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As Depeche Mode get ready for another massive world tour, Deb Danahay talks about her previously unseen photos of the band’s first ever trip outside the UK 

Steeped in history, there’s more to Ibiza’s legendary Amnesia club than meets the eye

The theme to BBC children’s show ‘Blue Peter’ is instantly recognisable, but did you know the version used from 1979 to 1989 was recorded by prog godhead Mike Oldfield?

We rewind to 1983 and find ourselves in a time when one record player seemed ample. And then along comes DJ godhead Greg Wilson and he’s live on the telly with two record players and they’re called “turntables”. Whatever next?

In 1978, Nurse With Wound lynchpins Steve Stapleton and John Fothergill were unknown noise merchants. Then they made a list that would accidentally become the guiding light for experimental music creators