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Alan Wilder gives a little insight into how his on stage reunion with Depeche Mode came to be. Turns out it was Dave Gahan that made the original request of him via text. It's nice to see the guys put the past aside and come together again. Who knows what this could mean for the future? We'd love to see Wilder come back into the fold.
Wilder joined the band last week at their Royal Albert Hall performance to play piano on Somebody. A clip of the rehearsal proceeds the video footage of Wilder's interview below:
One of our favorite shots by the self taught genius Kevin Westenberg. He perfectly captures the mischievous playfulness we all know and love in Mike Skinner.
A Jonas Brother, Jake Gyllenhaal in tear away pants, RZA, and Lil' John all on the tennis court? Yep, that's the premise of the bizarre and slightly wonderfully demented new video from Vampire Weekend for Giving Up The Gun.
The video's been out there for a few days, so if you haven't seen it, check the below:
In an expansion to our original post on the No Doubt Ska EP bootleg 45 -
This release is actually quite a little gem for the old school fans who favor the band's original ska-tinged flavor.
The "live" side is pretty fantastic, featuring the instrumental Guns Of Navaronne and a nice little take on The Special AKA's Racist Friend.
The highlight here is the cover ofGhost Town by The Specials. Fans from the earlier days may remember when No Doubt used to break off of their live version of Move On for a tiny rendition of Ghost Town, leading right back into a very spastic close to Move On. Gwen belts it out and shows her "punk rock" side - a second in line to our favorite old school No Doubt track - My Room Is Still Clean.
In true bootleg fashion, the "live" side's song sequence is listed incorrectly. The sleeve reads:
1) Guns Of Navaronne 2) Ghost Town 3) Racist Friend
The actual line-up is:
1) Guns Of Navaronne
2) Racist Friend
3) Ghost Town
The lost Moon Ska sessions side is the real highlight here. Most fans do not own copies of Up Yours or Everything's Gone Wrong. It's nice to see them here together. Up Yours is an old fan favorite written by Eric Stefani way before his departure. This bootleg is worth it alone for the very rare inclusion of Everything's Gone Wrong. The heaviest ska-toned track here. Gwen sounds very un-Gwen, and the energetic and frenzied closing of the track will have lots of folks out skankin'.
Most of you who read this site know that we've got some mad love for ska, especially the stuff born out of the original 2 Tone era. Many folks forget that No Doubt's early roots stem pretty heavily from ska and 2 Tone - think late 80's/very early 90's No Doubt.
A new bootleg 45 titled No Doubt, The Ska EP, pays homage to the ska side of the band.
The EP features three live covers on the first side; Ghost Town by The Specials, Racist Friend by The Special AKA and Guns Of Navarone by The Skatalites.
The flip side contains two original, out of print, Moon Ska studio tracks; the excellent Up Yours and Everything's Wrong.
The release is limited to 500 copies and comes in a mock 2 Tone style sleeve. Vinyl is colored, we've got grey, but we hear there are other colors out there.
No Doubt, The Ska EP is the third in a series of bootleg 45's focusing on mainstream artists getting their ska on - Amy Winehouse and Lily Allen make up the first two.
We love this release for two reasons. It reminds us of the old school No Doubt days and it sheds a little light back on the original Moon Ska era.
Check out a live version of Up Yours from No doubt's debut record release party back in 1992 - classic clip featuring Gwen in a Snow White outfit.
We've been waiting for someone to post footage of Photographic from Depeche Mode's Royal Albert Hall performance, and video (very well shot) has finally hit the web. Photographic is one of our all time favorite Depeche Mode songs. A track taken from Depeche's debut album Speak & Spell.
Don't forget you can purchase the entire show on double-CD or digital download. Both formats are up for pre-order now via Live Here Now.
Love the screen visuals for this one. Gahan's workin' it as usual:
We've got one more Depeche Mode, Royal Albert Hall, video worth posting. In addition the the Alan Wilder/Martin Gore collaboration on Somebody, and the fact that the guys busted out one of our favorite all time tracks (Photographic), Martin Gore performed a beautiful rendition of One Caress complete with string section.
Alan Wilder shocked Depeche Mode fans this evening as he took the stage with Martin Gore to play piano on Somebody. A truly historic moment in the world of Depeche Mode
and surly one that most fans (including us) never thought we'd see.
Who knows what this may mean for the future? A glimpse of hope for a
return, perhaps?
The two clips below offer a look at the performance of Wilder and Gore on stage together at the Royal Albert Hall earlier this evening in London. This is all so crazy and great.
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