ContactMusic — Duran Duran will always play their most classic tracks when they perform The Rio hitmakers - Simon Le Bon Nick Rhodes John Taylor and Roger Taylor - believe they owe it to fans to perform their biggest hits rather than relying on new material... more info

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ContactMusic — British artists Duran Duran Snow Patrol Stereophonics and Paolo Nutini took to the stage in London on Friday night 27Jul12 to play a massive gig to mark the opening of the 2012 Olympic Games The concert in Hyde Park was scheduled to coincide with the... more info

Guardian Music — Hyde Park, LondonThere are tens of thousands of cheerful people in Hyde Park but it's not entirely clear why. While the closing ceremony line-up of Blur, New Order and the Specials has a coherent vision, following a thread of left-of-centre British p... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Duran Duran's  John Taylor has one promise for Friday night's concert in London's Hyde Park in honor of the Olympics: The band's set won't be corny. That means Duran Duran won't be attempting to write its own "Eye of the Tiger"-like sports anthem fo... more info

Starpulse — Trident (you know, the gum guys!) made history last month with the first of its "See What Unfolds Live" events this summer. more info

Guardian Music — Summoning the spirit of Spandau Ballet and Talk Talk, Shannon Fields has set all controls to replicate the sound of 1982Reading on mobile? Listen hereHometown: Missouri.The lineup: Shannon Fields (vocals), Jeff Gretz (drums, percussion), Anthony LaMa... more info

Popdose — It’s strange to see Duran Duran churning out live videos every other album like some New Romantic version of the Dave Matthews Band, but at the same time, it makes perfect sense. They’re coming off their best reviews since 1982 with last year’s... more info

Guardian Music — What are the most commonly misunderstood song words?When we asked readers about the first songs they remember hearing, imaperv posted the following comment:Don't Look Back In Anger by Oasis. Apparently I thought the first line of Wonderwall's chorus ... more info

Guardian Music — 'Damon wasn't comfortable doing the verses – he just couldn't get into character'Graham Coxon, guitaristModern Life Is Rubbish [Blur's second album] was overlooked because of the rise of grunge, but we were halfway to somewhere, and with Parklife w... more info