Artist: andy taylor

Bang A Gong: Duran Duran Guitarist Turned Rocker Andy Taylor Is 51

Feb 16, 9:00am Houstoned Rocks

In the summer of 1987, the day before driving to Austin for freshmen orientation at the University of Texas, I went to see Andy Taylor at Fitzgerald's. The former Duran Duran guitarist had done ... Continue reading "Bang A Gong: Duran Duran Guitarist Turned Rocker Andy Taylor Is 51" >

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TAKE FIVE: Dastardly

Jan 19, 1:58pm loudloop

Dastardly | Photo by Tiela Halpin "Take Five" focuses on Chicago's ever-growing music scene by giving you insight to the city's best local acts via the best source possible: the artists themselves. Here is the latest installment featuring Dastardly . From their raucous live performances to their elaborate music videos, it doesn't take much media consumption to figure out that the members of Dastardly are pretty cool customers. The Americana outfit craft soulful harmonies around rich, heartfelt storytelling and playful rhythms. The group's debut EP [...]

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Mad About Her: In Praise of Belinda Carlisle

Oct 23, 2011, 6:32am THEME FOR GREAT CITIES

She was one of the last women to really turn me on. I'm not completely sure what got me thinking about Belinda Carlisle. It may have been something by Terence Trent D'Arby (speaking of great singers who never got their commercial due, which is what I intend to do in a future post) that my iPod shuffle selected while I was in the gym yesterday. I don't know why, but for some reason, D'Arby's "Wishing Well" always reminds me of Belinda. I remember watching the Grammy Awards in 1989 -- he was hot with [...]

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Dastardly – The Hideout – October 18, 2011

Oct 19, 2011, 3:00pm loudloop

Dastardly's Gabe Liebowitz & August Sheeny (Photo by Audrey Leon) Chicago Americana outfit Dastardly dazzled a packed Hideout backroom with a night filled with music, comedy and a bit of supernatural fun during its first-ever variety show "Catastrophe." Wanting to break away from the more traditional concert experience, Dastardly took the room back to the days where wholesome, downhome country fun came via variety shows like Hee-Haw and the Grand Ole Opry. Of course, the night's festivities were anything but [...]

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Fuzzy Freebies #103: Free Downloads Of The Day

Oct 10, 2011, 2:20pm Totally Fuzzy

Today's selection of free and legal - because: official - downloads... Kate Bush - Wild Man SBTRKT - Hold On (Siavash Cold As Ice Remix) Paper Garden Records CMJ 2011 Showcasing Bands Bare Wires - Back on the Road The Weeknd - Initiation Andy Taylor - CHOISES [promo mix] FIDLAR - Bummed Thee American Revolution - Blow My Mind Cadillac - Make you feel (Marcos Cabral Remix) Common & Duffy - Chi-City (Urban Noize Remix) Phantogram - Don't Move Solid Steel Radio Show 07/10/2011 Part 1 [...]

• AndyTaylor - CHOISES [promo mix]
• Bare Wires - Back on the Road
• bushdor - KateBush WILD MAN
• Cadillac - Make you feel (Marcos Cabral Remix)
• DJ Moneyshot - Solid Steel Radio Show 07/10/2011 Part 3 + 4
• FIDLAR - Bummed
• Hypetrak - Common & Duffy - Chi-City (Urban Noize Remix)
• Monarchy - You Don't Want To Dance With Me (VIVIEN Remix)
• Ninja Tune - Solid Steel Radio Show 07/10/2011 Part 1 + 2 - Mr Armtone
• Paper Garden Records - Paper Garden Records CMJ 2011 Showcasing Bands
• Phantogram - Don't Move
• SBTRKT - Hold On (Siavash Cold As Ice Remix)
• The Weeknd - Initiation
• Thee American Revolution - Blow My Mind

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Artist:	AndyTaylor
Title:	CHOISES [promo mix]
File Name:	SoundCloud
Genre:	Rock 'n' Roll
Year:	2011

Artist:	Bare Wires
Title:	Back on the Road
File Name:	SoundCloud

Artist:	bushdor
Title:	KateBush WILD MAN
File Name:	SoundCloud

Artist:	Cadillac
Title:	Make you feel (Marcos Cabral Remix)
File Name:	SoundCloud
Genre:	Disco
Year:	2011

Artist:	DJ Moneyshot
Title:	Solid Steel Radio Show 07/10/2011 Part 3 + 4
File Name:	SoundCloud

Artist:	FIDLAR
Title:	Bummed
File Name:	SoundCloud

Artist:	Hypetrak
Title:	Common & Duffy - Chi-City (Urban Noize Remix)
File Name:	SoundCloud

Artist:	Monarchy
Title:	You Don't Want To Dance With Me (VIVIEN Remix)
File Name:	SoundCloud
Genre:	Summer Pop

Artist:	Ninja Tune
Title:	Solid Steel Radio Show 07/10/2011 Part 1 + 2 - Mr Armtone
File Name:	SoundCloud

Artist:	Paper Garden Records
Title:	Paper Garden Records CMJ 2011 Showcasing Bands
File Name:	SoundCloud
Genre:	Indie

Artist:	Phantogram
Title:	Don't Move
File Name:	SoundCloud

Artist:	SBTRKT
Title:	Hold On (Siavash Cold As Ice Remix)
File Name:	SoundCloud

Artist:	The Weeknd
Title:	Initiation
File Name:	SoundCloud

Artist:	Thee American Revolution
Title:	Blow My Mind
File Name:	SoundCloud
Genre:	Indie Rock

Exclusive Interview: Andy Taylor's Visible Target

Aug 11, 2011, 7:53am GIMME A WRISTBAND

Andy Taylor is back! No, not with Duran Duran... but our favorite little fooker is up to some new tricks with a very soon-to-be-released album and a fully re-vamped blog, The Taylor Tank. G!MME A WR!STBAND caught up with Andy yesterday from his state-of-the-art recording studio in Ibiza, where he tells us he's been making music "24/7" and "having fun as an independent artist, under no pressure to hit any sales targets or do embarrassingly cringe-worthy day time TV slots."

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Durantime 1.27.11

Jan 27, 2011, 7:01am GIMME A WRISTBAND

Providing a soundtrack for Dior, making a new video for Girl Panic, and planning a world tour... read all about how Duran Duran are making it work in the latest installment of Gimme a Wristband's DURANTIME.

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Duran Duran - New video "All You Need Is Now"

Dec 21, 2010, 4:46pm Waved Rumor

Duran Duran has released a video from its upcoming release for the title track "All You Need is Now". The clip includes loads of footage from tours of recent years, while the mid-tempo song is sorta reminiscent of the sound of "New Moon on Monday" from eons ago. Video directed by Nick Egan. Follow the band on Twitter.

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Notorious:Revisited / Part 1

Sep 27, 2010, 3:49pm GIMME A WRISTBAND

Gimme a Wristband presents the first in a four-part series of articles, Notorious:Revisited, with chapters dedicated to the recording of the recently reissued album from Duran Duran, its packaging and subsequent live shows.

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Angry fans demand recall of Duran Duran remasters

Jul 15, 2010, 3:36pm Drawer B

With all the fan backlash regarding the sound quality of EMI's recent Duran Duran remasters , I'm glad I've held off purchasing my third or fourth iterations of albums I've owned the better part of my life. Some fans are so disappointed - even angry - over the poor sound quality that they are campaigning for a formal recall. EMI is having none of it, according to the Guardian , claiming that they have received "positive and negative comments about the mastering" with "no plans" to recall the discs. Meanwhile, even erstwhile guitarist Andy Taylor has expressed his [...]

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Archival Duran Duran interview footage from 1981

Aug 6, 2009, 3:06pm Drawer B

Pretty amazing early days interview with Duran Duran. A film crew just randomly spotted the then unknown band in the midst of a photo shoot promoting its debut LP and stopped for a quick interview. The band sounds very earnest about its quest for mainstream dominance. Andy Taylor even goes so far as to proclaim - with a straight face - that the band doesn't drink or do drugs, while Simon Le Bon and John Taylor can barely keep their laughter stifled. The interview is evidently a secret bonus feature of the DVD Listen to London [...]

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New Hotel from Iron Maiden's Mgmt to Open in London

Jan 25, 2009, 7:57pm Music News Net

MUSIC NEWS - Andy Taylor, co-manager of the heavy metal group Iron Maiden says he's working with English nightclub owner to open a London hotel for rock musicians this April. The 30-room boutique hotel, to be known as Sanctum Soho , is the brainchild of Taylor and nightclub owner Mark Fuller. The new hotel would cater to the unique needs of rock 'n' roll guests, The Sunday Times of London reported. "The hotel will be rock 'n' roll at its best," Taylor said. "The desk clerk will definitely be dressed in black just as in Elvis's 'Heartbreak Hotel.' "It will be [...]

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Sample Wednesday 40: Armand Van Helden

Apr 16, 2008, 4:03pm Palms Out Sounds

It's been a minute since the last edition of Sample Wednesday. Rest assured, we have 6 more editions cooking in the oven right now, and we are taking requests. So if you have something you'd like to see featured, email samplewednesday@gmail.com (if you also have listings and/or the songs themselves, please send those along too!) Now, enjoy some of the songs sampled by the self proclaimed "Michael Jordan of House" - Armand Van Helden . Seidah Garrett - " Do You Want It Right Now " used [...]

• Andy Taylor - I Might Lie
• Blue Oyster Cult - Dont Fear the Reaper
• Carrie Lucas - Dance With You
• Dave Mason - Takin' The Time To Find
• Donald Byrd - Think Twice
• Gary Numan - Cars
• Gary Wright - Comin' Apart
• Jaydee - Plastic Dreams
• Scorpions - Bad Boys Running Wild
• Seidah Garrett - Do You Want It Right Now
• Sylvia Striplin - Give Me Your Love
• Zapp - Dance Floor

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Artist:	Andy Taylor
Title:	I Might Lie
Link Text:	I Might Lie
File Name:	I Might Lie.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1987

Artist:	Blue Oyster Cult
Title:	Dont Fear the Reaper
Link Text:	Don't Fear the Reaper
File Name:	Dont Fear the Reaper.mp3
Bitrate:	128 kbps

Artist:	Carrie Lucas
Title:	Dance With You
Link Text:	Dance With You
File Name:	Dance With You.mp3
Bitrate:	179 kbps
Year:	2007

Artist:	Dave Mason
Title:	Takin' The Time To Find
Link Text:	Takin' The Time To Find Love
File Name:	Takin' The Time To Find.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	1977

Artist:	Donald Byrd
Title:	Think Twice
Link Text:	Think Twice
File Name:	Think Twice.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Gary Numan
Title:	Cars
Link Text:	Cars
File Name:	Cars.mp3
Bitrate:	245 kbps
Year:	1979

Artist:	Gary Wright
Title:	Comin' Apart
Link Text:	Comin' Apart
File Name:	Comin' Apart.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Jaydee
Title:	Plastic Dreams
Link Text:	Plastic Dreams
File Name:	Plastic Dreams.mp3
Bitrate:	219 kbps
Year:	2006

Artist:	Scorpions
Title:	Bad Boys Running Wild
Link Text:	Bad Boys Running Wild
File Name:	Bad Boys Running Wild.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps
Year:	2005

Artist:	Seidah Garrett
Title:	Do You Want It Right Now
Link Text:	Do You Want It Right Now
File Name:	Do You Want It Right Now.mp3
Bitrate:	192 kbps

Artist:	Sylvia Striplin
Title:	Give Me Your Love
Link Text:	Give Me Your Love
File Name:	Give Me Your Love.mp3
Bitrate:	256 kbps

Artist:	Zapp
Title:	Dance Floor
Link Text:	Dance Floor
File Name:	Dance Floor.mp3
Bitrate:	246 kbps
Year:	1982

It Came From The 80s: Andy Taylor

Dec 5, 2007, 4:57am Rock Sellout

I flew out to visit my Aunt & Uncle in Los Angeles a year or two after I graduated high school. One of my fondest memories from that trip was driving past the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum with the windows down and Andy Taylor's "I Might Lie" playing on KNAC at the time. I don't exactly remember how I got turned on to his album Thunder , but I remember it being one of my favorites in the late 80s. The video for the song captures the memories from that trip I'm not so fond of [...]

• Andy Taylor - I Might Lie

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Artist:	Andy Taylor
Title:	I Might Lie
Link Text:	I Might Lie
File Name:	Andy_Taylor_-_I_Might_Lie.mp3
Bitrate:	160 kbps
Year:	1987