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Another spectacular day with an overabundance of household names proves Madrid's Mad Cool should be considered among world's best music festivals.

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Mad Cool Festival Day 3: Depeche Mode, Queens of the Stone Age, and Nine Inch Nails Provide a Thunderous Close

Another spectacular day with an overabundance of household names proves Madrid's Mad Cool should be considered among world's best music festivals.

'Depeche Mode: Monument' Is Everything a Depeche Mode Fan Could Imagine

Dennis Burmeister and Sascha Lange add just the right amount of in-depth material to give even the most devoted fan a complete picture of the band.

A Visual Encyclopedic Look at Mute Records

It's hard to imagine Mute as a label being defined more accurately or succinctly than this.

Depeche Mode - "Where's the Revolution" (Singles Going Steady)

Depeche Mode's "Where's the Revolution" has no time for the rabble that won’t be roused.

Dave Gahan and Soulsavers: Angels & Ghosts

The second collaboration between the cinematic production team and the Depeche Mode frontman loses the element of surprise.

MG: MG

The context of Martin Gore's career in Depeche Mode doesn't lessen the achievement of MG; in fact, it complements it.

ComputeHer - "Strangelove" (audio) (Premiere)

ComputeHer's fun and crafty cover of the Depeche Mode classic "Strangelove", a track on the upcoming 8-Bit Operators tribute album to that band, is available for stream and download on PopMatters.

Many Controls but No Master: 'I Dream of Wires: Hardcore Edition'

The history of the modular synthesizer is one that involves competing origins, unwieldy equipment, aesthetic disputes, and the whims of business and art.

Depeche Mode: Delta Machine

The latest from Depeche Mode is another weighty slab of electro-blues laments dealing with lust and guilt. Doesn't mean it's not a riveting listen.

What James Bond Can’t Teach You About British Music History

If you want lessons in womanizing, dressing to the nines, or ordering martinis, James Bond is your man. If, however, you’re looking for a review of British music history over the last 50 years, the world’s favorite secret agent has no idea what he’s doing.

Depeche Mode Reveal Release Date, Track List for New Album 'Delta Machine'

Depeche Mode have via their official webiste revealed details of their new album.

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Another spectacular day with an overabundance of household names proves Madrid's Mad Cool should be considered among world's best music festivals.

Dennis Burmeister and Sascha Lange add just the right amount of in-depth material to give even the most devoted fan a complete picture of the band.

It's hard to imagine Mute as a label being defined more accurately or succinctly than this.

No Use for a Name's posthumous covers collection is fun but slight. And because the focus is on non-album tracks, it's missing the band's best covers.

Depeche Mode's "Where's the Revolution" has no time for the rabble that won’t be roused.

The fifth and final part of our examination of the 100 Greatest Alternative Singles of the '90s, includes Portishead, Blur, Björk, R.E.M., Nine Inch Nails and more.

The second collaboration between the cinematic production team and the Depeche Mode frontman loses the element of surprise.

Songs of anxiety, paranoia, freak-outs, chilling verses, feverish desire, harrowing lyrics -- they all make for damn good music.

The context of Martin Gore's career in Depeche Mode doesn't lessen the achievement of MG; in fact, it complements it.

It's one of the strangest pop microcosms in history: singles released exclusively from Greatest Hits compilations. We rounded 'em up and ranked 'em to find out what is truly the greatest Greatest Hit of all.

ComputeHer's fun and crafty cover of the Depeche Mode classic "Strangelove", a track on the upcoming 8-Bit Operators tribute album to that band, is available for stream and download on PopMatters.

The history of the modular synthesizer is one that involves competing origins, unwieldy equipment, aesthetic disputes, and the whims of business and art.

The latest from Depeche Mode is another weighty slab of electro-blues laments dealing with lust and guilt. Doesn't mean it's not a riveting listen.

If you want lessons in womanizing, dressing to the nines, or ordering martinis, James Bond is your man. If, however, you’re looking for a review of British music history over the last 50 years, the world’s favorite secret agent has no idea what he’s doing.

Depeche Mode have via their official webiste revealed details of their new album.

With Skyfall hitting theaters in the United States tomorrow, Sound Affects spotlights five songs that in an ideal world would've played over the opening titles to the adventures of Britain's premier spy.