Our co-author David McElroy spent a large part (well, all) of March 2020 writing about Violator, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of its release. He filled the entire month with posts on his Almost Predictable Almost blog about it, in
Continue readingCollecting Depeche Mode – Violator rarities and releases
Breathing In Fumes is a long-running podcast hosted by Glen Hammarstrom, focusing – you guessed it, given the title – on Depeche Mode. Glen kindly invited our authors David McElroy and Kevin May to the show last week to chat
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Ahead of our September 29 release date, we are thrilled to share a list of online outlets where a Halo pre-order is available. Book and record shop retailers that want to stock it in-store can do so via their usual
David McElroy and Kevin May recently sat down (virtually, over Zoom, of course) with the wonderful Permanent Record Podcast hosts. They had a long discussion about the background to the book, how it all came together and some of the
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Today, our media campaign dropped… Here is a copy of the press release: Halo – The Story Behind Depeche Mode’s Classic Album Violator The first in-depth look at the making of Depeche Mode’s ‘Violator’ and its enduring legacy, by Kevin
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Following a number of queries that we’ve received over the last few weeks, here’s some good news to share about physical retail outlets that want to sell copies of ‘Halo’ direct to eager readers. The book will be available to
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A quick update from David and Kevin on the release of Halo: As Depeche Mode fans will acknowledge, it’s been a sad and unsettling time over the last few months, especially for the family and friends of keyboardist and founding
Andy Fletcher, one of the founding members of Depeche Mode and the band’s backbone, has passed away. The 60-year-old, known universally as “Fletch”, had been married to Gráinne since 1993 (they had been together for many years before) and they have
Halo – The Story Behind Depeche Mode’s Classic Album Violator will be published on Friday, August 5, 2022. The book is an oral history of the career-defining album and era for electronic pioneers Depeche Mode, stretching from August 1989 upon
We’re back on Classic Album Sundays this weekend! While we may not have the in-person, amazing-soundsystem-version of the event from a few years ago – those who tune in will get BOTH our co-authors talking through the Violator era and
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