While the marketing for the Ibiza weekend will undoubtedly capitalize on the 40th anniversary of Duran Duran, I think that is more about a promoter pushing a show and a band wanting to drive some profit while touring isn’t an option. The global pandemic has ruined the best laid plans for many and Duran Duran… Continue reading Anniversary Celebration Wish List
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Shake Up the Picture: Duran Duran Re-Imagined
Into the worm hole I fell on Sunday night. The new (?) 8-Bit Arcade album of Duran Duran songs is strangely addictive. As an avid gamer, I would fall off the couch if I could fire up a nostalgic Atari game with a Duran Duran soundtrack. Can this happen? People build emulators for all the… Continue reading Shake Up the Picture: Duran Duran Re-Imagined
Skin Trader: Steve Ferrone
The sessions for Notorious were an embarrassment of riches for Duran Duran. With Andy Taylor gone, Nile Rodgers and Warren Cuccurullo picked up their guitars and helped push the band into new territory musically. However, it was the quiet man on the skins who perhaps had the greatest impact in shaping the band’s funky new… Continue reading Skin Trader: Steve Ferrone
Like Some New Romantic…Tony Hadley
Over the weekend, the Daily Mirror dropped a bombshell. Tony Hadley has apparently said he would have rather joined Duran Duran instead of Spandau Ballet. This made the headlines in our household where the Duran Duran vs. Spandau Ballet argument never really gets settled. We talked about it the night we met and it has… Continue reading Like Some New Romantic…Tony Hadley
Happy Birthday Barbarella
Well, well, it is my blog day and “Electric Barbarella” is turning twenty-three years old! I will go out on the limb and say I am more enthusiastic than most Duran fans (and Daily Duranie writers) about the song and video. I found it to be a tongue-in-cheek celebration of the band’s hedonistic glory years.… Continue reading Happy Birthday Barbarella
Last Chance On the Stairway: Tiki Drinks with Velvet Rebel
Look, I’ve been on plenty of food and drink blogs this year during lockdown and I HATE when you have to scroll through 1,000 words on the writer’s spiritual connection to basil before you get to the recipe. So, here is the recipe to our first (of many?) Duran Duran-inspired Tiki cocktails: Last Chance On… Continue reading Last Chance On the Stairway: Tiki Drinks with Velvet Rebel
The Reflex Redux
If you missed the excitement on Twitter, Rhonda and I squared off on the D-Side podcast’s Duran Durunk Debate! You can tune in here and VOTE for who made the best drunken arguments about Duran Duran music. Voting ends today so jump right in and see why I am not a massive fan of “The… Continue reading The Reflex Redux
On The Radar – Erasure, The Killers and More!
A lot of new music came out on Friday so in-between revisiting Liberty on it’s 30 year anniversary, I’ve been spinning new albums from The Killers and Erasure for an upcoming episode of The Encores Club with Rhonda and a special guest the Duran Duran community will definitely know! I’ll spare you my thoughts on… Continue reading On The Radar – Erasure, The Killers and More!
Video Vanguard: Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
To celebrate another MTV birthday, Velvet Rebels presents Tom Petty with a Video Vanguard award!
Guest Blog: Wishful Thinking
Duran Duran’s design team has been working overtime this summer! There have been a plethora of new products released in the last six months. I recently purchased a package that included apuzzle. What will I do with said puzzle? I will probably put it in storage; I bought it because it exists. This creative product… Continue reading Guest Blog: Wishful Thinking