Empty World 3′s Pete recently got hold of Dave McCracken, programmer on Playing The Angel, for a chat on the album, being a fan, and much much more. Read on for the full thing.
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Depeche Mode’s publicist issued the following press release today, announcing the band’s return to North America in late April for a string of shows throughout April and May.
Depeche Mode returning the the States to headline Coachella, and do a string other of yet to be announced concert appearances across the country. With 800,000 tickets sold on the European leg of their massive world tour, Depeche Mode is set to return to the U.S. to headline opening night at Coachella (April 29) as part of a new round of North American dates-including April 27 at San Francisco’s Shoreline Amphitheatre–that will be announced shortly. As their new single “Suffer Well” emerges at radio, the band continues to tour in support of Playing The Angel, their highly praised new album (Sire/Reprise). Depeche Mode is currently overseas where they’ve sold out an imposing 69 stadium and arena dates throughout 30 countries, highlighted by the turnout of 90,000 fans in D
Depeche Mode will release a Best Of album and DVD at the end of the year, making 2006 a busy year for Depeche collectors. Also scheduled are a Live DVD as well as a complete remastered album backcatalogue.
Last year was busy for Depeche Mode, and 2006 is shaping up to be just as busy, with a massive tour already booked, more shows being added all the time and… get this… another album!
Future Retro, a remix record putting a modern spin on classic 80s tunes, will finally see the light of day after having been pushed back several times. The album includes a remix by Tiga of Depeche’s “Shake The Disease”.
Looks like the remix collection that features Tiga’s new remix of Depeche Mode’s 1985 classic single “Shake The Disease” will finally see its release. [b]Future Retro[/b] is a collection of brand new remixes of classic alternative music hits remixed by some of today’s biggest club DJs and producers. This project was pushed back from last year and is now coming out on Rhino Records on Tuesday, January 24th.