The Latest Breaking News from Depeche Mode

Why Depeche Mode fans are flocking to a Prague bridge

Pictures showing a large crowd on the bridge during the band’s 2024 Prague performances appear to have sparked a recent surge

The Independent UK · Oct 2

“I bought one in 1984 – I'm looking at it now, still the same one. I plugged it in the other day, bracing myself, and the bloody thing was in tune! I couldn't believe it. Amazing!”: Vince Clarke reveals his favourite synth of all time

Plus, why he disagrees with former Depeche Mode bandmate Martin Gore about Eurorack

MusicRadar · May 28

“The synths only let you play one note at a time, which was great as we couldn’t play chords anyway”: How Depeche Mode launched their career with one of the most important synth-pop records ever released

One of the band's biggest tunes marked the end of their first chapter, but became a springboard that would propel both them and its writer to legendary status

MusicRadar · May 1

Fontaines DC review – Dublin rockers strike out into the stratosphere

Rolling out new album Romance and an expansive change of direction, the band range from wistful to brutal in a small-scale gig of epic intensity

The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2024

“He had the most equipment that I've ever seen - every synth you can imagine and huge modular setups… I think there were 1,100 modules and counting!”: Studio designer Jim Keller on Martin Gore’s studio

Jim Keller's Sondhus has created extraordinary studios for bands including a-ha and Depeche Mode. What can they teach us about making our own spaces work to our advantage?

MusicRadar · May 30, 2024

One to watch: Fat Dog

With a riotous sound part Nine Inch Nails, part Depeche Mode, the south London five-piece are shoo-ins for a mainstage festival slot

The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2024

"You can hear Aphex Twin homages all over Hybrid Theory." Mike Shinoda: 10 songs that changed my life

From Public Enemy and Dr. Dre to Nine Inch Nails and Rage Against The Machine, Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda guides us through the songs that helped make him a nu metal star

Metal Hammer · Apr 30, 2024

"Vividly conjures echoes of Chelsea Wolfe, Marissa Nadler and even touches of Depeche Mode." MWWB vocalist Jessica Ball explores new sonic paths with new project Eye and debut Dark Light

Eye's debut album Dark Light sees the Mammoth Weed Wizard Bastard vocalist experiment with dreampop, shoegaze and electronica

Metal Hammer · Apr 26, 2024

Keith Le Blanc, drummer for The Sugarhill Gang, Tackhead and many more has died aged 70

Le Blanc also contributed to work by Nine Inch nails, R.E.M., Depeche Mode and more

MusicRadar · Apr 5, 2024

Brian Griffin obituary

Photographer whose album covers for Echo and the Bunnymen and Depeche Mode are among the defining images of the 1980s

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2024