Day 7: The World in Bob’s Eyes
Robert Smith and co. take on DM to great results.
Read moreDay 5 & 6: Blasphemous Day
Days 5 and 6 in one post – Jeers for “Black Day” are followed by reverie for “Blasphemous Rumors.”
Read moreDay 4: The Ice Machine on the Cake
This is not your grandmother’s freezer – DM’s “Ice Machine” tops my favorite “Speak & Spell” era tracks
Read moreDay 3: The Coat that Rocked
I don’t like things that are weird for the sake of being so, or for the sake of being art. In the case of “Barrel of a Gun,” the weirdness has purpose – it’s an essential part of the story of the video and the meaning of the song – and looks beautiful to boot.
Read moreDay 2: Before there was WIMS, there was Speak & Spell
Two teens spending their summer Saturdays streaming videos and swapping mp3s… what could possibly go wrong? Nothing much actually, unless you’re the RIAA, ’cause we were just some adorkable geeks. If loving music is wrong, I don’t wanna be right.
Read moreDay 1: What do a 16-year old girl, The Color Purple, and Walking in my Shoes have in common?
Day 1: What do a 14-year old girl, The Color Purple, and Walking in my Shoes have in common?
Read more30-day Depeche Mode Challenge
30-day challenge is a popular meme on microblogging site Tumblr and other blogs, and it occasionally pops up on other social media
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