Depeche Mode was building towards a worldwide breakthrough for almost a decade. 'Violator' delivered that for them, and then some.
Depeche Mode is a band that formed in 1980. Their song, “Never Let Me Down Again,” was used in The Last Of Us. Here are 12 more songs to check out. The move worked, giving Depeche Mode their own Kate ...
After the electric guitar, no new instrument upended 20th-century popular music like the synthesizer. At first, the synth’s sounds were used to create ambient, otherworldly soundtracks or for epic ...
Depeche Mode has never shied away from dealing with tough topics. While the band might be primarily known for its dance hit “Just Can’t Get Enough,” Depeche Mode has managed to keep up a pop beat ...
Have you noticed the people who love the '80s today were probably the same people who hated the decade when they actually had to live through it? The pop culture artifacts that are now the hip new ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Depeche Mode has been an arena, shed and stadium-filling band for three decades. The group did it again Friday night in Cleveland, performing a sold-out show at Rocket Mortgage ...
In the early ’80s, the rise of British synthpop groups like Depeche Mode and Tears For Fears suggested a future where traditional instruments could simply go extinct. Now that those groups have ...
Depeche Mode have been playing massive venues as far back as 1988, while still existing as four guys playing keyboards, but for the last 25 years have been a very credible arena rock band. Martin Gore ...
The pieces were already in place for Depeche Mode's 15th album, Memento Mori, before co-founding keyboardist Andrew Fletcher died in May 2022. That includes the LP's title, which translates to ...
Depeche Mode, the pioneering ‘80s U.K. technopop band, has long had a strong following in Los Angeles — thanks to their exposure on local alternative stalwart KROQ — and now they’re proving a favorite ...
Whoa, bit harsh Alan! I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor was already an indie disco modern classic by that point, having been released three years prior to Wilder’s letter, in October 2005. Three ...