| Jan
19 |
John
Taylor: DuranCon, Roosevelt
Hotel, Santa Monica, CA, USA
After a solo acoustic set
at the DuranCon fan convention, (hosted by the
Duran Duran Yearbook fanzine), John announces
that he is leaving Duran Duran; bootlegged |
|
| ? |
Spurred
by John's departure, Nick, Simon and Warren
write several new songs for 'Medazzaland' and
revamp some of the old ones; Warren plays bass
and guitar on most tracks |
|
| ? |
John's
vocals on the Duran song 'Butt Naked' are scrapped,
and it's rewritten and re-recorded to become
'Be My Icon'; his bass tracks remain only on
'Medazzaland', 'Big Bang Generation', 'So Long
Suicide' and 'Midnight Sun' |
|
| Jan |
Duran
sends some of the 'Medazzaland' tracks ('PLU',
'Sinner or Saint', and a few others) to Anthony
J. Resta and Bob St. John in Boston for mixing |
|
| Jan |
Poorly
encoded Dolby SR impedes the proper mixing of
the 'Medazzaland' tracks, and nearly gets Anthony
and Bob fired |
|
| ? |
'So
Long Suicide' is sent to Dave Richards in Switzerland
for mixing |
|
| ? |
Anthony
J. Resta sends a new mix of the long version
of 'Midnight Sun' to Duran, convincing them
to bring Anthony and Bob back to London to do
some production and programming |
|
| Jan |
Duran
approaches Philip Noyce to offer songs for his
movie 'The Saint', the premiere of which is
scheduled near the proposed Medazzaland release
date; Noyce selects 'Out Of My Mind' |
|
| Jan
24 |
Simon
records final vocal for 'Big Bang Generation' |
|
| Jan-Feb |
Anthony
J. Resta and Bob St. John come to London to
do programming and post-production on the album;
Anthony recuts most of the drums but blends
in loops of Steve Alexander's drums on some
tracks |
|
| ? |
John
and Amanda's divorce is finalized |
|
| Feb
9-14 |
'Out
of My Mind' video is filmed in a castle near
Prague with director Dean Karr |
|
| Feb
20 |
'Out
of My Mind' snippet released to fans over the
Internet |
|
| Feb
21 |
Duran
reports on their hotline that they have completed
'Be My Icon', 'Silva Halo', and 'Buried In The
Sand', and are just adding vocals to 'Electric
Barbarella'; at this point they do not plan
to tour |
|
| ? |
Just
before delivering the album to the record company,
Warren decides to re-record the rhythm tracks
for 'Midnight Sun', removing John's work from
the track and utilizing some of Anthony's remix |
|
| ? |
Simon
sits up all night drinking Stoli martinis with
Anthony J. Resta, listening to the final mixes
over and over |
|
| Feb |
Anthony
J. Resta and Bob St. John add drums and sounde
effects, and mix the last tracks for TV Mania's
'Bored With Prozac and the Internet' |
|
| Mar
18 |
John's
EP 'Autodidact' released through the B5 website;
the CD includes the video for 'Feelings Are
Good' from the previous solo album [possibly
April?] |
|
| Mar
25 |
Nick
interviewed on Atlanta 99X radio |
|
| Mar
25 |
'The
Saint' soundtrack released on Virgin Records,
including 'Out of My Mind' |
|
| Mar
27 |
'Out
of My Mind' released as radio single in US |
|
| Mar
28 |
Simon appears on the 'Flashback Lunch' show
on Live 105 radio (San Francisco, CA); answers
callers' questions, plays flashback songs
and Saber mix of 'Out Of My Mind'
|
|
| Simon
interviewed on KLLC radio (San Francisco, CA) |
 |
| Simon
interviewed on KOME radio (San Francisco, CA) |
|
| Mar
29 |
'The
Saint' special premieres on VH1, including first
showing of the 'Out Of My Mind' video |
|
| Mar
31 |
Duran
does on online chat at Sonicnet; they assure
fans John's departure was amicable; give away
autograph soundtrack CD's
|
|
| Duran
does Rough Cut internet chat |
|
| Nick
and Simon interviewed on the Kevin and Bean
morning show on KROQ radio (Los Angeles, CA) |
|
| Apr
1 |
Simon
and Warren appear on Star 98.7 radio (Los Angeles,
CA); perform acoustic 'Out Of My Mind' and 'Michael'
live |
|
| Simon
and Warren appear on 'Loveline' radio show on
KROQ; play 'Out of My Mind' and 'Silva Halo'
on air |
|
| Apr
2 |
Nick
interviewed by phone on Y-100 radio (Philadelphia,
PA)
|
|
| Duran
on Star 98.7 radio (Los Angeles, CA) |
|
| Duran
on Y-107 radio (Los Angeles, CA) |
|
| Duran
on CNN Showbiz Today |
|
| Apr
3 |
Simon
and Nick interviewed on Rick Dees morning show,
KIIS radio (Los
Angeles, CA) |
|
| Duran
attends Los Angeles premiere of 'The Saint |
|
| Apr
18 |
Simon
and Yasmin attend the UK premiere of 'The Saint' |
|
| Apr
? |
John
Taylor: [venue?], Cologne, Germany
Record release party for 'Autodidact';
John performs a song from Mary Poppins!
|
|
| May
? |
SYN
issues the compilation 'Syn Songs May '97' in
Japan; includes Simon's songs 'Grey Lady of
the Sea' and 'Already Gone (demo)' |
|
| May
? |
Roger
Taylor forms the band Freebass in Birmingham
with Mark Anthony of Fuzzbox |
|
| May
12 |
'Out
of My Mind' single released in UK {CD single
includes 'Sinner or Saint'} |
|
| May
24 |
'Out
of My Mind' peaks at #21 in UK |
|
| May
20 |
Warren's
'Machine Language' album released on Japanese
label Bandai |
|
| May |
'Electric
Barbarella' video filmed at Black Island Studios,
London with director Ellen Von Unwerth; during
the filming, Simon, Nick and Warren come up
with the beginnings of 'Someone Else, Not Me'
and Nick asks the cameraman to film them so
they'll have a tape to work with |
|
|
? |
Freebass
performs a few live dates in Birmingham [dates
& venues needed!] |
|
| Jun
6 |
John
attends MTV Movie Awards |
|
| Jun
? |
ZTVideo
Network (formerly ZTV) public access show renamed
FUZ.TV and relocated from Reno to Boston |
|
| Jun
17 |
RealAudio
clips of John's work first appear on B5 website |
|
| Jun
19 |
Filming
completed for 'Electric Barbarella' video |
|
| Jun
26 |
John
performs soundcheck for the Abifete in the pouring
rain, but it stops after he plays 'Hold Back
The Rain' |
|
| Jun
26 |
John
Taylor and others: Radio Antenne Bayerne
'Abifete', Stuttgart, Germany
John performs his first real,
electrified solo show with guitarist Gerry Laffy
and [a drummer from London?]; he is so nervous
he begins the first song badly out of key and
has to start over; plays 'Feelings Are Good',
'My Own Way', '2:03', 'Look Homeward Angel',
'Losing You', 'Save A Prayer', 'Planet Earth',
and 'Hold Back the Rain' |
|
| Jul
22 |
John
does an online chat on America Online |
|
| Jul
23 |
John
does an online chat on Prodigy |
|
| Jul
? |
Freebass
records the single 'Love is Like Oxygen' (a
Sweet song) and several other tracks |
|
| Aug
5 |
A
terrible lounge/jazz cover of 'Hungry Like The
Wolf' appears on 'Just Lounging Around' by Bambi
& The Boys, on Hot Productions |
|
| Aug
? |
John
does an online chat on SonicNet |
|
| Aug
17 |
John
hosts an episode of VH-1's 'Then and Now', and
performs a small snippet of 'Save a Prayer' |
|
| Aug
26 |
'Hungry
Like The Wolf' appears on Arista compilation
'Ultimate New Wave Party 1998' |
|
| Aug |
The
Power Station album 'Living in Fear'
is finally released in US |
|
| Sep
? |
'Dream
Home Heartaches' released through the B5 website |
|
| |
The
Power Station LIVING IN FEAR Tour
With bassist Manny Yanes
and second guitarist Luke Morley of Thunder
|
|
| Sep
4 |
The
Power Station: Clutch Cargo, Detroit, MI,
USA |
|
| Sep
4 |
John
Taylor: afternoon, The Record Runner, New
York, NY, USA
a planned acoustic performance
following a record signing for 'Autodidact'
and 'Dream Home Heartaches' at the tiny store
turns into an impromptu sidewalk concert when
John and Gerry take their chairs outside |
|
John
Taylor: evening, CMJ Music Festival, The
Fort, New York, NY, USA (with Lach)
free show; Melanie Friedman
from Three Alarm Fire joins John onstage
to perform Lou Reed's 'Pale Blue Eyes'
|
| Sep
5 |
The
Power Station: The House of Blues, Chicago,
IL, USA |
|
| Sep
5 |
John
Taylor: 217 Lounge, Santa Monica, CA, USA
free show; scheduled to be
simulcast on the Rocktropolis website, but instead
was taped for a later cybercast |
|
| Sep
6 |
The
Power Station: First Avenue, Minneapolis,
MN, USA |
|
| Sep
8 |
The
Power Station: Mississippi Nights, St. Louis,
MO, USA |
|
| Sep
9 |
'Electric
Barbarella' single available for download in
Liquid Audio format from the Capitol Records
website for 99¢ |
|
| Sep
10 |
The
Power Station: Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO,
USA |
|
| Sep
12 |
The
Power Station: The Fillmore, San Francisco,
CA,
USA |
|
| Sep
13 |
The
Power Station: Station Casino, Las Vegas,
NV,
USA |
|
| Sep
14 |
The
Power Station: The House of Blues, Hollywood,
CA,
USA |
|
| Sep
15 |
The
Power Station: 4th and B, San Diego, CA,
USA |
|
| Sep
16 |
'Electric
Barbarella' single released to stores in numerous
formats and with numerous remixes {CD singles
include 'Sinner and Saint', 'Out of My Mind
(Perfecto Mix)' and the 'Electric Barbarella'
video in Quicktime format} |
|
| Sep
18 |
The
Power Station: Sundance Square, Fort Worth,
TX,
USA |
|
| Sep
19 |
Warren
and his parents visit his father's birthplace
in Italy, Nocera Inferiore; Warren is honored
for his accomplishments in music |
|
| Sep
19 |
The
Power Station: Chili Pepper, Fort Lauderdale,
FL,
USA |
|
| Sep
20 |
The
Power Station: Embassy, Orlando, FL,
USA |
|
| Sep
22 |
The
Power Station: The House of Blues, New Orleans,
LA,
USA (no opening act) |
|
| Sep
23 |
An
Internet-only remix of the 'Electric Barbarella'
single available for download from Capitol Records
for $1.99; purchasers also receive the URL of
a 'hidden' website with the Electric Barbarella
video |
|
| Sep
23 |
The
Power Station: Masquerade, Atlanta, GA,
USA |
|
| Sep
25 |
John
does an online chat on the Rocktropolis website
just before a cybercast of the September 5th
show |
|
| Sep
25 |
The
Power Station: 9:30 Club, Washington, DC,
USA |
|
| Sep
26 |
The
Power Station: Electric Factory, Philadelphia,
PA, USA |
|
| Sep
27 |
The
Power Station: Avalon, Boston, MA, USA
bootlegged |
|
| Sep
28 |
The
Power Station: Supper Club, New York, NY,
USA |
|
| Oct
7 |
The
'Duran Duran Tribute Album' released on Mojo
Records; includes covers of Duran songs by a
range of punk and ska bands |
|
| Oct
10 |
Duran
chats live on AOL |
|
| Duran
appears on UPN's 'Vibe TV' |
|
| Duran
performs 'Electric Barbarella' on 'The Tonight
Show with Jay Leno' |
|
| Simon
and Warren appear on 'Loveline' radio show on
KROQ (Los
Angeles, CA) |
|
| Oct
12 |
Duran
Duran and others: The Duran Duran Tribute
Show, Tower
Records parking lot, Hollywood, CA
bootlegged |
|
| Oct
14 |
'Medazzaland'
album released in North America |
|
| 'Medazzaland'
album released in Japan; includes bonus track
'Ball and Chain' |
|
| Duran
appears and performs 'Electric Barbarella' on
the 'Rosie O'Donnell' show |
|
| Oct
15 |
Signing
at Virgin Megastore in Times Square
|
|
| Simon
and Warren do interviews on Z-100 radio |
|
| Oct |
Virgin
Megastores (in the US at least) give away an
extra Medazzaland CD booklet signed by Nick,
Simon and Warren with purchase of the album |
|
| Oct
16 |
Duran
appears on CNN's 'Talk Back Live', with a topic
of "teen violence" |
|
| Oct
18 |
Simon
appears on Fox Network News |
|
| Oct
19 |
Nick, Warren and Simon appear on 'Modern Rock
Live' radio show; take fans' questions, perform
'Who Do You Think You Are', 'Ordinary World'
and 'Undergoing Treatment' live |
|
| Oct
21 |
'Medazzaland'
album peaks at #58 in US |
|
| Oct
24 |
Duran
discusses style on MTV's 'Week In Rock' |
|
| Oct
28 |
'Medazzaland'
album peaks at #19 in Canada |
|
| Nov
1 |
'Electric
Barbarella' peaks at #52 in the US |
|
| Nov
1 |
Andy
begins performing (through January 15) with
the British Rock All-Stars (Andy, Robert
Hart, Rick Willis, Dave Colwell)
[may have been cancelled?
need more info!] |
|
| Nov
6 |
Duran
Duran: The Whitney Museum, New York, NY,
USA
Andy Warhol charity benefit
dinner show - $2,500 a plate
|
|
| Nov
|
Purchasers
of the November issue of UK Rolling Stone receive
a free CD which includes 'Undergoing Treatment' |
|
| |
Canadian
company Smash Alley Film received rights to
do a documentary of the Medazzaland tour entitled
'Duran Duran - One Step Beyond' [Still
don't know whether this actually happened.] |
|
| Nov |
Duran
performs 'Electric Barbarella' on 'Viva Variety'
show [Dec?] |
|
| Nov
? |
Freebass
single 'Love Is Like Oxygen' released to radio |
|
| Nov
? |
Freebass
single 'Love Is Like Oxygen' is pressed; a CD
single includes 'softunderfoot' and two remixes
of the single; a planned November retail release
is delayed due to lack of radio airplay |
|
| |
The
ULTRA CHROME LATEX AND STEEL Tour
With bassist Wes Wehmiller
and drummer Steve Alexander; pre-show music
includes 'Mirror Mirror' by TV Mania;
Nick is ill through much of November; Madeleine
Farley reportedly films all shows on this tour
for Nick's benefit |
|
| Nov
12 |
Duran
Duran: Mohegan Sun Theatre, Uncasville,
CT, USA
warm-up
show; bootlegged;
might be Mohegan Sun Casino? |
|
| Nov
13 |
Duran
Duran: The Orpheum, Boston, MA, USA (with
Al's Not Well)
bootlegged; with guest Dale
Bozzio |
|
| Nov
15 |
Duran
Duran: Metropolis, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
postponed due to Nick's illness |
|
| Nov
16 |
Duran
Duran: Warehouse, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
postponed due to Nick's illness |
|
| Nov
17 |
Duran
Duran: FX Clothing Store, Toronto, Ontario,
Canada
promo party |
|
| Nov
18 |
Duran
Duran: The Electric Factory, Philadelphia,
PA, USA (with Al's Not Well)
simulcast on the web; bootlegged;
last public performance of 'Michael' |
|
| Nov
19 |
Duran
appears on MTV live |
|
| Nov
19 |
Duran
appears at a record signing at Virgin Megastores
in Times Square |
|
| Nov
19 |
Duran
Duran: Roseland
Ballroom, New York, NY,
USA
(with Al's Not Well) |
|
| Nov
20 |
Duran
Duran: Asbury
Park Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ,
USA
cancelled
due to Nick's illness |
|
| Nov
22 |
Simon's
dear friend Michael Hutchence (of INXS)
hangs himself in a hotel room in Sydney, Australia |
|
| Nov
22 |
Duran
Duran: Lakewood
Civic Auditorium, Lakewood (Cleveland), OH,
USA
(with Al's Not Well)
Simon is in tears through
part of this show over Michael Hutchence's death;
the show takes place in a high school auditorium;
bootlegged |
|
| Nov
24 |
Duran
Duran: State
Theatre, Detroit, MI,
USA
(with Al's Not Well) |
|
| Nov
26 |
Duran
Duran: Sunrise
Music Theatre, Fort Lauderdale, FL,
USA
(with Al's Not Well) |
|
| Nov
27 |
Duran
Duran: Pleasure
Island, Disney World, Orlando, FL,
USA
Taped
for possible Disney broadcast; bootlegged |
|
| Nov
28 |
Duran
Duran: Tampa
Performing Arts Center, Tampa, FL,
USA
(with Al's Not Well) |
|
| Nov |
Capitol
wants 'Who Do You Think You Are' for the next
single from 'Medazzaland' |
|
| Nov
29 |
Duran
Duran: Anfiteatro
Luis Muñoz Marín (LMM Amphitheatre),
San Juan, Puerto Rico (no opening act)
performed
without standard lighting rig and sets
|
|
| Dec
1 |
Duran
Duran: State
Palace Theatre, New Orleans, LA,
USA
(with Al's Not Well) |
|
| Dec
2 |
Duran
Duran: Bayou
City Theatre, Houston, TX,
USA
(with Al's Not Well) |
|
| Dec
4 |
Simon
Le Bon: Manchester Cathedral, Manchester,
England
Simon performs 'Ordinary
World' and 'WInter Marches On' with a full choir
as Yasmin leads the lighting of a thousand candles
at a charity event for Henshaw's Society for
the Blind |
|
| Dec
5 |
Warren's
father passes away |
|
| Dec
5 |
Duran
Duran: Event
Center Arena, San Jose State University,
San Jose,
CA,
USA
(with Al's Not Well) |
|
| Dec
6 |
Simon,
suffering from strep throat, receives penicillin
injections |
|
| Dec
6 |
Duran
Duran: Memorial
Auditorium, Sacramento, CA,
USA
(with Al's Not Well) |
|
| Dec
8 |
Duran
Duran: Spreckles
[or 4th & B?], San Diego, CA,
USA
(with Al's Not Well) |
|
| Dec
9 |
Duran
Duran: Universal
Amphitheatre, Los Angeles, CA,
USA
(with Al's Not Well) |
|
| Dec
10 |
Duran
Duran: The
Joint, Hard Rock Hotel, Las Vegas, NV,
USA
(with Al's Not Well) |
|
| Dec
11 |
Duran
Duran and others : Q101 "Twisted
Christmas", United Center Arena, Chicago,
IL, USA (with The Cure, 311, Sarah
McLachlan, Bjork, Everclear,
Sugar Ray)
simulcast on the web |
|
| Dec
13 |
Duran
Duran: VH1 Ultimate Holiday Office Party,
Comiskey Park, Chicago, IL, USA (no opening
act)
Private concert for VH1 contest
winner Kathy Mash (who works for the White Sox)
and fifty friends |
|
| Dec
15 |
The
release of Freebass single 'Love Is Like
Oxygen' is pushed back to January; a video is
planned |
|
| Dec
15 |
Duran
Duran: Warehouse,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sold out; rescheduled from
November |
|
| Dec
16 |
Duran
Duran: Metropolis,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Sold out; set list includes
Arcadia's 'The Flame'; rescheduled from
November |
|
| Dec
17 |
VH-1
airs highlights of the Ultimate Office Party |
|
| Dec
? |
'Decade'
video re-issued in Denmark (at least) with four
videos added: 'Serious', 'Violence of Summer',
'Ordinary World' and 'Come Undone' |
|
| Dec
? |
Duran
appears as the musical guest on Comedy Central's
'Viva Variety' TV show |
|
| Dec
? |
Syn
Pro studios chosen to score the movie 'Love
Kills' |
|
| Dec
? |
Capitol
elects not to release a second single from 'Medazzaland',
and pushes back the European release of 'Electric
Barbarella' and 'Medazzaland' indefinitely |
|
| Dec
24 |
Duran
appears on the radio morning show on Star94
in Atlanta |
|
| Dec
27 |
Duran
appears on the RuPaul show |
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