all photos by debi del grande When you work with bands like Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Depeche Mode, you get a little recognition. KCRW knew this and booked Barry Adamson at the Hotel Cafe. Touring on his new album I Will Set You Free, this British rocker stood alone on the tiny [...]

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L.A. PREMIERE OF DEPECHE MODE DOCUMENTARY “THE POSTERS CAME FROM THE WALLS,” ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 29 AND SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, AT CINEFAMILY, 611 N FAIRFAX AVE, LOS ANGELES. 7:30 & 10:30PM FRIDAY, 8PM SATURDAY / $12 / ALL-AGES. CINEFAMILY.ORG

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Not too long ago there was an article about the state of music videos in some relevant culture magazine. The alt suits were basically saying at print time (last year) that it was the best time to make music videos because of no budgets. That was the dumbest shit I have ever heard.

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Eric Wareheim’s sense of humor allows him to push buttons others sometimes only caress. He hasn’t gotten too bloody, but perhaps that’s not his aesthetic…as we watch his music videos develop from dance jam to, well, busting animated nuts. He had us at Flying Lotus—that video’s amazing but we have to take you off-site to [...]

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A docile crowd can send tens of thousands of watts scattering in the Bolton Canyon like so much piss in the wind and leave you feeling like you’re looking at a snow globe through a pinhole with headphones on. Last night’s crowd, fortunately, was anything but. Depeche Mode’s first night at the Bowl drew the faithful—on their feet and dancing jerkily in the allotted 2’x3’ box of personal space for almost the entirety of the 2-hour show.

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