Review of the Two Tribes single and 12″ extended mix

My take on Frankie’s controversial anti-war song. This post is written within weeks of the Jan. 6, 2021 riot on the U.S. Capitol, and like most sensible people, the aftermath has me shook. The extreme polarization of society – especially American society, which I’m happy to observe from a distance – is remarkable. It’s astonishing

Is Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas a modern Christmas carol?

… or is it just the starting point of Bob Geldof’s legacy? A Christmas miracle! As I settle down at 11 p.m. on December 25, 2020 to start this post, it coincidentally happens that the next sequential record in my collection to write about is Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas. It’s one of

Frankie say review: the Relax 12” single

Find out why Relax is more than a pop culture footnote. In 1984 I was a dedicated Duranie, but late that year the band put out a couple bum releases that cooled me off. Neither the Arena live album or The Wild Boys 12” single remain in my collection today, and I don’t feel poorer

Top ten original line-up Duran Duran 12″ singles

It only counts if Andy’s on it. If you stick with this blog long enough, one thing you’ll learn about me is that when I find something I like, I get drunk on it. This applies to Duran Duran’s early 12” singles. I remember a radio station When I was young, CFNY 102.1 Toronto had

2017 Record Store Day exclusive: Rush Cygnus X-1

If you’ve been getting sick of me writing all about Duran Duran so far, that makes two of us. Let’s shift gears in recognition of Record Store Day 2020. (Due to COVID-19, it’s actually been pushed to June 20, but let’s celebrate anyway.) In this post, I thought I’d pause my chronology, reflect on happier

Duran Duran 12” single – Is There Something I Should Know

Here’s how I accidentally stumbled into the world of 12″ singles. In early 1984, not long after I got my copy of the Duran Duran LP, I began noticing the record shops were carrying what I thought was yet another album by the group. It was (apparently) called Is There Something I Should Know. After