Tag Archives: Duran Duran

Finest Remixes [part 4]

Posted on April 7, 2014 by postpunkmonk

The weekend came and went without the time to have so much as a glance in the Record Cell for inspiration, so here are a few titles worthy of adulation from my backlog, with a vital suggestion from Echorich. Once … Continue reading →

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Finest Remixes [part 1]

Posted on April 2, 2014 by postpunkmonk

When I finally got the Visage CD single of “Never Enough” recently, it triggered a discussion between myself and top commenter Echorich over “epic, transformative” remixes. There have been remixes ever since the late 70s, but for me that were … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Retro:Active 3

Posted on February 27, 2014 by postpunkmonk

Various Artists: Retro:Active 3 CAN CD [2005] When In Rome – The Promise (Coliseum Mix) – 6:29 Simple Minds – Someone, Somewhere (In Summertime) (Extended Version) – 6:05 Big Pig – Breakaway (Popper Mix) – 6:02 INXS – The One … Continue reading →

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The Collector’s Sickness – Will Someone Please Explain… The Reason For This Strange Behavior?

Posted on December 18, 2013 by postpunkmonk

It was at a record show in… well, it feels like 1992, when I came across a dealer with early Duran Duran/Arcadia 12″ singles from the group’s imperial period. I had bought some of these back in the day during … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Duran Duran – Careless Memories 12

Posted on August 9, 2013 by postpunkmonk

Duran Duran: Careless Memories UK 12″ [1981] Careless Memories Fame Khanada The second Duran Duran single was something of an anomaly in that it barely scraped into the UK top 40 following the band’s reasonably successful debut single, “Planet Earth.” … Continue reading →

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Read This Now – Immediately!

Posted on March 31, 2013 by postpunkmonk

I have been known to stumble around the topics and themes present in this article, but the limitations of time that restrict this blog to frantic typing during my lunch hour, cannot help but pale next to a considered opus … Continue reading →

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Book Review: In The Pleasure Groove | Love, Death + Duran Duran – John Taylor

Posted on November 7, 2012 by postpunkmonk

I was dimly aware the ex-Duran guitarist Andy Taylor had written an autobio several years ago, but did I really want to hear the story of Andy Taylor locking horns with Nick Rhodes for 120 pages? When John Taylor released … Continue reading →

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