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Newcastle Post – Newspaper, entertainment supplement [Australia]

OK Magazine [UAE]

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In 1981, a 21-year-old Simon Le Bon was introduced by an ex-girlfriend to John Taylor and Nick Rhodes in a Birmingham nightclub. Thankfully, he became the frontman for their band, Duran Duran. Otherwise, this writer wouldn’t have had albums like Rio or Seven And The Ragged Tiger – foisted on me by my older cousins, by the way – to…

ONE of the side effects of fame is that it freezes the public’s perception of you: years, even decades, can pass but people still remember a younger, thinner and less wise version of the person you are now.

For John Taylor, bassist with English pop institution Duran Duran, those cultural blinkers mean that some of those he encounters still think…

If you missed Simon and John on GOTTSCHALK LIVE today (January 30th) you can watch it by clicking here!

You can watch the video of John’s Q&A at DLD to announce Duran Duran’s HERE RIGHT NOW project with GAFFTA by clicking here!

Duran Duran – Simon Le Bon Interview
JANUARY 25, 2012

This Interview originally appeared in the Electronic Beats Magazine, Spring 2011.

Mr. Le Bon, »All You Need Is Now« is the first single off of what’s supposed to become Duran Duran’s comeback album. The song offers a lot of Andy Warhol, at least in the corresponding video clip.

You…

Look for the following around the band’s tour dates in Germany:

BILD newspaper

Exberliner daily

RS2 radio interview with Roger [http://www.rs2.de/]

Berliner Rundfunk radio interview with Roger [http://www.berliner-rundfunk.de/]

An appearance by Simon & John on Gottschalk Live!

An interview with John on Rollingstone.de

An interview with John in WAZ / http://www.derwesten.de

An interview with John in Ruhrnachrichten / http://www.ruhrnachrichten.de/…

Duran Duran Tours Planet Earth
By Clive Young 01.17.2012

Since its release a year ago, Duran Duran’s latest album, All You Need Is Now, has revitalized the group, returning the band to the lush, defining sound of its 1982 breakthrough, Rio. Given the act’s insistence on keeping up musically with the times, the look backwards was unexpected yet…

Simon Le Bon has been famously fronting Duran Duran since 1978 – but following United for longer, dating back to 1968. Here the singer discusses his hopes for the season and recalls being late for a meeting with Sir Alex…

What’s your earliest United memory?
It was back in 1968 and I was at home with my dad. He shouted…

What’s On Magazine [Previewing Dubai show. Feature to run in magazine's February or March issue]

7DAYS [ Previewing Dubai show. Feature to run mid-February]

Expatwoman.com [Previewing Hong Kong show. Online now.]

South China Morning Post [Previewing Hong Kong show. Feature is targeted to run on March 4th]

Respect Magazine [Previewing Hong Kong show. Feature will be printed in February issue]…

“When we started out as a band we never could have imagined being the support act of famous performers like Duran Duran. They’re amongst our heroes!

It’s a dream come true in the most classic way. We are four guys from Holland who enjoy a great passion for music and are all vinyl collectors. When we started collecting, the first…

As he gears up to headline the Altitude Festival in Klosters, we talk to Duran Duran’s frontman, Simon Le Bon, about hedonism, longevity and his “crazy” wife

ZÜRICH Although best remembered for their 80s pop-tunes hit list, including the classics “Rio”, “Girls on Film” and “Hungry Like The Wolf”, Simon Le Bon and his band, Duran Duran, are still going…

1. Duran Duran | All You Need Is Now (Tapemodern)

With but one exception (2000’s Pop Trash), I’ve always loved Duran Duran’s music. This, though, hits it out of the park. As I said in my review, All You Need Is Now is Duran Duran’s best album since their 1982 breakthrough Rio. The original band members reunited in 2004 and…

10) Duran Duran – Chicago Theatre – 10/21 – Yes. Duran Duran. I asked a buddy of mine who was one of the show’s promoters if I could get a pair of tickets, I told him it didn’t matter where. When I looked at the tix and saw Row DDD, I figured it was pretty far back. Then I noticed…

-by Drew Kolar, Editor-in-Chief; Image: Adele top sour 2011 list for obvious reasons. (Image Source: Billboard)
With another year under our belts came a slew of great music to keep us dancing, singing, laughing or crying—or sometimes all of the above. 2011 was a great year for real music, as performers like Adele and the Foo Fighters shot to…

3. Duran Duran, All You Need Is Now

The pioneering British synth-pop band found the perfect producer in Mark Ronson (known for his work with the late Amy Winehouse, among others), who urged them to use vintage instruments and channel the old-school vitality of 1982’s Rio. Simon Le Bon held his own alongside guest vocalists Kelis and Ana Matronic of…

“Finally, and, undoubtedly demonstrating what a frivolous soul I am in the face of world turmoil and fiscal catastrophe, I shall sign off by recommending Duran Duran’s “The Man Who Stole A Leopard”, surely one of the tunes of the year.” – The Arts Desk

Read full article here

20 ODD QUESTIONS WITH NICK RHODES/WALL STREET JOURNAL
December 24,2011

The Duran Duran musician on black eyeliner, where he spent his 21st birthday and what he’s doing for his 50th

Since hitting the pop charts in 1981, songwriter and keyboardist Nick Rhodes has established himself not only as a gifted musician, but as a trendsetter of David…

Duran Duran

(at St. Augustine Amphitheatre)

Current Duran Duran members Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor and Roger Taylor made their way to the Amphitheatre this October with opening act, Neon Trees.

The pop rock quartet – known as leaders of the 1980s MTV-drive “Second British Invasion” — gave flawless performances of hits like “Ordinary World,” “Planet Earth,”…

As 2011 quickly winds to an end, we’re happy to roll out our fourth and final days’ worth of results from our second-annual Slicing Up Eyeballs Readers Poll, in which nearly 500 of you cast ballots for your favorite new, reissued and freshly compiled music of the year over a four week period in late November and December.

Today we…

by Karen Duran

Duran Duran had quite a few memorable moments in 2011, with the release of a new album, touring most of the world, and the ups and downs that come with it. Here’s a look at the top 10, listed in chronological order:

– “All You Need Is Now”: Though an abbreviated version of Duran’s new album…

DURAN Duran’s ageless frontman doesn’t think the band could go on without him, writes Cameron Adams.

>> You spent several months this year unable to sing due to a mystery ailment. Now Duran Duran’s tour has resumed, how’s your voice holding up?

I’m 100 per cent. I did question myself at lot in that time when I couldn’t sing.

>>…

As 2011 quickly winds to an end, we’re happy to roll out the third of four days’ worth of results from our second-annual Slicing Up Eyeballs Readers Poll, in which nearly 500 of you cast ballots for your favorite new, reissued and freshly compiled music of the year over a four week period in late November and December.

Today we…

POP AND ROCK GOSSIP with Eddie Rowley eddie.rowley@sundayworld.com

DURAN DURAN singer Simon Le Bon feared he’d never sing again after losing his voice during the summer. Now back on the road and set to play a rescheduled show at The 02 on Tuesday night, Simon tells Shuffle: “It was frightening. But it was only when I went back on tour…

Wednesday December 14,2011
By Anthony Reynolds

I could just list the songs and let you make your own mind up.

Girls On Film. Planet Earth. The Reflex. Ordinary World. Rio. Hungry Like The Wolf. Save A Prayer. Wild Boys. A View To A Kill…

You can’t argue with a canon like that. I know some people loathe Duran, sure.…

Duran Duran – Live at the O2 Arena, London
The O2 Arena, London

For a band who named themselves after the baddie in a soft-porn sci-fi movie, Duran Duran haven’t done badly. With 13 studio albums and 39 singles under their slightly widening belts, they’ve sold over 100 million records, helped to create synthpop and invaded America at least…

While most music videos are merely slick, soulless promotional vehicles for potential hit singles, with no more substance or purpose than a Shamwow infomercial, occasionally a video comes out that transcends crass commercialism and actually stands alone as a work of visual art. Happily, quite a few such artworks hit TV screens and computer monitors for three or so minutes…

2011 has been a memorable year for music video. From Best Coast to Beyonce, Azealia Banks to Arctic Monkeys, here’s our pick of the most arresting audio-visual moments of the year.

#43 Duran Duran ‘Girl Panic!’

Nearly ten minutes in length, this short documentary/film shot at London’s Savoy Hotel was deemed too sexy for telly. But frankly, it’s not half…

Review: Duran Duran, Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff

Karen Price, Dec 10 2011

It may be 30 years since Duran Duran burst onto the music scene, but the darlings of the New Romantics are still at the top of their game if their latest tour is anything to go by.

And while they may have transported their fans back to their…

When news of a new Duran Duran music video greets fans of THE GOLDEN AGE OF MUSIC VIDEO, it’s practically like the launch of a new iPhone. With the group’s legendary history of memorable music videos, the Fab Five have had their share of the bombastic and the serene, whether it be the art-school surrealism of “Planet Earth” and “Is…

BRAVE teenager Kier McArthur has returned home from two successful and life-changing operations in America – and received a superstar welcome.

The 13-year-old, who has cerebral palsy, flew back to Coatbridge last Saturday after almost a month in St Louis undergoing revolutionary surgery which has already greatly improved his movement.

He and dad Martin celebrated their homecoming by attending a…

4/5 stars

“I FEEL like a teenager again,” tweeted one fan in an instrumental interlude during Duran Duran’s exhilarating return home to Birmingham.

Keen to show they’re moving with the times – how else would they have lasted 30 years and still be able to command an arena tour – the iconic Brummie band posted Twitter messages on a…

Duran Duran’s gig tribute to brave Coatbridge cerebral palsy sufferer Keir, 13

Dec 7 2011 By Scott Mullen

POP legends Duran Duran paid a moving tribute to a brave boy who underwent miracle surgery.

The band invited Kier McArthur, 13, to be guest of honour at their Glasgow concert.

And on stage, lead singer Simon Le Bon described Keir, who…

Tuesday 6th December 2011 – by Reg Enderby

It was great to see the lovers of all things 80’s congregating for pre drinks in Nottingham’s Bunkers Hill Bar and getting into 80’s retro mode as the bar had laid on back to back Duran Duran hits on the jukebox.

A quick hop step and a jump to the arena and…

Back in full voice

December 04, 2011 12:00AM

After a vocal scare that could have spelled the end of the band, Duran Duran is heading back to Australia, as JAMES WIGNEY reports

SIX months ago, Duran Duran was staring into the abyss.

After 30 years together in various incarnations, 85 million albums sold and a litany of hits including…

The 80s band returned home to Birmingham for a stellar performance following Simon Le Bon’s throat issues.

Simon Le Bon’s throat problems may have delayed Duran Duran’s UK tour, but as they took to the stage in Birmingham last night, it became instantly apparent that all those troubles are well and truly behind them.

The prodigal sons’ return party…

Review; Duran Duran the LG Arena; Band’s homecoming well worth the wait

by Matt Lloyd, Birmingham Mail
Dec 3 2011

GOOD things come to those who wait – as the army of Duran Duran fans at the LG Arena found out last night.

The Brummie rockers, who were part of the New Romantic scene of the 1980s, were…

Duran Duran in hometown triumph at Birmingham’s LG Arena

Saturday 3rd December 2011, 8:06AM GMT.

Duran Duran
Lg Arena
Review by Andy Richardson, Pictures by Alan Evans

Trying to review Duran Duran’s homecoming gig at Birmingham’s Lg arena is like trying to report on The Second Coming.

The details seem somehow irrelevant, the fact is they made it…

Duran Duran set for Birmingham home gig

Friday 2nd December 2011, 10:59AM GMT.

Hometown heroes Duran Duran are looking forward to playing the gig of their lives when they headline Birmingham’s LG Arena tonight, writes Andy Richardson.

The stars, who have sold around 100 million records, will play a set of hits and songs from their critically-acclaimed latest album, All…

“All You Need Is Now” by Duran Duran. Parts of this album were released as a preview in 2010, but the full album was not released until 2011 so I am including it on the list. It’s my pleasure to say the following sentence – Duran Duran are back! After making one of the worst albums I’ve ever heard, 2007’s…

Duran Duran, Brighton Centre, Brighton
Eighties pop superstars prove good value
by Thomas H GreenThursday, 01 December 2011

It catches everyone out that Duran Duran’s version of the hip-hop classic “White Lines (Don’t Don’t Do It)” comes off so well. Not just affable entertainment but actually fiercely funky, raising a large section of the Brighton Centre to its…

Go behind the scenes as Duran Duran visit Piers Morgan Tonight in Los Angeles

Duran Duran discuss “Girl Panic!” on ITV’s Daybreak:

Ever since we peeped Harper’s Bazaar UK’s supermodel-adorned December issue, we’ve been waiting for the accompanying music FILM. Oh, yes, the ’90s supes—namely Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Helena Christensen, Eva Herzigova, and Yasmin Le Bon—were not only shot for the cover of the mag, they have a whole spread and it’s all part of the MEGA (META) MUSIC VIDEO, “Girl…

Duran Duran: Still ‘Girl’ Crazy After All These Years
by Chris Payne, N.Y. | November 14, 2011 2:30 EST

“We’ve definitely gotten a reputation for having beautiful girls in our videos,” says Duran Duran bassist John Taylor.

Ever since steamy videos for songs like “Girls On Film” and “Rio” captivated early MTV viewers, pop stars from George Michael to…

Adele and creative trio Canadá triumph at UK Music Video awards 2011

Best indie video goes to Manchester Orchestra while Spike Jonze named best director – twice – at ceremony in London
Sean Michaels
guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 9 November 2011 07.02 EST

Adele, an American film director and three upstarts from Barcelona were among the winners at the…

Duran Duran Releases New Video for “Girl Panic!”
Tuesday, Nov 8, 2011
by Crispin Kott

For a band who helped build their reputation on music video, it’s been a long time since Duran Duran made a promotional film worthy of their classic clips from the ’80s, which repeatedly cast the band as a hedonistic, futuristic, slightly effeminate gang…

Okay, so Jonas Åkerlund’s long-awaited “Girl Panic!” music video is finally here. Is it everything fans hoped for and more? Hell yes. In case you’re not a fellow Duran Duran obsessive, here’s the deal— last year, the band tapped Mark Ronson​ to produce All You Need Is Now, easily their best album in two decades. The album taps into the…

Naomi Campbell, Other Supermodels Reunite To Film Duran Duran Music Video (VIDEO)

Naomi Campbell, Helena Christensen, Yasmin Le Bon, Cindy Crawford, and Eva Herzigova role-playing as different Duran Duran band members? It’s more than just an 80′s fantasy: it’s a brand new music video.

As we previously reported, the models reunited for a photo shoot for the cover of December’s…