Given its title and lyrics, it should come as no surprise that the German electronic band Kraftwerk's 1974 hit "Autobahn," off the Autobahn album, is still recognized as an iconic ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Florian Schneider, the co-founder of Kraftwerk with Ralf Hütter, passed ...

The German musician, who died at 73, shaped sounds that provided templates for countless varieties of electronic dance music, rock and hip-hop. By Jon Pareles Machines making music. Repetitive, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kraftwerk’s ‘Robot Pop’ inspired everyone from David Bowie to Daft Punk (Peter Boettcher/Spruth Magers) Today Kraftwerk are widely ...

The musician who helped define a groundbreaking electronic sound and embraced the nickname 'The Robot' celebrates his 79th ...

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 ...

The German electronic quartet Kraftwek has been making music since 1970. They are one of the most innovative and influential groups of their kind, creating their own Autobahn-sized lane on the musical ...

Florian Schneider-Esleben, one half of the German electronic band Kraftwerk, died from complications of cancer, a few days after his seventy-third birthday. Schneider-Esleben was famously ...

Three weeks later, with the single at 75 on its charts, Billboard went into it a little more. “With all the German avant-garde groups knocking vainly at US doors for the past five years, Kraftwerk is ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. 50 years ago, Kraftwerk scored its first hit single around the ...

It has become a cliché to compare Kraftwerk to the Beatles — but if anything, the group's impact has been wider and more enduring. During its two decades of prime creativity, Kraftwerk intersected ...