Dave Gahan, frontman of Depeche Mode, continues our new series in which Guardian readers ask stars of cinema and music questions. His newest album with the duet Soulsavers is released next month. Depeche Mode has carved out its own darkly lighted corner of British music for over 40 years, managing to be campy, gothic, joyful, […]

Simon Le Bon shouts, “Number two in Birmingham!” as he kicks off a second sold-out home town performance at the 1,500-capacity Institute. The far more intimate setting than Duran’s usual stadiums provides a sense of what it must have been like to see them when they were the resident band at the Rum Runner club […]

This article will discuss if and how animals enjoy music. This has been a difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons. We know that animals respond to other animals’ calls or songs. They have a stronger response to calls than to songs. Other animals such as the great tit find other animals’ songs […]