The Vampire Yasmin.

Not because she's a bloodsucker, mind you, but because the older she gets, the less she seems to age. It's not fair!!

My favorite Yas/Si joke ever:



Keira Knightly wishes she looked like this:



...and just for giggles:

Nick and Julie Anne: Surrealism that must be shared.

I don't quite know what to say about these Nick and Julie Anne slideshows (other than the fact they certainly convey more drama than Susan Lucci at a masquerade ball), so I'm just going to post them.

Long before Paris, Lindsay, and Miley Cyrus...

...we had JT's ex, Amanda DeCadenet. I don't think Americans (who weren't in Duran circles) knew much about her until...did we ever? She was probably best known as Courtney Love's friend for a few minutes in the early '90's, and has done some really great photography in recent years.

Here's a little more about her, from esteemed New Age composer John Tesh (in his former life on Entertainment Tonight:



Not the best footage, but they look pretty cute here despite it:

Grey Lady of the Sunday

How about a little DRUM flashback to go with your Sunday morning tea (I'm doing tea to feel more British, shut it). No yachting for me today, but maybe I'll get bold and rent a paddle boat on the local lake.

Pay close attention a little under a minute in--there's an uber cute Si-Yas moment.



Now let's hear the song...

Friday with Renee!

How about a little JT ex-girlfriend to start the weekend? I found these two Renee Simonsen clips that work surprisingly well together.

from 1987:



from 1999:

Eight Days a Week - Part III

The end of another series, boo! This last installment doesn't disappoint. Lot's o' Bruce Springsteen talk, JT forgetting the editor from Smash Hits' name, and that mighty, mighty mullet. Enjoy!

Eight Days a Week-Part Deux

Here's the next continuation of yesterday's program. I have a hard time being snarky about anything other than the award winning calico kitty on JT's head, because the concept of this show is just so great. Can you imagine a show like this now? Would one of the popular artists today take the time to really analyze one of their contemporary's works...in public??

Happy Tuesday! Eight Days a Week!

Here's a little series called Eight Days A Week featuring JT and his lovely mullet, waxing philosophical on why Howard Jones would be a nice guy to pet like a kitty but not to watch for an hour!



It cuts off, but don't worry--I'll bring you more tomorrow!

And here's a redo of The Big Breakfast with Andy that I posted last week, only a little higher fidelity:

Sex, Drugs, Rock-n-roll, and the Jonas Brothers?

Here's a meaty second clip from Andy's appearance on The Wright Stuff to promote Wild Boy this past week. It's a really great debate about these new 'purity' acts like the Jonas Brothers vs. rockers with more critical appeal/longevity, and what role their excesses play in their creativity. Good points made all around!

One more thing...

We very quietly launched the new seriousvanity.com this morning, and we'd love for you to be one of the first to check it out! It's still a work in progress, but for those wondering, "What else do you do all day besides watch Duran Duran on YouTube?"--wonder no more. And get on our mailing list! Lots of music news ("Glue" included), fun opportunities, and FREE stuff awaits you!

Poll Results! Dana is late to the game!

Thanks to all who voted in the last poll! A whopping 100% feel that Juicy Couture should sponsor the next Duran tour (more on that in a second). 20% liked the idea of an iDuran tour sponsored by Apple, and no love was given to Botox (ha!) or Michael Kors (boo!).

Now, if you've read Andy's book, OR you're just more aware than me, you probably already know that Juicy in fact did play a sponsorship role around the time of the fab five reunion. So I have been schooled. And here I thought I'd really come up with a great idea!

Our next poll...What kind of Duran Duran sites do YOU visit most? Are they blogs, networks (either official networks OR stuff like MySpace or Ning), good ol' fanzine-styled sites, forums, shops (Duran-specific or bigger merchants like Amazon), or some other kind of site that I'm just not thinking of at the moment. Let your voice be heard and tell us what you do!

Gotta pen?

Honestly, I'm not TRYING to make it Andy week, but it seems to be kind of working out that way. Here he is, along with the whole crew in '83 alongside a thoroughly surreal interviewer of unknown name.

Ooh, here's a bonus!

I promised we'd stalk follow Andy through his book promo, so here we are again! This one is thanks to Duraffinity!

Pre-Power Station JT and AT

Here's a long one from '83 that would be a pretty good interview if it didn't sound like fans were being slaughtered backstage. Ok, it survives anyway, and focuses on a lot of the excesses (and music, too). After reading Andy's book, it's weird to imagine what was probably going on behind the scenes here!