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Depeche Mode
From the affordable, through to the eye-wateringly expensive and the virtually unattainable, we present our Top 20 Rare & Collectable records… Words by Barry Page While streaming may have had…
Make It Big: The Story Of 1984
The Story Of 1984: It was a year of decisive statements and feeding the world, of technological advances and solo beginnings. Amidst political tension, the Olympic Games and the…
Sound of the Suburbs – Depeche Mode in the 80s
The rise of Depeche Mode in the 80s… They came from commuterville, schlepping their synthesisers on the train to the big city’s bright lights. But soon they would be airborne…
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Live review – Depeche Mode at The O2
Depeche Mode – Live at The O2, 22 January 2024 Rating: 4/5 The last time I saw and reviewed Depeche Mode on stage, it was for their triumphant Twickenham gig…
Album Insight: Depeche Mode – Some Great Reward
Depeche Mode’s non-conformist fourth album, Some Great Reward, joined the rich lineage of German-recorded pop classics – and finally broke the band in the States… Many artists have found their…
Classic Pop Issue 84 is on sale now!
In the latest issue of Classic Pop we have an exclusive full band interview with Duran Duran who reveal all about their Halloween-themed new album Danse Macabre that features covers,…
Daniel Miller talks Depeche Mode: “If I had gone to the chip shop with Fad Gadget I wouldn’t have seen them”
The Mute Records founder, Depeche Mode finder, father figure, unofficial member, collaborator, producer and synth donator Daniel Miller looks back at over four incredible decades. It’s been amazing, it’s been…
Andy Fletcher – putting the ‘pop’ in synthpop
After more than 40 years in Depeche Mode, the sad passing of Andy Fletcher in 2022 left the question he was most often asked largely unanswered: what exactly did he…
Album Spotlight: Depeche Mode – Delta Machine
With echoes of both Violator and Songs Of Faith And Devotion, the mode’s 13th studio album, Delta Machine, would be considered by fans as a late-period classic, even if the…
Album Spotlight: Depeche Mode – Ultra
That the ninth album by Depeche Mode, Ultra, exists is somewhat of a miracle given the strife that surrounded its making but the result was one of the band’s best……