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Last updated 31.01.03

[ 31.01.2003 ] - Title of new Madonna's album and more!

Officially confirmed that there are 11 tracks total on new Madonna's album titled «Hollywood».

The design for this album is being done by Michael Amzalag (he did design for all recent releases of Bjork). Kevin Regan is doing design of a Box Set which will hopefully come out later this year. The album art photo shoot did take place earlier this year with her usual team and Craig McDean took the pictures.

First single from new album will be «American Life», it's set to commercially release on March 31th (UK). You'll be able to hear it via radio since February 20th! The «American Life» video will be filmed in the first week of February in LA. Jonas Akerland is directing, Jamie King is set to be the choreographer and Luigi Moreno will do the hair for the video.

Planned that second new single will be «Hollywood».

Info taken from various sources.

[ 31.01.2003 ] - Unofficially about new Martin's releases

Unofficial details about M.L.Gore's new single. As rumoured it's called «Stardust», originally performed by country singer Willie Nelson, song was written by Mitch Parrish and Hoagy Carmichael. Also, seems that new Martin's album could be entitled very simple - «Counterfeit II»

Info taken from various sources.

[ 29.01.2003 ] - Steve doing the DJ again

On April 20th there will be Independance Party in Hildesheim, Germany. Party programme features such live acts as Haujobb and Accessory. Also you'll able to see DJ Steve Naghavi at work.

Info taken from www.tanzpalast.net.

[ 29.01.2003 ] - Some Dave Gahan's live dates!

Dave Gahan
Dave Gahan

As officially reported, Dave Gahan will appear live with his solo work during the upcoming open air «Rock Am Ring» and «Im Park» festivals on June 6-8th in Germany. Gahan will be playing at the Alternate stage together with Absolute Beginner, Patrice * Deichkind, Saian Supa Crew and Kool Savas. Also playing are Metallica, Marilyn Manson, Linkin Park and Iron Maiden. By the way, «Rock Am Ring» ticket costs 99 euro (incl. camping fee)

And another unofficial but so cool news for Russians! Dave Gahan will perform his solo concert in Moscow on June 17th, and in St. Petersburg on June 18th.

All these dates are still subject of change and need to be confirmed. So just wait for official announcements!

Info taken from various sources.

[ 28.01.2003 ] - Wolfsheim: new album and single

WOLFSHEIM
WOLFSHEIM

There are long awaited news about new Wolfsheim single «Kein Zurück» (set to release on February 17th). It was produced by Andreas Herbig. Tracklisting:

[01] Kein Zurück
[02] And I...
[03] Iou (Exclusive Track)
[04] Kein Zurück (Oliver Pinelli Mix)

«Kein Zurück»
«Kein Zurück»

«Kein Zurück» promo single was sent out to German radio stations and press representatives. The tracklisting is as follows:

[01] Kein Zurück
[02] Kein Zurück (Oliver Pinelli Mix)
[03] Kein Zurück (Visit Venus Mix by Mario von Hacht)

The «Casting Shadows» album (it was produced by Andreas Herbig, Jose Alvarez-Brill and Axel Breitung) will be released in Germany on April 7th, 2003 in two different versions: in a jewelbox and as Digipak Fan Edition with an additional cd, containing the «Kein Zurück» videoclip as well as a special version of the Magix Music Maker (music software). «Kein Zurück» will be available on four tracks so you will able to create your own mix of the song.

«Casting Shadows»
«Casting Shadows»

«Casting Shadows» tracklisting:

[01] Everyone Who Casts a Shadow
[02] Care For You
[03] I Won't Believe
[04] Kein Zurück
[05] And I...
[06] Underneath the Veil
[07] Find You're Gone
[08] This is for Love
[09] Wundervoll
[10] Approaching Lightspeed
[11] In Time

Total playing time: 46 min 53 sec.

Release Parties:

22.02 - Leipzig - Hellraiser
28.02 - HH - Grünspan
28.02 - Cologne - Alte Wartesaal
01.03 - Munich - Millennium Club
14.03 - Karlsruhe - Kulturruine

On the Wolfsheim homepage soon you will find excerpt of the following songs: «And I...», «Kein Zurück», «Everyone Who Casts a Shadow» and «Find You're Gone».

Info submitted by official Wolfsheim web site.

[ 24.01.2003 ] - Covenant in Moscow!

Covenant
Covenant

Just few words! In March Covenant will play a show in Moscow, Russia. Exact date and club are unknown (at the moment). All official details - later!

Info taken from our own sources.

[ 24.01.2003 ] - Tour plans '03

Covenant

21.02.03 Barcelona, Spain Sala Bikini
22.02.03 Madrid, Spain Sala Caracol
22.03.03 Moscow, Russia Defile
05.04.03 Gotheborg, Sweden SAMA Festival
06.04.03 London, UK IV. Elektrofest


VNV Nation

02.03.03 Gent, Belgium Kuipke Sportpaleis
05.04.03 Gotheborg, Sweden SAMA Festival
07.06.03 Leipzig, Germany Wave Gotik Treffen


ASSEMBLAGE 23

25.01.03 Barcelona, Spain Sala Cibeles
26.01.03 Madrid, Spain Ritmo y Compas
30.01.03 Athens, Greece Gagarin 205
31.01.03 Hanau, Germany Audion
01.02.03 Erfurt, Germany Spot
02.02.03 Stuttgart, Germany Rohre
03.02.03 Zurich, Switzerland Dynamo
04.02.03 Munich, Germany Backstage
05.02.03 Heidelberg, Germany Schwimmbad
06.02.03 Essen, Germany Zeche Carl
07.02.03 Leipzig, Germany Moritzbastei
08.02.03 Magdeburg, Germany Factory
09.02.03 Berlin, Germany Knaack Club


BEBORN BETON

31.05.2003 Krefeld, Germany Kulturfabrik
06-09.06.03 Leipzig, Germany Wave Gotik Treffen


DAS ICH

03.05.2003 Calella, Spain La Fabrica Llobet


DIARY OF DREAMS

07.02.03 Madrid, Spain Ritmo y Compas
08.02.03 Barcelona, Spain Mephisto
01.03.03 Gent, Belgium Kuipke Purplemoon
06.03.03 Rostock, Germany Mau Club
07.03.03 Kopenhagen, Denmark Templet
08.03.03 Hamburg, Germany Markthalle
31.05.03 Krefeld, Germany Kulturfabrik
06-09.06.03 Leipzig, Germany Wave Gotik Treffen
27.07.03 Bolkow, Poland Castle Party


DIORAMA

02.03.03 Gent, Belgium Kuipke Purplemoon
12.07.03 Mulheim/Ruhr Schloss Broich


ICON OF COIL

25.01.03 Barcelona, Spain Sala Cibeles
26.01.03 Madrid, Spain Ritmo y Compas
30.01.03 Athens, Greece Gagarin 205
31.01.03 Hanau, Germany Audion
01.02.03 Erfurt, Germany Spot
02.02.03 Stuttgart, Germany Rohre
03.02.03 Zurich, Switzerland Dynamo
04.02.03 Munich, Germany Backstage
05.02.03 Heidelberg, Germany Schwimmbad
06.02.03 Essen, Germany Zeche Carl
07.02.03 Leipzig, Germany Moritzbastei
08.02.03 Magdeburg, Germany Factory
09.02.03 Berlin, Germany Knaack Club


IN STRICT CONFIDENCE

01.03.03 Gent, Belgium Kuipke
21.03.03 Braunschweig, Germany Meier Music Hall
16.05.03 Bradford, UK Rio
18.05.03 London, UK Camden Palace
06-09.06.03 Leipzig, Germany Wave Gotik Treffen


SUICIDE COMMANDO

03.05.03 Calella, Spain La Fabrica Llobet
31.05.03 Krefeld, Germany Kulturfabrik


T.O.Y.

05.04.03 Bradford, UK Rio
06.04.03 London, UK Mean Fiddler (LA 2)
21.04.03 Cologne, Germany Live Music Hall


UMBRA ET IMAGO

23.01.03 Madrid, Spain Sala Arena
24.01.03 Barcelona, Spain Razzmatazz 2
25.01.03 Bilbao, Spain Jam
06-09.06.03 Leipzig, Germany Wave Gotik Treffen
26.07.03 Bolkow, Poland Castle Party


Info taken from various sources.

[ 24.01.2003 ] - Hot rumours from And One!

Rumoured that And One are ready to release their new album «Agressor» in April via Virgin Germany. Also And One have started preparing a single to come out prior album release. Other rumours had information that Steve Neghavi had some talks with several German clubs about spring release parties. It all sounds very cool but we are waiting for And One new CD almost 3 years, so take all these news easy and just wait for official news. We hope it all become true, and we'll be first who will announce it!

Info taken from various unofficial sources.

[ 24.01.2003 ] - «FUTURE SOUNDS FEST» in Moscow and St. Petersburg

As we were informed recently, Moscow promogroup FutureSoundsOfMoscow plan to organize festival of industrial music, titled «FUTURE SOUNDS FEST», in Spring 2003, in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Probable dates and bands:

Moscow - March 9th, Tochka club:

THE AGGRESSION(ebm-industrial-synthpop)
M.C.D.EAD (pop-indusrial nu-metal)
DAS REUT (darkwave-ebm-industrial)
DIRTY MOLECULAS (industrial nu-metal)
DUBSINTE (with support from SCANG) (dub industrial)
THAIVOX

St. Petersburg - March 13rd, RED CLUB

THE AGGRESSION (ebm-industrial-synthpop)
DUBSINTE (with support from SCANG) (dub industrial)
M.C.D.EAD (pop-indusrial nu-metal)
Probably there will be 2 or 3 more industrial bands from St. Petersburg.

Info submitted by FutureSoundsOfMoscow.

[ 19.01.2003 ] - New Mesh video - on Russian MTV!

mesh
mesh

Cool news - newest Mesh video, «Friends Like These», taken for rotation on Russian MTV! It was premiered this week at «Release» programme. We hope you'll enjoy this great and very sexy video from Bristol guys, and don't forget to check in stores their new single - it will released soon, on January 27th, 2003 (all single details - here)

Info from our own sources.

[ 19.01.2003 ] - Project Pitchfork - Tourdates 2003

Project Pitchfork
Project Pitchfork

Project Pitchfork - Tourdates 2003

28.02.03 - Haarlem (Amsterdam), Netherlands - Club patronaa
01.03.03 - Gent, Belgium - Invitation festival
02.03.03 - Paris, France - la locomotive
03.03.03 - Zurich, Switzerland - x-tra limmathaus
19.03.03 - Hamburg, Germany - Docks
20.03.03 - Oberhausen, Germany - Turbinenhalle
21.03.03 - Gotha, Germany - Stadthalle
22.03.03 - Leipzig, Germany - Haus Auensee
23.03.03 - Mainz, Germany - Eltzer Hof
25.03.03 - Hannover, Germany - Capitol
26.03.03 - Munich, Germany - Muffathalle
27.03.03 - Berlin, Germany - Columbiahalle
28.03.03 - Dresden, Germany - Alter Schlachthof
29.03.03 - Magdeburg, Germany - Factory
30.03.03 - Karlsruhe, Germany - Festhalle

Tickets are available here:

for Germany:
www.city-ticket.de
www.eventim.de
www.headlineconcerts.de

for Haarlem:
www.ticketservice.nl

for Gent:
www.headlineconcerts.de

for Paris:
www.laloco.com

for Zurich:
www.ticketcorner.ch

Info taken from official Project Pitchfork website.

[ 19.01.2003 ] - «101» - on DVD!

Dave in «101» (1989)
Dave in «101» (1989)

As reported on official Depeche Mode website, there is no absolute release date set yet (just sometime in 2003), but D. A. Pennebaker is involved in the project. Bonus features are being worked on for the DVD reissue.

Info taken from official Depeche Mode website.

[ 19.01.2003 ] - Martin and Dave - upcoming solo releases

Dave and Martin at Q Awards (2002)
Dave and Martin at Q Awards (2002)

Recently official Depeche Mode website announced some tentative release dates for the as yet untitled solo projects from Martin and Dave:

Martin's solo project (untitled): single to be released (tentative) - April 14th (UK), album to be released (tentative) - April 28th (UK), studio team - Paul Freegard and Andrew Phillpott.

Dave's solo project (untitled): single to be released (tentative) - May 19th (UK), album to be released (tentative) - June 2nd (UK), studio team - Ken Thomas (from Sigur Ros) and Knox Chandler.

Info taken from official Depeche Mode website.

[ 11.01.2003 ] - Hot news from Madonna

Madonna
Madonna

New Madonna album (still with no official title) will be released in April 2003. It was produced by Mirwais (as «Music» and «Die Another Day»). First single already titled as «American Life». Video for this single will be filmed in February. Album will be very electronic, but it will be sounded much different from «Music» or other album. Photographer Craig McDean did a lot of new promo photos. As rumoured after album release Madonna will start long World Tour, and after tour long awaited singles/rare stuff box set collection will see a light of a day.

Info taken from various sources.

[ 11.01.2003 ] - Marc Almond in Moscow

Marc Almond
Marc Almond

Marc Almond will be a special guest at a celebration of Alla Bayanova, the legendary Russian singing star, for her 80 years on stage show. The event takes place on January 28th at the Concert Hall «Rossiya», Moscow at 7pm. Tickets are on sale now. Marc will be performing two songs with the Orchestra «Rossiya». Other guests are likely to include Ludmilla Zykina and Sergey Penkin.

Info submitted by Marc Almond Info Service.

[ 11.01.2003 ] - DAS ICH in Moscow!

DAS ICH IN MOSCOW!
DAS ICH IN MOSCOW!

On February 16th, 2003 at moscow club «Tochka» you will be able to join to Gothic_dot_ru Party, and see live performance of cult german gothic project DAS ICH! Famous darkwave band will do an exclusive concert in Moscow, Russia during their promo tour for their recent album «Anti'Christ».

Moscow darkwave project NECRO STELLAR will play as support band, plus there will be gothic/darkwave dj sets from dj Chthon, dj MadMax2 and dj Negative.

Tickets in presale - 500 rubles (16 USD), at doors - 550 rubles (18 USD), tickets goes on sale since January 16th. Club address: Moscow, metro «Ulitsa 1905 goda», Zvenigorodskoye shosse 4, «Tochka» club.

Party organized by Russian Gothic Project, with informational support of various Internet mass-media, incl. our shout.ru.

Info submitted by Russian Gothic Project.

[ 11.01.2003 ] - Release-party of new Lacrimosa album

Lacrimosa - «Echos»
Lacrimosa - «Echos»

Release-party of new album titled «Echos» from cult gothic band Lacrimosa will take place one day before official release date - on January 26th, 2003 at moscow club «Tochka». You will have an ability to purchase new album (official release date - January 27th) and other CDs, released by Irond Records (incl. double DigiPak reprints of early Lacrimosa stuff) for special price, plus exclusive merchandise from band - plus giveaway of limited amount of Lacrimosa «Echos» T-shirts and CDs!

In program - dj sets with music of Lacrimosa and gothic metal / gothic rock from dj Chthon and dj MadMax2, and «live» appearances of Bleeding Nature (darkwave/synth-gothic) and Oktagon (gothic metal) with Lacrimosa cover versions. Party will be started at 19:00.

Tickets - 150 rubles (5 USD), tickets goes on sale since January 15th. Club address: Moscow, metro «Ulitsa 1905 goda», Zvenigorodskoye shosse 4, «Tochka» club.

Party organized by Russian Gothic Project, with informational support of various Internet mass-media, incl. our shout.ru.

Info submitted by Russian Gothic Project.

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