Eric Wareheim Directs New Depeche Mode Video, Some Fans Say “Worst Ever”

ShareRight now, on depechemode.com there is a 103 page thread on the band’s Eric Wareheim-directed video for ‘Hole to Feed’. Frequently, the words used to describe the video are disgusting, tacky, gross and worst ever. If this ongoing conversation is any indication of fans on the whole, then it’s clear that a lot of Modies [...]

Shit Happens: How TOTU Is Not Cursed & Dave Gahan Is Not Old

ShareBy Amanda This isn’t necessarily the topic I wanted to have for my first non-tour related post, but it seems fitting. As most fans know by now, today’s gig in Mountain View, California was cancelled as Dave was forced on 48-hour vocal rest. I also had three of my Germany shows cancelled earlier in the [...]

Six Questions for … Depeche Mode

ShareBy David Malitz It’s been a bit of a rocky road for synth-pop pioneers Depeche Mode this year. More specifically, it’s been rough for frontman Dave Gahan. First he was felled by a bout of gastroenteritis, causing the cancellation of a handful of gigs. Once he recovered from that, he promptly tore a calf muscle, [...]

Depeche Mode Lead Singer In Hospital In Athens

ShareATHENS, Greece – Depeche Mode lead singer David Gahan is not well enough to perform in Athens on Wednesday, concert organizers said, a day after he was rushed to hospital moments before he was to appear on stage. Turkish organizers also canceled the band’s Thursday night concert in Istanbul. Tuesday night’s concert north of the [...]

Depeche Mode Has Lost Several Demos, Including The One For ‘Personal Jesus’

ShareDepeche Mode’s Andy Fletcher has told Side-Line that several demos from the band have gone missing. One of the missing demos is ‘Personal Jesus’, which was released as a single on August 29, 1989, and which was the first single from the album ‘Violator’. Written by Martin L. Gore, the song became a big hit [...]