Tag: Depeche Mode

LIVE REVIEW: Depeche Mode Birmingham 24.1.24

LIVE REVIEW: Depeche Mode Birmingham 24.1.24

Belesduna Depeche Mode boys, Dave Gahan and Martin L Gore, are embarking on their latest extensive world tour on the back of 15th album Memento Mori. Celebrated in many quarters as their best long player in many years, this jaw…

ALBUM: Icicle ‘Theorems’

Rating: Theorems is the second album from Bulgarian-born Krassy Halatchev – aka Icicle. Now based in Montreal, The multi-talented artist returns with twelve pop-laced, alternative tracks on his new record with a sound described as “Simple Minds having a baby with…

10 of the Best Protest Songs

What makes a great protest song? Decent lyrics and worthy sentiments alone aren’t enough – the music also needs to cut the mustard. Great protest songs have a defined purpose; they’re not limited to providing simple commentary or merely bleating on about how shit things are in general….

ALBUM: Martin Gore: ‘MG’

Rating: Billed as “themes from an imaginary film”, MG in many ways pays homage to the film work of Vangelis and Tangerine Dream. This is a nod and wink to his influences both as a band member and as an individual,…

LISTEN: ‘Personal Jesus’ (Fabrício Peçanha remix)

Brazilian DJ/producer Fabrício Peçanha has remixed Depeche Mode’s ‘Personal Jesus’. Hailing from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul in Southern Brazil, Fabrício has secured himself the accolade of one of Brazil’s biggest DJs. Having opened for Lady Gaga, Madonna and…