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 ...

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 ...

Japanese musician Yukihiro Takahashi, best known as the influential drummer and vocalist for electronic act Yellow Magic Orchestra, has died. He was 70. Born in Tokyo in 1952, Takahashi got his start ...

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 ...

The following correction was printed in the Guardian's Corrections and clarifications column, Tuesday August 5 2008 In our account of an interview, conducted in English and in Japanese through a ...

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… ...

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Takahashi formed YMO in 1978 with co-founders Haruomi Hosono and Ryuichi Sakamoto. By Billboard Japan Legendary Japanese drummer, YMO co-founder and music producer Yukihiro Takahashi passed away Jan.

[imgres-2](http://blogs.kcrw.com/music/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/imgres-22.jpeg) [Yellow Magic Orchestra is here in LA for their first concert since 1979. Great that ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. CHANG: Takahashi first gained ...