Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor says cancer drug extended his life five more years

Duran Duran have announced that they will release a new Halloween-themed album in October called ‘Danse Macabre’. The thirteen track (obviously) record features new songs, spine-chilling covers and reworked versions of the spookiest songs from the band’s back catalogue.“The idea was born out of a show we played in Las Vegas on 31 Oct 2022”, says keyboardist Nick Rhodes.

Duran Duran have announced a new Halloween-themed album which will see them cover Billie Eilish, Talking Heads and more.‘Danse Macabre’ will be released on October 27 and feature a mix of new original songs, reworkings of songs from the band’s catalogue and covers.Alongside versions of Eilish’s ‘Bury A Friend’ and Talking Heads’ ‘Psycho Killer’ (featuring Måneskin bassist Victoria De Angelis), they will also share versions of The Rolling Stones‘ ‘Paint It Black’, The Specials‘ ‘Ghost Town’, Siouxsie and the Banshees’ ‘Spellbound’ and Cerrone’s ‘Supernature’.To announce the album, the band have shared its title track, one of three original new songs for the project.Keyboardist Nick Rhodes said: “The song ‘Danse Macabre’ celebrates the joy and madness of Halloween. It is the title track of our forthcoming album, which gathers together an unusual mix of cover versions, reworked Duran Duran songs and several new compositions.

Rachel Seo “I want to tell the stories that have been written out of history by Silicon Valley,” says Taylor Lorenz. In her forthcoming book, “Extremely Online: The Untold Story of Fame, Power and Influence on the Internet,” Lorenz — a technology and digital culture columnist for the Washington Post — chronicles what she describes as a “history of the social internet.” Starting with the blogging boom of the early 2000s and ending with the current TikTok era, Lorenz covers everything from the surpassing influence of early aughts mommy bloggers to MySpace to the rise and fall of Vine, pulling seemingly disparate stories from different platforms into a cohesive narrative about the construction of social media as we know it today.

This Morning's Andi Peters, who has been stepping in to host the hit ITV show over recent weeks, appears to have made another dig at co-host Rochelle Humes as he stated he is “working with an alien” on Tuesday morning’s show. The comment from Andi followers after an ad break on Tuesday, 29 August, where he blurted out: “I'm working with an alien”.

Duran Duran has revealed that the reason he quit the band was due to “creative” reasons, and was “not personal”.Taylor played with Duran Duran on-and-off between 1980 and 2006, and was set to reunite with them last year when they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, but a setback in his treatment for stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer forced him to miss the occasion.The musician, 62, has now opened up about his reasons for quitting the new wave band after decades of rumours about feuds, sharing that it was “creative, not personal”.In a new interview Classic Pop magazine (via MusicNews), the guitarist said that it “bugged” him that the band brought in a wider circle of people for 2007 album ‘Red Carpet Massacre‘, which was produced largely by Timbaland.“I couldn’t do the Timbaland album, because it just didn’t move me,” he said. “I was saying to the others, ‘Why do we need this?’“There’s so much talent in that band, I never felt the need to bring other people in to write with Duran.

Duran Duran's Andy Taylor, 62, was diagnosed with stage-four prostate cancer in 2018 - but has revealed he is now asymptomatic. Speaking to The Times, the guitarist said he had been given a round of medical intervention, which sees radioactive chemicals given intravenously.

revealed his stage 4 prostate cancer diagnosis last November, saying he was initially diagnosed in 2018.Speaking to The Times, Taylor explained that the dramatic U-turn happened after a doctor told him about a breakthrough cancer drug, dubbed “a nuclear medicine” called Lutetium-177, that targets cancer cells.After undergoing a round of the said treatment conducted by Christopher Evans, whom Taylor referred to as the “Elon Musk of cancer,” the rocker was “radioactive for several days.”“I was classified as palliative, end-of-life care… and now I’m not. I’m asymptomatic,” he told the outlet, adding that he was unable to sleep in the same room as others, or use public transportation.Taylor completed one round of treatment and will have five more rounds to follow that will take place every six weeks.“The lowest point is maybe six weeks after the diagnosis, when it really sinks in,” the Brit explained, adding that he was feeling very down by the limited treatment options.

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Michael Oher is making new claims against the Tuohy family in recent court documents obtained by ET. The 37-year-old former NFL player and subject of the Oscar-nominated film,, filed a new request to the courts for 19-years-worth of accounting from the Tuohy family, claiming that Leigh Anne Tuohy and her husband, Sean Tuohy, used him for their business and marketing ventures.Oher, who previously played for Old Miss and the Baltimore Ravens while under a conservatorship with the Tuohy family, has filed a motion alleging he hasn't seen any money for the past 19 years from the use of his name, image, and likeness, and “never permitted [the Tuohys] to use his name, likeness, and image in any way.”Oher, who previously accused the Tuohy family of tricking him into signing paperwork to make them his conservators and told him it was a part of the adoption process, alleges that the Tuohys have falsely claimed that he is their adopted son and used him in their marketing and business ventures.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro has nominated 27 Latino-driven films for inclusion in the National Film Registry. Among the suggestions are films that brought Oscar nominations to Latino actors and artists, including Salma Hayek, as Mexican artist Frida Kahlo in “Frida” (2002); Catalina Sandino Moreno, who portrayed a desperate undocumented pregnant immigrant in “Maria Full of Grace” (2004) and Demián Bichir, who played an undocumented worker in Los Angeles in “A Better Life” (2011).

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Andy Taylor of Duran Duran fame has been battling cancer since 2018, but thanks to a new treatment, he has some hopeful news to share. Nearly a year ago, Taylor missed the band's induction to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame due to his failing health, and in his place he sent a letter explaining his diagnosis and how proud he was to have been able to survive long enough to see the accomplishment.

Ground-breaking cancer trials in Manchester are producing 'incredibly impressive' results, with seriously-ill people going into remission for months and years, The Christie has announced.

Ken Burns lives just where you might imagine. The documentary filmmaker, who has spent a lifetime exploring American history, long ago made Walpole, New Hampshire his home, a bucolic village founded before the American Revolution. It’s dotted with old inns and quaint shops, and democracy is practiced there the old-fashioned way, through the traditional Town Meeting. 

Founding Duran Duran member and guitarist Andy Taylor claims a new drug treatment is working in his battle with Stage 4 prostate cancer.

Pete Davidson just added a few additional stand-up dates to his 2023 tour calendar.He’s now slated to headline in Florida, North Carolina, Maryland and Virginia this August.These additional dates come on the heels of the “Saturday Night Live” alum’s recently announced five-show tour with fellow comics John Mulaney and Jon Stewart on Sept. 8-10.On that run, he’ll play two gigs at Atlantic City, NJ’s Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on Sept.

Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor has said a drug he is taking to treat his prostate cancer has extended his life by five years.Taylor, 62, opened up about living with stage 4 metastatic prostate cancer during an interview back in January. He had been diagnosed with the disease around four years prior.

Duran Duran is about to take off on the second leg of their ‘The Future Past North American Tour’ with special guests Nile Rodgers’ Chic and Bastille.Over the course of the 19-concert run, Simon Le Bon and co. will drop into Canandaigua, NY’s Constellation Brands Performing Arts Center on Sept.

Terry Dubrow is opening up about his frightening experience suffering from a ministroke, and how his wife, 's Heather Dubrow, managed to save his life.Terry spoke with ET's Brice Sander on Wednesday and reflected on what exactly led to the moment he began suffering from a transient ischemic attack, which is known as a TIA.«So we were at the Ivy, my favorite restaurant, the place actually that Heather and I met, and where we have all of our wedding anniversaries, and we're there with my son [Nicholas]» the star said, recalling how he began to have trouble speaking during the dinner — much to the fear and confusion of those with him, including his very concerned wife.«I looked at her and I said, 'What? what is wrong with you?' And she stands up and she looks at Nicky and says, 'Call 9-1-1.' I said, 'Do not call 9-1-1!' And within, I don't know, a minute, it was already over,» Terry said. «And so we got into an argument.