Fifty years ago this month, an album was released in the U.S. that proved to be akin to a quake under a placid sea, one that created a ripple that grew into a tidal wave. That album was "Autobahn," ...

Marking an album that foresaw the 21st century’s computer-addicted society, Kraftwerk dropped their own branded handheld synth decades ahead of the trend ...

In their 55 years as a band, Kraftwerk has managed the rare double-feat of changing the face of modern music forever, while never breaking into the mainstream. If you’ve listened to disco, hip-hop, ...

German electronic music pioneers and Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Kraftwerk will celebrate the 50th anniversary of their groundbreaking 1974 album, Autobahn, with a nine-date residency at the Walt ...

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...

In 1982, a teenaged-Organized Noize member Patrick “Sleepy” Brown heard Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force’s “Planet Rock” for the first time. He was hooked by the song’s combination of rap ...

Long before Daft Punk wore helmets, the German band Kraftwerk was the original pioneer of electronic music, creating a distinct sound and aesthetic using synthesizers, vocal effects and ...

In 1975, Kraftwerk brought their unique brand of electronic music to the U.S. for the very first time. Now, five decades later, they’ll do it again with a brand-new North American tour. The April 14 ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 06: Kraftwerk members Ralf Hutter, Henning Schmitz, Fritz Hilpert and Falk Grieffenhagen, from left, perform at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, ...

It’s hard to declare victors in art, but a Tuesday night concert at Fair Park was another win for Kraftwerk, the champion artists from Germany’s artistic epicenter of Düsseldorf. Germany’s seventh ...

Lots include an MS Synthi AKS suitcase synth used during the 'Autobahn' era, and the bicycle ridden by Schneider in the music ...

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