You dream to see a band live for decades (OK, just one decade). Finally, you get the chance to do so. You go through Ticketmaster hell experience to buy the rather expensive ticket, book your train ticket, and your hotel room. And then, 2 days before the show..." Depeche Mode - 30 May, O2 arena postponedDue to recovery time needed for lead singer Dave Gahan's treatment of a bladder tumour, Depe...
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Northern Greece just got its internet back. Half a day without it and my hands are trembling, can you spell withdrawal symptoms? Brrrr.Anyway. I've been on a major Depeche Mode kick since yesterday (shocking, I know) and this baby here has been on repeat one. Blame the delicious darky beats, the voice that is dragging like tongue on skin, or whispering like sharing dirty secrets with you, and t...
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You want a scary story? I'll give you a scary story!So I read "here":http://mog.com/blog_post/content/537/209239 that Depeche Mode announced a world tour. After crying a few tears of joy, I sign up for the presale, to get me a ticket for their London show in O2 arena in May. I wake up today at 08:30 in the morning (oh the brutality) to get me a ticket. I pick a standing ticket, go through the p...
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You dream about seeing a band for a few years, you save up your fantasies, then when you get a ticket the singer goes down and they cancel….Just part of the roller coaster thrills when you follow a band whose lead singer was once dead for 20 minutes. Try walking in your shoes? No thank you.While you wait for the rescheduled gigs to happen - and imagine the rush when they do - here's my favourit.
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*photo from MetromixMuch to our delight the DEPECHE MODE team hooked us up with tickets to their first show at NYC's Madison Square Garden. After twenty seven years in the business these groundbreaking artists still have it, putting on a superb show and selling out multiple nights at the Garden. It was packed. The energy these guys still have is amazing! Dave Gahan twirled around the stage gyr...
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Forget all about equality: this is one of the greatest productions of the 1980s.I mentioned in my review for Nouvelle Vague’s 3 that I found the French pop group’s cover of the 1984 Depeche Mode single “Master and Servant” lacking. Now, I don’t really want to rag on Nouvelle Vague (I do like the group’s music), but there’s simply no way that anemic faux-blues version could ever stand
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Here is the video for the new Depeche Mode single called "Wrong".This is a teaser from the album "Sounds of the Universe". Depeche Mode - Wrong "Sounds Of The Universe" Track Listing1. In Chains2. Hole To Feed3. Wrong4. Fragile Tension5. Little Soul6. In Sympathy7. Peace8. Come Back9. Spacewalker10. Perfect11. Miles Away / The Truth Is12. Jezebel13. Corrupt Cities and dates for the group's 2009...
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This is for the one that fancies New Wave Wednesdays, but won't actively experience this one. I picked the official video and not a live one, 'cause combined with the song it's humorous, sarcastic and bitter at the same time; I'm sure he'll get the sentiment properly.
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Here is another track from the album "Sounds of the Universe".
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December 7th brings us the new double A-sided single from DM's Sounds Of The Universe.Hole To Feed and Fragile Tension will share the spotlight and follow in the footsteps of the previous Sounds Of The Universe singles, Wrong and Peace. Art is above - consistent with the Sounds design of course. Oh and the 7th is for UK folks only, details on a US digital release are pending. Our UK peeps w
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Last week, I was slogging through a long, and not particularly enjoyable, day of work at the house. As is my custom, I have my random playlist playing in Winamp. Out of the blue, I hear crowd noise, and the unmistakeable opening sounds of the song "Everything Counts." I scooted my chair over to my desktop computer, and listen intently. By the end of the song, as the crowd sings "the grabbing ha...
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Words like violenceBreak the silenceCome crashing inInto my little worldPainful to mePierce right through meCan't you understandOh my little girlAll I ever wantedAll I ever neededIs here in my armsWords are very unnecessaryThey can only do harmVows are spokenTo be brokenFeelings are intenseWords are trivialPleasures remainSo does the painWords are meaninglessAnd forgettableAll I ever wantedAll ...
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*"Is there anything better than _your_ first official bandcrush ???"* This is a question I've asked myself in the recent past. Until last night I couldn't really answer the question (at least, couldn't for these past 10+ years). I listened to other bands before Depeche Mode, but when I first heard *Somebody* it was instant attraction - the purest & truest of love. Snatched up everything the...
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Finally!Depeche Mode premiered their new single Wrong at the Echo Awards in Berlin, Germany this evening. What can we say? The song is even better than expected. A nice dark track full of raw energy that takes the band back to their roots. Of all of their newer material in the last few years, Wrong fits in best with the classic Depeche Mode we all know and love. This gets us even more exc...
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"Miles Away/The Truth Is" is taken from the forthcoming album "Sounds of the Universe".
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