Tag Archives: Duran Duran

Deepcut Thinkpiece: The Duran Duran Album…For People Who HATE Duran Duran [part 4]

Posted on October 10, 2019 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] In the last half of the 90s, Duran Duran lost the big momentum that their eponymous 1993 album, had gifted them with. Their 1995 cover album was a disaster. It’s another album that has nothing culled from … Continue reading →

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Deepcut Thinkpiece: The Duran Duran Album…For People Who HATE Duran Duran [part 3]

Posted on October 9, 2019 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] So, to clarify where we are going with this, it’s not just what I think are the best tracks of Duran Duran. In fact, there will be no real singles in evidence here. One or two … Continue reading →

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Deepcut Thinkpiece: The Duran Duran Album…For People Who HATE Duran Duran [part 2]

Posted on October 7, 2019 by postpunkmonk

[…continued from last post] The last post, we set out the notion of compiling a Duran Duran disc that might be a good listen for someone who had preconceived notions of the band due to their often unfortunate image, which … Continue reading →

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Deepcut Thinkpiece: The Duran Duran Album…For People Who HATE Duran Duran [part 1]

Posted on October 4, 2019 by postpunkmonk

My fandom for Duran Duran predates their stratospheric rise that began in 1982-3 [at least in America]. They were a band working in their field [Post-Punk danserok] like plenty of others I was listening to in the ’81-’82 window. They … Continue reading →

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This Morning’s Listening

Posted on July 26, 2019 by postpunkmonk

Sometimes, your brain is more interesting than you give it credit for. – 30 –

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Record Review: Duran Duran – Nite Romantics JPN EP

Posted on June 27, 2019 by postpunkmonk

Duran Duran: Nite Romatics JPN EP [1981] Planet Earth [Nite Version] Khanada Fame Girls On Film [Nite Version] I’ll wager that for many of my generation, this might have been the first Japanese import anyone reading this may have bought. … Continue reading →

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Jim Kerr Is a FUNNY Guy…

Posted on January 27, 2018 by postpunkmonk

SPECIAL BONUS SATURDAY POSTING: I was halfway through this interesting interview with Jim Kerr and Goldmine editor Patrick Prince and this was so hilarious I had to share a tiny bit with everyone. Prince is talking about the generational reach … Continue reading →

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