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Kraftwerk To Bring 3d Show To All Points East 2020
Kraftwerk have been confirmed as headliners for All Points East 2020.The electronic pioneers - who developed a unique style of ''robot pop'', which combines dance music with pop melodies and repetitive rhythms - have a...
Whitney Houston Leads Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees
Whitney Houston and the Notorious B.I.G. have been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's class of 2020.The late soul icon and the legendary rapper both appear on the list for the very...
Albums Of The Week: Top Seven Albums Released On This Day Over The Last 50 Years [Special]
As it turns out, May 10th has been a pretty lucky day for the world of music. There's been nothing of note this year, but in the last 50 years, there have been a string...
Kraftwerk To Release Trailblazing Collection '3-D The Catalogue' This Summer
Electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk are bringing their trailblazing 3-D concert to the whole world with their brand new all-encompassing DVD release 'Kraftwerk 3-D: The Catalogue'. Plus, they'll be embarking on a 17-date UK tour this...
Can Drummer Jaki Liebezeit Dies
Liebezeit passed away in his sleep on Sunday (22Jan17) after a short battle with pneumonia. The band, leading lights in the Krautrock music scene which also spawned Kraftwerk and Neu!, confirmed his...
Kraftwerk's Argentina Concert Gets Green Light Despite Electronica Ban
The German electronica pioneers gig on 23 November (16) in the Argentine capital's Luna Park Stadium was threatened with cancellation due to the city's mayor Horacio Rodriguez Larreta banning electronic music festivals after six people...
Kraftwerk Show Hit By Buenos Aires Electronica Ban
After the deaths of six people at the Time Warp Argentina event in April (16) the Argentine capital's mayor Horacio Rodriguez Larreta announced his staff would no longer allow electronic music events to...
Solange Knowles Writes Essay On Race After Suffering Abuse At Kraftwerk Concert
Solange Knowles has penned an essay on race and being a minority in predominately white spaces, after her recent experiences at a Kraftwerk gig. Knowles had previously tweeted about being told to “sit down” by...
Solange Knowles Blasts Women For Harassing Her At Kraftwerk Gig
The 30-year-old was at the Orpheum Theater venue in New Orleans, Louisiana watching the synth-pop pioneers perform with her husband Alan Ferguson, 11-year-old son Daniel Julez Smith, Jr. and Daniel's friend, when she...
Kraftwerk Lose Copyright Battle Over Hip Hop Sample
On Tuesday (31May16) judges at Germany's Federal Constitutional Court ruled that German rapper and producer Moses Pelham had not infringed the band's intellectual property rights by sampling the band's 1977 track Metal On...
Ralf Hutter Hits Portable Charger Company With Lawsuit
Kraftwerk star Ralf Hutter has hit the makers of a portable charger with a trademark infringement lawsuit for calling their product "Kraftwerk".Bosses at Dresden, Germany-based company eZelleron have raised more than $1.5 million (£937,500) on...
Kraftwerk Star Skips U.k. Conference
Kraftwerk fans were left disappointed when bandmember Wolfgang Flur missed an appearance at a U.K. conference dedicated to studies of the influential electro group.The German musician was due to attend the event at a university...
Kraftwerk To Be Examined At University Conference
Electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk will be the subject of a high-profile academic conference examining their influence and legacy later this month (Jan15).Wolfgang Flur, a former member of the groundbreaking music collective, will attend the event...
The Smiths Nominated For Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.
The Smiths, Green Day, Nine Inch Nails and Bill Withers are among the first-time nominees for the 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.The four acts are eligible to be inducted next year if they...
Moogfest 2014 Gets To The Heart Of Electronic Music With Shows From Kraftwerk And Pet Shop Boys
Named after America's main pioneer in the world of electronic music, Robert Moog, Moogfest is finally back after a brief sabbatical which saw them miss 2013 - to much disappointment from electronic lovers everywhere.The much-adored...
Kraftwerk To Play Eight-show Stint At Walt Disney Concert Hall On New Tour
Electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk have announced a major new tour, which will include an eight-concert stand at Los Angeles' Walt Disney Concert Hall.The German group will play early and late shows at the venue from...
Latitude Festival 2013 In Pictures - Suffolk's Finest Gathering Of The Arts Ends In Triumph Again [Photos]
Within it's scenic woodland surroundings, Henham Park in Southwold, Suffolk, was once again the place to be this past weekend (19 - 21 July) as the worlds of music, arts, comedy, cabaret and more all...
Latitude Festival Closes It's Gates After Another Successful Year In Southwold [Pictures]
Henham Park in Southwold, Suffolk once again held the coming together of music, comedy, arts and more in it's scenic woodland surroundings to a rapturous reception from the many revellers who travelled to see the...
As Fans Gather For 'T In The Park,' Police Crack Down On Drugs
The sun is shining, the line-up is terrific; T in the Park 2013 is about to celebrate its 20th anniversary with thousands of fans and seven stages. Performers during the three day festival will include...
Jay-z 'Secretive' About New Album
Pharrell Williams says Jay-Z is ''secretive'' about his music.The 'Blurred Lines' hitmaker dispelled rumours the rapper is a member of the Illuminati - a secretive group whom conspiracy theorists believe have power and influence over...
By Bang Showbiz on 04 July 2013
Kraftwerk Recording First New Album In 10 Years
Kraftwerk are set to start work on their first new record in a decade.The group recently refreshed fans' memories of their eight hit albums by playing them in full on consecutive nights during a special...
By WENN on 12 June 2013
Bobby Womack To Perform At Latitude Festival
Bobby Womack has been added to the line-up of this year's Latitude festival.The 69-year-old soul singer is set so appear on the Obelisk Main Stage in Henham Park, Southwold, Suffolk, on Sunday July 21 -...
By Bang Showbiz on 14 May 2013
Kraftwerk Denied Chinese Work Visas
Electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk have been denied visas necessary to perform in China because the group was billed to be part of a Tibetan Freedom Concert in Washington, D.C. 15 years ago.Ironically, bad weather forced...
By WENN on 28 March 2013
Kraftwerk To Headline Latitude
Kraftwerk will headline this year's Latitude festival.The German electro pioneers will take to the Obelisk Main Stage in Henham Park, Southwold, Suffolk, on the second night of the event, July 20, bringing a 3D show...
By Bang Showbiz on 20 March 2013
Johnny Marr Learns To Love Guitar Again
Johnny Marr has learnt ''if it sounds better on a guitar, just go with it.''The musician played lots of synthesisers and keyboards after quitting as The Smiths' guitarist in 1987, but came back around to...
By Bang Showbiz on 15 February 2013
Kraftwerk At The Tate Modern Fry The Critic's Hard Drives
Moody electro-pioneers Kratwerk are proving their brand of electronic music is deserving of the title, visionary. Their 8-day Tate Modern stint is 5 days old today, and critics have been lavishing praise over the German...
Kraftwerk At The Tate: One Original Member Left, So Is It Just A Tribute Band? Does It Matter?
Kraftwerk's 8 day stint at the Tate Modern is a perfect tribute to the band's legacy, but with only one original member left, are the people performing actually just a tribute band? The Tate is...
A Week In Music - My Bloody Valentine Make Victorious Return, Mumford And Sons Take Home Top Grammy Award
A Week in Videos...The popularity of Unknown Mortal Orchestra has been on a slow burning rise for some months now. Taken from their forthcoming second album, helpfully entitled II, ‘So Good At Being In Trouble’...
Kraftwerk Wow On 'Radio-activity' Second Night Of Eight
Kraftwerk got onto the second night of their eight night residency at the Tate Modern Art Gallery in London, with the praises of the first night’s show still ringing in their ears. How could they...
Special Kraftwerk Autobahn Show Kicks Off London Tate Modern Residency
Kraftwerk kicked off the first night of their Tate Modern residency in London last night, playing material off their debut 1974 seminal album Autobahn, as well bringing out some other material to thrill the 800...
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