#gloucester place

Fire on top floor of New Town building

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service have confirmed that they despatched four fire appliances  and one height applicance to the Gloucester Place area this afternoon where they are still dealing with a fire. It appears from neighbours that a loud bang was heard from the area just before the fire began in the building to the rear of the Nira Caledonia Hotel. Video: Gloucester Place fire…

Duran Loses Court Case

Duran Duran normally does not make headlines.  Yet, many online publications this week included articles about how Duran Duran lost their case over regaining copyrights of their first three albums.  The UK High Court of Justice ruled against Duran and for Sony/ATV. In the U.S., artists can terminate copyrights they assigned to companies after 35 years so that artists can make money later in life…

A November Duran Duran Update!

A few things have happened in the past week that we haven’t really covered yet – so here’s the DD update! ASCAP Golden Note Award Late last week, Duran Duran was presented with the ASCAP Golden Key Award for songwriting. Simon, Nick and Roger were present for the awards (John Taylor was presumably in LA at his home) at One Embankment. Receiving such an award is a massive achievement and they join…