After a four-year hiatus, Depeche Mode continued onward as a trio and released 1997's Ultra, which featured the Tim Simenon-produced hits "Barrel of a Gun" and "It's No Good." A year later, the band embarked on a tour in support of their newly released hits album, The Singles 86>...
DAVE GAHAN BIOGRAPHY David Gahan (born David Callcott; 9 May 1962, Epping, Epping Forest, Essex, Essex, United Kingdom) is an English singer-songwriter, best known as the baritone lead singer of the electronic band Depeche Mode since their debut in 1980. He is also an accomplished solo ar...
Depeche Mode translates from French to mean “fast fashion,” but disposable is the last word to describe its sound. The band has released a staggering 14 albums, and each one is a step forward. They’ve had one of the most secure and glorious careers of any rock or electronica band to...
MANILA, Philippines - Two of the founding members of synth pop rock band Depeche Mode have formed a new band. Martin Gore and Vince Clark are collaborating on a new musical side project called VCMG and the pair is already working on a new album and a couple of remix EPs. Long-time ...
Andy “Fletch” Fletcher, the co-founder and keyboardist of beloved synth-pop and New Wave stalwartsDepeche Mode, died at the age of 60. Fletcher’s bandmates announced his death Thursday on social media;Rolling Stonehas confirmed that the cause of death was natural causes. “We are shocked...
Andy “Fletch” Fletcher, keyboardist for British synth pop giants Depeche Mode for more than 40 years, has died at age 60.
The members of Essex band Depeche Mode, who epitomised the New Wave scene of the early 1980s, were no different when their group hit 30 last year. “There were periods in the middle of our career where all of us had individual problems and it was a bit dicey whether we’d carry on...
Depeche Mode 101 lucked into capturing the British group on the cusp of global super-stardom. In that documentary, the band comes off almost shockingly young, if not entirely innocent, but that may be because all the real drama-- substance abuse, nervous breakdowns, divorces, in-fighting, ...
How do you imagine the members of your favorite band treating each other? Like eternal best friends, a squabbling-yet-loving family, or maybe the ringmaster and the freaks in a travelling circus? Here is how the members of Depeche Mode behave: like an old, unhappily married couple who neve...
Fletcher died on May 26 at the age of 60. He appeared on 14 Depeche Mode studio albums, starting with 1981'sSpeak & Spelland most recently working on 2017'sSpiritalbum. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020. ...