Apparently there are companies dedicated to managing and monetizing fan clubs for celebrities, and one of them called Worldwide Fan Clubs once counted Duran Duran among its clients. Not anymore; The Chicago Sun-Times reports that the new wave legends are suing the Glenview, Illinois-based company for $40,000 and claiming that Worldwide Fan Clubs...

The band feature on a new compilation alongside Little Dragon and Moby

Among the contributors to Manimal Vinyl’s upcoming Duran Duran tribute comp Making Patterns Rhyme are Warpaint, Little Dragon, Austra, Juliette Lewis, Crocodiles, and Moby. America’s favorite bald vegan’s version of “Rio” turns the bright, summery synthpop song into a foreboding trance-inflected ...

Next week, Abrams Books will release Lori Majewski and Jonathan Bernstein’s Mad World: An Oral History Of New Wave Artists And Songs That Defined The 1980s. The book features interviews with 35 artists from the era, including Duran Duran, New Order, the Smiths, and Depeche Mode. We’ve got an excerpt from the book for you [...]

Gnarls Barkley singer says his solo album was also influenced by Gary Numan, The Human League and Duran Duran