The D Side

Producer, musician, multi-instrumentalist Anthony J Resta gives the inside story on the creation of Medazzaland, including scoops on Midnight Sun, John Taylor leaving the band and more. Talk includes a story on unreleased remixes of Beautiful Colours and Ordinary World and the album A Solar System for Your Ears by his artist alter-ego, Ajax Ray o Vaque.   The D Side is available wherever you strea...

In this special bonus episode David is joined by authors Quentin Harrison (Record Redux series) and Annie Zaleski (33 1/3 book on Rio) for a discussion on music, writing about long time favorites and a focus on the newest release in the Record Redux series.   The D Side is available wherever you stream.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the convers...

This special bonus episode features a look back at the four artists that appeared on The D Side in 2021. Enjoy this year end wrap up with David and a special guest, including some of the new music they have released since they were on the podcast.   The D Side is available wherever you stream.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on T...

This D Side Discussion Group took place when Duran Duran's stellar new album was less than a day old. We talk first impressions of Future Past and also included are the results of the Twitter poll where hundreds of fans rated every song on the album.   The D Side is available wherever you stream.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation o...

Hear from Duranies that were there at the first live shows in two years for the band. And the first time back in the U.K. in four years! Was the homecoming all Birmingham had hoped for? How were the new songs live? What about Simon's dance moves?!? It's all here in this episode...   The D Side is available wherever you stream.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise...

Join a jury of Duranies as they deliberate and decide the winner of the 3rd Duran Durunk Debate. Who takes the crown? The UK or Australia?!?   The D Side is available wherever you stream.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter. Email the podcast at  TheDSide@mail.com  with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered.

The debate goes worldwide this year! The UK vs Australia debate topics on all things Duran Duran. And get a little durunk while doing so.   The D Side is available wherever you stream.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter. Email the podcast at  TheDSide@mail.com  with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered.

Meet new artist Merchant as we discuss his music, with a focus on the creation of his first single, Dead Days and Gatorade, with John Taylor of Duran Duran.    The D Side is available wherever you stream.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter. Email the podcast at  TheDSide@mail.com  with ideas and/or artists you'd like to s...

Get into These Summer Nights with The D Side's choice for song of the summer. Discover the exciting alternative pop of independent artist Miiranda. The D Side is available wherever you stream.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter. Email the podcast at  TheDSide@mail.com  with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered.

David and six D Side all-stars discuss Invisible, the new single from Duran Duran. From first impressions to Huxley to talk of Future Past.    The D Side is available wherever you stream.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter. Email the podcast at  TheDSide@mail.com  with ideas and/or artists you'd like to see covered.

Music journalist/author Annie Zaleski (33 1/3 Series book on Rio) and DJ Jake Rudh (The Current/First Avenue/Transmission on Twitch) join David for a special D Side Discussion Group. Talk focuses on the amazing music of 1981 including a special look at Duran Duran's debut album on its 40th anniversary.   The D Side is available wherever you stream.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and...

New Music May continues with a talk with the enigmatic leader of the band Thought Beings. David and Orion talk about Thought Beings' exciting brand of synthwave, synthpop, retrowave and esoteric funk.   The D Side is available wherever you stream.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter. Email the podcast at  TheDSide@mail.com...

New Music May starts out with Pip the Pansy. Indie. Electronic. Flute pop?! You're going to fall in love with Pip and her ethereal outlook on life. Includes a preview of an unreleased track from the forthcoming album, Neon Garden.   The D Side is available wherever you stream.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter. Email the...

David hosts a D Side Discussion Group with four young fans of New Wave music. Young opinions and insights into 'old music.'   The D Side is on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Radio.com, iHeartRadio and Stitcher.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter. Email the podcast at  TheDSide@mail.com  with ideas and/or artists y...

Guests Adam from the Cherry Lipstick fanzine and world famous rock photographer Justin Thomas talk with David about music, fanzines and photographing pop/rock stars on stage & off. Including behind the scene talk of their new collaboration "In Discord and Rhyme."   The D Side is on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Radio.com, iHeartRadio and Stitcher.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, s...

Archivist extraordinaire Andrew Golub talks about his love of Duran Duran, collecting memorabilia and announces his brand new project!    The D Side is on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Radio.com, iHeartRadio, Stitcher and Amazon Podcasts. Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter. Email the podcast at  TheDSide@mail.com  with ideas an...

A group of music fans (plus a special guest) hang out and talk all things Duran Duran. You don't have to be a Duranie to have fun with this episode!   The D Side is on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Radio.com, iHeartRadio and Stitcher.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter. Email the podcast at  TheDSide@mail.com  with ideas and/o...

An in-depth conversation with the one and only Wendy James. We cover everything from her time in Transvision Vamp to the creation of her latest double album, Queen High Straight. Pop Art to Perilous Beauty.   The D Side is on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Radio.com, iHeartRadio and Stitcher.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter....

Join David as he moderates a debate between Rhonda from the Daily Duranie blog and Jason from the Velvet Rebel music site on all types of topics from the world of Duran Duran.  The serious to the absurd are covered all while getting durunk!   The D Side is on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Radio.com, iHeartRadio and Stitcher.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to con...

A look at David Bowie's music in the 80s. Was it really all that bad or just a case of be careful what you wish for?   The D Side is on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Radio.com & iHeartRadio and Stitcher.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter.

A lot can happen in three months. April, May and June of 2020 held a lifetime of changes. Twelve weeks after our first chat, I talk with MNDR about being an ally, Pride month, her new music and SWERLK in this interview recorded on June 18, 2020.   The D Side is on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Radio.com & iHeartRadio and Stitcher.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise...

A conversation with MNDR. Chatting about her new album, her time on stage with Duran Duran, highlights of some of her collaborations and much more. (Part 1 was recorded in late March of 2020, in the early stages of the Covid-19 shutdown and before the full tragedy of the pandemic was fully realized.)   The D Side is on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Radio.com & iHeartRadio and Stitcher.  Don't forget to...

Finishing up New Music May with a roundtable discussion about cover songs, cover albums and the two Duran Duran covers recently released by our participants, Velvet Rebel and Bittersweet Machines.   The D Side is on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Radio.com & iHeartRadio and Stitcher.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter.

From glam rock to synth pop, Diane Coffee has something for everyone. The mind behind all of the music of Diane Coffee, Shaun Fleming, is interviewed in this episode.   The D Side is on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Radio.com & iHeartRadio and Stitcher.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and follow @BoysMakeNoise to continue the conversation on Twitter.

New Music May continues on The D Side with Future Thieves.  A trio from Nashville, Tennessee that has been putting out exciting music for about 5 years. Talk ranges from dancing to Michael Jackson songs to high school music loves to their latest EP, Emotional Cost.   The D Side is on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Radio.com & iHeartRadio and Stitcher.  Don't forget to subscribe to the show, share and fo...