Duran Duran US Promo Tour! updated August 11 -

WPLJ Interview New York - Tune in to the Station in advance to win Breakfast with the Band!

From WPLJ.com:

HAVE BREAKFAST WITH DURAN DURAN
FROM SCOTT & TODD

The 5 original members of Duran Duran (Simon LeBon, Nick Rhodes, Roger Taylor, Andy Taylor,and John Taylor) have reunited and are releasing their first album in over 20 years later this year.

On Wednesday morning, August 11th -- the reunited Duran Duran is stopping by the Big Show Studios and 10 lucky'PLJ listeners will get to bring a friend to join the band for breakfast!!

Here is what you have to do:

* Call the Big Show Voice Mail Line @ 1-888-321-WPLJ and sing your favorite Duran Duran song.

DEADLINE TO ENTER IS MONDAY MORNING (AUGUST 9TH @ 10AM)

** ONE ENTRY PER PERSON PLEASE.

** 10 Winners will be chosen by a panel of Big Show judges.

** Please make sure you leave your name, town, and telephone number!

WBLI New York - 9AM phone interview with Simon

Thursday, August 12 -

WPRO Interview Providence
WSNE Interview Providence

Friday, August 13 -

WBMX Interview Boston
WQSX Interview Boston

Sunday, August 15 -

KRBE Interview Houston - Tune in to KRBE in advance to win tickets to an exclusive Listening Party with the Band!

Monday, August 16 -

KHMX Interview Houston - Tune in to KHMX in advance to win tickets to an exclusive Breakfast with the Band!

Tuesday, August 17 -

KDWB Interview Minneapolis w/ 10 in-studio winners - Tune in to KDWB in advance to win

KS95 Interview Minneapolis

Wednesday, August 18

KLLC Interview San Francisco w/ 10 in-studio winners -
Meet all 5 original members of Duran Duran with Sarah and No Name. Send us a tape or CD of you doing a Duran Duran song. It can be kareoke, a Duran parody, or ANYTHING that will prove that you are the ultimate Durani. Send them to Sarah & No Name Ultimate Durani, 865 Battery, San Francisco, CA 94111. Must be in our hands by Friday August 13...SO HURRY!!!!! Contest starts when we get the first tape or CD! ALL entires will get to go to our Karaoke Party. All entires can be played on the air.

Live 105 Interview San Francisco

K101 Interview San Francisco

Thursday, August 19

KROQ Interview with Kevin and Bean in the Morning
Los Angeles

Star 98 Interview Los Angeles

Friday, August 20

TBA

...keep checking the site for updates to this list...

Here are some of the Stations contact information - call and request Duran Duran and let them know you're psyched the band are coming!

WPRO Providence
http://www.92profm.com
401-224-1234

WSNE Providence
http://www.coast933.com/main.html
401-224-1933

WBMX Boston
http://www.mix985.com
617-931-1234

WQSX Boston
http://www.star937fm.com
617-931-1293

KRBE Houston
http://www.krbe.com
713-390-KRBE

KHMX Houston
http://www.khmx.com
713-390-5965

KDWB Minneapolis
http://www.kdwb.com
651-989-5392

KSTP Minneapolis
http://www.ks95.com
651-989-KS95

KLLC San Francisco
http://www.radioalice.com
415-478-3697

KITS San Francisco
http://www.live105.com
415-478-LIVE

STAR 98 LA
http://www.star987.com/
1-800-STAR-987
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[This message was edited Thu Aug 12 9:59:55 2004 by VinaBlue]

Please come to San Diego.
Please come to San Diego.
PLEASE come to San Diego.

Amen.

From Rolling Stone http://www.rollingstone.c...ayer=false

Duran Duran Relaunch

Reunited quintet to release "Astronaut" in October



Duran Duran have finished work on their new album, Astronaut, tentatively scheduled for release in October on Epic. It marks the first time the band's original lineup -- singer Simon Le Bon, keyboardist Nick Rhodes, bassist John Taylor, guitarist Andy Taylor and drummer Roger Taylor -- has worked together since 1985 for the "A View to a Kill" single.

"We were like, 'We can still do this! After fifteen some years! How exciting!" Le Bon says. The reunited group recorded the new material in three different stages. They initially got back together in 2002, and spent some time writing new material in the south of France. After a brief reunion tour last year, the band headed off to England, splitting time between two studios. Most of the new material was recorded in the past few months with Linkin Park producer Don Gilmore, although R&B hitmaker Dallas Austen was brought in at the last minute to do some additional work.

"He just offers a different approach," Le Bon says. "You won't be able to notice who does what on the album."

The new material already appears to be far more eclectic than previous Duran Duran releases. Even the talkative frontman has a hard time summing up its sound. "It's like the Mamas and Papas meets Kraftwerk," he says. Le Bon labels the new track "Taste of Summer" as simply "fantastic, beautiful, warm, hot and sexy," which may not explain much as far as sound, but does bode well for fans turned off by the midtempo electro-pop of the group's mid-Nineties output.

Other potential standout tracks are "Bedroom Toys," a disco-funk throwback featuring Chic's Nile Rodgers, and the title track. "Nobody believed in 'Astronaut' except us," LeBon says, laughing. "It's like 'Girls on Film' -- it doesn't sound like anything else out there, and it has a strange chorus. But Dallas finally got it and helped us make a great song."

Duran Duran recently shot a video for the first single, "(Reach Up for the) Sunrise," directed by the Polish Brothers (Twin Falls Idaho), though the band members provided most of the footage themselves. In the spirit of the group's early exotic and action-packed videos, the clip shows John Taylor wandering the California desert, Le Bon racing a motorcycle through the countryside in Spain, Roger Taylor cruising in a car around England, Andy Taylor hanging out in an Ibiza club and Rhodes hovering in a spaceship over London.

Although LeBon is clearly excited about creating flashy videos with his old mates, he takes particular pride in the music. "It's a real complete album," he says. "It'll be the kind of album where you can listen to the whole thing in one go, rather than going on tea breaks."



KIRK MILLER
(Posted Aug 10, 2004)

DURAN DURAN’S “SUNRISE” ON THE HORIZON

VIDEO TO FIRST SINGLE FROM ‘ASTRONAUT’ DIRECTED BY THE POLISH BROTHERS

New York, NY-- The excitement continues to grow surrounding the release of ‘Astronaut,’ Duran Duran’s first studio album in 21 years with all five original band members back together. Adding to the buzz is today’s announcement that the first single from the band’s forthcoming album will be “(Reach Up for the) Sunrise,” the video for which Duran Duran has just finished shooting in six different locations in three countries, with feature film directors The Polish Brothers ("Twin Falls Idaho," “Jackpot” and “Northfolk”).

Produced by Duran Duran and Don Gilmore (Good Charlotte, Linkin Park, Avril Lavigne, Pearl Jam), '(Reach Up For The) Sunrise' was one of the first tracks to be written for the band's new album, during a month-long writing and pre-production session in the South of France, some 18 months ago. The song was recently re-cut at Sphere Studios in London, with Don Gilmore at the helm alongside the band. Jeremy Wheatley (Massive Attack, Sugababes, The Dandy Warhols, ) mixed the track at Olympic Studios in London and Ted Jensen mastered it at Sterling Sound in New York.

Duran Duran shot the innovative video for Sunrise with Mark and Michael Polish over a period of a week, taking in locations in the US, UK and Spain. As part of this extraordinarily creative concept, each of the band members was captured on a different film format - from 35 mm, 8mm, and High Definition to mini-DV, symbolizing their five very individual personalities. These formats will be cut together in post-production to create something
visually spectacular and unique.

Filmed both in the studio and on location, the band members worked with the Polish Brothers to develop their own separate story-lines, which show each of them journeying to get back together for a stunning performance of the song as the sun comes up. Day One, John Taylor was filmed walking through the Californian desert. Day Two, Nick Rhodes could be seen in a spaceship, flying around the streets of London as the capitol's Friday night traffic came to a standstill. Day Three Roger Taylor test drove a vintage E-Type Jaguar, filming some of the video footage himself,as he sped through London's winding one-way streets. Following this, the crew relocated to the Spanish Pyrennes to film Simon LeBon - who performed all of his own stunts - riding a rare, off-road racing bike through rugged mountain terrain.. And on the final day of filming, Andy Taylor was captured working his way through a 10,000 capacity crowd at Ibiza's ManuMission nightclub. The results promise to live up to Duran Duran's unparalleled reputation for making spectacular videos.

Tune in to WPLJ in NYC (95.5fm) on Wednesday, August 11th at 8:15am to hear “(Reach Up for the) Sunrise.” WPLJ’s Scott and Todd will also interview the band in the “Big Show” studios.

‘Astronaut’ will be released October 12th on Epic Records.

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STILL NO SEATTLE DATES

AAAAAH! I JUST TOTALLY CREAMED! OCTOBER IS MY BIRTHDAY MONTH! what a great present!

HInt hint, SASSY!

purplegypsy said:

Secret Oktober!!!

HollowellSA said:

These are just radio interview dates. I'm sure they WILL to a full out tour once the album is out.

Go here to download this morning's interview and the new single, Sunrise.

http://p085.ezboard.com/f...1885.topic



I like how they are hinting back to A View to a Kill with the woman's sillouette.

VinaBlue said:

thank you

HollowellSA said:

Hey, I'm just glad there are others here who give a hoot about Duran Duran.

Can't wait to get home and download this myself.

More pics:





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I have loved these guys sence I was in the 8th grade that was in 84 ... I was sooooo in love with John Taylor

I sent a tape for the SF radio contest, but I'm not holding my breath to be one of the five. I think hanging out in front of the radio station sounds like a good alternative plan. Thanks for keeping us posted Vina!

I LOVE REACH UP FOR THE SUNRISE!!!! COULD BE A HIT!!!!!

NOW COME TO HOLLAND PLEASE!!! I've waited tooooo long!

Last time I saw them was 1992 or 3.. and Simon lost his voice after 1 and a half song!!!!!
bummerrrrr.. so make it up quick please!!

VinaBlue said:

That song and U2's OCTOBER are always playing on my b-day...


"Wise on a birthday party in a world full of surprising fireworks and sudden silence...shhh"

purplegypsy said:

hehehe my birthday is october 26th...nice month to have a birthday huh?

Lennon said:

I'm on october 27. my sister is october 26. how funny is that!

MY BRAIN IS ABOUT TO EXPLODE!!!!!

Oktober can't get here fast enough!!!!!

purplegypsy said:

And Simon le Bob.....october 27th hehehehehehe!

Lennon said:

Oh yes, i've celebrated many b-days pretending I was with Simon. LOL. So I'm at my parents house this weekend and I'm looking through old pictures and I found one from like 1984 (I was 9) standing next to a pic of John Taylor (probably from BOP or Teen Beat) smiling after I had lost another tooth. And I remember asking my sister to take such a memorable moment next to my 'boy toy'-- i'm going to scan it when i get back to NYC and entertain all you DD fans. Just kidding...I'll show it to sassy so he can laugh at me.

From Duranduran.com

VinaBlue said:

John still looks to thin But it's so great to see ALL of them together...Roger was missed