Depeche Mode

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Local DJs to Pay Tribute to Depeche Mode at Rips This Weekend

Unlike many New Wave acts, Depeche Mode has managed to withstand the ravages of time -- more or less. See also: -Depeche Mode Is Coming to Phoenix; Shadowplay to Pay Tribute This Weekend

Depeche Mode Is Coming to Phoenix; Shadowplay to Pay Tribute This Weekend

It's a ways off, but electronic pioneers Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, and Andy Fletcher -- collectively known as Depeche Mode -- are coming to Phoenix. The band will end its U.S. tour at Desert Sky Pavilion (because, hallelujah, the owners of the venue got as sick of saying "Ashley Furniture HomeStore ... More >>

Laura S. Strickland, What Are You Listening To?

Laura S. Strickland Strickland is the Principal Flutist for the Arizona Pro Arte Ensemble and a soloist in the upcoming concert, The Winds; Woodwind Masterworks, on Friday, January 25 and Saturday, January 26. For more info, go here. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, wh ... More >>

The Faint @ Crescent Ballroom

Com Truise: Not Quite the Future, Not Quite The Past

As Com Truise, east coaster Seth Haley struggles with something resembling a gear fetish, owning close to 15 vintage synthesizers. Naturally, his instrumental monsters stem from some of the most influential '80s New Wave acts, from New Order to Berlin to Depeche Mode, but his grip on EDM, self-descr ... More >>

Yus Talks French New Wave, Eno, and Orange Juice

Where we're going, we don't need roads; just a synthesizer, eyeliner, and a touch of androgyny. Welcome to Flashback Friday. See also: YUS Paints a Cinematic Picture With "Girls" British new wave bands tend to dominate the conversation when we talk '80s with our local bands. Belgium-born Phoenix-d ... More >>

Bella Lune's Fuchsia Discusses the Influence of The Cure, Joy Division, Skinny Puppy, and More

Where we're going, we don't need roads; just a synthesizer, eyeliner, and a touch of androgyny. Welcome to Flashback Friday. The '80s weren't all bright chords and poppy dance songs. The emergence of new wave also ushered in the era of the slow, ghoulish drones of goth rock. Phoenix's resident d ... More >>

Flashback Friday: Erasure

Where we're going, we don't need roads; just a synthesizer, eyeliner, and a touch of androgyny. Welcome to Flashback Friday. See also: An '80s Conversation with Super Stereo I hadn't thought about British synthpop duo Erasure for a long time -- until Super Stereo brought them up during last week's ... More >>

Being Cool Is Lonely Talks Love, Old-School Electronica, and Andy Rourke of the Smiths' Welcome Intrusion

In this week's issue of Phoenix New Times, we profiled 10 new(ish) bands we expect to dominate Phoenix iPods and boomboxes this long, hot summer. We'll be focusing more deeply on those artists over the next couple of days on Up on the Sun. See the entire list: 10 Phoenix Bands You Should Be Listeni ... More >>

Take Cover: Fatigo Covers Depeche Mode

Covering Depeche Mode without a synthesizer can be a bit of a challenge, but Fatigo pulls it off with a piano, a trumpet, and some cool bass effects. "We are going to integrate some of Depeche Mode's synthy sounds [while] giving it that Fatigo south of the border sound," says vocalist Mike Montoya ... More >>

Brad Steinke, What Are You Listening To?

Brad Steinke​Steinke is a host and reporter for FOX Sports Arizona. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? Sirius XMU. It features great new indie artists -- I've heard Lykke Li, Neon Indian, Chapel Club and Lana Del Rey on this station. W ... More >>

Chromeo @ Marquee Theatre

Ellie Elmore, What Are You Listening To?

Ellie Elmore: The interior designer and Zumba fitness instructor. Teaches at Diverse Elements Dance Studio in Phoenix Monday nights. For more information on her classes, go here.  When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, what station would play right now? Lately, 97.5-FM ha ... More >>

Pains of Being Pure at Heart to Play Revolver Records April 14 -- And Just Revolver That Day

​  With Pains of Being Pure at Heart's new album Belong garnering buzz, Phoenix record store Revolver Records has locked the band down for an April 14 in-store performance.  The show is the band's only Phoenix date --they are playing Tucson's Club Congress with Warpaint the night before ... More >>

Glee Britney Spears = More Ways to Piss Off Music Critics

Glee loves Britney. A lot.​While it may be the opinion of the majority of Up on the Sun writers that Glee represents everything that is awful about the world of popular music, and even popular culture, the show's producers seem to have found yet another way to piss off music critics everywhere. Ac ... More >>

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Other People's Blogs: DMX's Doped Up Dogs, Video of Mini T's "Japanese Woman," Beastie Boys Audiobook

Idolator: Yung Joc's Twitter Tells The Tale Of Why It's Bad To Give Animals CocaineElectric Mustache: Video: New Miniature Tigers SongRolling Stone: The Story of Beastie Boys' "Paul's Boutique": Free 33 1/3 AudiobookSo Much Silence: The Twilight Sad: Reflection of the TelevisionPitchfork: Sigur Rós ... More >>

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Just Announced: Leonard Cohen, Depeche Mode, Forever the Sickest Kids

Today Dan Gibson, a Phoenix-based contributor to Idolator, e-mailed me about two shows we haven't mentioned here yet, but which are definitely worth telling you about.Leonard Cohen is coming to Dodge Theatre on April 5 (presale tickets Tuesday) and Depeche Mode is coming. We didn't get the Depeche M ... More >>

Deconstructing Cherry

Play recounts virgin sacrifice and other sexcapades

Sigur Rós

Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endalaust
(Beggars XL Recording)

Synth and Sensibility

The Bravery

More than mariachi: Yes, Mexicans dig your rock 'n' roll. So why can't you listen to some Café Tacuba?

Mike Montoya & mig50

Junkie XL

Markus Schulz

Return of the non-native

DJ Dubfire

Bottomless dish

Echo & The Bunnymen

The Very Best of Echo & The Bunnymen: More Songs to Learn and Sing
(Rhino)

Tricky Bizzniss

Tricky Bizzniss
(EsNtion Silver)

Mourning Woody

Unplugged
(self-released)

Brandtson

High in the middle

The Art of Darkness

What's inside

Taste of Chaos

So good it's almost Norwegian

She Wants Revenge

Feel-bad pop

Got Mole?

Cut a rug with Page from history

Depeche Mode

Not outmoded

Top 10 selling CDs at Zia Record Exchange, 1940 West Chandler Boulevard in Chandler

Chart-busters for the week

Action Action

Catchy, with gloom

Hang the DJ!

'Cuz there's Panic! on the streets of Scottsdale

Junior Boys

Last Exit
(Kin)

Unsettled Traveler

Ethiopian-born singer Kenna finds himself and battles his demons simultaneously on New Sacred Cow

Paloalto

Paloalto (American)

The Faint

Blank-wave arcade (Saddle Creek)

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