Techno

Chances are, if you went clubbing in 2001 and weren’t strutting your stuff at the local indie fleapit, that you were sweating it over Peaches’ Fuck The Pain Away or Fischerspooner’s Emerge, for it was

The accessibility, affordability and portability of synthesizers in the late 70s had a profound effect on popular music, particularly in the UK, where the likes of Ultravox!, Gary Numan and OMD reshap

From Motown magic and gritty garage rock to pulsing techno, discover the sounds that make Detroit one of the world’s most influential music cities.

Everything We Do Is Music – How 20th-Century Classical Music Shaped Pop Elizabeth Alker Faber 304pp (hb) £20 The concept behind Elizabeth’s Alker’s book is spelled out in the subtitle: ‘How 20th-Centu

The old gods of Guitar Hero are resurrecting the rhythm game , along with RedOctane

The cerebral musical futurist traces his path from pioneering synth-rock to solo piano meditations