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Kraftwerk: 12345678 The Catalogue

By Andy Beta on 9:45 AM on November 6, 2009

Germany’s Kraftwerk—despite portraying themselves as cold, clinical, precise machinery—was also vague and indeterminable enough to be everything to everybody...  read more

Found in: Music

The '60s & '70s Bands Rock Critics & Musicians Always Namecheck But That No One Else Really Ever Listens To 2009 Paste International Spelling Bee

By Steve LaBate on 4:30 AM on September 4, 2009

Hello everyone, and welcome [applause]. Please be seated. On behalf of Paste, I'd like to thank all of you in the audience, and—of course—our six contestants, for attending the finals of this year's '60s & '70s Bands That Rock Critics and Musicians Always Namecheck But That No One Else Ever Really Listens To Paste International Spelling Bee. First, I'd like to clarify that a band's inclusion on this list does not mean we think people shouldn't listen to the band in question. In fact, in most cases, we feel many more people should listen to these bands. Nor do we...  read more

Found in: Blogs, List of the Day

Kraftwerk to Release Eight-Disc Reissue Box Set

By Michael Saba on 11:52 AM on August 24, 2009

The German electronic kingpins of Kraftwerk pretty much invented modern dance music. Four decades of their mighty minimalism spawned techno, electronica, and every other computerized music genre on the continuum from bedroom dancing to all-night raves. And they perfected the freaky-band-uniform deal when Devo was just a glimmer in Mark Mothersbaugh's eye. Now, Kraftwerk's oeuvre is available in a career-spanning reissue box set of albums remastered by the band, titled 12345678: The Catalogue....  read more

Found in: Music, News

Radiohead heads up Latin America jaunt with Kraftwerk

By Loren Lankford on 5:40 PM on January 5, 2009

This morning, Billboard announced that Radiohead will headline a short Latin American tour with German electronic band Kraftwerk. That's right, Radiohead and Kraftwerk on the same stage. Get psyched, Latin America! The tour breaks March 15-16 in Mexico City, while Kraftwerk will headline their own dates April 25-26 in Germany. Full schedule below:...  read more

Found in: Concerts, News