DJ Shadow pays tribute to Depeche Mode

On his monthly "Find, Share, Rewind" radio show for KCRW in Los Angeles, DJ Shadow has paid tribute to Depeche with a DJ set of some of his favorite Mode tracks. Not only is DJ Shadow an official Depeche Mode remixer, he's an innovator who has equally achieved legend status and he's never been shy about expressing his admiration for the band. "They were a huge influence on me working on my first album" - DJ Shadow re: "Endtroducing" For the "Legends" portion of the show, he did a 30 minute Depeche Mode DJ set that even includes a radio ID from Martin L. Gore himself as well as some insight...

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Q&A interview announced with Depeche Mode at SXSW Music Festival

SXSW announced today as a late-breaking addition to the Music Conference, an Q&A interview with Depeche Mode.  Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Andy Fletcher will sit down with KCRW's Jason Bentley to discuss the past, present and future of the band on Wednesday, March 13 at 5:00pm in the Austin Convention Center.  The band's North American tour dates are expected to be announced in the coming weeks, as well. This news comes on the heels of last week's announcement of the streamed concert performance on the "Live On Letterman" web series.

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