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Thursday, September 1 2011

20 Unsung Music Videos from the 1980s

PopMatters begins a new series examining at the widespread emergence of music video in the 1980s. From major artists like the Clash, David Bowie, and U2 to less famous brethren such as Haysi Fantayzee and Grandmaster Caz, these are the unsung videos from that decade that might have missed your attention the first time around.


Wednesday, August 10 2011

Soft Metals: Soft Metals

The Machines called whilst you were out. They want bread, milk, and some Acieeeeeed!


Friday, June 10 2011

Depeche Mode: Remixes 2 81-11

Three discs, 17 remixes, and more DJs than could fit in a clown car. Yet unmistakably Depeche Mode.


Tuesday, May 24 2011

Download Depeche Mode - “Master and Servant (RSS Mix)” (MP3)

On June 7, Depeche Mode will release Remixes 2: 81-11, a sequel to Remixes 81-04 with new mixes by former Depeche members Vince Clarke and Alan Wilder.


Friday, January 21 2011

The Stigma of Synth: My Secret Life with Depeche Mode

With no girls to flirt with or ask out, how was an all-male prep school boy going to step outside the shadow of his favorite leather-bearing, lipstick-wearing band and establish his heterosexuality? Easy. Take his fandom into the closet and deny, deny, deny.


Wednesday, January 5 2011

Depeche Mode: Tour of the Universe - Barcelona 20/21:11:09

Depeche Mode's latest live document shows the synth-driven trio once again proving its capabilities in a live context.


Monday, November 22 2010

Claps: No Party

With two EPs pointing the way to a promising full-length, here's hoping that Claps, armed with dead-of-winter beats and synths, produce one before the spring thaw.


Monday, December 14 2009

Slipped Disc: Depeche Mode - Sounds of the Universe

Albums that missed our Top 60 Albums list, but at least one of our writers loves.


Depeche Mode - “Master and Servant” (Sound Affects) [20.Nov.09]
Depeche Mode - “Wrong” (video) (Mixed Media) [3.Mar.09]
Depeche Mode - “Wrong” live (video) (Mixed Media) [23.Feb.09]
Synth Pop Matters: The Silly Kissers (Sound Affects) [12.Jan.09]
Depeche Mode: Ultra (Reviews) [20.Dec.07]
Recoil: subHuman (Reviews) [19.Sep.07]
Depeche Mode: Black Celebration (Reviews) [10.May.07]
Best Reissues of 2006 (Features) [23.Dec.06]
Depeche Mode: Exciter (Reviews) [14.May.01]
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