Duran Duran

Music Picks: As Blood Runs Black, Kelly Hogan, Regina Spektor

Also, Agalloch, Antibalas, Power of the Riff and others

Top 10 Badass L.A. Parties of 2011

Also see 10 Ways to Get Past a Bouncer and Top 10 L.A. Club Nights of 2011. At the risk of referencing LMFAO again, LA knows its party rockin' and we do it bigger and better than any other city in the world. New York may beat us at chic soirees, Miami might be sultrier and Vegas gaudier, but Los A ... More >>

Duran Duran - Nokia Theatre - September 27, 2011

See more photos in Timothy Norris' slideshow, "Duran Duran @ Nokia Theatre." Duran Duran, Neon Trees Nokia Theatre. September 27, 2011 Better than...practicing your first kiss on a John Taylor poster. "I've reached the age where I need to put glasses on to see the set list," said Simon Le Bon at ... More >>

Music Picks: Ravi Shankar, Marilyn Scott, Duran Duran, Burkina Electric

Also, Emmylou Harris & Her Red Dirt Boys, Odd Future, Gillian Welch and others

The Michael Des Barres Band, Richie Ramone, Roar At Viper Room Leo Fest

Lina Lecaro Michael Des Barres and Steve Stevens get hot in the city.​We got a crash course in Booking 101 last week from recently-returned Viper Room booker Dayle Gloria, whom we joined in planning a duel birthday bash (we're both Aug. 6-ers) at the legendary Sunset Strip venue Saturday night ... More >>

Five Awesome Things to Do This Weekend in L.A.: Make Music Pasadena, Swervedriver And More!

​ It's summer and yet it's temperate out, so we get to enjoy all the shows and fests that come with the season without melting in 100 degree temperatures. Who said that global climate change had no upside? Not us! Anyway, this weekend there are fests, free shows, cheap shows, all ages shows. ... More >>

LinA in LA: Top DJ & Dance Club Picks for this Weekend (& Beyond)

Charo gets 'Sexy, Sexy' at Mr. Black this Tuesday​If all the Cinco de Mayo tequila doesn't te-killya tonight (click here for some suggested fiestas), there's still mucho mas in the way of dance parties and booze-y/beat-heavy revelry to recommend this week. Indeed, tonight is just a warm-up for ... More >>

Day 3: Coachella's GOODs, BADs and UGLYs (feat. Kanye West, Duran Duran, PJ Harvey and the Hilton Sisters)

Timothy Norris​ We came, we saw, we sweated off four pounds of water. Kudos to the Coachella organizers for turning the Empire Polo Grounds into a people-organizing machine. Lines were long, but everything kept moving. Let's look at Sunday's GOODs, BADs and UGLYs...

Coachella 2011: Same Festival, Polar Opposite Crowds

photo by Wendy GilmartinThis guys wasn't at Duran Duran​ Coachella is all about variety and sure there are those fleeting chocolate-in-my-peanut butter moments when scenesters, hippies and douchebags all get down together (see Animal Collective, Saturday night). But right now we're talking ab ... More >>

Lina in L.A.: Other Than Coachella ...

Music Picks: Duran Duran, Jessie Evans, k.d. lang, The Dodos, Swahili Blonde,

Also, Janet Jackson, Greg Laswell, The Crystelles, Big Audio Dynamite and others

The Night a Duran Duran Show Got the David Lynch Treatment in LA: Live Review

Lina Lecaro From left: Nick Rhodes, Roger Taylor, Simon Lebon and DD's newest member? ​Few bands have placed as much emphasis on the visual package as Duran Duran. Their good looks, sense of style and glossy, often provocative videos made them innovators during MTV's heyday, a time when the be ... More >>

Five Lessons Learned From Seeing Duran Duran Live for the First Time

Getty Images for American Express​ Read Lina Lecaro's review, "The Night a Duran Duran Show Got the David Lynch Treatment in LA." Wednesday night, American Express' Unstaged series brought together Duran Duran and David Lynch for an unusual live experience. As the band played on The Mayan sta ... More >>

David Lynch on His Live Collaboration with Duran Duran, Plus the Director's Favorite Duran Duran Song

Sean Teegarden​ Read "David Lynch, (Non-)Musician: The L.A. Weekly Interview." Tonight at the Mayan Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, Duran Duran will take the stage in support of their latest album, All You Need is Now. This won't be a standard concert, it's actually part of American Express' ... More >>

John Barry, Legendary Film Music Composer, Dead at 77

David BaileyJohn Barry (with then-wife Jane Birkin)​ Oscar-winning composer for James Bond films, John Barry died today. He was 77. As the man behind the sound of the swinging Sixties 007 era and beyond, he presented the big band extravaganzas for the Bond films. He won Oscars for his work on ... More >>

Top 10 Hottest Music Videos Featuring Supermodels (In Honor of Evan Voytas Somehow Getting Kate Moss for His Latest)

Top 10 Music Videos Featuring Models (Featuring Evan Voytas' Kate Moss Cameo)

People's Choice: Commenters Pick 4 More Female Drummers in L.A. for Our List!

Once again, sorry guys: actual, non-controversial-Wonderbra-ad drummers keep their shirts on​ Who knew that our Top 9 Female Drummers in L.A. list would inspire such passion? We are thrilled to be able to give you what commenters asked for--info about more female drummers from the LA area. So ... More >>

Coachella Lineup Announced: We Told You Odd Future Was in There!

​This is the official press release: Coachella 2011. Music. Art. Culture. Community. With the Coachella line-up announcement serving as the official kick-off to the annual U.S. festival season, festival organizers Goldenvoice can now reveal details for the 2011 Coachella Valley Music & Art ... More >>

Top 10 Most Exciting L.A. Indie Labels of 2010

Top 10 Most Exciting L.A. Indie Labels of 2010

Test Kitchen: Never-Ending Experiment

Invented anew every night

Exclusive: Members of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Duran Duran, the Like, Warpaint, WEAVE! and Corridor are... Swahili Blonde

Swahili Blonde's mastermind, Nicole Turley​Really. And West Coast Sound has got the exclusive MP3 download to prove it. Swahili Blonde is a brand new Manimal Vinyl act founded by Nicole Turley, a former drummer and singer in local Afro-punk dub band WEAVE!. Word is she sat down in a room ful ... More >>

Listen: Edward Sharpe & Magnetic Zeroes Cover David Bowie for Charity, Due Out on Manimal

"Repetition: A Tribute to David Bowie"​Manimal Vinyl's charitable David Bowie tribute album, Repetition, is due out any day now. All proceeds from the 2CD set (including MP3 sales) will go to War Child International, with a hugely impressive list of artists making musical contributions to the ... More >>

Re: Versions

MGMT Track for Manimal Vinyl Bowie Tribute Finally Revealed

​We've told you before about the upcoming eclectic, star-studded tribute to David Bowie that LA's Manimal Vinyl has put together. Up until now, "It" band MGMT was said to have recorded the opening track for the double album, but Manimal was teasing us with a TBA as to which track the prep-roc ... More >>

I Love Rock & Roll (Movies): The Nightranger's Guide to LA Band-dom On Film

[Lina Lecaro writers our amazing Nightranger column every week. Check out her explorations of LA nightlife here.] With The Runaways bringing rock n' roll to movie theaters this week (see a report from the premiere here), we've been thinking about our favorite band n' beat packed films lately. Docum ... More >>

Duran Duran Announce Track Listing of Manimal Vinyl's Upcoming David Bowie Tribute (Featuring Carla Bruni!)

While you were sleeping off NYE on Friday, LA-based Manimal Vinyl and Brit-based Duran Duran teamed up to announce the details of the label's forthcoming David Bowie tribute, which, as of this writing, is still unnamed. Among the many potential highlights are covers of Bowie songs by the aforeme ... More >>

Duran Duran Goes Record Shopping at Amoeba [Video]

Duran Duran recently landed at Amoeba Records in SF to go record shopping, and it's a pretty informative little tidbit. Why are we posting this in LA? Dunno. Maybe because John Taylor lives in LA? He gives a shout-out to the LA Amoeba store? Because we can? Simon LeBon buys Neu and Patti Smith, ... More >>

NIGHT FLIGHT HAS FLOWN, BUT THE MOUSSE HAS LANDED

Stage Raw: Molotov Cocktail Flung in the Cold

THE LATEST NEW REVIEWS ARE EMBEDDED IN THIS WEEK'S COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS MOLOTOV COCKTAIL FLUNG IN THE COLD Photo courtesy of HighwaysThat's the PR description for the "Free Performative Mixtape (dub)zeck being staged at Highways on Saturday, Aug. 1, 8 p.m. And it's free. "Plunging Pa ... More >>

Gender Bending Dance Club Modern Romantix to Close; M/R/X to Relaunch

Modern RomantixJob Leatherette and Friend at Modern Romantix Modern Romantix, the club that urges patrons to "hide your genetics under manic cosmetics" is calling it quits. Tomorrow night's party at El Cid (start time 11:30 p.m.) will be its last bash. Launched earlier this year, Modern Romantix w ... More >>

Rock Picks: Jimmy Scott, the Raspberries, Sharon Jones, Wreckless Eric

For the week of November 30 - December 6

Twinkle Toes

Skinny Bitches, Orange Men and Rockin' Wild Boys

Sick of the post-Emmys coverage yet? Even if you only a watched a smidge of the entertainment shows the past two days, you know more than enough. Where to get knockoffs of Emmy dresses: ABS and Faviana. (They look cheap to me). What was bleeped from the telecast ("god-damn" and "screw"). (Oy vey). ... More >>

Nightranger

Pussycats and a Cougar

Super Fun Music Hour Podcast #9

An hour-long ode to musical joy

Oops! Year-Ended Again!

Eat Like a King

Royale

Mods and Rockers 2006

They Come in Colors...

The Devil's Own Steak House

The Lodge

Dead Man’s Party

The Strokes

The Strokes The Troubadour, January 6

I Just Can’t Get Enough, I Just Can’t Get Enough

Don’t Go Away Mad, Just Go Away

All whacked out on E3

The Fuzz and the Fury

Choking With Rage

Amon Tobin goes for the jungular

Steam Dream

Rebirth of the Uncool

The Von Steins know it’s only new wave, but they like it

Just About Enough

The last 007 of the millennium