So we (the fans) are all anxiously awaiting the next Duran Duran album. But in the meantime, I thought it would be a good time to mention The Devils.
For those who don't know, The Devils were a side project between Nick Rhodes and singer/guitarist Stephen Duffy. They released one album, "Dark Circles," in 2002. It's a phenomenal album, hearkening back to the days of Duran Duran's genesis. In fact, the project came about because Duffy (who was a singer in Duran Duran before Simon LeBon came on board) discovered some old tapes from his DD days, and he and Nick decided to revisit some of the old songs, as well as work on some new ones.
There is an unofficial Devils profile at MySpace, if you're interested in listening to some of their songs:
http://www.myspace.com/thedevils
You can buy their album, "Dark Circles," from Amazon.com here:
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Saturday, April 21, 2007
DD in Rolling Stone
Check out page 32 of Rolling Stone's 40th Anniversary issue for an "in the studio" piece on Duran Duran's upcoming album.
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
1997 interview with Nick
http://www.lizardkingduran.com/nick.html
(posted on the Lizard King Duran fan site, which is one of the best out there.)
I love reading interviews with the band, old or new, and I find that much of the time Nick gives the most interesting interviews. The one above is no exception.
It's a little bit saddening to read that interview, seeing Nick's enthusiasm over the Medazzaland album, considering the album ended up not doing very well and was never even released in the UK. But I consider Medazzaland a landmark Duran Duran album, and Nick's thoughts on it at the time still ring true to me. Just because an album isn't a commercial success doesn't mean it's not a great work of art.
(posted on the Lizard King Duran fan site, which is one of the best out there.)
I love reading interviews with the band, old or new, and I find that much of the time Nick gives the most interesting interviews. The one above is no exception.
It's a little bit saddening to read that interview, seeing Nick's enthusiasm over the Medazzaland album, considering the album ended up not doing very well and was never even released in the UK. But I consider Medazzaland a landmark Duran Duran album, and Nick's thoughts on it at the time still ring true to me. Just because an album isn't a commercial success doesn't mean it's not a great work of art.
Duran Duran @ Live Earth
It was confirmed this week that Duran Duran will perform at the London (Wembley Stadium) concert as part of Live Earth on July 7, 2007 (07/07/07). While it was announced some time ago that the band would be participating, this is the first confirmation of which location they're going to play. For ticket information, see duranduran.com.
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