Ahead of 808 Day, we visited the legendary producer at his Miami home studio to look back on "Planet Rock" and the Roland ...

The pillars of hip-hop are often described as DJing, MCing, breakdancing, and graffiti, which was true when the genre burst onto the scene in 1973. However, one could argue that the modern adaptation ...

If you’re into hip-hop and pop, you’ve probably heard “808” at some point. That’s a reference to the iconic Roland TR-808, a drum machine created by Ikutaro Kakehashi in 1980. Its unique dribbling ...

When we spoke to him in 2013, Saunderson credited the 808 and 909 as being responsible for the swing of those early house and techno tunes. Meanwhile, in several classic interviews, Jaun Atkins has ...

It’s almost impossible to imagine the modern musical landscape without the distinctive sounds of the Roland TR-808 drum machine. When the Japanese electronics company Roland started releasing the 808 ...

Only Slate Plus members can gift Slate stories. Become a member to share 10 free articles a month. “Planet Rock” didn’t so much put the 808 on the map so much as it reoriented an entire world of ...

It's always good to see companies delivering updates and new features to devices long after they've launched. And Roland's TR-8S and TR-6S were already pretty capable to begin with. But with the ...