Loving it “I picked up a drum machine in 1983, brought it to a party at the Sports Arena in Los Angeles with 10,000 people ...

In September 1985, British band the Blow Monkeys, led by smooth-voiced, sharp-suited and floppy-fringed frontman, Dr. Robert, ...

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You might not have heard his name, but you’ve heard his machine. Japanese engineer Ikutaro Kakehashi passed away in April 2017. He was a founder of Roland, the music electronics company, and the ...

When asked to describe what an Egyptian Lover record sounds like, my canned answer is: “Imagine a world where Prince was a phonographic pharaoh, James Brown charted before Elvis Presley, and Kraftwerk ...

is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of experience, including 10 years as managing editor at Engadget. But, in typical Roland fashion, the company didn’t just re-create some iconic ...

Peanut Butter Wolf digs through his crates of over 50,000 records, as well as digital crates of tons of unreleased music, to favor the underdog. In this month's episode, he pays tribute to the early ...

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Following the huge success of Netflix's Beckham documentary focusing on the footballing legend's life and career, the streaming platform has today [Thursday, 9 October] released a new three-part ...