Florian Schneider, a founder of pioneering German electronic group Kraftwerk, has died at age 73 after being ill with cancer. Schneider and Ralf Hütter formed Kraftwerk in 1970 and they would release influential albums like Autobahn, Radio-Activity, Trans- Europe Express, Computer World and Electric Cafe. Their music would become aContinue Reading
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced its 2020 nominees. The Notorious B.I.G., Whitney Houston, Rufus featuring Chaka Khan and Kraftwerk are among those who may join the 2020 class. Fans can vote via Google every day until January 10, 2020, and can choose up to five nominees.Continue Reading
[youtube id=”sPePjLiCcH0″] Last year Juan Atkins hosted the after party for Kraftwerk at the Museum of Contemporary Art In Detroit. Members of the band were present while Atkins, Kevin Saunderson, Derrick May and Eddie Fowlkes played vinyl for the crowd into the night. On April 8th, Atkins will host aContinue Reading
[youtube id=”z66DDAKsUCU”] Kraftwerk: Pop Art is a BBC documentary about German electronic music pioneers and their 2013 8-night residency inside London’s Tate Modern gallery. They played 8 of their albums hence the title of the show; Kraftwerk The Catalogue 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8. Some of theContinue Reading