Watch Live: Depeche Mode Preview New Music on 'Letterman'

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Although there are another 10 days to go before Depeche Mode release their first album in nearly four years, the influential synth-pop band will preview some of their new music tonight in their "Live on Letterman" performance, which will stream right here starting at 8 p.m. EST.

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Delta Machine is the band's follow-up to 2009's Sounds of the Universe, which found the group using analog synthesizers to "conjure up images of the universe and space travel." Today, the band announced a U.S. tour that will kick off August 22nd in Detroit and run through October 8th in Phoenix. 

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Although there are another 10 days to go before Depeche Mode release their first album in nearly four years, the influential synth-pop band will preview some of their new music tonight in their "Live on Letterman" performance, which will stream right here starting at 8 p.m. EST.

500 Greatest Albums of All Time: Depeche Mode, 'Violator'

Delta Machine is the band's follow-up to 2009's Sounds of the Universe, which found the group using analog synthesizers to "conjure up images of the universe and space travel." Today, the band announced a U.S. tour that will kick off August 22nd in Detroit and run through October 8th in Phoenix. 

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Divine Fits Rock 'Baby Get Worse' on 'Letterman'

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Divine Fits, the indie supergroup made up of Spoon's Britt Daniel, Wolf Parade's Dan Boeckner and Sam Brown of New Bomb Turks, hit The Late Show With David Letterman last night just over three months after playing live together for the first time. The band played "Baby Get Worse" from this summer's debut album, A Thing Called Divine Fits.

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Divine Fits, the indie supergroup made up of Spoon's Britt Daniel, Wolf Parade's Dan Boeckner and Sam Brown of New Bomb Turks, hit The Late Show With David Letterman last night just over three months after playing live together for the first time. The band played "Baby Get Worse" from this summer's debut album, A Thing Called Divine Fits.

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Taylor Swift Shares Car Accident Stories With David Letterman

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Taylor Swift stopped by the Late Show With David Letterman last night to play "Red," but before the pop star took the stage with the title track from her new album, she chatted with the host about getting into a pair of car accidents while spending time with Brian Hiatt for Rolling Stone's latest cover story. Though Swift was nervous, noting Hiatt is "such a good writer," she figured by driving both of them to a restaurant, Hiatt would write about her impressive driving skills. Things didn't work out so well.

"I was trying to use the GPS in my car that I had never used before, but I wanted to use it because he was in the car and I wanted to seem like I knew how to use my GPS," said Swift. While attempting a U-turn, Swift backed up "a tiny bit," only to smack into another car.

"But that was only the first one," said Swift. "There were two accidents that day." A little later, a car blindsided hers, hitting them in the side. This one was more serious. "This time, Brian's not like chill or calmed down. He's like, 'AHHHHHHHH!'" said Swift. But according to Swift, Hiatt thanked her for saving his life with her defensive driving skills. "That didn't end up in the article, but he did say it," she said.

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Lumineers Shine on 'Letterman'

The Lumineers had a foot-stomping good time last night on the Late Show With David Letterman, where the Denver band peformed the catchy, spare single "Ho Hey," from the group's self-titled debut. Backed by simple rhythm from a bass drum and tambourine, the musicians shouted out the refrain, bobbing to the beat and sporting big smiles. 

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Taylor Swift Shares Car Accident Stories With David Letterman

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Taylor Swift stopped by the Late Show With David Letterman last night to play "Red," but before the pop star took the stage with the title track from her new album, she chatted with the host about getting into a pair of car accidents while spending time with Brian Hiatt for Rolling Stone's latest cover story. Though Swift was nervous, noting Hiatt is "such a good writer," she figured by driving both of them to a restaurant, Hiatt would write about her impressive driving skills. Things didn't work out so well.

"I was trying to use the GPS in my car that I had never used before, but I wanted to use it because he was in the car and I wanted to seem like I knew how to use my GPS," said Swift. While attempting a U-turn, Swift backed up "a tiny bit," only to smack into another car.

"But that was only the first one," said Swift. "There were two accidents that day." A little later, a car blindsided hers, hitting them in the side. This one was more serious. "This time, Brian's not like chill or calmed down. He's like, 'AHHHHHHHH!'" said Swift. But according to Swift, Hiatt thanked her for saving his life with her defensive driving skills. "That didn't end up in the article, but he did say it," she said.

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Led Zeppelin, Buddy Guy, David Letterman to Receive Kennedy Center Awards

Buddy Guy, David Letterman and Robert Plant of Led ZeppelinDonna Ward/Getty Images; Ray Tamarra/FilmMagic; Heidi Gutman/NBC NewsWire

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has announced the seven recipients of the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors. Buddy Guy, Led Zeppelin, David Letterman, Dustin Hoffman and ballerina Natalia Makarova will be honored by the Kennedy Center. Though Led Zeppelin will receive honors as a band, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant will each receive Kennedy Center Honors.

"Buddy Guy is a titan of the blues and has been a tremendous influence on virtually everyone who has picked up an electric guitar in the last half century," said Kennedy Center Chairman David M. Rubenstein in a press release. "David Letterman is one of the most influential personalities in the history of television, entertaining an entire generation of late-night viewers with his unconventional wit and charm . . . and Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant transformed the sound of rock & roll with their lyricism and innovative song structures, infusing blues into the sound of rock & roll and laying the foundation for countless rock bands."

The Kennedy Center Honors will be presented on December 1st, with the Honors Gala on December 2nd. The gala will air December 26th on CBS.

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