Monday, November 8, 2010 10:30AM - By Laura Aguirre
It’s Monday and as promised, we have the lucky winners of our Depeche Mode giveaway. Both of our winners will receive a Tour of the Universe DVD, and one of those winners will also get a poster. To enter, you had to tell us what were your favorite English-bands of all time. Most of you had Depeche Mode as your number one, and we got a whole lot of Radiohead. There were only a few Beatles on the list, surprisingly. Anyway, thank you all for all your wonderful submissions, we’ve made up our mind!
Check out our winner, and what he/she had to say…
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Wednesday, November 3, 2010 9:33PM - By Laura Aguirre
It’s that special time again! We’re giving away stuff and this week our readers can score a free DVD from the amazing English band Depeche Mode. We have two copies of their Tour of the Universe DVD up for grabs, as well as a poster because we’re a giving group of people.
Here’s how to play…
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Thursday, May 21, 2009 1:30PM - By Kara
Depeche Mode has been forced to cancel more shows after the lead singer, Dave Gahan, was struck by a severe case of gastroenteritis. He has been forced to cancel the shows in Warsaw Gwardia Stadium, Riga Skonto Stadium, and Vilnius Zalgiris Stadium in order to fully recover. At the moment, it is unclear whether those shows will be completely cancelled or rescheduled.
Depeche Mode released the following statement…
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Monday, May 18, 2009 6:30PM - By Morelli
Depeche Mode is tearing up European charts, and electronic music resource Beatportal has invited its readers to send in remixes of the popular group’s song Peace. Beatportal is selling the track’s samples for $4, and user submissions have spanned seventeen genres, including psy trance, minimal, tech house, dubstep and drum and bass.
The best part is, you can go to the Beatportal website, and listen to all of the submitted tracks for free. The band have agreed, for the first time ever, to let the public remix one of their songs officially, and starting next week (May 26), you’ll be able to comment and vote on your favorite.
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Friday, April 24, 2009 11:30AM - By davidhall
With their new release, “Sounds of the Universe“, Depeche Mode has made their triumphant return as the world’s most enterprising electronic band in its 30th year. The band kicks off their world tour in Luxembourg on May 6 and will continue to tour through the winter.
But not everyone can afford the (rather pricy) tickets. Fortunately, the band is providing fans another avenue to the live music experience. Depeche Mode will release their documentary, The Dark Progression, in DVD format on June 16. Watching the film won’t be exactly like being there for a live set, but there are plenty of extras on the DVD to keep the peeps captivated…
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Saturday, March 7, 2009 3:30PM - By Seraphina L.
Here we are again as we try to find out if the rumors are true. Pitchfork has announced their intial lineup so it’s only natural for people to guess the headliners for Lollapalooza next. As another festival held in Chicago, Lollapalooza will take place from August 7th – August 9th in Grant Park.
Depeche Mode, Beastie Boys, and Jane’s Addiction are said to be a “lock in” by the Chicago Tribune. However, Billboard has reported Kings of Leon as a possible headliner as well. Check out the speculations below…
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009 5:00PM - By Mali
Wow. This really creeped me out. It’s an incredibly disturbing video. Really well made though. Shows what having a good director, creativity, and a bit of money can do.
Check out the video below…
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Thursday, January 29, 2009 6:00PM - By davidhall
With new releases from artists like Animal Collective, Bruce Springsteen and Franz Ferdinand, 2009 is off to a successful start. As we near the lucrative festival season, we should only expect the pace of mind-blowing album releases to quicken. Here are a few that Beatcrave just got wind of:
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Saturday, January 17, 2009 4:00PM - By Seraphina L.
The UK’s Depeche Mode will be back this spring with their follow up to their 2004 album, Playing the Angel. This will be their first record after their split with Sire Records.
The title for the new album is Sounds of the Universe. Produced again by Ben Hiller, the album’s songs are written by Depeche Mode favored songwriter, Martin Gore, and their frontman, Dave Gahan.
What do you think of the album title?
