alternative british music is the cure, depeche mode, and the smiths. all three of them started out as these fringe bands that by the end of the '80s were selling out stadiums. ♪ you give it to me will you take the pain i will give to you ♪ ♪ again and again and will you return it ♪ >> what's new? computer programmers or musicians? >> i'd say neither, actually. >> what are you, then? >> bank robbers. ♪ how does it feel ♪ when you laid your hands upon me ♪ >> in the u.k. disco did not suck. it never sucked. and bands like new order combined it with the new synthesizer sound and they gave us these incredible songs that got us out on the dance floor. ♪ and i still find it so hard to say what i need to say ♪ >> i like what's happening at dance places now, over the last year or two. i think the music is becoming