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Random music news for Friday, September 30, 2022

September 30, 2022September 30, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments BaseNote, Censorship, China, Concert Tickets, David Bowie, Dead Internet Theory, Livestreams, Mental Health, Musicians, Muze, Neil Young, Roland TR-808, Spotify, TikTok

Here’s the stuff of my nightmares. And it’s coming for all of us. Until then, though, enjoy music news for

The Roland Effect: 8 Songs That Use the Legendary TR-808

April 5, 2017April 4, 2017 Mathew Kahansky 6 Comments 808, Afrika Bambaata, Kakehashi, Kanye West, Marvin Gaye, Nine Inch Nails, Roland TR-808, Talking Heads, Whitney Houston

You might not have heard his name, but you’ve definitely heard the device he invented. Japanese engineer Ikutaro Kakehashi, founder

Random Music News for Friday, April 15, 2016

April 15, 2016April 15, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments At the Drive-In, Bonnaroo, Director X, Duggars, East Coast Music Awards, ECMA, EDM, Eurovision, Halifax, Hillary Clinton, Mastodon, Prism Prize, Queens of the Stone Age, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Roland TR-808, Scion, Shrek

Halfway through April. Done your taxes yet? Ponder that whilst you browse through today’s music news. It was 14 years

The Return of the World’s Most Important Drum Machine

February 16, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Drum Machine, Roland TR-8, Roland TR-808

Few pieces of electronics were as important to music culture as the Roland TR-808, which was first released in 1980.

The Return of the Roland 808

January 16, 2014January 16, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Drum Machines, Relaunch, Roland TR-808

Even if you know nothing about the electronics and gear that go into making modern music, you have heard the