Joanne Joanne
Joanne Joanne | |
|---|---|
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | New wave, synthpop |
| Years active | 2012—present |
| Members | Val Gwyther Charley Stone Lolo Wood Jo Gate-Eastley Mel Woods |
| Past members | Jo Bevan |
| Website | [1] |
Joanne Joanne are an all-female Duran Duran tribute band based in London, England. They have received media coverage from various sources including The Guardian and the Birmingham Mail.[1][2]
The band's initial line-up was Jo Bevan (also of Desperate Journalist) on vocals, Charley Stone (from all the bands) on lead guitar, Lolo Wood on keyboard, Jo Gate-Eastley on bass, and Mel Woods (Knifeworld/Sidi Bou Said) on drums. Val Gwyther now sings with the band. They are known for playing only material from the early career of Duran Duran, and "don't do Rio".[2][1][3]
Stone, Wood, Gate-Eastley and Woods perform original material, with Wood providing lead vocals, as MX Tyrants; their first single and video was "Mutual Lucid".[4][5]
References
- ^ a b Cole, Paul (2014-06-29). "Video: Watch Joanne Joanne - the Duran Duran tribute act with a difference". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ^ a b Sullivan, Caroline (2016-04-07). "Cover girls: the Ramonas, Iron Maidens and the rise of the female tribute band". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ^ Cummings, Bill (January 29, 2015). "INTERVIEW: Desperate Journalist: "I write about painful situations from the past, taking control of them turning them into quite powerful statements"". God is in the TV. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ^ "About MX Tyrants". Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ^ "MX Tyrants: Mutual Lucid". 2016-08-11.