Mjsbigblog — Simon Cowell lashed out at a member of Depeche Mode Via Twitter – Late last night, while Simon was up making phone calls to London, he tweeted, “I read Martin gore wants to shoot me. He was is in depeche mode. Do you realise how weird and stupid... more info

ContactMusic — Simon Cowell has blasted Martin Gore and branded him "weird and stupid" after the Depeche Mode star declared he wanted to "shoot" the music... more info

Guardian Music — Conventional wisdom held that boys weren't supposed to like early Depeche Mode. Conventional wisdom was wrong Reading on mobile? Watch hereWhen I was in my mid-teens in the early 80s I had a small fan club. The consensus among them seemed to be that ... more info

411 Mania — He said Simon Cowell should be "shot"... more info

411 Mania — Not that he's condoning violence... more info

Guardian Music — My homemade pop magazine was meant to compete with Smash Hits. But what did an 11-year-old proto-critic know? Reading on mobile? Watch here"STATISTICS!" parps the cover of the first ever issue of Pop Scene, "published" in 1981. Because, of course, wh... more info

Guardian Music — Depeche Mode | Evanescence | Of Monsters And MenIn case you missed it Depeche Mode took a leaf out of Girls Aloud's book and announced a tour via a much-hyped press conference that was beamed around the world like a kind of musical version of the Bat... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Only a few months old, Ghost Beach have perfected a retro-future aesthetic that sounds like the The Police, Depeche Mode, and Daft Punk, with a little Passion Pit sprinkled on top for good measure. They have no label backing but are setting the inte... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Depeche Mode has released audio from a song off their forthcoming album. Consequence of Sound interviews Dave Gahan about the band's new music, Author Emma Donoghue details her daily writing regimen at the Guardian. Jo Nesbo talks to the Guardian... more info

Consequence of Sound — The Depeche Mode frontman finds new energy coming off of Soulsavers collab. more info