Released in 1980, the Roland TR-808 was designed as an alternative to an acoustic drum kit for musicians to record with, but took on a new life in hip-hop, pop, R&B, techno, house and electro, as ...

Every generation has an instrument which defines its sound, and for those whose formative musical years lie in the 1980s, a very strong contender to the crown is the Roland TR-808 percussion ...

Exactly one year after their first successful collab, Tiago Lemos, Roland and New Balance Numeric are back with another limited-edition take on Tiago's signature shoe, only this time, it's the 808 ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. 808 Day isn’t quite here yet, but Roland is getting the celebrations started early with the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New Balance Numeric and Roland have joined forces once again with a reimagined version of Tiago Lemos' signature shoe, the 808 ...

Roland has been teasing an updated 808 and 909 for months, but they dropped the bomb on us today that the 808 and 909 will be combined into one instrument called the TR-8. This machine will be ...

Roland has given two of its most iconic electronic musical instruments, the TR-808 drum machine and SH-101 synthesizers, a 21st century reboot. The Roland TR-08 and Roland SH-01A promise the same ...

It wasn’t so long ago that electronic music production was the work of pioneers. Giorgio Moroder and Don Lewis synthesized monstrous Moog mainframes in the disco era; Roger Linn kick-started hip-hop ...

If you are looking for a little bit more of a unique flash drive to store your music creations on, what could be better than this retro-styled 8GB TR-808 Flash Drive? The USB flash drive is based on ...

Ikutaro Kakehashi, the founder of pioneering electronic instrument company Roland, has died aged 87. Kakehashi’s influence on both the development of electronic music and the pop charts is enduring.

Every generation has an instrument which defines its sound, and for those whose formative musical years lie in the 1980s, a very strong contender to the crown is the Roland TR-808 percussion ...