As a massive fan of the Notorious era, last week’s resurrection of “Skin Trade” had me feeling chills thanks to fans sharing their concert clips. So, this week, I’m sharing this Notorious piece I wrote a few years back. Velvet Rebel In 2010, Pitchfork contributor Tom Ewing helped define the concept of imperial phases as… Continue reading Working For the Skin Trade: Post-Imperial Funk
Tag: Notorious album
Too Much To Know
Are there moments of Duran history that you just sometimes think about and wonder what it must have been like? On the positive, amazing side, I think about what it must have been like when the band was looking through record deal offers or when the band waited to hear where a song charted. I… Continue reading Too Much To Know
Post-imperial funk: Notorious
In 2010, Pitchfork contributor Tom Ewing helped define the concept of imperial phases as it applies to popular music. Coined by Pet Shop Boys’ Neil Tennant, also a music critic, it’s the sort of term that obsessive music fans and writers grasp immediately. Ewing laid out certain parameters for what constitutes a band’s imperial phase… Continue reading Post-imperial funk: Notorious
Question of the Day: Tuesday, September 3, 2019
According to yesterday’s poll, 33% of the participants own Notorious on compact disc, 26% on vinyl, 20% digitally and 19% on cassette. Which of the following formats of Big Thing do you own?
Question of the Day: Monday, September 2, 2019
Our voters own Seven and the Ragged Tiger in the following formats: 30% own it on compact disc 26% own it on vinyl 19% own it on cassette and digitally 3% own it in a different way Which of the following formats of Notorious do you own? Like the previous polls, include other formats outside… Continue reading Question of the Day: Monday, September 2, 2019
Question of the Day: Saturday, July 6, 2019
According to our voters, Notorious should have included the following songs: Notorious American Science Skin Trade A Matter of Feeling Hold Me Vertigo Meet el Presidente Winter Marches On Proposition Which song should have been a b-side (and not included on the album, Big Thing)?
Notorious Memories
If I remember correctly (and if my home-created Duran calendar is correct), the anniversary for the release of Notorious (the album) must be near. Again, if my math is correct, this means that the band’s fourth studio album is turning 32. Ouch. I have colleagues younger than that (who like to remind me of that… Continue reading Notorious Memories