He's got a License to totallly Kill It.

Those of you following along over at DuranDuran.com already know that Mark Ronson continues direct the boys into some sort of disco/indie/retro/new/super-cute-in-ties-and-stuff territory for the new album. But did you also know that he can rock a Bond medley?



And here's that new studio footage, in case you're *not* following along:



Speaking of NEW things, did you know there's a new Facebook Page for Glue: A Tribute to the Music of Duran Duran? Join up, comment, be the first to hear old things...y'know the drill!

Back with the Future!

Ooh, where am I? Even *I* started popping in to see if I'd updated yet. Sorry guys. I will not neglect you again!

I want to spotlight more Michael Aaron Duran-goodness, because he rocks! Check out his "Secret Oktober":



And because my heart doesn't just belong to inspiration--let's hear some of Michael's orginals, too. If you're not a fan yet, you're just nutty:



Subscribe to his YouTube channel for all of his videos. I swear, between the artistry and the catchy tunes, you do Duran proud, Michael...

Michael Aaron rocks.

Oh, Michael Aaron, you are a Duranie musician after my own heart. Not only a pretty solid cover, but a great, artsy video to boot! If I'd ever bothered to develop a Duran cover rating system, I'm sure there would be three tiger babies or a golden Nagel or something in this for you. Alas, all I have to offer today is my embedding. Enjoy!

Have you heard?

The boys are back in the studio! Without a producer! With Dom Brown on guitar! I don't know what to think yet!



Actually, there may be another bit of new album news that may interest you, my fellow bunnychuckers, in the coming weeks. Stay tuned.

OMG OMG OMG

The angels are smiling upon me, as proven by the fact that there are scenes from the Classic Albums: Rio floating around now! w00t!

Warning: I will not be posting these in order, because that requires far too much focus and planning.

Enjoy!

STERLING!!!

Where did this gem come from? I could do without the "You're gonna blow for us now" about halfway through, but otherwise this clip might actually be perfect. Big Thing = my favorite era, and this performance is spectacular by anyone's standards, let alone Duran's (no offense...but there are some wackadoo live Duran performance recordings out there. "Let it Flow" tour, I'm looking at you).

Happy birthday Andy!!

In honor of the shortest Taylor's birthday, here's a cute little clip with an unfortunate cutoff point. My Gawd, those lads could accessorize!



And I will be doing my best to post a little more often. Been working day and night on the new Serious Vanity Music website, but there's finally light at the end of the tunnel, so I'm back in the Duran game!

A blog after my own heart.

Be sure to add this one to your feeds, too! Any blog that celebrates Duranie goodness with a healthy dose of the funny is a friend of mine!

That's what I get for only watching E!...

The short version is, it's not on.

Well, no Samantha Who? anytime soon, so here's JT aiming to shoot yer eye out.

And now...the holy grail of JT acting moments...

Tonight's the night, kiddos! Set your TiVos for Samantha Who?!

In honor of the last day of JT acting (for awhile, anyway), I bring you the holy grail of JT acting moments! Ah, Timeslip. This is why YouTube is amazing. When I was a kid, we had Showtime. Unfortunately, they only played Timeslip on Cinemax. How could they do that to me?



And now, for a bonus, John on Craig Kilbourn with Kristen Johnston. Such perfect highlights!

Yet More JT Rockstar Roles...Really!

When I started this little theme, I thought it would last a few days. Apparently, not even I remembered how many times John has portrayed a rockstar on various shows/in movies/in real life (let's not forget that one). From my recent "research", this could last all month!

Remember Vh1's Strange Frequency? Me neither. At least I didn't until I found this gem. Just to refresh, it was a Twilight Zone for the musical set. I think it lasted an episode or two, one of which featured our boy Johnny, erm, "Jimmy Blitz".

Enjoy some "Room Service"!

And thank you to all of the birthday well-wishers!

A shoutout to everyone over at the Glue Myspace page who dropped our lovely Paul a happy birthday message and/or comment yesterday! You really brightened up his day!

Nothing Ever Changes, JT...

...especially not in the minds of casting directors! Here's JT being so typecast that he's actually playing himself on Miami Vice.

Now I love to tell the story of how, the night this first aired, my little friend Heather was having a slumber party, and the only way I'd agree to go is if we could watch it. She promised, I attended.

Did we watch it? Would I have a story if we did? I actually think I was forced to watch some Ernest thing instead. Cruelty!!

So here I am, 20+ years later, still bemoaning this (even though I can watch it all day on YouTube). I hope she has crow's feet now.

John Taylor as a Christmas present...urm..I mean

Our look at JT's cinematic life continues today with Vh1's A Diva's Christmas Carol or some such thing from the mid to late 1990's. I thought we'd get to enjoy this classic every year, but instead we get I Love Money. Thanks, reality shows. Thanks.

Anyway, here's a few special clips that feature some sort of Bret Michaels-styled hat/wig combo and John being an otherworldly rock star (typecasting again).