Guardian Music — Eighties references? Check! Big whoosh noise before chorus? Check! Gremlins-inspired name? Er, what?We've yet to receive clarification from Rod Thomas as to whether it was Gremlins, the 80s cult horror movie, that inspired his moniker. In the film, t... more info

The Red Radio — Back on this day in 1990, Depeche Mode brought their World Violation tour to Dodger's Stadium here in Los Angeles. Pretty pissed we never caught the band on this tour as it was in support of their insanely giant album... more info

DJmag — Robbie Rivera, born in 1973 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, had his first encounter with music when he was only 10 years old. Buying records from acts like New Order, Depeche Mode and U2, it wasn't long before he started spinning records. "I was 13 and had... more info

Guardian Music — Depech Mode played through a duvet? That'll be Coolrunnings"You want to kiss my egg?" Who doesn't love the 1993 comedy about a Jamaican bobsleigh team who overcome prejudice to compete in the Winter Olympics? It's a seminal movie, like Raging Bull. W... more info

The Red Radio — Depeche Mode's Martin Gore turns 49 today. A little throwback to his 80's glory days above. more info

MTV.com News — Nicolas Cage in an action-packed fantasy epic that's not just for kids. Nicolas Cage in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" Photo: Disney Kid flicks have ruled this summer, with movies like "Toy Story 3," "The Karate Kid" and "Despicable Me" rackin... more info

Pop Bytes — † FROM DJ PAUL V. I think I wanna move to Sweden. Not only is the crime rate next to nil, the fair people of Sweden sure know their way around making the best pop music in history! I have been a fan-boy-geek over Robyn for a long time now... more info

Dlisted — Kevin Bacon (52) Jaden Smith (12) Sky Ferreira (18) Sophia Bush (28) Milo Ventimiglia (33) Kathleen Robertson (37) Beck (40) Billy Crudup (42) Michael Weatherly (42) Joan Osborne (48) Andrew Fletcher of Depeche Mode (49) Toby Keith (49) Angelica Hous... more info

ContactMusic — Chino Moreno says seeing Depeche Mode play live made him "want to make music".The Deftones lead singer - who is well known for his distinctive on-stage scream -... more info

Guardian Music — (Moshi Moshi)The dreaded term "folktronica" seems inadequate for James Yuill, because his second album does so much more than put beeps and clicks on top of the work of a singer-songwriter: Movement in a Storm is modern pop album that happens to hav... more info