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Depeche Mode
We revisit the Mode’s game changer – an adventurous, hedonistic drive into unchartered territory that brought them both critical and commercial acclaim… There’s only so long you can play the…
Depeche Mode announce new album and world tour
Depeche Mode have announced details of their 15th studio album, Memento Mori, set to be released next spring in advance of a major world tour. In a…
Union Street: Vince Clarke’s side projects
It’s plain to see Vince Clarke is a born collaborator, for throughout his career he has sought to find like-minded souls with whom he can bring his visions to life.…
Issue 77 of Classic Pop is on sale now!
The iconic Debbie Harry leads the way in our latest issue as she joins bandmates Chris Stein and Clem Burke to reveal all about Blondie’s much-anticipated imperial phase boxset, Against…
Alan Wilder’s Recoil albums to be reissued
Mute has announced details of a series of reissues from Recoil, the solo project from ex-Depeche Mode member Alan Wilder, starting with three long out of print albums, Unsound…
Depeche Mode remember late bandmate Andy Fletcher
Dave Gahan and Martin Gore of Depeche Mode have thanked fans for their “outpouring of love” since the sudden death of founding member Andy ‘Fletch’ Fletcher last month. “We wanted…
Making Depeche Mode – Black Celebration
Recorded, like much of Bowie’s Berlin trilogy, in the shadow of the wall, the fifth album by Depeche Mode, Black Celebration might not be their very best, but few would…
Sound of the Suburbs – Depeche Mode in the 80s
They came from commuterville, schlepping their synthesisers on the train to the big city’s bright lights. But soon Depeche Mode would be airborne and first-class, jet-setting a new pop sound…
Depeche Mode’s Andy Fletcher dies age 60
Andy Fletcher, founding member and keyboardist of Depeche Mode, has died at the age of 60. No cause of death has been disclosed. “We are shocked and filled with overwhelming…
Depeche Mode interview: “I’ve never felt we were like any other bands”
Back in 2017 Classic Pop packed its dictaphone and headed off to enjoy extended chats with Martin Gore and Dave Gahan on the occasion of the launch of the then-latest…