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"The most unsubtle, one-dimensional noise": the chart-topping indie anthem that prompted an ex-member of Depeche Mode to write a letter of complaint

Safe to say that Alan Wilder is not a fan of this beloved indie-rock hit

Louder

Stephen Luscombe obituary

Keyboardist and songwriter for idiosyncratic synth-pop duo Blancmange, who enjoyed UK chart success in the early 80s

The Guardian - UK

"There is a playful aspect to death." Depeche Mode concert film, M, to screen in cinemas worldwide in October

Depeche Mode's concert film will be shown in over 2,500 cinemas, and in at least 60 countries

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Forget Taylor Swift's new album – Depeche Mode's new concert film is coming to cinemas and IMAX screens

Screening worldwide from October 28th

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10 brilliant songs from the 90s that bands were barmy to not put on a record

For your consideration: a list of B-sides and outtakes that deserved a slot in the spotlight

Louder

“A true gentleman and a great artist”: Tributes paid to Nitzer Ebb frontman Douglas McCarthy

Vocalist has died suddenly, aged 58

MusicRadar

Douglas McCarthy, frontman with industrial group Nitzer Ebb, dies aged 58

No cause of death given for influential electronic body music vocalist whose punchy, declarative style found fans across both rock and dance

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“I was playing a gig at CBGB’s Canteen, and Cyndi showed up. She heckled me throughout the show”: Knox Chandler has played with Cyndi Lauper, and been a part of Depeche Mode, Psychedelic Furs, and Siouxsie & the Banshees – now he's going solo

With a wealth of session and gear experience – including a decade-long creative partnership with Cyndi Lauper that got off to a bad start – Chandler’s completed his “streets to streams” debut album, The Sound

Guitar World

"I love technology, but not when it takes away time from the real world": Lacuna Coil's Cristina Scabbia on tech, Depeche Mode and new album Sleepless Empire

Italian gothic metallers Lacuna Coil are showing no signs of slowing down

Metal Hammer

“We shouldn’t have touched her music when she wasn’t around. I thought I would never see her again”: Knox Chandler on the less-than-ideal recording session that flourished into a decade-long working relationship with Cyndi Lauper

Chandler's list of collaborators includes the Psychedelic Furs, R.E.M., Siouxsie and the Banshees and Depeche Mode

Guitar World

The perfect Easter playlist: Hidden stories behind Jesus songs

Once you're chocolated out this Easter, how about kicking back with some tunes featuring the word ‘Jesus’ in their titles? Especially because these lyrics often hide meanings that may surprise you...

Euronews

I went to my first ever Tallinn Music Week - here are 5 things I learned (and the best new band I discovered)

From supping honey beer in Middle Earth taverns to watching face-ripping metallic hardcore bands, Tallinn Music Week 2025 had it all

Louder

You can stick your Manchester and stick your London: here’s 10 reasons why Essex is responsible for the UK’s best ever artists (as decided by an Essex boy)

Who do you have to thank for Blur, Depeche Mode, punk, Underworld and many more? Not Kent, that’s for sure!

Louder

Cherry Audio steps out with an emulation of '80s Korg drum machine used by Joe Jackson and Depeche Mode

KR-55C is a software version of Korg's "Rhythm 55" KR-55A and KR-55B, heard on Jackson's 1982 hit Steppin' Out

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“As soon as I played the demo I was just like ‘Yes! There he is!’ It was at the level of his old Erasure stuff, of Yazoo and his period of Depeche Mode": Producer Danny L Harle and Olly Alexander on their "extraordinary" collab with a synth-pop legend

“His musical point is so distilled in his music, and he’s the same in the way he talks,” says Harle. “He’s a man of few words”

Louder

I’ve just discovered how many classic seventh records exist and it’s blown my mind

Are you aware of how many incredible seventh records there are? Introducing the magnificent seven...

MusicRadar

“Without small venues you wouldn’t have Depeche Mode, which is a world not really worth living in”: Kelly Lee Owens worries that clubs could be dead within the decade

Appearing on the Sidetracked podcast, the artist/producer spells out the latest stats and her concerns for the future of the UK's electronic music scene

The Guardian - UK

Olly Alexander: Polari review – Hi-NRG throwback for the Radio 2 crowd

The actor-singer’s solo debut proper looks to 1980s gay clubland for inspiration, but plays it too safe under all the retro synths and stammered-vocal effects

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“I was dead against it… I have to say I was sulking for no reason”: the Depeche Mode classic that Martin Gore was opposed to, despite the fact he wrote it

Had he not seen the light, we would’ve been deprived of one of the synth-rock titans’ all-time great songs

Guitar World

“I was wrestling with whether I was going to keep doing music… and then I got the call from Robert Plant and Alison Krauss”: JD McPherson nearly abandoned his surf noir opus. But playing Zeppelin with Plant and Marc Ribot gave him a shot in the arm

McPherson's new LP, Nite Owls, was nearly over before it began, but an invitation to open for Alison Krauss and Robert Plant brought it back to life. The result is a work of “surf noir”… with a little bit of Depeche Mode in there, too

Metal Hammer

"We’ve played shows on mushrooms in the past." Blood Incantation made one of 2024's trippiest, most ambitious metal albums, and we're starting to see why

Blood Incantation talk all night raves, psychedelics and being mistaken for Depeche Mode

The Guardian - UK

‘Like Depeche Mode, but evil’: the sweaty, sexual music of 80s EBM

As documented in a new book, electronic body music swept Belgium and Germany as its artists strove to make something entirely new – but their militaristic look became controversial

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Depeche Mode won't 'rule out' new music in the future

Depeche Mode are enjoying some downtime before considering working on new music.

Louder

“I blagged my way into this band from the beginning”: Depeche Mode frontman Dave Gahan on tricking his future bandmates into letting him join

The story goes that the other members heard him singing Bowie’s “Heroes” in the room next door – but was it Gahan on the mic or not?

Metal Hammer

“It was a dream! We’d love to meet them one day and thank them for the inspiration!” Italian goth metallers Lacuna Coil react to Depeche Mode endorsing their Enjoy The Silence cover

In 2006, Lacuna Coil covered Depeche Mode and become household names, to the point that even Dave Gahan was a fan

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