I always loved that song!
Jesus Christ: You can’t impeach Him and He ain’t going to resign.
Posted on 07/26/2014 4:35:25 PM PDT by SilvieWaldorfMD
Duran Duran are suing their own fan club for breach of contract, claiming that it did not pay the band its promised revenue. In 2010, the group signed a contract with Worldwide Fan Clubs, Inc., based in a town about 30 minutes outside of Chicago, that guaranteed the band 75 percent of all profits, according to Chicago Sun-Times, while the company kept the rest.
Although part of the suit alleges that the company failed to keep precise fan-club records, collect membership fees and keep accurate accounting, Simon Le Bon & Co. claim that the company owes them approximately $40,000 in damages. The company was also supposed to serve as a warehouse that would sell band merchandise.
The Associated Press reports that Worldwide Fan Clubs had no comment on the matter.
Currently, Duran Duran – whose membership remains the same as their 1981 debut minus guitarist Andy Taylor – are working on a new album with a little help from former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante. "We are all such big fans of John's work and are honored to have him adding his magic to the record," the group reported in a blog post. "There are no current plans for John to tour with us, but his guitars sound incredible on the tracks." It is unclear how much of the album the guitarist will play on.
2 Shy shy, hush hush, eye to eye?
That song?
Any idea what that means, BTW??
I always loved that song!
Jesus Christ: You can’t impeach Him and He ain’t going to resign.
Sting told John Taylor once that he wished he’d written “Ordinary World”.... beautiful song indeed...
OMG - I love the pantyhose!
There sure was a care-free, frivolous side to the ‘80s, kinda like when Ike was president. Hmmm...
No, no, no! Nirvana was in the ‘90s. ;)
I follow them on Facebook. They are not suing the fans, they are suing the company that used to manage the fan club.
I’m 46, and some of my kids like Duran Duran, along with many other 80s bands.
Thanks for clarifying.
(That was actually the title of the Rolling Stone article.)
HA!
[did they get sirens for a welcome and bloodstains for their pain? were their telephones not ringin’ while they were dancin’ in the rain?]
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