Subject: Dave Gahan

• Gazing Ahead into 2009, Part 2

  [Note: see here for Rocks Off's previous prognostications.]   U2 (March) Best Case Scenario: Armed with the backing of Live Nation, they release their best album in over a decade and Bono shuts his face as they sell out Reliant Stadium in two minutes. Worst Case Scenario: The recession (finally) hits the touring industry hard; people stay home and listen to The Joshua Tree drinking beer in their garage.

  December 31, 2008

• Spank Rock

  Yoyoyoyoyo

  April 13, 2006

• Will the Real Blue October Please Stand Up?

  Local band suffers identity crisis

  November 3, 2005

• Aftermath: Depeche Mode's Black and Blue Celebration at The Woodlands

  Photos by Eric Sauseda​ Far, far away from the group once known for bubbly synth-pop anthems like "Just Can't Get Enough" and "Everything Counts," Depeche Mode circa 2009 has pressed its small army of keyboards and electronics into the service of primal urges and raw sexuality. Not terribly surprising from a band that once sang about playing "Master and Servant," perhaps, but the degree to which the trio (plus another keyboardist and drummer) has infused bleeding-fingernail blues into its once

  August 31, 2009