Have you heard Yellow Magic Orchestra? Might be the best pop group ever. Now, if you're the kind of reader who's suspicious of such shameless hyperbole (and huzzah for you if you are), then consider ...

The post Yukihiro Takahashi, of Yellow Magic Orchestra, Dead at 70 appeared first on Consequence. Yukihiro Takahashi, co-founding member, drummer, and lead vocalist of the influential Japanese group ...

Yukihiro Takahashi, drummer and lead vocalist of the influential Japanese electronic group Yellow Magic Orchestra passed away on January 11, according to a statement released to The Japan Times. He ...

From Duran Duran to Van Halen to Whitney Houston, '80s acts used the latest electronics to give pop music a futuristic sheen that still coats today's Gaga- and Pitbull-dominated charts. Most Western ...

Pioneering Japanese electronic music trio Yellow Magic Orchestra is celebrating its 40th year in music with a remastered reissues project called "YMO40," and shared details of the second release of… ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Few musical acts can convincingly claim they influenced the birth of several genres and sounds ...

Legendary Japanese drummer, YMO co-founder and music producer Yukihiro Takahashi passed away Jan. 11 at 5:59 a.m. Japan time. He was 70. According to an announcement from his management, Takahashi had ...

Yukihiro Takahashi, the drummer and lead vocalist of the electronically innovative Yellow Magic Orchestra, has died at the age of 70, sources said. The Tokyo native underwent surgery in 2020 to have a ...

Legendary Japanese synth pop envelope pushers Yellow Magic Orchesta (YMO) have announced they will reunite for Live Earth in Kyoto on July 7. Breaking up in 1984, the Live Earth reunion will mark the ...

We remember Yellow Magic Orchestra drummer Yukihiro Takahashi died over the weekend. He was 70 years old. Yukihiro co-founded the Japanese super group known for electronic hits. CHANG: Takahashi first ...

Yellow Magic Orchestra legend Yukihiro Takahashi has revealed he underwent surgery to remove a brain tumour earlier this month. Via a written note on his website, the Japanese artist — who rose to ...

Yellow Magic Orchestra made its 1980 debut on the legendary American dance show “Soul Train” performing a cover of “Tighten Up” by Archie Bell & the Drells, two years after the November 1978 release ...