|
|
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. |
|
|
|
News in english
about Duran Duran
(June / 2009)
'He was just the nicest man in the whole world' Date: 05 Jun 2009
KOMO Seattle -
The fiancee of Kurt Husted, who was killed during the armored car robbery at a Lakewood Wal-Mart, called STAR 101.5 FM to request that Duran Duran's 'Ordinary World' be played in Kurt's honor.
|
Crisis-Time Forum Comes Up Wet and Cheap Date: 07 Jun 2009
The Moscow Times -
08 June 2009 By Ira Iosebashvili, Nadia Popova / The Moscow Times ST. PETERSBURG -- It was perhaps fitting that the headlining musical act for the St. Petersburg economic forum was Duran Duran, a band whose best-remembered single is the 1982 hit "Hungry Like the Wolf."
|
Money-Saving Measures Visible At Economic Forum Date: 08 Jun 2009
St. Petersburg Times -
It was perhaps fitting that the headlining musical act for the St. Petersburg economic forum was Duran Duran, a band whose best-remembered single is the 1982 hit “Hungry Like the Wolf.”
|
Celebrity birthdays Date: 08 Jun 2009
Pioneer Press -
Comedian Jerry Stiller is 82. Comedian-talk show host Joan Rivers is 76. Actor James Darren is 73. Singer Nancy Sinatra is 69. Singer Chuck Negron (Three Dog Night) is 67. Singer Boz Scaggs is 65. Actor-director Keenan Ivory Wayans is 51. Singer Mick Hucknall of Simply Red is 49. Rapper Kanye West is 32. Keyboardist Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran is 47. Singer Doris Pearson of Five Star is 43.
|
Duran Duran performs for Russia’s elite Date: 09 Jun 2009
Russian Information Agency Novosti -
Russia’s VIPs danced alongside regular fans at a Duran Duran concert for nearly two hours, in spite of the pouring rain. Officials attending the St. Petersburg Economic Forum watched from the comfort of a private area in the stands.
|
ARTS + FEATURES Date: 10 Jun 2009
St. Petersburg Times -
With the St. Petersburg Economic Forum having been and gone, Duran Duran , which played an outdoor concert on Palace Square last week, now seems to be a better choice as a “gift from the Forum to guests and residents of St. Petersburg],” as the event’s official web site put it.
|
Duran Duran Date: 10 Jun 2009
St. Petersburg Times -
, which played an outdoor concert on Palace Square last week, now seems to be a better choice as a “gift from the Forum to guests and residents of St. Petersburg],” as the event’s official web site put it.
|
Duran Duran work with Mark Ronson Date: 22 Jun 2009
Yahoo.com -
Duran Duran have revealed what it is like to collaborate with Mark Ronson.
|
|
|
|
