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“I hit the drum maybe five times. That was it. Concorde flights, 14 days in a 5-star hotel. The most expensive bit of drumming in history”: When stars of Duran Duran and Chic formed a decadent ’80s supergroup to rock out like Led Zeppelin

“I had to be, like, strapped to the desk if I was gonna get a bass line finished," John Taylor said

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Ron Howard had doubts about casting his mother in Apollo 13 until he saw her without false teeth

In an interview about the making of the 1995 hit, director Ron Howard has admitted he had doubts about casting his mother in Apollo 13 until he saw her without false teeth.

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“The groove was so thick, and what am I playing? A simple, Boom-Bop-Tish-Bop-Boom-Bop? It was unbelievable”: The making of Robert Palmer's Addicted To Love

We go deep behind the scenes with the team behind the hard-hitting global smash that turned around Palmer’s career

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“He’s fighting as hard as he can”: Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon delivers an update on guitarist Andy Taylor

Their founder member was diagnosed with incurable prostate cancer in 2018

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Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor ‘fighting cancer as hard as he can’

Simon Le Bon said his former bandmate has ‘very late, fourth-stage metastasised cancer’

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Andy Taylor fighting cancer 'as hard as he can'

Andy Taylor is "fighting as hard as he can" in his cancer battle, his Duran Duran bandmate Simon Le Bon has revealed.

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“It’s one of our best tunes and one of my best basslines”: When Duran Duran fused Chic and Sex Pistols for one of bassist John Taylor’s standout performances

Duran Duran may be back in vogue – but for anyone who learned to play bass in the ’80s John Taylor has never been out of fashion

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“There’s not a bad note on Rio. Everything just came together for that album”: Duran Duran’s John Taylor breaks down the group’s landmark album and how it inspired his signature bass

John Taylor and Adam ‘Nolly’ Getgood are among the guests on a new podcast series from fanned-fret originators, Dingwall Guitars

Guitar World

"Today will be my final gig with Iron Maiden." Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain retires from band after 42 years

Beloved Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain is officially stepping away from the band

Metal Hammer

Elon Musk can keep giving $1m to voters in US election, Pennsylvania state judge rules

Ruling comes as lawyer for billionaire’s political group America PAC says the winners of $1 million-a-day giveaway are not chosen by chance

Evening Standard

Dance into the fire! Duran Duran’s 20 greatest songs – ranked

As they reissue their Halloween album Danse Macabre, we rate the best of a band who went from Birmingham to blazer-clad world domination

The Guardian - UK

Older pilots with unmatchable experience are key to the US aerial firefighting fleet

A firefighting pilot who died in a plane crash while dumping retardant on a wildfire in Oregon could have been happily retired at 73

The Independent UK

Longstanding London park time trial cancelled over concerns of speed and 'cycling-related incidents'

London Dynamo's Richmond Park time trials have been cancelled after The Royal Parks stepped in

Cycling Weekly

“There’s an early No Doubt song which might as well be full-on heavy metal, if you want to hear Gwen singing for Black Sabbath. And there’s an absolutely shredding solo!” No Doubt’s Tom Dumont names 10 guitarists (and one genre) that shaped his sound

The No Doubt and Dreamcar guitarist attempted two Rush songs at a seventh-grade talent show, chunked up on Black Sabbath and later named his son after Ace Frehley – but reggae got deepest into his heart

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Rare truffle find in Scottish spruce forest sends fungi experts on alien species hunt

Chamonixia caespitosa found during rewilding project in west Highlands while removing non-native Sitka spruce

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"Vince Neil tried to fight me and my bodyguards had to sort him out": Andy Taylor is best known as Duran Duran’s guitarist, but he's a real rocker at heart

Andy Taylor looks back on his early days with AC/DC's Brian Johnson, life as a guitar-wielding pop star, forming the Power Station and discovering Thunder

The Guardian - UK

Thomas Tuchel’s Bayern exit and an impending managerial tug-of-war

In today’s Football Daily: Another manager is set for a long goodbye

Louder

He played for the Psychedelic Furs, hung out with an overdosing Phil Lynott, fingered Andy Warhol’s bullet wounds and once tipped a pint of beer over singer Richard Butler. Duncan Kilburn remembers his years of living dangerously

At the end of last year, a guest saxophonist appeared with the Sisters of Mercy. He was Duncan Kilburn, formerly of the Psychedelic Furs, and a man with an interesting story to tell…

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Evening Standard

Duran Duran on their Halloween album Danse Macabre: "I don’t really believe in ghosties, it’s a laugh"

Simon Le Bon and John Taylor on the spooky season, reconnecting with Andy Taylor, and the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame evolving with the times

Salon

Andy Taylor on solo, Duran Duran albums

Thanks to cancer treatment, the guitarist has a dynamic solo album and a presence on a spooky Duran Duran LP

Evening Standard

Duran Duran’s Andy Taylor and stars to hold concert in aid of new cancer platform

The guitarist and singer was diagnosed with stage-four prostate cancer in 2018

The Guardian - UK

Moon landings, light-minutes and Duran Duran’s three Taylors – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Independent UK

Duran Duran’s Andy Taylor says prostate cancer is ‘asymptomatic’ after end-of-life diagnosis

Guitarist called the scientist who recommended the treatment ‘the Elon Musk of cancer’

Evening Standard

Duran Duran’s Andy Taylor discusses shock U-turn after receiving end-of-life care for cancer diagnosis

The guitarist is now gearing up for the release of his first solo album in decades after seeking alternative treatment

The Independent UK

Duran Duran star Andy Taylor rubbishes rumour that he ‘can’t stand’ former bandmate Nick Rhodes

Former band guitarist has denounced rumours of a feud with ex-bandmates

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