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Rock 

Why The Power Station Were the Best Supergroup of the 1980s

January 26, 2026January 26, 2026 Ron Hart 1 Comment Andy Taylor, Arcadia, Bernard Edwards, Duran Duran, Get It On (Bang a Gong), John Taylor, Michael Des Barres, Parlophone, Parlophone Records, Rhino Entertainment, Robert Palmer, Some Like It Hot, The Power Station, Tony Thompson

How a new box set resurrected their legacy over 40 years later

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Music Journalism 

Famous Quotes Vol. 44: May 2023

May 30, 2023May 30, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Billy Squier, Duff McKagan, Duran Duran, Famous Quotes, Guns 'N' Roses, Jim Sullivan, John Taylor, Jonny Greenwood, Meat Loaf, Neurotic Outsiders, Radiohead, The Smile, Thom Yorke, Tom Skinner

Jim Sullivan looks back on a career of epic interviews in the latest installment of his inquisitive column

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New Wave Pop Rock 

Duran Duran Reunite With Andy Taylor

March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments Andy Taylor, Duran Duran, John Taylor, Nick Rhodes, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Roger Taylor, Simon LeBon

The band announced on Instagram they are recording new music with ailing guitarist

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Alternative Rock New Wave Pop Rock 

Too Much Information: ‘Duran Duran’ at 30

February 14, 2023February 14, 2023 Lee Zimmerman 3 Comments 1993, Andy Taylor, Come Undone, Duran Duran, John Taylor, Milton Nascimento, Nick Rhodes, Ordinary World, Roger Taylor, Simon LeBon, Too Much Information

Duran Duran’s second self-titled album offers some belated glories

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Music Journalism 

Famous Quotes Vol. 38: December 2022

December 29, 2022December 29, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Black Sabbath, Duran Duran, Famous Quotes, Jim Sullivan, John Taylor, Morrissey, Ozzy Osbourne, Richard Thompson

Veteran rock critic Jim Sullivan looks back on a career of epic interviews in the latest installment of his inquisitive column

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New Wave Pop Rock 

Duran Duran’s Andy Taylor Reveals Cancer Diagnosis During Rock Hall Induction

November 6, 2022November 6, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2022, Andy Taylor, cancer, Duran Duran, Fuck Cancer, John Taylor, Nick Rhodes, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Roger Taylor, Simon LeBon

Read the guitarist’s full letter below

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Art Pop Glam New Wave Rock 

Sparks Fly High In Boston

April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Alex Kapranos, Andy Bell, Beck, Boston, Duran Duran, Erasure, FFS, Flea, Franz Ferdinand, Gillian Gilbert, John Taylor, New Order, Nick Rhodes, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Sparks, Stephen Morris, Steve Jones, The Sex Pistols, Todd Rundgren, Vince Clarke

The Brothers Mael continue their late career victory lap at the Shubert Theatre

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New Wave 

ALBUMS: Duran Duran In The Present Tense

November 1, 2021April 3, 2022 Kara Tucker 1 Comment Anniversary, Chai, Duran Duran, Future Past, Giorgio Moroder, Graham Coxon, Invisible, John Taylor, Nick Rhodes, Roger Taylor, Simon LeBon

The 80s New Wave legends hark back to their Past to secure their Future on their best album in years

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Music Journalism 

Famous Quotes Vol. 22: August 2021

August 10, 2021August 10, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Daragh Lynch, Duran Duran, Famous Quotes, Fred Schneider, Jim Sullivan, Joan Baez, John Taylor, Lankum, Nico, The B-52's

Veteran rock critic Jim Sullivan looks back on a career of epic interviews in the latest installment of his inquisitive column

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Glam New Wave Power Pop 

It’s Never Too Late To Experience Sparks

June 15, 2021March 24, 2022 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment Andy Bell, Beck, Duran Duran, Erasure, Flea, Gillian Gilbert, John Taylor, New Order, Nick Rhodes, Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Sparks, Stephen Morris, Steve Jones, The Sex Pistols, The Sparks Brothers, Todd Rundgren, Vince Clarke

A new documentary from director Edgar Wright brings the brilliance of the Brothers Mael to a new generation

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