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Duran Duran (named after a character in Roger Vadim's sci-fi classic, Barbarella) is an electronic pop-rock band that was part of the new wave music movement in the early 1980s. Created by Nick Rhodes (keyboards) and John Taylor (bass) in Birmingham, UK, 1978, with the later addition of Roger Taylor (drums), Andy Taylor (guitar), and Simon Le Bon (lead vocals), the band has sold more than 100 million records, making them one of the best-selling bands in history. |
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Latest News in english
about Duran Duran
Party Of The Week: A night of pop art for Rankin and friends Date: 13 Nov 2009
Independent -
The singer Joss Stone, Duran Duran's Nick Rhodes, magazine editor Jefferson Hack and My Summer of Love actress Natalie Press were out in force on Monday night for the private view of Rankin's exhibition Destroy at London's Phillips de Pury Gallery.
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Duran Duran and cheap recording technology Date: 12 Nov 2009
Salon.com -
Don't blame the Internet for stifling creativity, says a musician. Blame the new absence of barriers to entry
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Duran Duran and art in the age of Internet reproduction Date: 11 Nov 2009
Salon.com -
Is easy access to the music of yesteryear stifling creativity? John Taylor, bassist and '80s fashion icon, opines
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Pop in recession? Date: 09 Nov 2009
BBC News -
Online access to the history of music and artists' inner thoughts may not be all good news, says Duran Duran's John Taylor
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Duran Duran star Simon Le Bon gives Spandau Ballet comeback the thumbs up Date: 03 Nov 2009
Daily Mirror -
Simon Le Bon tells us: "I'm glad Spandau are back together. We've got 10 years on them with our reunion, but let's see who would win in a drink-off!"
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Music Review: Duran Duran, Status Quo, Steve Morse Band, Joe Bonamassa, and House of Lords Date: 31 Oct 2009
Blogcritics.org -
From pomp to blues to glossy pop rock... a typical week then.
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Meat Puppets are Grade A Date: 29 Oct 2009
The Observer -
When most people think of '80s music, the sound they usually conjure up is a kind of glossy, sexy, synth-laden pop somewhere between David Bowie and Duran Duran. Yet there were a lot of things happening in music during that decade besides electronic beats and crazy clothes.
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What is power dressing? Date: 23 Oct 2009
Independent -
Power dressing. For anyone old enough to remember the 1980s in all its Dynasty/Duran Duran-inspired glory, this entails shoulder pads that are the envy of an American football team, colour so brash it necessitates the wearing of sunglasses and viscose-knit dresses so eye-wateringly tight they come with their very own knickers attached. But while all these elements of the Decade That Subtlety ...
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