Kraftwerk is currently on its 3D Concert tour of North America, with a stop planned for the Ellie Caulkins Opera House on Wednesday, September 23. The multi-media show includes a performance of the ...

‘Seminal’ is a much-used word in arts and culture but in the case of German electronic collective Kraftwerk it’s an extremely apt one. Kraftwerk are one of the most influential bands in the history of ...

We're living in the future that Kraftwerk hypothesized and synthesized on 1981's Computer World. On that classic album, the German electronic-music pioneers postulated a populace enraptured and ...

Long before computers did in fact conquer the world, the influential German electronic group Kraftwerk calculated that probability, contemplating the changes to come by harnessing the latest musical ...

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, ...

There are few bands whose influence was such that it can unequivocally be said that modern music would sound different without them. Kraftwerk, co-founded by Florian Schneider, whose recent death at ...

On this edition of All Songs Considered, we take a musical journey honoring the genius of Kraftwerk's Florian Schneider, who died May 6, just a few days after turning 73. Kraftwerk's music was so very ...

In our Pioneers series, we illuminate the genius of the most influential artists and producers in musical history. This month, we take on Kraftwerk, the extraordinarily influential German four-piece ...

Florian Schneider, the co-founder of Kraftwerk with Ralf Hütter, passed away last week after a short battle with cancer at 73, according to Sony Berlin. Kraftwerk is one of the most influential ...

Who got in. Who was left out. Who got cheated. How did those guys ever get in? It's a game played every year during induction season. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opens its gates of glory to some ...

Kraftwerk’s “Trans Europe Express” is the most important pop album of the last 40 years, though it may not be obvious. The first high-art electronic pop record, “Trans Europe Express” set the tone for ...

Fifty years ago, in 1970, Kraftwerk, led by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider, formed in the German Rhineland city of Düsseldorf. Their first three albums were progressive jazz-inflected rock. But ...