Well here’s something a bit unexpected: Peter, Björn and John are set to open for Depeche Mode on their American tour this summer. Seems like a bit of an odd choice, mixing a bubbly Swedish indie pop trio with brooding British electropop legends, but hey, it might work. DM’s other opening act, Ladytron, makes more sense – both in the electropop and brooding regard [...]

Before heading out on the great American highway, I always put together a mixtape. Mix CD, iPod playlist, whatever. Regardless of the specific form, the process is the same. There’s a certain excitement and satisfaction when you stitch together seemingly dissimilar songs or artists into a workable mix. Of course, the most important thing to [...]