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:: Lady Gaga's is set to have her own Gaga-fied Christmas-themed workshop at Barney's in New York, with 25% of the proceeds from items sold at the workshop to be donated to her Born This Way Foundation. The workshop, which opens November 21, will include an entrance designed to make people feel as though are entering Mother Monster's mouth. Nom! [PopCrush]
:: Director Jonas Akerlund (who helmed Gaga's "Telephone" and Britney's "Hold It Against Me" videos) turns the members of Duran Duran into supermodels in the band's "Girl Panic!" clip. [Arjan Writes]
:: Remember when Justin Bieber brought a snake to the VMAs this year? Well you can buy it now. His name is Johnson. Of course. [MTV Buzzworthy]
:: Shakira got a star in the Hollywood Walk Of Fame! [Huffington Post]
:: Backstreet Boy Howie D is promoting his new solo album, and opened up about his celebrity crush, embarrassing nicknames, tequila, drugs and much, much more. [PopDust]
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Posts Tagged ‘Duran Duran’
Lady Gaga To Turn Barney’s New York Into Gaga’s Workshop: Morning Mix
Thu Nov 10 2011 by Becky Bain
Coachella 2011 Round-Up: Day 3
Mon Apr 18 2011 by Becky Bain
After three days of roaming the desert at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, we're tired, we're sunburned, and mostly, we're overwhelmed with all the amazing music we saw performed live this weekend. It would be easy to say that Kanye West's powerhouse three-act set on the main stage Sunday night was the highlight of the whole weekend... which is good, because we're exhausted, and we don't want to do anything too trying. Check out all the highlights from Sunday's lineup, and yes, most of those highlights came during West's 140-minute stage spectacular.
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David Lynch Directs Duran Duran And Kelis’ Oddball Live Clips For VEVO
Thu Mar 24 2011 by Robbie Daw
With the CD version of their new album All You Need Is Now out this week, iconic New Romantic band Duran Duran did a concert for VEVO's American Express-sponsored "Unstaged" series yesterday in L.A. As a bonus, one of our fave artists of 2010, Kelis, joined lead singer Simon Le Bon for vocal duties on "The Man Who Stole A Leopard" and "Come Undone." David Lynch directed live performance clip, which features creepy floating heads and a hovering radio. Watch below.
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A Small Repository Of Duran Duran-Referencing Headlines In Honor Of Rio’s Winning Olympic Bid
Fri Oct 2 2009 by Maura
Now that Rio de Janeiro has officially been named the site for the 2016 Olympic Games, we can all blare Duran Duran’s 1982 album Rio and revel in its glossiness. To that end, here’s a smattering of Rio-referencing headlines that overworked, synthpop-loving copyeditors can use in the many stories they’re going to have to edit for the rest of the day. More »
Creature Comforts: The Stories Behind More Great Songs
Mon Dec 15 2008 by Mike Barthel
I’m a little miffed that Dave Simpson published his piece on the real people who inspired pop songs when I had been working on my own piece in that vein for months! Since I guess the concept is out of the bag (as it were), I might as well run with what I’ve got. Beneath the cut: the real stories behind songs from Duran Duran, the Beatles, and the Steve Miller Band.
Oh No, John Taylor, Not You Too
Thu Oct 16 2008 by Maura
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Project X Would Do Anything For Love, But It Won’t Sing That
Fri Oct 10 2008 by Michaelangelo Matos
As part of Idolator’s continuing effort to geekily analyze every music chart known to man, we present a new edition of Project X, in which Michaelangelo Matos breaks down top-ten lists from every genre imaginable. In this special Oct. 10 edition of his column–it is 10/10, after all–he breaks down some of the worst lyrics to reach the airwaves of British radio.
Is Duran Duran’s “Rio” Really The Greatest Video Of All Time?
Mon Sep 29 2008 by Maura
Probably not, but that hasn’t stopped the viewers of MTV UK to crown it as such, ahead of promotional reels by the likes of Michael Jackson, Madonna, and OK Go. Sure, it’s all the result of an online poll, and one could argue that the clip is probably one of the most important videos of the (seemingly waning) music-video era, with its quick-for-its-time cuts and glossy preening, but the best ever? Really? This result is kind of making me wonder just how bloody an online battle royale between Durannies and fans of the Jonas Brothers would get. Anyway, for those of you who want to see what “Rio” beat out in the minds of MTV UK’s visitors, the full top 10 (with embeds! because I care!) after the jump.
Nicole Scherzinger Sings National Anthem, Avoids Adding Line About Her Genitalia
Tue May 6 2008 by Maura
Nicole Scherzinger’s 45-slowed-down-to-33 performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner” not only features her wearing an outfit that covers her midriff (perhaps that’s the cause for the boos at the outset?), it’s pretty straight-and-narrow–not to mention relatively in key for an a capella performance. But surely I can’t be the only one who thinks that this is step one in her efforts to Kristy Lee Cook it up in a final, last-ditch effort to save her solo album from eternal label purgatory? I can’t wait until she wears a red, white, and blue jumpsuit for the Macy’s July 4 fireworks display and mashes her way through “God Bless The USA,” complete with a posse of Statue of Liberty-dressed Pussycat Dolls behind her. After all, nothing can be worse than her Duran Duran cover, right?
Are Duran Duran “Officially Cool At Last”?
Thu Apr 17 2008 by anthonyjmiccio
When were Duran Duran cool? Circa Rio? Seven And The Ragged Tiger? Perfect Teeth? Donnie Darko? Reuters suggests that appreciative remarks from bands like the Killers have made the group “officially cool at last.” In 2008. So that’s what it takes to be cool? A tip of the hat from Brandon Flowers? Did “Tranquilize” make Lou Reed more cool? Or is Lou Reed so much cooler than the Killers or Duran Duran that working with the Killers made Lou less cool. And where does Timbaland fit into all this? Or, for that matter, the Dandy Warhols?
