Not too many bands rocked nothing but synthesizers in Chicago in the 80s—off the top of my head, I can only think of VCSR, maybe early Ministry, and Scarlet Architect. The group’s history began when ...

A new exhibit set to travel to several cities in the U.S., Canada and Latin America puts a spotlight on techno music, its roots and historical significance. A traveling exhibition opening this month ...

A new exhibit at the Michigan State University Museum celebrates Detroit as the birthplace of techno music in the 1980s and '90s and how the genre has progressed to today. "Techno: The Rise of Detroit ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. 1. The Ting Tings – “Great DJ” (Calvin Harris Remix) (mp3 via Check the Availability) ...

The Electronic Music Festival in Santa Cruz is paying tribute this week to the art of making music with electronic devices. It's only the 2nd such festival ever to be conducted in the country, and ...

Underworld’s Karl Hyde admits that when he took the stage at Barcelona, Spain’s Primavera Sound Festival in May, he was a little anxious. The set he was about to play — a front-to-back live ...

On Nov. 1, New York dance-music promoters Verboten put on a party in a warehouse space in Brooklyn. Even with a ridiculous $40 cover charge (welcome to Nü-Brooklyn, a.k.a. Manhattan minus bottle ...

The drive down I-94 from Belleville to downtown Detroit might take you about 30 minutes. For techno fans, it’s a trip deep into music history — and now it's come full circle as three hometown pioneers ...