Seriously? OMG! WTF?

Depeche Mode are to re-release three of their classic albums next month. 1982’s ‘A Broken Frame’, 1984’s ‘Some Great Reward’ and 1993’s ‘Songs Of Faith And Devotion’ will be available from October 2 as special edition collector’s items – complete with exclusive bonus material, revived artwork and rare footage. They are the second set of reissues in the series after the reissuing earlier this year of ‘Speak And Spell’ (1981), ‘Music For The Masses’ (1987) and ‘Violator’ (1990). Depeche Mode are also release a career-spanning greatest hits album later this year. ‘The Best Of Volume 1′ features 18 tracks stretching from 1981’s ‘Just Can’t Get Enough’ to new single ‘Martyr’
The tracklisting is as follows:

‘Personal Jesus’
‘Just Can’t Get Enough’
‘Everything Counts’
‘Enjoy The Silence’
‘Shake The Disease’
‘See You’
‘It’s No Good’
‘Strangelove’
‘Suffer Well’
‘Dream On’
‘People Are People’
‘Martyr’
‘Walking In My Shoes’
‘I Feel You’
‘Precious’
‘Master And Servant’
‘New Life’
‘Never Let Me Down Again’

NME 

I forgot how many great songs Depeche Mode has until I saw the tracklisting for this album! 

I don’t know if you’ve heard anything about this or not, but… well, I’ve got a new album, and it’s out as of today.

I’m in the middle of my cross-country promotional blitz – getting a little tired of talking about myself, but still having a great time. The buzz on the new album is huge – the record label seems very excited.

Say, if I could ask a favor… if you are at all inclined to pick up a copy (or 12) of "Straight Outta Lynwood," could you please try to do it this week if at all possible? People in the industry really pay a lot of attention to first week sales figures and chart position – it means a lot to them. (Okay, okay, it means a lot to me too.)

And to all the spoiler-free people who have somehow been able to resist the temptation to download and listen to the album early… I congratulate you and salute your will-power. Now that you’ve come this far, make sure you do it right – after all, you can only listen to a new album for the first time once. When you get home from the record store, unplug the phone. Dim the lights. Anoint yourself in the finest of oils, set out a plate of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies and put the CD in your stereo. Make sure that the volume is turned up to just below the pain threshold, and that you’re sitting in the sweet spot on your couch. Then press play, sit back and bask in the glory and majesty that is "Straight Outta Lynwood." Listen over and over again until the songs are permanently wedged in your brain. Then and only then, you may flip the disc over to the DVD side and play all of the music videos, followed by the making-of-the-album featurette. Then you can check out the 5.1 mixes, or take full advantage of the karaoke function until the neighbors threaten to call the police.

Anyway, enjoy the new album. I really hope you like it.

Oh, by the way… just because you DEMANDED it… we will make "White & Nerdy" hoodies (as seen in the video) available to the public. They should be ready in about a week or so… I’ll keep you posted.

See ya at the in-store!

Weird Al’s MySpace 

Call my crazy, but I love his schlock rock!

Corey Feldman and Corey Haim are reuniting in the name of reality TV. The former teen idols and RDF USA ("Wife Swap") have teamed with cable net A&E for "The Coreys: Return of the Lost Boys," a comedic half-hour about their lives as grownups. Network has greenlit production on eight episodes for early next year. "Coreys" lands at A&E soon after producer RDF announced the series concept this summer (Daily Variety, June 21). Skein will revolve around the longtime friends and recovering substance abusers 20 years after the height of their popularity: Feldman is married and going back to acting, while Haim is broke and homeless. Episodes will follow the two after Feldman decides to welcome Haim into his home to help put his life back together. Nancy Dubuc, who was upped this summer to A&E TV Networks senior VP of nonfiction programming and new media, said that while the "Coreys" will be a humorous half-hour, nothing about the show’s outcome will be staged. "Its roots are in real life. We are not matching these two stars for a fabricated relationship or reaction," Dubuc said. "They have been childhood friends for a long time … we’re dealing with real humor, conflict and emotion." RDF USA topper Chris Coelen said A&E was a compatible home for "Coreys" because the net has built its reality brand on shows that are both authentic and entertaining. "We’re hoping ‘Coreys’ will be another fun, young and edgy show in its lineup," he said.

Variety 

And here I thought they were the serious network! Anyways who cares, I am so watching this show because it is going to be hot!

Claim: Actor Ben Savage was killed in a September 2006 drunk-driving accident.
Status: False.
Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2006]

RIP COREY MATTHEWS Saturday, September 16th Ben Savage passed away at Memorial Hospital in Canton, Ohio at 10:47 pm. Savage was in a fatal accident sending him into a coma which he did not awake. Ben best known as Corey Matthews from the comedy sit com Boy Meets World was intoxicated during the accident which ultimately prevented his recovery. Rest In Peace Ben Savage, "Corey Matthews" You will be greatly missed. Ben Savage September 13th, 1980 – September 16th 2006

Origins: This item about the drunk-driving death of actor Ben Savage, best known for his portrayal of adolescent Cory Matthews in the TV series Boy Meets World (and younger brother of Fred Savage, star of the nostalgic TV series The Wonder Years) appears to be yet another Internet-spread celebrity death hoax. Although this blurb claims Ben Savage died on 16 September 2006, there has been no public announcement or media mention of his having passed away or been involved in an accident.

Snopes

Just in case any of you heard the rumor he died, you will now know that he really is alive. 

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of its best-selling album, Def Leppard will reissue "Hysteria" as a two-CD package Oct. 24 via Bludgeon Riffola/Island/UME. Beyond a remastered edition of the original album, the new edition includes a bonus disc with a host of non-album tracks first issued during the period. Among them are the studio B-sides "Tear It Down," "Ride Into the Sun," "I Wanna Be Your Hero" and "Ring of Fire," live versions of "Elected," "Love And Affection" and "Billy’s Got a Gun" recorded in Holland in July 1987 and extended mixes of five tracks. "Hysteria" has sold more than 18 million copies worldwide, according to the label, and spawned six top 20 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including the top 10s "Love Bites," "Pour Some Sugar on Me," "Armageddon It," and "Hysteria."

Billboard 

Pour some sugar on me! This is so a must have!

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