It's been 30 years since Duran Duran's first release and subsequent world-beating ways, crafting a sleek, designer-pop that sounded expensive and fashionable, indulgent and sexy and just a bit…   Read Story »

Last month Death Cab For Cutie returned to the spotlight with "You Are A Tourist," the great first single and video from their forthcoming Codes And Keys. A sunny addition to our spring playlist, it…   Read Story »

We've offered our suggestions as to what bands to see this week, now we shift into the bands we are actually seeing. SXSW has begun in earnest, and is earnestly crowded. We'll try to cut through the…   Read Story »

NAME: Duran Duran PROGRESS REPORT: Pop icons chat up the release of new Mark Ronson-produced record, All You Need Is Now. Even if you were born in the 80's (rather than having lived through it…   Read Story »

From will.i.am to Dave Stewart to Boy George, Barack Obama has inspired some pretty horrible songs. Often from British people. Case in point: John Taylor getting funky on bass while doing cliched…   Read Story »

Duran Duran's always had a flair for the dramatic, which is why we weren't surprised by their recent Broadway stint or this epic new video for Red Carpet Massacre's first single "Fallling Down."…   Read Story »

We realize they've only had two notable songs in the last 20 years, but for some reason we're always rooting for Duran Duran -- maybe we miss the '80s? Maybe it's just a reflex? Whatever the case,…   Read Story »

Remember Duran Duran's "Come Undone"? From back in the '90s, before the Brits met Timbo and Timberlake? Right, well maybe not the halcyon "Rio" days, but that didn't stop us from being intrigued by a…   Read Story »

Best way to teach an old dog new tricks? Get a new dog! That's the route of the much ballyhooed Duran Duran/Timberlake/Timbaland collab, anyway (we don't condone puppy replacement). Far afield from…   Read Story »

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