The Alt-Right and the Boys from Basildon
Recently when Alt-Right potentate Richard Spencer declared the band Depeche Mode the official band of the Alt Right it caused laughter and perplexity in many circles. But I had to both laugh and agree with him as I knew exactly what he meant and what he was getting at. Having charted the band's career as a kid and teen in the 80s, through their 90s period of decadence and excess (like my own-haha) and then into their post-millennial, mature years, DM has been a major part of the soundtrack to my life. But is it the soundtrack of the Alt Right? It’s certainly a question worth asking so let’s take a look at the topic.
