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Depeche Mode concert film on the way

According to Depeche Mode fan site Home, the guys will release a new concert film shot during their 2009 Tour Of The Universe.  The footage was recorded during the band's stop in Barcelona. 

Home states that the release will include a 40 minute documentary, the Anton Corbjin videos shot for the stage screens, NYC pre-tour rehearsal footage, promotional videos (Wrong, Peace, Hole To Feed and Fragile Tension), as well as a 16 page booklet.   A deluxe edition will include an additional booklet. 

Looking forward to cover art, exact release dates, final details, and more in the weeks to come.

Stornoway record 4AD Session, watch "Fuel Up"

Hands down, Stornoway remain our favorite musical discovery of the year.  Their debut, Beachcomber's Windowsill, is our top pick for album of the year (to date).  The guys recently recorded a 4AD Session at The Rotunda in thier hometown of Oxford. 

Check out Fuel Up below.  The full session includes Fuel Up, On The Rocks, Here Comes The Blackout, and Watching Birds.  View in its entiriry here. 

Brandon Flowers (and his vest) grace the "Jimmy Kimmel Live" stage

Brandon Flowers brought Crossfire to the Kimmel audience last night.  Did he really have to bust out that damn vest again?!?  Flamingo was released yesterday in the U.S.

Photograph of the week - Adam Ant shot by Janette Beckman

We can't even go into how f**king amazing Janette Beckman's work is.  We just caught her show in LA at Project Space. It was phenomenal.  Her career has covered some of the most important musical movements in history - the late 70's British punk, mod and 2-Tone scenes and birth of hip hop in the early 80's in NYC. 

Beckman's snapshot of Adam Ant above is one of our favorites.  A very quitenessential young Ant in London, taken in 1980.  Shot just before Ant-Mania was about to break in the UK and beyond. 

Do yourself a favor and check out Beckman's other work.  She's got two great books out there as well that are worh picking up. 

Janette Beckman's official site

Books -

The Breaks: Stylin' and Profilin' 1982 - 1990 BUY

Made In The UK: The Music of Attitude 1977 - 1983 BUY

Random video of the week #54 - EMF "Unbelievable"

Everyone has jammed to this groove at one time or another.  I remember living up in the Bay, and this track just rocking the clubs long before anybody actually knew who EMF was.  The band actually played the SF hood a few times and I'll always remember the EMF shows as some of the craziest, wildest live events to take place during the 90's.  They even spawned a huge pit, yes pit, at each show - who would have thought?

Take it away -

Kate Moss graces the cover of Bryan Ferry's "Olympia"

Bryan Ferry recruited Supermodel Kate Moss for the cover of his upcoming album Olympia, due October 25th.  Ferry collaborated with Nile Rodgers on the record - among others, including his ex-Roxy Music band mates Phil Manzanera, Andy Mackay and Brian Eno.

Check out the video for You Can Dance below -

Brandon Flowers stops by "Alan Carr: Chatty Man" for a performance of "Crossfire"

Mr. Flowers took the Alan Carr: Chatty Man stage in the UK for a perfromnace of Crossfire this past weekend.  Flamingo hits U.S. shops next week.  UK folks are able to pick up the album now. Looks like Flowers finally droped the tragic array of vests that he's been wearing lately, thankfully...

Vintage: The Go-Go's "Automatic" live 1981

Love this track from The Go-Go's.  Probably runs second in our Go-Go's list next to Lust To Love, a pretty unbeatable song. We are drawn to their more "dark" leaning stuff vs. the overly cheery, happy, poppy material.  The below performance was shot in 1981 at Palos Verde High School in Southern California.  The show was later released on video under the title Totally Go-Go's Live.

Listen: Goldfrapp "Believer" remixes

Lots of folks jumping in on the round of Believer remixes, including Vince Clarke (Depeche Mode, Erasure, Yaz)...listen below -

Vintage: Morrissey "Oye Esteban" tour poster

One of our favorite tour posters from the Moz solo era, the Hamburg, Germany 99' poster above.  Love the photo, the setting, the overall tone...

Listen to "Personal Life" in full from The Thermals

Time for new music from one of our favorites from the great Northwest.  The Thermals return with Personal Life, due next Tuesday, the 7th.

Head over to NPR for a full album listening stream.  Click here to get it all started.  We're giving it our first spin now.

If you missed the video for I Don't Believe You, view in our post here. 

Friendly Fires tackle the "Suck My Deck" series

We were just wondering what was up with the Friendly Fires crew and guess what? They've got a full on mix compilation hitting the streets September 27th as part of the ongoing Bugged Out Suck My Deck series. 

The collection features a brand new Friendly Fires track, Stay Here, created in conjuntion with Toronto House folks Azari & III.

Listen here. We really dig it. Signature Fires for sure, but a few steps beyond the usual.

We've also got new respect for the guys as they kick off the mix with none other then Egyptian Lover's Freak-A-Holic.

Full track listing below -

1. The Egyptian Lover – Freak-A-Holic
2. Bot’Ox – Bearded Lady Motorcycle Show
3. The Phenomenal Handclap Band – You’ll Disappear (Munk Remix)
4. Tom Trago – Lost In The Streets of NYC (Boris Werner Lost In Malta Remix)
5. Ryan Crosson – Metro Bunker (Original Mix)
6. Lindstrom & Christabelle -Baby Can’t Stop (Aeroplane Remix)
7. Rebotini – 777 (Discodeine Remix)
8. Tensnake – Coma Cat
9. Munk – La Musica (Azari & III Remix)
10. Friendly Fires and Azari & III – Stay Here
11. Redshape – Dog Day
12. The 2 Bears – Be Strong
13. Butch – No Worries
14. George Kranz – Din Daa Daa
15. Jody ‘Fingers’ Finch       – Jack Your Big Booty (BHQ No Acid Vocal)
16. BDI – City & Industry
17. Alan Fitzpatrick – Green Light
18. Boo Williams – Mortal Trance
19. Round Two – New Day (Club Vocal Mix)

Interpol release video for "Barricade"

And then there were three... the trimmed down version of Interpol just released their video for Barricade. The track is taken from their upcoming selt-titled fourth album.

The band had this to say about the shoot on their official site -

Check out our new video for Barricade. It was directed by Moh Azima and was shot at the Floyd Bennett Airfield in Brooklyn. It was a long day and there was lots of mosquitoes but it all was worth it.

Kind of an interesting video actually...

Brandon Flowers "Flamingo" deluxe edition cover art revealed

I think we like the deluxe edition cover vs. the standard version. Actually, we keep going back and forth. We love this whole photo shoot.  What does the deluxe edition include besides the obvious actual album?

Two remixes

Two non-album tracks

8 page booklet

12 panel posterfold

Standard version cover -