…and the Grammy goes to… not to Depeche Mode once again… oh well.
Phoenix’s ‘Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix’, won the Grammy for ‘Best Alternative Music Album’ during the pre-telecast portion of the awards in Los Angeles. Phoenix was nominated alongside David Byrne and Brian Eno’s ‘Everything That Happens Will Happen Today’, the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s ‘It’s Blitz!’ [...]

Depeche Mode have been nominated for the ECHO 2010 in the ‘International Rock/Pop Group’ category and they compete against A-Ha, Black Eyed Peas, Razorlight and U2.
Other international artists up for ECHO awards include Bruce Springsteen, David Guetta, Mark Knopfler and Robbie Williams, who are all nominated in the male ‘International Rock/Pop Artist’ category. Beyonce, Lady [...]

Martin Gore has selected a list of 10 essential tracks for Beatport.
Martin Gore Beatport January 2010 Chart
Niigata – Yasuharu Motomiya
Astronaut – Vavinchi
Disconnected – Haito Goepfrich
Butterfly – Wade Bennet
Remainings III – Adam Beyer
Simskiff – Alex Long
Symptom – Hobo
Chicky Chicky – Rodriguez Jr.
Pila – Bennito V
Bass Rage – Benny Knox
The tracks can be downloaded separately for $1.99 [...]

Alan recently remixed a track for the German edition of Nitzer Ebb’s new album ‘Industrial Complex’. The song is entitled ‘I Am Undone’ and Alan’s remix is featured on a bonus disc, to be included with the album due for release by Major Records on January 22nd.
Says Alan: “My version of ‘I Am Undone’ was [...]

As most of you probably know by now, Alan Wilder is readying his latest addition to the Recoil project – the album ‘Selected’.
We’re very pleased to be able to reveal the artwork and the track-list.
‘Selected’ consists of tracks handpicked, slightly tweaked and lovingly remastered and by the man himself.
It’s an excellent compilation, which will [...]