In September 1997, Capitol Records made history by releasing Duran Duran's "Electric Barbarella" on the internet as the first-ever digital single for sale, heralding a massive shift in how the ...

They’re four chicks, they play Zeppelin ” maybe the epitome of masculine rock ” and yet they insist they’re not exactly a tribute band. Feeling confused “- or, perhaps, dazed? Zepparella ...

In addition to the “Barbarella” demo, the bonus material includes “Lazy Divey” and “Chateau Mars,” two tracks that appeared only on promo copies of 12 Bar Blues. (Those three tracks ...

The band’s sometimes racy videos were part of their sex appeal, but within 15 years that aesthetic would turn on them for a short spell. Remember When: Duran Duran’s “Electric Barbarella ...

Barbarella Austin opened in 2009 and attracted big crowds with its rotating lineup of music. That will be replicated in Houston. Thursdays will be Grits n' Gravy, dedicated to pre-1980 soul, disco ...

Besides the redoubtable '80s New Wave nights on Saturdays, 70 N. Orange Ave. was a destination for edgy and influential alternative rock bands — Sonic Youth, Yo La Tengo, Flaming Lips — and a ...

The band's name was inspired by the 1968 sci-fi comedy film Barbarella based on the comics of the same name by Jean-Claude Forest. They reportedly settled on Duran Duran the day after the film was ...

Beyonce channeled Barbarella in a sci-fi chic metallic bodysuit in the sizzling new teaser for her I'm That Girl music video. The 40-year-old included I'm That Girl on her new album Renaissance.

It was the spot for many a great local band show too! Local heroes, like the Hatebombs, Beggar Weeds, Braille Closet, Genitorturers, Rocket 88, Naiomi's Hair, Bad Afro Experience … ...

The British music industry thrives on novelty, and few groups were as novel as The Beat. Except that, not far away in Coventry, it turned out that there was already a whole scene of biracial ska ...