Anti-establishment the MC5 ironically get into the establishment with Rock & Roll Hall Fame invite
Before there was the Clash, Nirvana or Rage Against the Machine there was the MC5. “The MC5 was playing punk rock music before there was a name for it,” says Tom Morello, a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist for bands like Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave.
MC5 finally gets long-awaited induction into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
After his death in 1991, and the deaths of guitarist Fred “Sonic” Smith in 1994 and bassist Michael Davis in 2012, it was Kramer who kept the MC5’s name alive in interviews and by fronting a revived version of the band. There came a point when his was the only voice people knew, as the leader of the MC5.
MC5 getting its due with Rock Hall induction, new book and album, community celebration
They may not have sold many records, but it’s one of those bands where everyone who listened to them went out and started a band of their own. They were a very unique, very important
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2024 induction ceremony: Everything you need to know
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will hold their 2024 induction ceremony on October 18 and here is everything else you need to know.
MC5′s family and friends vow to kick out the jams for long-awaited Rock Hall induction
Six-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominee MC5 will be getting its due this year with one of the Awards for Musical Achievement -- honoring a notorious career of significant influence that was greater than its commercial achievement.
Last chance to get tickets to 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction
Experience the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2024 ceremony in person at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio this Saturday, October 19.
Detroit's MC5 to be inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
"The MC5 was playing punk rock music before there was a name for it," says Tom Morello, a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist for bands like Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave. "They built the lattice on which bands like The Stooges,
From fan to family: A son discovers his father — and a link to a Detroit rock legacy
In 2022, at age 53, Chris McNulty learned he was the child of MC5 drummer Dennis Thompson. Getting to that revelation ...
Lin-Manuel Miranda unleashes “Warriors” and 11 more things you must listen to this weekend
Lin-Manuel Miranda's latest project is a musical adaptation of the cult film "Warriors" (it's not April Fool's, people), ...
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The last word on the MC5
We’ll see.” Why Wayne Kramer is bringing back the MC5 — or at least the band’s name, anyway: It’s time to kick out the jams, ...
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Album: MC5 - Heavy Lifting
MC5 were the original proto-punkers who led the charge against wafty hippy music in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s. They were ...
Meat Loaf’s wild tales of Iggy Pop. the MC5, Keith Moon and more
The late, great Meat Loaf was one of rock’n’roll’ biggest characters. Even before Bat Out Of Hell rocketed him to ...