After the electric guitar, no new instrument upended 20th-century popular music like the synthesizer. At first, the synth’s sounds were used to create ambient, otherworldly soundtracks or for epic ...

The singular genius of Depeche Mode's music might be the way their songs inspire a gut-wrenching personal response. The best music is, of course, meant to do this, but when Depeche Mode started their ...

BOSTON — Depeche Mode served up a glorious black celebration, which included the 1986 song by that same name, for its devoted Bay State area fanbase Tuesday night at the TD Garden, with a two-hour, 23 ...