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Depeche Mode, who has been carrying on as a duo since the tragic passing of co-founder Andy Fletcher from aortic dissection last May, is gearing up for a massive world tour in support of their first album in six years. Memento Mori, set to be released on March 24th via Columbia Records, marks a new era for the iconic band as they continue to push the boundaries of their signature electronic sound.

After releasing “Ghosts Again,” the first single off Memento Mori, Depeche Mode announced an expansion to their supporting global tour, adding 29 new concerts across North America and Europe. The tour kicks off on March 23rd in Sacramento, CA, and concludes with a pair of shows in Los Angeles on December 10th and 15th.

For ticket information, visit DepecheMode.com.

The Memento Mori World Tour promises to be an unforgettable experience, showcasing the resilience and enduring talent of Depeche Mode. From their humble beginnings in Basildon, Essex, to their current status as electronic music legends, the band’s dedication to their craft and willingness to evolve have rightfully earned them a passionate and enduring fanbase and critical acclaim.

Memento Mori is due out March 24 on Columbia Records and can be pre-ordered now on CD and deluxe clear double-vinyl via Amazon.com.

Depeche Mode Memento Mori World Tour 2023

NORTH AMERICA
March 23: Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
March 25: San Jose, CA – SAP Center
March 28: Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum
March 30: Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
April 2: San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center
April 5: Chicago, IL – United Center
April 7: Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
April 9: Quebec City, QC – Videotron Centre
April 12: Montreal, QC – Centre Bell
April 14: New York, NY – Madison Square Garden

EUROPE
May 16: Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo Dome
May 20: Antwerp, BE – Sportpaleis Antwerpen
May 23: Stockholm, SE – Friends Arena
May 26: Leipzig, DE – Leipziger Festwiese
May 28: Bratislava, SK – Národný Futbalový Štadión
May 31: Bordeaux, FR – Matmut Atlantique
June 2::Barcelona, ES – Primavera Sound Festival
June 4: Dusseldorf, DE – Merkur Spiel-Arena
June 6: Dusseldorf, DE – Merkur Spiel-Arena
June 9: Madrid, ES – Primavera Sound Festival
June 11: Bern, CH – Stadion Wankdorf
June 14: Dublin, IE – Malahide Castle
June 17: London, UK – Twickenham Stadium
June 20: Munich, DE – Olympiastadion
June 22: Lille, FR – Stade Pierre Mauroy
June 24: Paris, FR – Stade de France
June 27: Copenhagen, DK – Parken
June 29: Frankfurt, DE – Deutsche Bank Park
July 4: Lyon, FR – Groupama Stadium
July 7: Berlin, DE – Olympiastadion
July 12: Rome, IT – Stadio Olympico
July 14: Milan, IT – San Siro
July 16: Bologna, IT – Stadio Renato Dall’Ara
July 21: Klagenfurt, AT – Wörthersee Stadion
July 23: Zagreb, HR – Arena Zagreb
July 26: Bucharest, RO – Arena Națională
July 28: Budapest, HU – Puskás Aréna
July 30: Prague, CZ – Letňany Airport
Aug. 2: Warsaw, PL – PGE Narodowy
Aug. 6: Tallinn, EE – Tallinna Lauluväljak
Aug. 8: Helsinki, FI – Kaisaniemen Puisto
Aug. 11: Oslo, NO – Telenor Arena

NORTH AMERICA
Sept. 21: Mexico City, MX – Foro Sol
Sept. 29: Austin, TX – Moody Center
Oct. 1: Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
Oct. 4: Houston, TX – Toyota Center
Oct. 7: New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
Oct. 10: Orlando, FL – Amway Center
Oct. 12: Miami, FL – Miami-Dade Arena
Oct. 19: Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
Oct. 21: Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
Oct. 23: Washington, D.C. – Capital One Arena
Oct. 25: Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
Oct. 28: New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Oct. 31: Boston, MA – TD Garden
Nov. 3: Montreal, QC – Centre Bell
Nov. 5: Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
Nov. 8: Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
Nov. 10: Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Nov. 13: Chicago, IL – United Center
Nov. 16: Denver, CO – Ball Arena
Nov. 18: Salt Lake City, UT – Vivint Arena
Nov. 21: Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
Nov. 24: Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
Nov. 26: Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
Nov. 28: Portland, OR – MODA Center
Dec. 1: Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
Dec. 3: San Francisco, CA – Chase Center
Dec. 6: San Diego, CA – Pechanga Arena
Dec. 10: Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum
Dec. 15: Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena

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After leaving MTV, Largent continued to work in the music industry, becoming the Senior Vice President of A&R at Island Def Jam Records until 2004. He also returned to college and earned a BA in creative writing from Sarah Lawrence College in 2011 and an MFA in 2015. His friend and former colleague, Matt Pinfield, expressed his sadness on Facebook, stating that he was “completely gutted” and “at a loss for words.” Doug “Sluggo” Roberts, another former KROQ colleague of Largent’s, recalled how welcoming Largent was when he first joined the station and even personally introduced the debut of Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” on air. John Norris, a former MTV News correspondent, also expressed his sorrow on Twitter, stating that Largent was always “cool, chill, humble, and kind.”

Lewis Largent is survived by his wife, Julie Greenwald, who is the CEO of Atlantic Music Group, and their two children.

To remember his contributions to the music scene, fans can watch some classic footage of him on “120 Minutes” below.

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Now a duo with supporting musicians, Colbert proudly introduced the band, as Dave Gahan and Martin Gore delivered winners to sinners in sharp suits. Gahan’s emotive performance of Ghosts Again was full of heart, and you could see the band earned a well-deserved standing ovation from the studio audience.  Personal Jesus started with a slowed-down intro until launching into the familiar, stomping tempo.

It’s nice to see Depeche Mode still on top of their game, and a nice glimpse of what to expect on the upcoming tour.

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The Memento Mori album marks a new chapter for Depeche Mode’s peerless, evolving legacy. Memento Mori originated early in the pandemic during the chaos of uncertainty and global panic; now the grim title also reflects the sombre reality of a Fletch-less future for the band. The album was produced by James Ford, and Marta Salogni.

Memento Mori will be released on March 24 on double vinyl, CD, cassette, and digital. Check out the full tracklist below.

You can pre-order the album here.

Memento Mori Tour Dates:

NORTH AMERICA
March 23: Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
March 25: San Jose, CA – SAP Center
March 28: Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum
March 30: Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
April 2: San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center
April 5: Chicago, IL – United Center
April 7: Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
April 9: Quebec City, QC – Videotron Centre
April 12: Montreal, QC – Centre Bell
April 14: New York, NY – Madison Square Garden

EUROPE
May 16: Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo Dome
May 20: Antwerp, BE – Sportpaleis Antwerpen
May 23: Stockholm, SE – Friends Arena
May 26: Leipzig, DE – Leipziger Festwiese
May 28: Bratislava, SK – Národný Futbalový Štadión
May 31: Bordeaux, FR – Matmut Atlantique
June 2::Barcelona, ES – Primavera Sound Festival
June 4: Dusseldorf, DE – Merkur Spiel-Arena
June 6: Dusseldorf, DE – Merkur Spiel-Arena
June 9: Madrid, ES – Primavera Sound Festival
June 11: Bern, CH – Stadion Wankdorf
June 14: Dublin, IE – Malahide Castle
June 17: London, UK – Twickenham Stadium
June 20: Munich, DE – Olympiastadion
June 22: Lille, FR – Stade Pierre Mauroy
June 24: Paris, FR – Stade de France
June 27: Copenhagen, DK – Parken
June 29: Frankfurt, DE – Deutsche Bank Park
July 4: Lyon, FR – Groupama Stadium
July 7: Berlin, DE – Olympiastadion
July 12: Rome, IT – Stadio Olympico
July 14: Milan, IT – San Siro
July 16: Bologna, IT – Stadio Renato Dall’Ara
July 21: Klagenfurt, AT – Wörthersee Stadion
July 23: Zagreb, HR – Arena Zagreb
July 26: Bucharest, RO – Arena Națională
July 28: Budapest, HU – Puskás Aréna
July 30: Prague, CZ – Letňany Airport
Aug. 2: Warsaw, PL – PGE Narodowy
Aug. 6: Tallinn, EE – Tallinna Lauluväljak
Aug. 8: Helsinki, FI – Kaisaniemen Puisto
Aug. 11: Oslo, NO – Telenor Arena

NORTH AMERICA
Sept. 21: Mexico City, MX – Foro Sol
Sept. 29: Austin, TX – Moody Center
Oct. 1: Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
Oct. 4: Houston, TX – Toyota Center
Oct. 7: New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
Oct. 10: Orlando, FL – Amway Center
Oct. 12: Miami, FL – Miami-Dade Arena
Oct. 19: Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
Oct. 21: Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center
Oct. 23: Washington, D.C. – Capital One Arena
Oct. 25: Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
Oct. 28: New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Oct. 31: Boston, MA – TD Garden
Nov. 3: Montreal, QC – Centre Bell
Nov. 5: Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena
Nov. 8: Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
Nov. 10: Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Nov. 13: Chicago, IL – United Center
Nov. 16: Denver, CO – Ball Arena
Nov. 18: Salt Lake City, UT – Vivint Arena
Nov. 21: Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
Nov. 24: Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
Nov. 26: Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
Nov. 28: Portland, OR – MODA Center
Dec. 1: Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
Dec. 3: San Francisco, CA – Chase Center
Dec. 6: San Diego, CA – Pechanga Arena
Dec. 10: Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum
Dec. 15: Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena

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Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s DC Comics classic series promises to be a faithful adaptation of the original, starting exactly where the first issue began in 1989. Following decades of imprisonment by mortals who wished to capture his sister Death (Kirby Howell-Baptiste), Morpheus (Tom Sturridge), the lord of dreams, finally escapes. Finding himself weak, and the dreamworld in disarray, he embarks on a quest to restore his kingdom and reclaim his power, descending into the depths of hell to play a deadly game with Lucifer (Gwendoline Christie) and then face off against the nightmarish Corinthian.

We are eager to see if all of the Joy Division, Bauhaus, and Cure references from the comics made it into the show, like in issue six, which is named after the Joy Division song “24-Hours”.

Watch the trailer below:

During the panel at Comic-Con, Neil Gaiman also revealed that original Sandman cover artist Dave McKean came out of retirement to design unique end title credits for all ten episodes of the series.

The Sandman’s 10-episode season comes to Netflix on August 5th.

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In this tome, Lisa discovers Quilloughby (and his band The Snuffs) on a streaming service, and immediately becomes enchanted with “their brand of literate, sardonic music” and his “militant vegetarianism.” She becomes obsessed with the depressed 80s British singer, who bears more than a passing resemblance to the Moz of yore.   Her new imaginary friend teaches her the art of disparaging scorn.

Morrissey has recently faced condemnation after wearing a pin featuring the logo of far-right/anti-Islam political party For Britain during a recent TV appearance, calling Chinese people a “subspecies” due to the country’s track record on animal welfare, asserting that Halal certifiers support ISIS, mocking London mayor Sadiq Khan’s accent, proclaiming borders are necessary for order, and claiming he couldn’t possibly be racist because “everyone ultimately prefers their own race.”

In light of Morrissey’s (well-documented) rhetoric, The Simpsons went right for the jugular: Lisa gets the opportunity to attend a Snuffs reunion concert (stealing Homer’s credit card), only to discover Quilloughby has aged into an ungraceful, racist carnivore. “…I found out veganism was invented by foreigners, for whom there are far too many on this planet,” Quilloughby announces on stage.

The show did not approach Morrissey to voice his cartoon doppelgänger, likely because he previously declined a cameo in Season 15’s The Regina Monologues. Quilloughby was instead voiced by a spot-on, dare we say, gleeful? Benedict Cumberbatch, with music penned by Bret McKenzie (Flight of the Conchords).

Hours after the episode aired, Morrissey’s management snapped back on Facebook.

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In this episode, Lisa falls under the spell of an aging 80s music superstar, played by…who else? Benedict Cumberbatch. Notably, there will be music featured on the show written by satirist extraordinaire, Flight of the Conchords’ Bret McKenzie. (No stranger to pastiche himself, McKenzie once sent up Bowie with the delightful Bowie’s In Space.)

The official episode description reads, “Lisa gets a new imaginary friend — a depressed British singer from the 1980s; Homer becomes a truck guy.” Will the episode cover Morrissey’s infamous Bigmouth episodes, increasingly “For Britain” leanings, and acid curmudgeonliness? One must admit Stephen’s due for a (vegan) roast.

Long teased the upcoming episode on his Twitter with a poster of Lisa and the Surly One looking suspiciously like the cover art for The Queen Is Dead, complete with caption contest:

Okay, that’s it: best three “Simpsons Smiths songs” get a physical copy of this poster for their mopey bedroom wall. Use hashtag #SimpsonsSmiths pic.twitter.com/LXy9ozELIW

— Tim Long (@mrtimlong) April 15, 2021

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Netflix answers these fanciful motions with a new series, simply titled Wednesday, directed by Tim Burton (in his television debut). Written by Smallville creators Al Gough and Miles Millar, the live-action coming of age series will follow Wednesday Addams’s life as a student at Nevermore Academy, where she masters her emerging psychic abilities, thwarts town serial killers, solves a supernatural mystery involving her parents, and navigates tangled relationships.

The Addams Family, created by American cartoonist Charles Addams in 1938, has appeared in print, Addams’s macabre paintings, two live-action TV series; a live-action film franchise, and most recently an animated movie with an upcoming sequel. Breaking away from the family as a unit and focusing on Wednesday is a new development, but a welcome one.

Netflix’s Director of Original Series, Teddy Biaselli, agrees, calling Wednesday the ultimate lone wolf.  “When we first heard Al Gough and Miles Millar’s pitch for Wednesday we were struck, like an arrow from a crossbow, right in our hearts. They nailed the tone, the spirit and the characters, but gave us a fresh way into this story,” he said. “Tim has had a history of telling empowering stories about social outsiders like Edward Scissorhands, Lydia Deetz, and Batman. And now he brings his unique vision to Wednesday and her spooky classmates at Nevermore Academy.”

Gough and Miller are no strangers themselves to the backstories of beloved characters. Like Superman, Wednesday Addams has her own mystique, cult following, and complex personality. Using her intriguing character as a launchpad of inspiration is a stroke of genius.

Looking forward to it.

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In the commercial for the All-Electric Cadillac Lyric, Winona Ryder reprises her role as Kim Boggs, Edward’s love interest in the original movie, and mother of the Chalamet’s Edgar.

But whereas the cult classic film sees Kim as an old woman recounting the tale of her ill-fated romance with the shock-headed Edward to her grandchild, this short film imagines Kim raising their son.

Like his father, whose heart is made of a cookie courtesy of his creator Vincent Price, Edgar grapples with the difficulties of having scissors for hands. During the course of a frustrating day, Edgar accidentally snips the cord to request a stop while riding a bus, gets magnets stuck to his hands during science class, and punctures and deflates a football. When he tries to utilize his talents at charcuterie while working at a deli, his manager admonishes him to just “stick to the menu”.

With another day in his routine, flummoxed by missing the bus yet again,  Edgar dreams of instead driving a car using a VR headset. When Kim sees this, she decides to bring to life the old idiom, “Look mom, no hands”, and surprises Edgar with a car with hands-free driving capabilities.

As opposed to the bittersweet ending in the film where within the garden at his Gothic Mansion, his father Edward would blanket the town in snowfall with the carving of his ice sculptures, the commercial ends with Ryder’s narration, stating that “Edgar drove off into the sunset”, but made it home in time for a warm dinner.

Watch the commercial below:

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Watch a selection of the stripped-down and rearranged songs that were included in the original broadcast below, ending the fantastic kazoo rendition of “The Walk”:

Save for a performance at a secret show billed as 5 Imaginary Boys, a week before, The Cure gave “A Letter to Elise” gave its official public unveiling during this performance, which contained very different lyrics from the later version to be released as the third and final single on the band’s 1992 studio album Wish. The song was inspired by Letters to Felice by Kafka, a collection of letters to his fiance Felice Bauer written from 1912 to 1917.

Setlist:

1. Lullaby
2. Just Like Heaven
3. Let’s Go to Bed
4. If Only Tonight We Could Sleep
5. The Caterpillar
6. In Your House
7. The Walk
8. A Letter to Elise
9. The Blood
10. Time Has Told Me
    (Nick Drake cover)
11. M
12. Boys Don’t Cry

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The single and accompanying video is fragmented, surreal, and mysterious – a cinematic flair with an unsettling psychedelic twist. It brings to mind arthouse horror; the breathless pause in a film as suspense builds.

Diehl works as a freelance composer and actor. In addition to his own passions, he composes for radio, theatre, and film, and works as a voice performer. He has also acted in radio plays, theatre, TV, and international film productions such as Dark, Counterpart, Paradise, Il Pecatto, and Der Baader Meinhof Komplex. Sven Pollkötter (Assignment, Alternative Allstars, Clause Grabke) is a classically-trained freelance percussionist and drummer who went onto play neo-classical and improvisation, jazz, and various forms of folk.

Sven Pollkötter and Jakob Diehl first met a decade ago during a musical production at the Funkhaus Berlin. They quickly hit it off and forged a friendship when they discovered they were the same age and left school the same year to pursue a career in music and the arts. Jakob composed and Sven played percussion in the 13-piece instrumental ensemble that recorded the music for the radioplay Die Nacht aus Blei (The Night of Lead) by Hans Henny-Jahnn. The music was slow, sluggish, and gloomy – the story itself, dark and depressive, similar to the Netflix series Dark – in which Jakob was to act years later.

After years of creating music and collaborating, the two started TAUMEL in 2016 out of a desire to turn music into dialogue beyond limits or taboos. Sven and Jakob consider their first years an “experimental and developmental phase.” The timing of this album release and the start of the Netflix series Dark 3 is pure coincidence; TAUMEL’s atmospheric instrumental sounds permeated their music long before the series, but until now Diehl’s film schedule conflicted with any headway on release.

Given Sven’s and Jakob’s broad backgrounds, TAUMEL is musically diverse. Their first album embraced a jazzy, slow minimalist instrumental sound through a quartet of piano/Rhodes, guitar, flugelhorn, and drums. The compositions are full of contrasts and breaks, with special attention to storytelling; the band identifies their music as “Doomjazz” or “Darkjazz.” The individual tracks comprising there is no time to run away from here  represent the first portion of a musical series called TRAUM (dream).

Watch the eerie video below:

there is no time to run away from here is out September 25th.

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