Audacity is a free, open source, multi-platform audio editor and recorder. It's available for Mac, Linux and Windows. I've always hated using PeakDV that came with FinalCut Pro so it was nice to find something that's better. It always felt like a premature application anyway; unintuitive and constantly “unexpectedly quitting” (I can think of only one case where you EXPECT something to quit, command-q).

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Entertainment Weekly asks a fan, what are your top 10 Depeche Mode songs?

Link. Thanks, Al!

What are my top 10? Glad you asked. (In no particular order):

Dreaming of Me
Now This is Fun (Extended Version)
But Not Tonight
See You
Enjoy the Silence
Personal Jesus
World in My Eyes
Policy of Truth
Photographic (Rex the Dog Dubb Mix)
Only When I Lose Myself (Gus Gus Short Play Mix)
Headstar (Luke Slater Remix)

Yes, I know it's heavy on Violator but that really is the album that all other DM is compared to.

P.S. I know I listed eleven.

Jonathan Coulton makes music. He did a remake of Baby Got Back by Sir Mix-a-Lot and turned it into a mellow balad.

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Depeche Mode is by far my favorite band. I was so happy to hear they were getting back together for another album because I thought their solo projects were, well, “It's No Good.” The new album is called Playing The Angel and will be available on October 18, 2005.

Link to Amazon.

The concert series Touring the Angel begins on November 2nd with a D.C. date of December 9 at the Partiot Center. Tickets for the show go on sale tomorrow morning at 10am.

Link to Ticketbastard.