Tag: Depeche Mode

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 5/16/10

Highlights from tonight’s ‘Dark Wave’ on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave include a pair of album cuts (‘More Than a Party,’ ‘And Then…’) from Depeche Mode’s ‘Construction Time Again,’ a Giorgio Moroder tune from the ‘Cat People’ soundtrack (‘Leopard Tree Dream’) and one of The Smiths’ finest moments (‘Death of a Disco Dancer’).

Vintage Video: Depeche Mode performs ‘Behind the Wheel’/’Route 66’ in 1990

In honor of Dave Gahan’s birthday today — he’s 48 — we present this clip: Depeche Mode performing its combo of ‘Behind the Wheel’ and B-side ‘Route 66’ during a World Violation Tour stop in Frankfurt, Germany, in October 1990.

Video: Rogue Wave covers Depeche Mode’s ‘Shake the Disease’ live for KCRW radio

Video: Rogue Wave covers Depeche Mode’s ‘Shake the Disease’ live for KCRW radio

One of our devoted readers just tipped us to this gem: indie-pop act Rogue Wave covering Depeche Mode’s 1985 single ‘Shake the Disease’ live in KCRW’s studio Thursday for the station’s cornerstone show ‘Morning Becomes Eclectic.’

Video: Depeche Mode’s ‘Enjoy the Silence’ covered by Maritime for the A.V. Club

Video: Depeche Mode’s ‘Enjoy the Silence’ covered by Maritime for the A.V. Club

Promise Ring offshoot Maritime covers the Depeche Mode classic ‘Enjoy the Silence,’ with a keytar no less, for the A.V. Club’s ‘Undercover’ series.

New releases: Paul Weller’s new CD, plus Arcadia, Jesus and Mary Chain reissues

New releases: Paul Weller’s new CD, plus Arcadia, Jesus and Mary Chain reissues

This week’s new releases include ‘Wake Up the Nation,’ the 10th studio album from The Jam’s Paul Weller, plus reissues of Duran Duran spinoff Arcadia’s ‘So Red the Rose’ (CD/DVD) and The Jesus and Mary Chain’s ‘Darklands’ (vinyl).

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 4/18/10

Tonight’s episode of ‘Dark Wave’ mixed in some rare(ish) appearances by My Bloody Valentine, KMFDM and My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult with lesser-aired tracks from big names like Love and Rockets, The Cure, Kate Bush and Depeche Mode.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 4/4/10

Highlights from tonight’s ‘Dark Wave’ on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave include a rare selection from Die Warzu (‘Never Again’), Depeche Mode’s greatest B-side (‘Dangerous’) and a one-off 1989 industrial-dance single from the long-forgotten Gruesome Twosome (‘Hallucination Generation’). Plus, the playlist actually ventured outside of the ’80s, offering ’90s and ’00s cuts from The Cure (‘Burn’), Love and Rockets (‘Sweet F.A.’) and Bauhaus (‘Black Stone Heart’).

Catching up with Depeche Mode… and Paul Westerberg, Duran Duran, Echo & Bunnymen

Catching up with Depeche Mode… and Paul Westerberg, Duran Duran, Echo & Bunnymen

Round-up of headlines from last week while we were on vacation, including news about Paul Westerberg, Echo & The Bunnymen, Depeche Mode, Front Line Assembly, Nine Inch Nails, Talking Heads’ Christ Frantz, Duran Duran and more.

Playlist: Sirius XM’s ‘Dark Wave,’ 3/28/10

We check in once again on ‘Dark Wave,’ the Sunday night show on Sirius XM’s 1st Wave that this week featured cuts by Nitzer Ebb, Morrissey, Tones On Tail, The Chameleons, Ministry and more.

Milestones: Depeche Mode’s classic ‘Violator’ released exactly 20 years ago today

Milestones: Depeche Mode’s classic ‘Violator’ released exactly 20 years ago today

In this installment of Milestones, we look at Depeche Mode’s classic ‘Violator,’ released exactly 20 years ago today. The record found the band at its commercial and artistic peak, and even sparked a near-riot in Los Angeles when the band showed up for an autograph session.

Video: Ted Leo & Pharmacists cover Tears for Fears’ ‘Everybody Wants to Rule the World’

Video: Ted Leo & Pharmacists cover Tears for Fears’ ‘Everybody Wants to Rule the World’

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists cover Tears for Fears’ ‘Everybody Wants to Rule the World’ in the debut of the A.V. Club’s new ‘Undercover’ series, which will feature bands covering tunes by The Smiths, The Cure, Depeche Mode, R.E.M. and more.

Milestones: Depeche Mode’s ‘101’ live double album released 21 years ago this week

Milestones: Depeche Mode’s ‘101’ live double album released 21 years ago this week

Depeche Mode’s live double album ‘101,’ recorded at the band’s massive Rose Bowl concert in 1988, was released 21 years ago this week. To mark the occasion, we look back, and offer up clips from the accompanying ‘101’ film.

New releases: ‘Almost Alice,’ with Robert Smith; new Bomb the Bass; Stranglers best-of

New releases: ‘Almost Alice,’ with Robert Smith; new Bomb the Bass; Stranglers best-of

This week’s new releases include ‘Almost Alice,’ the ‘Alice in Wonderland’ soundtrack with a rare solo track from The Cure’s Robert Smith, plus a new Bomb the Bass album and a new 2CD best-of from The Stranglers.