Subject: Depeche Mode

• Oh, L'Amour

  Magnetic Fields frontman Stephin Merritt is loving every minute of a new three-disc set.

  September 30, 1999

• Last Night: Electric Six, Gore Gore Girls and We Are the Fury @ Larimer Lounge

  October 23, 2007

• Mile High Makeout: Tasting the Cookie

  January 18, 2008

• Mile High Makeout: Opening My Eyes

  March 13, 2008

• Westward Ho

  Stabbing Westward explores a world of darkness.

  November 26, 1998

• Bertrand Burgalat

  The Sssound of Mmmusic (Tricatel/Emperor Norton)

  November 29, 2001

• The Jukebox Effect

  Photo: Claudia LopezI deejayed a Valentine's Day party at the Horseshoe Lounge on Saturday. The bar had a great vibe, as always, and the ample crowd was in the mood for a good party. It was the first time I ever had to play music for four and a half straight hours, and I was initially worried that I would: a) run out of songs I wanted to play, or b) not have the right music to keep the party going. I underestimated both the strength of my music collection and the self-sustaining power of a party

  February 17, 2009

• Crossing Over

  Music has no borders.

  January 24, 2008

• Cut Copy's retro sound is no meager replication

  March 12, 2009

• DJ Dan at The Elements

  February 19, 2009

• Playlist

  June 17, 1999

• James Zabiela at Beta

  November 6, 2008

• Sigur Rós

  Saturday, September 27, Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, 303-830-8497.

  September 25, 2008

• Anders Trentemøller Turns the Tables

  Although acclaimed behind the decks, this Danish DJ is ready to focus on his own music.

  October 4, 2007

• Sigur Rós

  Med sud i eyrum vid spilum endalaust
  XL Recordings

  June 26, 2008

• The Life There Is

  Larimer Lounge

  May 29, 2008

• It Dies Today

  Tuesday, August 28, Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom, 303-832-5288.

  August 23, 2007

• The Crüxshadows

  Sunday, January 28, Quixote's True Blue, 303-297-1772.

  January 25, 2007

• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

  Who will be inducted next? Gaze into our crystal ball.

  January 25, 2007

• The Year the Superstar DJ Died

  Dinosaurs rule the dance floors no more.

  January 4, 2007

• Westword Music Showcase 2006

  Be there or be square!

  June 15, 2006

• Listen Up

  Fast reviews of recent releases

  June 8, 2006

• Letters to the Editor

  From the week of May 18, 2006

  May 18, 2006

• Listen Up

  Fast reviews of recent releases

  April 27, 2006

• Depeche Mode

  Playing the Angel (Sire)

  October 27, 2005

• Scratching the Surface

  Solvent

  July 21, 2005

• Scratching the Surface

  James Zabiela

  July 14, 2005

• Scratching the Surface

  Carlos D

  December 30, 2004

• Swayzak

  Thursday, December 16, the Church, 303-575-1149.

  December 16, 2004

• Depeche Mode

  Singles: Boxes 1-6 (Reprise/Mute)

  April 8, 2004

• Club Scout

  Felix da Housecat

  August 14, 2003

• Policy of Truth

  A fall from grace was exactly what Dave Gahan needed.

  August 7, 2003

• Kid Alienated

  Kid 606 separates the beats from the crap.

  July 31, 2003

• Pet Shop Boys

  Disco 3 (Sanctuary)
  Erasure
  Other People’s Songs (Mute)

  March 6, 2003

• Omnivoyeur

  Making Cannibals of Birds

  January 23, 2003

• Various Artists/Dot Allison

  Electro Nouveau: Tech, Synthpop and Nu-Electro (Moonshine)
  We Are Science (Mantra)

  December 19, 2002

• Let's Clash

  Old and new collide to create the next wave of electronica.

  November 28, 2002

• Keoki

  Jealousy (Moonshine Music)

  May 24, 2001

• Playlist

  April 1, 1999

• All Mixed Up

  Vienna's Kruder & Dorfmeister have become many superstars' remixers of choice.

  February 25, 1999

• In a Depeche Mode

  Despite personnel shifts and personal problems, the world's most resilient electro band isn't ready to fold yet.

  November 26, 1998

• Erasing the Past

  Erasure's Vince Clarke visits America to check on the state of his baby: electronica.

  June 5, 1997

• CRITIC'S CHOICE

  May 25, 1994

• Rick Ross top seller at Independent Records

  Rick Ross's new album, Deeper Than Rap, released last week on Def Jam, topped Independent's best seller list for the week ending April 26. Asher Roth's new disc, Asleep in the Bread Aisle, grabbed the second spot while the Dream, UGK and Jadakiss rounded out the top five. See the full breakdown after the jump.

  April 27, 2009

• Depeche Mode grabs top spot at Twist & Shout

  Depeche Mode's brand new disc, Sounds of the Universe, grabbed the top spot at Twist & Shout for the week ending April 26. Iron & Wine's Norfolk 6/20/05, which was a Record Store Day release, nabbed the second spot while new albums by Manchester Orchestra, Camera Obscura and Booker T were also in the top ten. See the full breakdown after the jump.

  April 27, 2009

• The Westword.com blog shortcut, April 27 edition

  Maris the Great, in living (or at least almost living) color. Grrrrrr. Today in Backbeat Online: • Moving Pictures: Casselman's Bar & Venue, MBV, Autumn Film, Primasonic, Maris the Great, Adai, To Be Eaten and Dualistics. • A first look at the new Fray video. • Are you doing your part to help Green the Scene? • Rick Ross top seller at Independent Records. • Depeche Mode grabs top spot at Twist & Shout. • Discharge top seller at Wax Trax. Today in Cafe Society: • Mel Master pops

  April 27, 2009

• Bob Dylan top seller at Twist & Shout

  Bob Dylan's Together Through Life, released last week on Columbia, grabbed the top spot at Twist and Shout for the week ending May 3. Depeche Mode, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Neko Case rounded out the top five. See the full breakdown after the jump.

  May 4, 2009

• Nostalgia and nausea: Putting together the perfect '80s mix

  You've had the experience. You're driving in the car or Pandora-ing or even - gasp! - listening to the radio when that song comes on - the one you can't believe you forgot all about. Instantly, you're transported in time and space - back to that kegger during your freshman year when you got so drunk that you lost your shoes. Or to that high school dance where you got dumped by the vending machines. Or to your wedding, the birth of your child, your divorce. I've written before about the

  June 10, 2009

• Q&A with John Eriksson of Peter Bjorn and John

  Peter Bjorn and John.Although John Eriksson, who stars in this week's Westword profile of his band, Peter Bjorn and John, was trained to be a classical percussionist, and spent years as a member of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, he's come to appreciate the perks of being a rock star -- particularly the gastronomic ones. The Q&A below begins and ends with food. Apparently, he feels that a drummer is only as good as his stomach is full.

  August 26, 2009

• Q&A with Vaughn Harris of Nitzer Ebb

  ​Nitzer Ebb, from Essex, England, helped to define the musical style called EBM with its heavy industrial rhythms and stark vocals. As with emo, another much-maligned genre, EBM started out as a vital and relevant music whose pioneers never chose to name with a blanket term to encompass a music that didn't fit within strict boundaries. Ebb's landmark debut full-length, That Total Age, displayed a feisty aggression and defiance couched in stark yet eminently danceable music that sounded equal p

  November 19, 2009