In much the same way All You Need is Now marked a return to the sound that made Duran Duran household names in the early Eighties, the video for “Girl Panic!” marks a return to the types of videos that made the Durannies the first ever “MTV band”. Of course, there’s no longer a vehicle like MTV for Duran Duran to dominate, so maybe “Girl Panic!” just appeals to the nostalgist in me. But shit, this might be the best video these guys have made […]
Posts tagged "All You Need is Now"
Simon’s Back!: Duran Duran Announce Fall Tour Dates
Yeah, it’s been a hot minute since we professed our love for Duran Duran, but that doesn’t mean that the Fab Five Four Two Three Five Four haven’t been on our minds. Quite the contrary, actually. All You Need is Now is still in heavy rotation as one of our, and we tried (in vain) to get tickets to what we were told was an amazing club show at the Royale in Boston earlier this year. We got a huge scare when Duran lead singer […]
Spin Cycle: Duran Duran’s “All You Need is Now”
My cohort Jesse and I figured it was only right, as certified Durannies, that we both tackle the physical release of All You Need is Now, the latest effort from Birmingham’s Fab Five Four Three Five Four. Of course, it didn’t surprise me that JOB and I (and contributor Carlos Halston, who was totally an ace when it came to our definitive guide to their discography pretty much have the same opinion: All You Need is Now is the band’s best effort in years. To […]
All You Need Is Duran Duran
Only Duran Duran could find a way to make it onto my 2010 and 2011 ‘best of’ lists in such a creative way. For the uninformed, All You Need Is Now, the band’s 13th studio album, was released last December as a 9-track digital album with the promise of a physical deluxe edition to follow sometime in 2011. Well, that time has arrived and depending on where you go to get your copy, AYNIN has been expanded to upwards of 17 tracks in […]
New Release Report 3/22/10: The First Super Tuesday of 2011
Some big name stuff coming out today, so let’s get right to it. Ladies and gentlemen, prepare to open your wallets!! Chris Brown “F.A.M.E.”– The acronym in the title stands for “forgiving all my enemies”, which doesn’t exactly put me back on Team CB (well, to be fair, I was never on the dude’s team to begin with). No one forced you to beat the shit out of your girlfriend, doggie. Anyway, considering the barrage of hits he’s had recently […]
The Viewfinder: Duran Duran’s “All You Need is Now”
Time has been good to the guys of Duran Duran. Their new album, All You Need is Now, is their best album in at least a decade if not two. Looks like the members have a renewed energy, possibly thanks to producer Mark Ronson, who jumped into the wayback machine and put together the best approximation of the sound that made the boys from Birmingham superstars. The “All You Need is Now” video surfaced recently, and while there are no […]
Le Bon!!: New Duran Album Gets a Release Date
Good Lord. If it wasn’t for Michael Jackson and Duran Duran, I wouldn’t have a blog this week. I blame it all on Carlos Halston . Anyhow, good news came this week in the form of an official release date for Duran Duran’s new album. “All You Need is Now” will first be released on iTunes December 21st. A physical release is tentatively scheduled for February. While I’m certainly not a fan of the whole staggered release date thing that artists and […]
