Duran Duran, “Danse Macabre.” Weddings, New Year’s Eve and Halloween—there’s few parties that hold as sacred of ground when it comes to building a playlist for a special occasion. And it should come as no surprise that a group of guys who’ve been dressing up and going out in…

Duran Duran performs at Chase Center in San Francisco on Sept. 4, 2022. New romantics Duran Duran will play an intimate fundraiser show at Menlo Park’s Guild Theatre next month to benefit U.K. charity the Cancer Awareness Trust. The band’s guitarist Andy Taylor was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate…

Lizzo performs at BottleRock Napa Valley at the Napa Valley Expo on May 27, 2023. Steve Carlson/STAFF. NAPA — The impact was quick, if not immediate. The tension and excitement had been building, people jockeying for position and moving in as close to the stage as they could. With…

Nile Rodgers and Chic perform at Chase Center in San Francisco on Sept. 4, 2022. Sean Liming/STAFF. Nile Rodgers hasn’t stopped moving in years. The Chic cofounder and writer and producer of countless hits since the ‘70s—often the biggest hits of his collaborators’ careers—says his recent lifetime achievement award…

Duran Duran performs at Chase Center in San Francisco on Sept. 4, 2022. Sean Liming/STAFF. SAN FRANCISCO —  Eighties pop music legends Duran Duran played songs from every period of their nearly five-decade-long music career Sunday night at Chase Center. Wearing sport coats with shoulder pads, the British band…

Duran Duran performs at Outside Lands in Golden gate Park on Aug. 5, 2016. Che Holts/STAFF. It’s annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame week, which means the music snobs have arrived in force, and are currently crying about the good old days and how new inductee Pat Benatar…

Duran Duran, “Future Past.” For the release of the band’s 15th studio album, Future Past, Duran Duran looked to fuse old and new, and no more is that present than on opening track “Invisible.” The song takes infectious guitar and bass riffs and lays them down with big beats…

Clean Bandit, courtesy. I didn’t know all too much about Clean Bandit prior to February, when I was offered an interview with the English electronic-classical band, alongside another unknown, Jess Glynne, just prior to the Grammy Awards. I wasn’t in a position to meet up with them in Los…

Duran Duran performs at Outside Lands in Golden gate Park on Aug. 5, 2016. Che Holts/STAFF. The members of Duran Duran are in a good place right now. Infighting, drug and sex addiction, and disappointing album sales previously derailed one of the biggest acts to come out of the…

Duran Duran, courtesy. This story originally appeared in the Oakland Tribune. Many musicians who have lasted a decade or more try to reinvent themselves to stay fresh. Not Duran Duran. Duran Duran 9 p.m., April 16 The Fillmore Tickets: $72. The seminal British new wave band, celebrating the 30th…