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"I went looking for heroin in a subterranean club and approached some guys. I got a severe beating outside instead." Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan recalls the painful day that he told his bandmates he was struggling with addiction

"If you'd said my mother had died, I wouldn't have cared less"

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“I understood it as a great pop song, but I wasn't sure on the very first listen as to whether I liked it or not”: How Alison Moyet and Vince Clarke bottled the sound of heartbreak with Only You

Clarke had created Just Can't Get Enough with Depeche Mode, but Only You would be his most important song

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"It turned out so good that Depeche Mode liked it!" The bold, gothic cover of a 90s classic that helped establish one of Europe's most beloved metal bands - and why it got a seal of approval from some British legends

While Lacuna Coil were already on their way to being big players in the metal scene, this classic cover helped secure their status

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“That’s my Porsche 911 at the beginning…”: the synth-rock anthem that kicked off with the sound of the singer’s sports car, sampled fireworks and inspired Trent Reznor to start writing Nine Inch Nails’ debut album

This 1986 single pushed these Essex trailblazers into a whole new realm and they never looked back

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The Last Dinner Party share new charity single

The Last Dinner Party join Arctic Monkeys on HELP 2 War Child album.

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From Kurt Cobain's death to Beyoncé's Illuminati ties: The weirdest music conspiracy theories

Warning: This article contains references to suicide, drug use and plenty of baseless conspiracy theories. Tin hats on, sheeple...

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“The reaction was overwhelming. We didn’t think it was going to be a big hit, but people were loving it”: How a range of musicians revitalised their careers by shaking up their attitude to songwriting

From Depeche Mode to Aerosmith, we examine those artists who’ve managed to successfully pivot and reach an entirely new audience

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‘Some artists thought it was too political’: can Jarvis, Damon, Olivia Rodrigo and Arctic Monkeys reboot the biggest charity album of the 90s?

Oasis, Macca and Radiohead made Help a smash for War Child in 1995. A new reboot packs comparable star power – and was partially produced from a hospital bed

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Arctic Monkeys release first new song since 2022 to benefit War Child

Opening Night will appear on HELP(2), a charity compilation out in March which also features Olivia Rodrigo, Depeche Mode, Pulp and more

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From Dylan to disco, Beyoncé to Bob Marley: the 30 best live albums ever – ranked!

Peter Frampton’s Frampton Comes Alive!, one of the bestselling live albums of all time, is turning 50. You won’t find that on this list, however: instead there’s metal, soul, and an ‘indecently exciting’ No 1 …

The Guardian - UK

"A powerful tribute to the unbreakable connection between music, tradition and the human spirit." Depeche Mode’s acclaimed concert film M to premiere on Netflix this week

“At its core, M is about the deep connection between music, culture, and people" Dave Gahan

Louder

“We all looked at each other and said, 'We gotta get out of here!’”: the story of the night a synth-pop sensation caused an LA riot featuring 200 police officers, helicopters, barricades, smashed windows and a queue that stretched on for 15 blocks

The story of the night that these electro-pop pioneers from Essex caused such carnage they made the US national news

Louder

“He was kind of umming and ahhing about whether to give him permission to record it. And I was like, ‘What? Are you crazy? That’s like Elvis asking! Of course you let him do it!’”: The Depeche Mode classic that Johnny Cash interpreted as a gospel song

“It’s about believing in yourself. The answers are inside, if you dig deep enough”

MusicRadar

Hideo Kojima gives his verdict on Tron: Ares, and he's most struck by the Depeche Mode references

The new Tron film is now out in theaters

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“I didn't even want it to be on the record, honestly. How wrong could I have possibly been?”: How Linkin Park created their biggest song that has now racked up billions of streams

Chester Bennington was a little on the fence as to whether Linkin Park’s most enduring track was strong enough to be on their debut

Louder

"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

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Stephen Luscombe obituary

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

Louder

"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

Louder

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

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

Vocalist has died suddenly, aged 58

The Guardian - UK

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

Guitar World

“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

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"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

Guitar World

“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

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