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krautrock

The New Pornographers

The New Pornographers Make a Kraut-Pop Masterwork

The New Pornographers continue to thrive in the place between body music and mind music, between ephemeral pop and rich storytelling.
By Justin Joffe
Kraftwerk

Kraftwerk Resurrected Pop for a Torn Germany on ‘Trans-Europe Express’

Imagine if every city in your country was a disordered pile of bricks. This was Germany after World War II. This is where Kraftwerk was born.
By Tim Sommer
Iggy Pop

Iggy Pop Reinvented the Male Rock Star on His Solo Debut ‘The Idiot’

With the release of 'The Idiot' on March 18, 1977, Iggy Pop shed the skin of punk and established himself as a true original.
By Ron Hart
U2 on the cover of The Joshua Tree.

U2’s ‘The Joshua Tree’ Isn’t the Masterpiece You Remember

By Tim Sommer
Jaki Liebezeit

Can Drummer Jaki Liebezeit Was Everything American Music Should’ve Been

By Tim Sommer
David Bowie.

How David Bowie Perfected the Concept Album on ‘Low’

By Ron Hart
Ian Curtis of Joy Division.

Post-Punk 101: What Is Post-Punk?

By Tim Sommer
Wire.

Wire Continue Their Hot Streak on the Heavenly ‘Nocturnal Koreans’

By Tim Sommer
Kosmischer Läufer.

This Krautrock Olympics Soundtrack Will Blow Your Mind

By Tim Sommer
Cornelius' "Fantasma"

The Day J-Pop Ate Itself: Cornelius and the Timeless Freakiness of ‘Fantasma’

By Justin Joffe
Chui Wan

Chui Wan: Next-Generation Beijing Rock

By Michael Pettis and Josh Feola

10 Albums From 2015 We’ll Still Be Listening to This Time Next Year

By Justin Joffe
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