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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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