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Depeche Mode
For fans unable to secure a ticket for the hottest seat in town, these classic live albums offer the next best thing. Words by Barry Page Crucial snapshots of an……
Depeche Mode announce new cinematic film
Depeche Mode announce new cinematic film titled Depeche Mode: M. Featuring interstitials and archival footage from the band’s Mexico City shows on the 2023-24 Memento Mori Tour. The feature-length film, conceptualised……
Top 20 Rare & Collectable Records
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……
Depeche Mode to release Spirit | The 12″ Singles boxset
Depeche Mode are to release Spirit | The 12″ Singles, the 14th volume in the band’s 12″ series. The collector’s edition boxset, featuring the first-ever official 12″ vinyl pressing of……
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 Spotlight: Depeche Mode – Playing The Angel
Despite inter-band tiffs played out in the press and personal demons coming to the fore, Depeche’s 11th album Playing The Angel drew praise from all quarters… Prior to Playing The……
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……