DEPECHE MODE WORLD TOUR to be ANNOUNCED OCTOBER 23, 2012

A German fan site has reported that Depeche Mode will hold a Paris press conference on October 23rd to officially announce the dates of their 2013 world tour. Tickets are set to go on sale soon after.

The British trio have had 48 songs in the UK Singles Chart and twelve Top 10 albums in the UK charts, two of which debuted at Number 1. According to EMI, Depeche Mode have sold over 100 million albums and singles worldwide, making them the most successful electronic band in music history. Q magazine calls Depeche Mode "The most popular electronic band the world has ever known" and included the band in the list of the "50 Bands That Changed The World!"

During a DJ gig in Italy in November 2011, Andy Fletcher revealed that the band were set to meet up in January 2012 to start planning the new studio album, , and said that they were aiming to commence recording in March with a tour to follow in 2012 and 2013.

Depeche Mode are to release a brand new album, their thirteenth, in April 2013. Check back to Stereoboard for further updates on a Depeche Mode world tour.

Check out this interesting Media site building hype for the October 23rd announcement.
http://countdown.depechemode.com/

Source: http://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/175174/9#ixzz28aDofCtR

Vince Clarke -The Analog Monologues

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Muse reveals more Synth textures on "the 2nd Law"- Out 2 Oct 2012

Muse has a new Album out on October 2nd, 2012. 

We've heard some of the tracks and are pleased to say that it is filled with a broad pallet of synth based textures. More synth textures than ever. They are not hiding back the fact that bands like Depeche Mode have influenced their previous sound designs w/ vocal styles giving a nod to Freddie Mercury (Queen). Now they have even embraced a bit of Dub-Step and various cutting edge synthesizer textures to paint this newest album release, "the 2nd law". The first single is a striped down synth track, sure to gain a positive response.

MUSE madness (1st single from 'the 2nd Law')

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Chino Moreno Of The Deftones: ‘Depeche Mode Changed My Life’

September 5, 2012

During an exclusive interview with Noisecreep.com, Deftones frontman Chino Moreno discussed how electronic music legends Depeche Mode changed his life when he caught them on tour back in the early ‘90s.

“Lucky enough for me, my first concert was probably my favorite band to this day, Depeche Mode, on the Violator tour,” Moreno remembered when asked if a particular band or show had a major impact during his younger years. “It was at huge amphitheater so it was a really big show. I worked my way up to the front. It was loud, the lights, my favorite band – it was just larger than life.

“At the time, we hadn’t really started the band yet, but it was in my mind then,” Moreno continued. “But the theatrics and power of it really influenced. To me, the sound from their earliest records has always been special. They didn’t use typical sounds, they’d sample some strange percussion, unconventional instrumentation. I liked early hip-hop, but to me, this was so much more – the instrumentation, the dark lyrics – and all those things still make Depeche Mode my favorite band, even today.”

The Deftones have paid homage to that influence by covering Depeche Mode on more than one occasion. They’ve recorded versions of the songs “To Have And To Hold” (which features a raunchy and decidedly NSFW music video) and “The Sweetest Perfection.” They’ve also taken on early DM ballad “Somebody” during live shows.

The Deftones recently announced a November 13 release date for their new album, Koi No Yokan, followed by a string of U.S. shows that kick off on September 22 at the Epicenter Festival in Irvine, CA, with Stone Temple Pilots, Bush and more.

Source–Scott T. Sterling, CBS Local Chino Moreno Of The Deftones: ‘Depeche Mode Changed My Life’ « The World Famous KROQ – Alt Rock Music News, Photos, Videos, Concerts

Documentary: 'Last Shop Standing' to be released on September 10th 2012.

"The rise and fall & rebirth of the Independent Record Shop"

http://lastshopstanding.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=qBTMe8p_Pxw

Laibach - Warm Leatherette

Hearing a cover of "Warm Leatherette" never seems to get old. After all, The Normal (aka Daniel Miller, founder of Mute Records) was so ahead of his time with his future sound. We hear loud echos of his sound in so many bands today. From modern SynthPop to EDM, Electro to minimal and let's not forget the post industrial sound lurking in Germany and in some parts of the UK. Somewhere, Daniel Miller is siting back with a big grin. :D

Recently, this song has been masterfully covered by Trent Reznor & friends with Peter Murphy on vocals.  Grace Jones took a stab at it back in the 80's. Here is another quite interesting version from none other than Laibach.

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New Order to Tour North America for the First Time in Seven Years Trek kicks off on October 5th in San Francisco

For the first time in seven years, U.K. post-punk pioneers New Order will return to North America for a string of shows this October. The seven-date tour kicks off on October 5th at San Francisco's Oakland Fox Theatre and swings through Los Angeles, Denver, Dallas, New York City, Chicago and Toronto. 

"We’ve been having such a great time together this year, playing shows all over Europe, and we're all really excited to be playing America again," says singer Bernard Sumner, referring to the group's recent festival dates and sold-out U.K. tour. "We have so many friends and fans there we can't wait to get back!"

The trek will also mark New Order's first stateside run without original bassist Peter Hook, who left the band in 2007 and was replaced by Tom Chapman. 

The group's last stateside show was back in May 2005 at NYC's Hammerstein Ballroom. Their Toronto date marks the group's first concert in Canada since 2001. 

10/5 San Francisco - Oakland Fox Theatre 
10/7 Los Angeles - Greek Theatre 
10/10 Denver - Broomfield 1st Bank Center 
10/12 Dallas - Palladium 
10/18 - New York City - Roseland 
10/21 - Chicago - Aragon Ballroom 
10/23 - Toronto - Sony Center

Article taken from Rolling Stone

July 23, 2012 12:05 PM ET

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/new-order-to-tour-north-america-for-the-first-time-in-seven-years-20120723#ixzz25QfVo7OY