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TV Mania was a British-American
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band founded in 1995 that consisted of keyboardist
Nick Rhodes Nick Rhodes (born Nicholas James Bates; 8 June 1962) is an English keyboardist and producer, best known as a founding member and the keyboardist of the band Duran Duran. He has also been the only constant member of the group since their 1978 ...
and guitarist
Warren Cuccurullo Warren Bruce Cuccurullo (born December 8, 1956) is an American musician, songwriter, restaurant owner, and former bodybuilder who first worked with Frank Zappa during the 1970s. He was also a founding member of Missing Persons in the 1980s. In 1 ...
(both of
Duran Duran Duran Duran () are an English pop rock band formed in Birmingham in 1978 by singer Stephen Duffy, keyboardist Nick Rhodes and guitarist/bassist John Taylor (bass guitarist), John Taylor. After several early changes, the band's line-up settled ...
), known for the 2013 release of a long-lost album, ''Bored with Prozac and the Internet?''


History

This long-running side project, which Rhodes and Cuccurullo returned to whenever work on various Duran Duran projects slowed down, produced more than 60 songs, but did not see a commercial release at the time, although the Duran Duran album '' Medazzaland'' contained some re-worked TV Mania material. A few songs have appeared on Cuccurullo's website and in the 2004 movie ''
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'', directed by Madeleine Farley. The project was thought to be largely abandoned since Cuccurullo's dismissal from Duran Duran in 2001.Malins, Steve. (2005) ''Notorious: The Unauthorized Biography'', André Deutsch/Carlton Publishing, UK () Production of the Duran Duran albums ''Medazzaland'' and '' Pop Trash'' by Cuccurullo, Rhodes and Anthony J. Resta was also credited to TV Mania, as well as SYN Productions, the production company founded by
Simon Le Bon Simon John Charles Le Bon (born 27 October 1958) is an English singer. He is best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the new wave band Duran Duran and its offshoot Arcadia. Le Bon has received three Ivor Novello Awards from the Briti ...
, his wife
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, and Nick Wood. This was a departure from previous albums, where production was always credited to Duran Duran plus any outside producer. After Rhodes came upon the original TV Mania DAT
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in a storage facility, an official release was planned.


''Bored with Prozac and the Internet?''

In 2013, the long lost TV Mania album, ''Bored with Prozac and the Internet?'', finally saw an official release on vinyl and a limited edition box set. The artwork was created by Rhodes and Andrew Day and features a cover illustration by Vania Zouravliov. It was released through
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and digitally via The Orchard/
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. The album was recorded from 1995 to 1996 by Rhodes and Cuccurullo as a side project of their full-time band, Duran Duran. The recordings remained unreleased for 17 years after having been presumed lost. The chance discovery of the album master tapes by Rhodes led to the set's 2013 release.


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TV Mania websiteTV Mania on TwitterTV Mania on YouTubeDuran Duran website
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