Duran Duran's Rio glam and cherish punk history

and cherish punk history

David Bowie is holed up in his Bel-Air mansion

The Drive-By Truckers' Southern Rock Opera takes listeners on a road trip through the American South

the gear-grinding crunch of the music signaled that the gay civil rights movement could no longer be suppressed

Brian Johnson's memoir from growing up in a small town to starting his own band to ultimately replacing Bon Scott

Duran Duran's Rio glam and cherish punk historyIn the '80s, the Birmingham, England, band Duran Duran became closely associated with new wave, an idiosyncratic genre that dominated the decade's music and culture. No album represents this rip it up and start again movement better than the act's breakthrough 1982 LP, Rio . A cohesive album with a retro futuristic sound influences include danceable disco, tangy funk, swaggering glam, and Roxy Music's art rock the full length sold millions and spawned