I thought of this title tonight and instantly remembered the Wendy & Lisa song from the Toys soundtrack which I haven’t thought about in 20+ years. Funny how our brains work. I definitely don’t remember Seal singing on this track but he did! So, to catch you up to my rum-soaked brain, here is that… Continue reading The Closing Of the Year
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Conspiracy Theory: Tigers & Nail Polish
Last week, I wrote about the amazing model Tula in the “Some Like It Hot” video. As I was watching the video, I noticed something that caught my eye. I’m surprised I never saw this before, actually. Since 2020 has been full of ridiculous conspiracy theories that have little basis in fact, I decided that… Continue reading Conspiracy Theory: Tigers & Nail Polish
Some Like It Hot But We All Liked Tula
While Arcadia was definitely the more “artsy” side project for Duran Duran, the videos from The Power Station were stylish and groundbreaking in their own way. The video for “Some Like It Hot” remains a red-hot slice of 80s guitar rock with some stunning imagery and a gorgeous Bond girl named Caroline Cossey (who went… Continue reading Some Like It Hot But We All Liked Tula
The Ragged Seven
The Seven & the Ragged Tiger anniversary popped up this week and I’m at a loss on what I could write about it. Arriving at the peak of the band’s fame, the media covered it all. It was an exciting time for Duran fans and music fans in general. In a way, 1983 was the… Continue reading The Ragged Seven
Disco 2020
Had Duran Duran managed to finish the yet-untitled new album for 2020, their work on the upcoming album would have found a crowded dance floor. This year has, despite everything that has gone wrong, turned into one hell of a year for disco. Duran Duran, sometimes caught chasing trends, might have rode the wave perfectly… Continue reading Disco 2020
Meet El Presidente
Four days of bouncing between CNN and MSNBC has zapped my brain. Living in Nevada, I knew which way our state was going and it was fun watching the world fret over us for a few days. In the end, the two tribes went to war and the divisions are still there. To clear my… Continue reading Meet El Presidente
Stand Or Fall
It is weird writing this blog not knowing what the world will look like when this posts next Wednesday. We will either be emerging from a four-year experiment in dystopian democracy or looking to a more promising future (one hopes). I haven’t been this unsettled about the world since the 80s when nuclear annihilation seemed… Continue reading Stand Or Fall
Praying To the Aliens (’78-’79)
Over the last week, I read the rather hefty Dylan Jones book Sweet Dreams: The Story of the New Romantics. Was it worth the time? Well, I’ll save my review for an upcoming episode of The Encores Club with Rhonda. As I tend to do with these sort of books, I found myself doing a… Continue reading Praying To the Aliens (’78-’79)
Best Albums “Of the 80s”!
The BBC Radio 2 listeners weighed in on the ultimate 80s album recently and the final list was discussed on Sirius/XM’s Debatable last week. I happened to be listening at the time and couldn’t resist calling in to try swaying Mark Goodman to Duran Duran’s Rio (which only finished 12th?!). I don’t think it worked… Continue reading Best Albums “Of the 80s”!
Where Have All the Good Times Gone!
The endless banter and countless articles about the greatest guitarists and drummers in rock-n-roll usually all end up in the same place with Hendrix/EVH (guitar) and Bonham/Peart (drums) topping the lists. This painful year claimed Neil Peart first in January and last week, Eddie Van Halen was suddenly gone. It is unlikely that the world… Continue reading Where Have All the Good Times Gone!