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Numbers: Kraftwerk’s ‘Computer World’ at 45

May 14, 2026May 14, 2026 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1981, 45th Anniversary, Apple+, Computer World, Florian Schneider, IBM, Kraftwerk, Ralf Hütter, Texas Instruments

The pioneering ’81 album forever altered hip-hop, techno and more 

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New Wave Post-Punk Remembrance 

Delta 5 Singer Julz Sale Dies In Thailand

September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 Deborah Sprague 0 Comments Apple+, Delta 5, England, Gang of Four, iPhone, Julz Sale, Kill Rock Stars, Leeds, Mind Your Own Business, Post-Punk, RIP, The Mekons

Alongside the Mekons and Gang of Four, she was a key figure in the famed Leeds post-punk movement

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Beatle Soul 

All Things (Must) Pass: Encouraging Words Turns 50

September 21, 2020September 21, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1970, 50th anniversary, All Things Must Pass, Apple Corps, Apple Records, Apple+, Billy Preston, Bobby Keys, Delaney Bramlett, Encouraging Words, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Jim Price, John Lennon, My Sweet Lord, Neil Diamond, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Sam and Dave, Sly Stone, The Band, The Beatles, the Edwin Hawkins Singers, the Red Hot Chili Peppers

Originally released on September 11, 1970, Billy Preston’s second Apple LP is a soulful paean to his status as “The 5th Beatle”

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