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Another day, another soundtrack suggestion for this epic masterpiece…this time, turn on “Undergoing Treatment”.  Cheers!! We are undergoing treatment Watching others on the net Studying our worst actions They say we’ll get over it Disappear like disco To the sight of our few pageviews Resign to the outer circleIf you see us standing by the… Continue reading “Rolling Stone” 2022 Interview Part 3

Continuing with the young man’s delusions of grandeur from yesterday… Once again, we have a soundtrack suggestion…this time it is “Pop Trash Movie”.  Enjoy!! Saw a close up of my pretty lap Overnight tweetsation Holding technology From all around the world If I rewind back to 2010 And stop the blog there No one knew… Continue reading “Rolling Stone” 2022 Interview Part 2

By C.K Shortell When asked which Duran Duran songs were his favorite, Simon famously compared them to his children, claiming that he simply could not choose one over the others.  While this is both understandable and a little disappointing (You’re sick of Hungry Like the Wolf! Admit it, Simon!), it’s also slightly deceiving. The band… Continue reading The Wonderful World of B-Sides

  By, C.K. Shortell Rhonda and Amanda do a great job of very cleverly tying in the title to their blogs with a Duran song, so of course I followed suit. Any guesses on where today’s title came from?  Think remixes…specifically, The Power Mix of Violence of Summer (Love’s Takin Over).  (What, this isn’t the first… Continue reading Just Get Me to the Track

By C.K. Shortell   I could walk into a room full of Duran fans and incite a riot with any number of comments. I could pick on Andy or Warren, as each has a dedicated following; I could shout out that Red Carpet Massacre is actually one of their best albums (don’t worry—I don’t think that—but… Continue reading Step Into My Flame: Reflecting On Arcadia

By C.K. Shortell Let me start by clearly identifying myself as one of those odd Duran Duran fans, i.e. a heterosexual male who has followed the group since the 80s and never left, even when every Taylor and most of the general public did! So for me, it’s really always been all about the music and… Continue reading Duran Games for the Obsessive-Compulsive