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Hot Chocolate co‑founder and You Sexy Thing co‑writer dead at 78

Tony Wilson, the bassist, songwriter and co‑founder of Hot Chocolate, has died at the age of 78. His...
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Peter Hook recalls trying to rip off Kraftwerk in tribute to the late Florian Schneider

Peter Hook has paid tribute to the late Florian Schneider and revealed Joy Division and New Order were "very tied" to Kraftwerk. The 64-year-old musician...

Stars pay tribute to Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider

Midge Ure, Matty Healy, and Alex Kapranos have led tributes to Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider, after he passed away aged 73. The multi-instrumentalist - who...

Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider dies aged 73

Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider has died. The 73-year-old multi-instrumentalist played synthesiser, vocoder, flute, sax and performed vocals in the pioneering electronic music group, until his...

Kraftwerk founder Ralf Hutter bored by ‘banal’ Twitter

Kraftwerk founder Ralf Hutter considers Twitter to be a "very banal" platform. The electronic music band was formed by Ralf and Florian Schneider in 1969...

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