Joanne Joanne Explained

Joanne Joanne
Origin:	London, England
Genre:	New wave, synthpop
Years Active:	2012 - present
Current Members:	Charley Stone Lolo Wood Jo Gate-Eastley Mel Woods Val Gwyther
Past Members:	Jo Bevan
Spinoffs:	MX Tyrants

Joanne Joanne is 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.

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".^{[1] [2] [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]}

Notes and References

1. News: Cover girls: the Ramonas, Iron Maidens and the rise of the female tribute band. 2016-04-07. 2016-04-28. The Guardian. Sullivan. Caroline.
2. News: Birmingham Mail. 2016-04-28. Video: Watch Joanne Joanne - the Duran Duran tribute act with a difference. Paul. Cole. 2014-06-29.
3. Web site: 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. Cummings. Bill. January 29, 2015. 2016-04-28.
4. Web site: About MX Tyrants. 2016-04-28. .
5. Web site: MX Tyrants: Mutual Lucid. . 2016-08-11.