams and Beyonce, among several others. “Diana adored music and loved going to concerts. Her sons have inherited her passion. William and Harry want this to be a concert that everyone will remember forever,” a source close to the princess' 24- and 22-year-old sons said.

The Princess of Wales died on August 31, 1997, in a car crash at the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris. At the time, she was with Dodi Al-Fayed, son of Harrods' owner Mohammad Al-Fayed. The crash, which occurred when the Mercedes-Benz S280 crashed into a pillar in the tunnel, killed both Al-Fayed and Diana, as also the driver Henri Paul.

Only Al-Fayed's bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones survived the crash because he was the only one with his seatbelt on. Paul and Al-Fayed died immediately while the Princess of Wales died in the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital hours later. Her funeral was held on September 6, 1997, and was seen on the television by as much as one billion people the world over.

the rummour is that Duran Duran will also participate on this event

TIMBERLAKE WORKS ON DURAN DURAN ALBUM

• Associated Press
  
  
  

• NEW YORK - Justin Timberlake is working on Duran Duran's new album, along with superproducer Timbaland, who created recent smash hits for both Timberlake and Nelly Furtado, the British band said.

  "We've got some good stuff happening," said lead singer Simon LeBon. "We've done three tracks with Timbaland; we've collaborated in a writing and production manner on one of those tracks with Justin Timberlake. We've got a lot really hot producers who are hotly interested in working with us at the moment. We are in a very good space."

  Duran Duran, who had its biggest hits in the '80s with such songs as "Rio" and "The Reflex," was in New York last Tuesday to perform at Cipriani's at a benefit for the AIDS research organization AmFar. The night also featured an auction, led by Sharon Stone, of luxury items.

  The performance was without one of its founding members: Guitarist Andy Taylor left the group late last month.

  Bassist John Taylor likened the split to a divorce. He said, "There were many strong differences of feeling within the band for some time now."

  However, he said, Taylor's departure has been "empowering, quite freeing" for Duran Duran.

  "We've been playing over the last few weeks around Europe and in the States, and we're just putting it into the music," he said.

  Courtesy Associated Press

Coming soon to the Duranduran.com store - 2007 Duran Duran calendar! The Store will have copies shortly, please keep checking.visit the store

 

Duran Duran stays strong despite rift, John Taylor on latest/ regarding the band formation and the upcoming album

• John Taylor says the split had been coming for some time.
  
  
  

• “We’ve not really been on the same page for a while. And it’s been getting very testy most of this year, actually. And there’s just been a break coming. We’ve had different aims, different considerations, different loyalties.”

• Andy Taylor was always the rocker in Duran Duran, and when the new recordings, some of which include work with Timbaland and guest vocals by Justin Timberlake, took a new direction, that was “really when the cracks started — it didn’t look like there was any turning back . . .

• “It’s happened before; he’s left before,” John Taylor says of Andy Taylor. “And I think he’s probably struggled with the concept of Duran Duran, with the ethos of Duran Duran, whatever that is, more than any of us, and how he sees himself within it. And we had a good ride; the reunion was amazing.

• “And life goes on. Four out of the five of us have rediscovered each other, and realized that we’re the best friends we’ve ever had. And we’re enormously grateful to have each other in our lives. And there’s nobody I’d rather make music with, and I can say the same for the other three. I don’t think I could say that for Andy.”

• The group started working on a new record last year, including the tracks with Timbaland. Taylor says that there’s no release date set yet, and that the band will work on its own pace. “That’s one of the things about not being the latest thing — I don’t feel under any pressure to deliver.”

• Astronaut was put together over three years, but the circumstances were different, because “we were trying to write ourselves into a record deal. When we got back together, I think we thought all we had to do was get back together, alert the media and they’ll be lining up to write us a check. And it didn’t happen like that. . . . We really needed to show [the industry] that we were serious. And the way to do that was to get out on the road and sell concert tickets.”

• The group started working on a new record last year, including the tracks with Timbaland. Taylor says that there’s no release date set yet, and that the band will work on its own pace. “That’s one of the things about not being the latest thing — I don’t feel under any pressure to deliver.”