What are you writing about this week, someone asked? Destination unknown, I thought. Sometimes, it’s just that easy. Twenty minutes later, I had followed the rabbit hole deeper into Missing Persons. Apart from the obvious Duran Duran connection with Warren Cuccurullo, I always held their two MTV videos close to my heart. Is it time… Continue reading Destination Unknown
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Lost 80s: Trees – Sleep Convention
Two weeks ago, I discussed David + David’s Boomtown and one could argue it wasn’t that lost of a classic. It did have multiple singles chart even if I don’t remember them. This week, I present an album that seems to have completely fallen through the cracks of popular culture. Thanks to a suggestion from… Continue reading Lost 80s: Trees – Sleep Convention
It Shouldn’t Be Twice As Hard
After being caught on film partying without a mask, country music star Morgan Wallen half-heartedly apologized and Saturday Night Live re-scheduled his performance a few months back. Public relations crisis somewhat averted. Hold my beer, thought Wallen, apparently. Last week, he was filmed using the N-word outside his home by a neighbor. In doing so,… Continue reading It Shouldn’t Be Twice As Hard
Lost 80s: David + David’s Boomtown
From The Smiths to Run D.M.C., 1986 was an unusually rich year for popular music across almost every style. It was a decade of color and style so it’s not surprising that David + David’s Boomtown was lost in the shuffle. Listening now, the songwriting and arrangements hold up incredibly well. Nothing about the album… Continue reading Lost 80s: David + David’s Boomtown
Wounded Rhymes
It occurred to me that I hadn’t written about Duran Duran so much of late. That got me thinking about the new album that I feel like I should have heard by now. Did an entire year of Sundays drift right by? Is it already 2021? Is there a new Duran Duran album coming out?… Continue reading Wounded Rhymes
(Reach Up For the) Sunrise
Only change will bring You out of the darkness In this moment everything is born again — Duran Duran The darkest four years of American politics come to an end today. Economic uncertainty, a raging pandemic, and a host of other problems do not. However, the slightest glow of hope can be seen creeping over… Continue reading (Reach Up For the) Sunrise
Rebel Rebels – David Bowie & Duran Duran
By now, everyone has heard Duran Duran’s cover of David Bowie’s iconic song “Five Years” which they released on his birthday – only two days before the five year anniversary of his passing. Released in conjunction with the Just For One Day virtual tribute show over the weekend, the band delivered a fitting tribute to… Continue reading Rebel Rebels – David Bowie & Duran Duran
Terri Nunn: Pleasure Victim
The backlash was quick and the apology was predictable. Terri Nunn of Berlin decided that a New Year’s Eve gig at Donald Trump’s Florida enclave Mar-a-Lago would be a good way to say goodbye to 2020. I’m not here to cancel her or Berlin but I am fascinated by her decision to take the gig… Continue reading Terri Nunn: Pleasure Victim
Future Nostalgia – NYE 1982
We made it. The end is near. The closing of the year is upon us. It would be foolish to imagine waking up Friday and having all the anxiety of 2020 suddenly be a distant memory. From politics to pandemic, there is still some dark days ahead but I have a case of future nostalgia… Continue reading Future Nostalgia – NYE 1982
El Presente
Back to life, back to reality. One week in Mexico was the much-needed break from 2020 that I needed. Tucked away at an all-inclusive resort that was 60% empty and following more rigid COVID protocols than I’ve seen here in the US, I felt safe and relaxed for the first time in months. Ever the… Continue reading El Presente