DATE
31.10.2008
TIME
19:35 CET
AUTHOR
Peter2
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Oh, no, she didn’t!!
Via dlisted: Hilary Duff has a new video out for her song “Reach Out,” which completely samples rips off Depeche Mode’s “Personal Jesus.” No. No. No. This is illegal, right? A ho like Hilary Duff can’t just take a Depeche Mode song, rip it to shreds, violate it and spit all over it! Something must be done! I want to reach out and slap her.
DATE
29.10.2008
TIME
18:15 CET
AUTHOR
Peter2
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First gig in Spain announced (UPDATED)
Depeche Mode ads BBK Live Festival in Bilbao on Thursday July 9th to the schedule. Additional Spanish dates are expected to be announced shortly. We’ll update this story as more details come in. Tickets for the BBK Festival go on sale November 12th.
DATE
27.10.2008
TIME
12:56 CET
AUTHOR
Peter2
TAGS
Mode tickets selling well despite economic crisis
Music news site, Pollstar, has taken a look at how well tickets are selling against the backdrop of a collapsing world economy. We’ve run the article through a slight re-write, to weed out all the non-Mode related fluff. Enjoy!
DATE
26.10.2008
TIME
20:16 CET
AUTHOR
Peter2
TAGS
Depeche add another show in Düsseldorf
Depeche Mode have added a second show in Düsseldorf on June 5th, 2009. Ticket sales have been going strong with more than 200.000 tickets sold for the German tickets alone. Tickets for the added show, as well as the previously announced six German shows can be bought at Eventim.de.
DATE
21.10.2008
TIME
9:44 CET
AUTHOR
Peter2
TAGS
Single drops in February says Uncut
In a story about the quick sell out of the London O2 arena show, Uncut magazine brings a quote stating that the first single from the upcoming Mode album will hit radios in February. Make the jump for the full thing!
DATE
15.10.2008
TIME
13:04 CET
AUTHOR
Peter2
TAGS
New album set for April 20th says EMI
In a very wordy press release put out today, EMI officially restates what the band officially revealed at the press conference yesterday: Mode is back in the fold at Mute/EMI. The press release (copied in full after the jump) is fleshed out with comments from EMI staffers, Mode-man Andy Fletcher, as well as everybody’s fave label boss: Daniel Miller!
DATE
07.10.2008
TIME
21:49 CET
AUTHOR
Peter2
TAGS
Mode re-signs with Mute/EMI for the world
From Billboard.com: Updating a story first posted yesterday (Oct. 6). Depeche Mode has renewed its long-term deal with Mute/EMI and is planning to release its 12th studio album April 20, 2009. Past Depeche Mode albums were licensed by Mute to Warner Bros. in the United States but will be under EMI’s control moving forward.
DATE
07.10.2008
TIME
17:07 CET
AUTHOR
Peter2
TAGS
Tour Of The Universe dates (updated with photos)
The band announced the dates for the first European leg of their upcoming Tour Of The Universe. The band were in Berlin, and in high spirits, to make the announcement. The tour will start on May 10 in Israel, and will bring the band to North America and South America later in the year. Dates and pictures after the jump:
DATE
06.10.2008
TIME
15:26 CET
AUTHOR
Peter2
TAGS
Tour named “Tour Of The Universe”; He-Man rejoices!
The band’s upcoming tour has been dubbed “Tour Of The Universe 2009″ according to German ticket outlet Eventim.de. This of course kicks off speculation that the album title will follow a similar naming scheme (like “Master Of The Universe”… GO HE-MAN!)! Anyhoot… date recap:
DATE
02.10.2008
TIME
22:47 CET
AUTHOR
Peter2
TAGS