![]() So I switched on my ears, and went on a trip down a sonic rabbit hole… there is so much great new talent, so much music out there.” It dawned on me that the only music I was listening to was what I was working on, and the stuff that got me into a band in the first place. They’ve known each other for so long that the chemistry between them is obvious – she provides a good balance.Īs Simon commented to Sirius XM, “It all began as a lockdown thing. In the show, she often comes across as Simon’s foil, asking probing questions or simply voicing a different perspective on the music and the industry. ![]() So it wasn’t a stretch to see her figure prominently in this latest effort. Since 1995, she has been Duran Duran’s primary connection to their fans, handling communications and managing their website. She’s worked her magic for such artists as Tori Amos, They Might Be Giants, and John Fogerty. ![]() Krassner is an American Media Director, publicist, and Content Director, which means that she’s responsible for making sure the projects she works on are seen and heard across the multiverse. Le Bon described Whooosh! as “the sound that your mind makes when it expands to make room for a new idea.” To force that sound to happen in your brain, Simon partnered with his long-time Duran Duran collaborator Katy Krassner. Oh, sure it sprinkles in conversations about his world-famous band, and intermittently it does drop a Duran Duran single onto the platter, but mostly it’s about the best (often overlooked) music that you should be listening to. Shamed by his daughter, who asked how he could consider himself a musician when he doesn’t listen to any modern music, he decided to take this familial challenge to heart and created a podcast/radio show that does just that. So what’s a dynamic lead singer like Simon Le Bon supposed to do in the meantime? And there was an album in production, but it was put on hold due to Covid-19. Last month, Duran Duran debuted a well-received cover of David Bowie’s “Five Years” along with a music video on what would have been Bowie’s 74 th birthday. Their most recent album ( Paper Gods) was released just over five years ago and charted respectively across Europe and the US. This year it’s been 40 years since their debut album was released. It’s been a while since many of us were “Hungry Like the Wolf” and acting like “Wild Boys,” but Duran Duran continues to be a cultural influence in music and collaboration.
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