We’re gonna try a new thing out for a while here! To pass the time till the next Mode single drops (March/April of next year) we’ll try and post a “Single Of The Week” type thing. Some times it’s a free download courtesy of the band; some times you will have to cough up some change to get your hands on the goodies!

Several tipsters (you know, usually people who know someone’s cousin twice removed’s dog’s previous owner’s neighbor from the heartland of Europe) have hinted to us that the big announcement we’re all waiting for will drop on October 6th. So that’s 32 days to go, people!! Just 32 days! Let the countdown begin!

German promoter once again let details slip of the upcoming Mode tour. This time in a posting on their official site, where it’s casually mentioned that tickets for Depeche Mode’s mid-2009 tour should go on sale in October 2008. Read on for more…

This special free event, which is taking place at the Givat Ram Campus in Jerusalem, will feature a wide range of visuals from throughout Mute’s history - including some rare glimpses of Depeche Mode! Read on for the full write up as provided by Mute:

Anton is once again the responsible party for all things sleeve-ish on the upcoming Mode releases, the tall dutchman confirmed during a recent visit to Italy. Work is already under way, and is inspired by the yet-to-be-released songs. Anton also let slip that he expects to be involved with the design of the stage, but that this is not yet set in stone!

After talking to German based promoter, Marek Lieberberg, fellow fansite depechemode.de is reporting as much, and a great deal more! We’ve hit up Google Translate and thrown in a generous helping of editing to give you all the goodies in English… read on! And a huge tip of the hat to Sven at www.depechemode.de for the report!

Hits Daily Double (registration required) is reporting what fans have known for months: Depeche Mode have left Warner Brothers for good!

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Creative Artists Agency managing partner Rob Light confirmed the news during a touring panel today (July 28) at the 83rd annual IAAM conference and trade show in Anaheim, California, according to Billboard Magazine’s website.

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