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Mercury News, California — The man who led the band's way back: Grammy-winning producer Mark Ronson, who has worked with Lily Allen and Madonna. A longtime fan, Ronson, 35, spun a 'mega-mix' of Duran's greatest hits at a small event in Paris in 2008. He approached the band wit... more info

ContactMusic — DURAN DURAN singer SIMON LE BON is a Wild Boy at heart - he knocked out a motorist during a vicious street fight in the South of France.The clean-cut Rio hitmaker was enjoying a stroll in St Tropez in 2002 when a scooter rider almost collided with hi... more info

ContactMusic — DURAN DURAN singer SIMON LE BON no longer has the iconic suit he wore in the promo for the band's hit RIO - it was stolen by a mystery thief.The group famously danced onboard a yacht in the Caribbean while wearing pastel-coloured Antony Price suits i... more info

ContactMusic — Japan bassist Mick Karn has died aged 52.The Cypriot musician, who revealed in June last year that he had been diagnosed with advanced-stage cancer passed away at his home in London yesterday (04.01.11).A statement on his website said "It's with prof... more info

Gigwise — He pays tribute to late Japan star... more info

Chorus.fm — *Duran Duran* (http://www.myspace.com/duranduran) launched a music video competition with Genero.tv (http://genero.tv/). Head to the replies for more details. more info

ContactMusic — DURAN DURAN star SIMON LE BON celebrated his 25th wedding anniversary with his wife YASMIN on Monday (27Dec10), insisting he's "lucky" they have such a good relationship.The singer started dating the model after he saw her on the cover of a magazine ... more info