Ongoing History Daily: You call this “tour support?”
This isn’t exactly the best kind of tour support. When Depeche Mode went on tour in 1993, the band was a mess. Part of the entourage included both a drug dealer and a
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Random music news for Monday, June 5, 2023
A brutal truth about Al Pacino becoming a father at age 83. And here are more brutal truths when it comes to music news for June 5, 2023. More music new? Check here.
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Random music news for Thursday, February 16, 2023
Well, someone had to do it, I guess. Thank you? And you can thank me for music news for February 16, 2023. More music news? Check here. BONUS: I’m not entirely sure what’s
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Question: Which legacy acts still create excitement when they release a new album?
The problem with having a long career is that after a while, audiences lose interest in any new music you might release because all they want to hear are the hits. For example,
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Depeche Mode is back with a new single, “Ghosts Again.” Listen/watch here.
Less than a year after the sudden death of co-founder Any Fletcher, Depeche Mode will carry on with just Dave Gahan and Martin Gore. A new album, Momento Mori, will be here on
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Ongoing History: A plane almost fell on top of him
Over the decades, a number of rock stars have been killed in plane crashes: Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper, Ozzy’s guitarist Randy Rhodes, Stevie Ray Vaughn, members of Lynyrd Skynyrd–I could go on.
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The new Depeche Mode single is almost here. The album, too.
After a countdown of a week, Depeche Mode announced the release day and title of a new single. The song is the first single from their upcoming 15th album, Memento Mori, which will
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Something this way comes from Depeche Mode
We know that Dave Gahan and Martin Gore will have something for us in the form of Memento Mori, Depeche Mode’s 15th album, in March. I’d bet a million dollars that this cryptic
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Ongoing History Daily: Depeche Mode’s odd photo service
Back in 1983, Brian McDonnell of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was a massive Depeche Mode fan. That year, he went to a gig at Ulster Hall. At one point in the show, he threw
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Ticketmaster’s “dynamic pricing” at work again for Depeche Mode’s upcoming tour
When the Live Nation press release for Depeche Mode’s upcoming Memento Mori world tour popped onto my screen, the first thing I thought was “Wow! That’s a very reasonable ticket price.” I mean,
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Depeche Mode announces new album and tour
And then there were two. But they’re still going. Depeche Mode–that is, Martin Gore and Dave Gahan–announced their 15th studio album at a press conference in Berlin today (October 4), their first after
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