Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Depeche Mode held a press conference in Paris today (10/23) to discuss more details on their new album and world tour, which will take place in 2013. The tour kicks off May 7 in Tel Aviv and... more info

Prefix — Classic synthpop fans rejoice; 2013 will see the welcome return of Depeche Mode in all their dark, wry glory. The ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/depeche-mode-announce-13th-album-hear-a-new-song-n/70962/ more info

Consequence of Sound — The outfit returns next Spring. more info

411 Mania — New music coming next year… more info

Totally Fuzzy — MEET WAZU: WAZU is Matt and Rizz - an Australian/American industrial-pop/darkwave duo based in New York City. Matt and Rizz met as freshmen at The University of New England in Armidale, New South Wales, Australia. One for fans of Depeche Mode, Dur... more info

NME - Radar — Fryars Mark II could not sound more different. The now 22-year-old Benjamin Garrett released 'Dark Young Hearts' in 2009. He was known as FrYars then, and the record was guitar-based pop tinged with 80s vibes (Dave Gahan from Depeche Mode contributed... more info

Guardian Music — Her dark tales of lust, loss and vengeance bring to mind Broken English-era Marianne Faithfull and are due belated critical acclaimHometown: WhitburnThe lineup: Nadine Shah (vocals, guitar, piano)The background: Shah is a singer-songwriter of Norwegi... more info

Guardian Music — On the eve of a new tour and album, The 2nd Law, Muse talk Olympics, conspiracy theories and giving up boozeEver since the early days of Muse, frontman Matt Bellamy and drummer Dom Howard have shared a running joke about success. Before each major co... more info

Guardian Music — Lucian Grainge remains bullish after music giant gets green light for £1.2bn takeover, despite EC's demand for divestmentsUniversal Music chairman and chief executive Lucian Grainge has reiterated his pledge to make £100m in annual savings after bu... more info

Guardian Music — La Musique, DerryAfter bouncing in and out of numerous venues around the city of Derry for half a decade, the La Musique guys have chosen the Gweedore Bar as the place to host their fifth birthday celebrations. Since setting up shop in 2007, La Musiq... more info