Totally Fuzzy — Excellent BBC FOUR Documentary, originally aired in 2009, following a generation of post-punk musicians who took the synthesiser from the experimental fringes to the centre of the pop stage. In the late 1970s, small pockets of electronic artists in... more info

Stereogum — This week we’ve got new clips from Depeche Mode, James Blake, Beyoncé, Calvin Harris, Princeton, and Alcoholic Faith Mission. The Depeche Mode clip is directed by Patrick Daughters. He’s one of my favorite directors, but it looks like he’s bee... more info

Guardian Music — Singer's former producer, Robin Millar, reveals an improbable route to global successShe's sold 50m records worldwide – almost half of them in the US – and has had a career spanning four decades, all of it on her own terms, while barely compromis... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Friendly Fires is an English dance punk band from St Albans, Hertfordshire, England. They are currently signed to XL Recordings. Their self-titled debut album was released on 1 September 2008 and was announced as one of the shortlisted twelve for th... more info

ContactMusic — Recovering addict Dave Gahan is strict about who he hangs out with because he fears he will be easily tempted back to drugs. The Depeche Mode rocker became hooked on heroin in his band's heyday in the 1980s and 90s and almost died from an overdose... more info

NME — Singer receives award for staying free of drugs for 15 years more info

ContactMusic — Depeche Mode rocker Dave Gahan was the guest of honour at a charity gala in Los Angeles on Friday (06May11), when he was celebrated for his work with recovering addicts. The singer, who cheated death after a heroin overdose in 1996, was presented ... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Depeche Mode singer Dave Gahan, a former heroin addict who cheated death during the 1990s, was honored for his sobriety on Friday by a charity that helps musicians who have fallen on hard times. more info

Guardian Music — This reworking of a track from Depeche Mode's debut album turns Vince Clarke's paean to paranoia into something sparklierIn June, synth-pop legends Depeche Mode will release Remixes 2: 81 – 11, which, as the title suggests, is their second remix co... more info

Guardian Music — Digital, BrightonOutside, at the end of a sizzling April day, the horizon has vanished – the sea is exactly the same deep ozone blue as the sky. Inside this sweltering, sold-out beachfront venue, Metronomy are playing their lustrous new album, one ... more info