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Hey Duran Duran fans (or Duraneys as I hear Richard Blade call you guys on satellite radio) - get ready to dance your tails off, because the legendary new wave band is going on a North American tour this year. And dance you will, because the opening act will be none other than Nile Rodgers, the co-founder and rhythm guitarist for the classic disco band, Chic.  Aside from the Bee Gees and Donna Summer, I credit Nile Rodgers as the leading pioneer of the classic 1970s disco sound, wit …

      DURAN DURAN ARE IN THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME! This weekend was the official induction ceremony for the 2022 class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame which included, among other well deserving artists such as Eurythmics, Pat Benatar and Judas Priest, Duran Duran.  And in true Rock and Roll Hall of Fame style, each artist inducted did a live performance. So - about Duran Duran's performance and induction.  There were, unfortunately, some setbacks for the …

Congratulations to Duran Duran, Pat Benatar, Lionel Richie, Eurythmics, Carly Simon, Eminem, Dolly Parton, Judas Priest, and all of the other winners on their induction into the 2022 Rock & Roll of Fame.   The winners are determined by a mix of votes from 1,000 musical artists, historians and other music industry folks along with a website hosted fan vote.  Duran Duran easily reigned supreme among the fan votes with over 900,000 received.  Eminem, in his first ye …

Duran Duran fans - they're back!   The legendary new wave (or new romantics) band have officially announced a US based late summer tour, for this year, to support their most recent album, Future Past, which was released this past October. The tour will begin on August 19, at the Treasure Island Amphitheater, in Welch, Minnesota, and the last show will be the final of 3 shows, at the famed Hollywood Bowl, in Los Angeles.   In addition to having the …

DURAN DURAN IS 40!  Well, actually, as a band they're older than that, but their self titled debut album, Duran Duran, is 40.   Released on June 15, 1981, the Duran Duran debut album introduced the world to a band that would go onto become one of the most successful groups in both the New Romantics/New Wave genres, as well as the 1980s, in general. Featuring the classic hits, Planet Earth and Girls on Film, both of which continue to receive heavy airplay on classic …

Last week, on Friday March 29, 2019, the  Rock & Roll Hall of Fame held their formal induction ceremony, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. While the inductions included bands and artists that are now considered staples of classic rock and whom one would generally expect to be in the Rock Hall, including Stevie Nicks and Def Leppard, and we’re definitely not discounting these artists, there was a strong inclusion, this year, of bands that have pioneered the altern …