Nick Rhodes discussing “Boys Keep Swinging,” the band’s contribution to the upcoming David Bowie Tribute album, due out on Manimal Records September 13th:

Nick Rhodes checks in from the Studio in London:

Roger Taylor, “live” from the Studio:

Roger and Jake will be DJ’ing in Ibiza on August 21st!

Joining the legendary Louie Vega, Roger will be bringing his set to the Blue Marlin.

For more information, visit: Blue Marlin

Nick was recently interviewed for a Radio 1 (UK) Documentary on radio personality Annie Nightingale.

Radio 1 are putting on an ‘Annie Night’ marking Annie Nightingale’s 40th anniversary on the station. The 2-hr documentary program will include contributions from artists she has met along the way. This program will air Sept 9th, from 7pm-9pm.

Nick was interviewed by Louise…

Though we’re not sure how the day came to be, we are all well aware that for
several years now August 10th has been Duran Duran Appreciation Day. Each
year we are continually thrilled that we have our own day, and as a way of
thanking you this year, we wanted to share a snippet of the…

“This past week I recorded a vocal on an Isabelle Adjani duets project. I was very pleased to hear she’d though of me for this collaboration, and was interested right away.

The project is a “concept” album about the cycle of a love relationship, from one break up to another. There are many male guest vocals on this album,…

Roger and Jake bring their DJ skils back to Italy with a confirmed date on August 12th at the Country Club, Portorondo, Sardinia – if you’re in town, it is a must-see event!

Click below to hear an audio Simon’s Reader, as he reads a new passage from Rob Sheffield’s new novel “Talking to Girls About Duran Duran. One Young Man’s Quest for True Love and a Cooler Haircut “:

Simon’s Reader

Scissor Sister Ana Matronic came by the Studio last week to work with the band on a track from their 13th studio album. Says Nick: “It is almost impossible for me to explain just how much I adore Ana Matronic. This past Thursday, she came in all her fabulousness to our studio in London and performed a rather exquisite vocal…

Mark Ronson was the first to debut 30 seconds of Duran Duran’s “Blame the Machine” on his East Village Radio show. Listen to the clip below!

Duran Duran – Blame the Machine (clip from Mark Ronson)

Courtesy http://www.eastvillageradio.com/

Release date: 27th/28th September 2010

Following the reissues earlier this year of Duran Duran’s eponymous debut and ‘Seven and The Ragged Tiger’ albums, EMI is pleased to announce the release of 2-CD/DVD Limited Special Editions of the band’s hugely influential fourth and fifth albums, ‘Notorious’ and ‘Big Thing’.

Originally released in 1986, ‘Notorious’ was produced by Nile Rodgers and saw…

Crewe Issue is offering a “Summer special” sale on Duranduran.com!

There are some wonderful new packages available for a limited time in the webshop, go to the store and click on the SPECIALS section today!

Astronaut package 1 – Astronaut baseball hat, “5 Guitars” mousepad, Astronaut button/badge and Astronaut pop up book tour program!

Astronaut package 2 – “5 guitars”…

Nick gives a new album update from the studio in London:

Nick New Studio Update

Music journalist Rob Sheffield discusses coming of age in the 1980s, the years of MTV and John Hughes movies, the era of big dreams and bigger shoulder pads. Talking to Girls About Duran Duran: One Young Man’s Quest for True Love and a Cooler Haircut is his memoir of stumbling into adulthood.

WNYC Radio Interview with Rob Sheffield

EMI will be releasing special editions of both Notorious and Big Thing on SEPTEMBER 27th.

Duran Duran: Notorious – Special Editions

Special edition 2 CD/DD set: original album, single versions, b-sides, and live tracks

Limited edition 3 Disc set including a DVD of live footage, album era videos and a BBC clip

Limited edition 180gram original LP plus bonus…

Duran Duran triumphantly returned to Lovebox on July 17th, joining Mark Ronson onstage for “Record Collection” and “Planet Earth.”

View exclusive photos in the Gallery section of the site:

DD.com Gallery

Photos by Carsten Windhorst for Duranduran.com. May not be used without permission.

Returning the favor from last year, Duran Duran were Mark Ronson’s special guests at his performance at the Lovebox Festival today (July 17) in London. Nick & Simon came onstage to join Mark for the song “Record Collection,” the single they perform on off of Mark’s forthcoming solo record of the same name. Roger & John then joined them onstage…

As we may have mentioned(!), the band are spending the summer in the Studio finishing up their forthcoming album.

Roger was kind enough to take some time to describe the situation behind these two photos, below:

This is me playing my Octobans, laying down some final overdubs on the new album. These drums look like drain…

He’s never dull, boring or at a loss for words….a new Blog from Simon on the Writing portion of the site!

July Blog from Simon

A terrific new book will be coming out on July 15th, Talking to Girls About Duran Duran: One Young Man’s Quest for True Love and a Cooler Haircut . An unabashed Duran Duran fan, Rob Sheffield has decided to play tribute to one of his musical heroes by sharing stories of how they aided him while growing up growing up…

Duran Duran’s “Girls on Film” has been mashed with Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face” for the new DJ Hero videogame. Watch a demonstration and hear the song!:

Girls on FIlm/Poker Face Mash-Up

Hello!

Thank you all so much for so many wonderful and touching birthday wishes.I have never felt so grateful as I have today to be who I am, a proud member of the human race (dues paid) and a member of Duran Duran (ditto.)

It has been an extraordinary year in so many ways, darkness and light in (almost) equal…

There is a new blog from John in the writing section of the site:

A Blog from John

EMI have let us know that the following releases have been moved from July 5/6, 2010 to September, 2010; more information when we have it!:

Duran Duran – Big Thing
Duran Duran – Notorious
Duran Duran – BBC In Concert: Manchester Apollo, 25 April 1989 (digital download album)
Duran Duran – The Dub Mix (4 track) (digital…

MICK KARN APPEAL

With great sadness we regret to inform you that Mick has recently been diagnosed with advanced stages of cancer. Mick is currently in positive mood and undergoing further tests and treatment. His family and friends are close with him, supporting him in practical ways, and surrounding him with their love, friendship and care.

Mick has been struggling…

Roger and Jake have added another DJ date to their calendar. You can see their terrific set on June 27th at Arenile Club, near Naples!

For more on the club, click here: Arenile Club

Nick created an In World playlist in Second Life in honor of his June 8th birthday.

You can listen to the stream featuring his song selection here:

Nick’s Second Life Playlist

I suppose being born on December 31st or January 1st makes the most practical sense, then one can start each new year of life in sync with the international calendar, but then being born on a date significant for reasons other than your personal entrance to the world can be rather frustrating too… So easy for people to forget, or…

Nick checks in from the Studio. Watch it here:

Nick Recording Update

New in studio snaps and photos from the Raisa Gorbachev Foundation Gala in London, where Simon performed “Ordinary World” & “The Chauffeur” accompanied by Jamie Walton on cello. Jamie played on 2 tracks on the forthcoming album.

Take a look here:

DD Gallery

The Raisa Gorbachev Foundation’s Fifth Annual Gala to take Place June 5, 2010; President Mikhail Gorbachev, Evgeny Lebedev and Geordie Greig will host gala dinner for the Raisa Gorbachev Foundation on Saturday June 5th 2010 at Stud House, Hampton Court

The Raisa Gorbachev Foundation is delighted today to announce its fifth annual fundraising Gala. As with last year, all funds…

Roger sat down yesterday to bring us up to speed on the recording of Duran Duran’s 13th studio album. Find out more about what’s going on by clicking below!

Roger Taylor Recording Update 2010

Tune in tonight (June 4) at 8pm (EST) to hear Nick as a special guest on Mark Ronson’s East Village Radio Show.

You can listen here – East Village Radio -and if you miss the original, episodes are archived.

While this was filmed a few weeks ago, Nick clearly had some “volcanic thoughts” on the situation in Iceland.

Enjoy!

Volcanic Thoughts

In March, we asked the readers of Duranduran.com to send in some questions via Ask Katy to pose to the band for a “Roundtable” session we were planning to do. Unfortunately John wasn’t able to participate, but Nick, Roger and Simon were game!

We received so many questions, it was hard to narrow them down, but we tried to choose…

Duran Duran are making a quick trip to Moscow to perform at the Fashion for Relief and The Garage CCC Fundraiser Event. This high profile event celebrates art, fashion and design while raising funds to support those in need.

While visiting Russia, Nick and John did a little sight seeing…

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Simon and Nick performed with Mark Ronson at Ronnie Scott’s in London. Get a sneak peek behind the scenes here:

Nick & Simon at Ronnie Scott’s

Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon will be presenting BEST ALBUM at the Ivor Novello Awards on May 20th at the Grovesnor House in London.

The nominees for Best Album at the 55th Annual Awards are:

Album: The Duckworth Lewis Method
Writer/s: Neil Hannon / Thomas Walsh
Performed By: The Duckworth Lewis Method
UK Publisher/s: Sony/ATV Music Publishing

Album:…

The Duran Duran re-issues for “Duran Duran” and “Seven & the Ragged Tiger” are out in the US today, May 18th. You can find them here:

“Duran Duran” on Amazon

“Seven” on Amazon

Guitarist Warren Cuccurullo, who was a member of Duran Duran for 15 years, this week debuts his first pop project since leaving the band in 2001. CHICANERY is a collaboration with singer-songwriter Neil Carlill, who first hooked up with Warren when he and Nick were working on the TV Mania project.

That was in 1998, and 12 years later Chicanery…

On Saturday, March 20th, New Roads music history was made as student musicians gathered onstage with rock legends Stewart Copeland of the Police, John Densmore of the Doors, John Taylor of Duran Duran and Raul Pacheco of Ozomatli, to celebrate New Roads’ 15th Anniversary in grand style. A companion CD of this terrific event is now available to help continue…

Roger and Jake Fonique will be DJing in Italy, with one show available to the public:

Saturday 8th of May Sui Club, Ancona, Italy Sui Club

Wednesday 16th June Pitti Uomo Fashion Fair Party, Near Florence By invitation only

What do Sir Richard Branson, Former US Secretary of State Gen. Colin L Powell and Duran Duran have in common? Struggling to find the link? Well, they are all participating in this year’s SAP ‘Sapphire Now’ conference – which will, for the first time, be taking place simultaneously in both Frankfurt, Germany and Orlando, Florida. SAP is the world’s leading…

“The secret to staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly and lie about your age.”

…so said the great and late actress Lucille Ball…well I think I live fairly honestly, but I eat fast, and being an original member of Duran Duran I cannot (thanks to the wonderful wikipedia) lie about my age so…it’s the time to embrace a…

Please note the exciting, and long overdue, addition of JT’s Vault, imported from TTP to Duranduran.com.

JT’s Vault

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Bowie Tribute In Stores September 6, 2010 on Manimal.

Nick and Simon performed “The Chauffeur” with Mark Ronson tonight (April 21, 2010) at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in London. Mark is such a fan of the song, in fact, his backing band for the evening was called ‘The Chauffeurs.’

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Arcadia were formed in 1985 by three members of Duran Duran, Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor. They released one album ‘So Red The Rose’, which went Platinum, and reached #30 in the UK & #23 in the US. The album featured four singles, ‘Goodbye Is Forever’, ‘The Promise’, ‘The Flame’, and UK/US Top 10 hit, ‘Election Day’.…

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