DEPECHE MODE

The record has yet to be titled and the U.S tour dates have yet to be released, but I'll keep ya posted right here with any updates.

It'll be the follow up to '06's "Playing The Angel" which had the epic Precious.

So, McCain has been using My Hero by Foo Fighters at his speeches and rallies WITHOUT PERMISSION!

Naturally they would like for him to stop.  Says, Dave Grohl:

"This isn't the first time the McCain campaign has used a song without making any attempt to get approval or permission from the artist. It's frustrating and infuriating that someone who claims to speak for the American people would repeatedly show such little respect for creativity and intellectual property. The saddest thing about this is that ‘My Hero' was written as a celebration of the common man and his extraordinary potential. To have it appropriated without our knowledge and used in a manner that perverts the original sentiment of the lyric just tarnishes the song."

Gwen Stefani celebrated her 39th birthday last Friday with an A-list dance party at her Hollywood Hills home.  People.com reports that Stefani spent most of the night on an outdoor dance floor at the bash hosted by husband Gavin Rossdale.  About 100 guests attended, including her No Doubt bandmates, Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore, newlyweds Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi, Nicole Richie and Joel Madden, Christina Aguilera, Duran Duran's John Taylor and Stefani's own Harajuku Girls.  Guests dined on mini BLT sandwiches and pizzas.  Happy B-day Lovey!

Linkin Park has announced, via their Web site, that they are putting together a new live CD/DVD. Mike Shinoda says the show was recorded at Milton Keynes in England during the U-K leg of the Projekt Revolution tour. The only issue the guys are having is that they can't seem to think of a title for the release, so they are asking for you help. Head to LinkinPark.com to share your ideas. The band says they hope to release the live combo pack as soon as they can.

Year: 1999

Record:  Dysfunction