The latest from London’s Cicada. I’ve been wondering where this guy has been! He made some of my favorite remixes of 2005/2006, but I hadn’t heard much about him in the last few years. He’s clearly been working on his own material, which looks very promising. Do check out some of his remixes. They’re all [...]

A recap of live performances on late night and beyond…
Depeche Mode on Later with Jools Holland

The Whip on Jimmy Kimmel

Lily Allen on Later with Jools Holland

Tuesday was a great new release day for both the new and the old. We had 2 releases from 80s powerhouses and a debut from a seemingly unlikely Australian duo that makes no bones about their fondness for the past.
Interesting that DM and PSB went with a similar style for their album covers! Wonder [...]

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 [...]

I am a *huge* Depeche Mode fan. My sister used to be absolutely crazy for Depeche Mode when I was a kid, so much so that my dad would complain about her constantly playing ‘Depress Mode’. Although later on we’d both discover he secretly liked DM when I found a Greatest Hits CD in his [...]