Comments OffShareThe producer of “Playing the Angel: The Musical” — which was to have been based around Depeche Mode songs such as “Personal Jesus” and “Walking in My Shoes” — has pulled the plug on the project, citing “miscommunication and misunderstanding” over his rights to use the band’s music. Writer and producer Adrian Buckle, of the [...]
5 CommentsShareRight 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 [...]
Comments OffShareBy Chad Radford Since the 1981 release of Depeche Mode’s debut, Speak & Spell, leather-clad electro tarts Dave Gahan (vocals), Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, vocals) and Andrew Fletcher (whose real musical role in the group is somewhat of a mystery, though he’s often credited as a keyboard player) carved a path through history via synth. [...]
Comments OffShareBy Phillip Zonkel Andy Fletcher was worried about the dark forecast last week. Fletcher was on the phone from New York City, a stop on Depeche Mode’s ‘Sounds of the Universe Tour’. The band was to perform at Lollapalooza in Chicago the next day, but the forecast projected thunderstorms. “Wherever Depeche Mode plays, it rains,” [...]
Comments OffShareBy Bill Canacci For almost 30 years, Depeche Mode has been making music for the masses – and if Saturday’s intimate concert at the Borgata in Atlantic City is any indication, the English synth-rockers show no signs of slowing down. The band is touring in support of its 12th studio album, ‘Sounds Of The Universe’, [...]
