MC5, punk rock
MC5 Joins Rock Elite Posthumously with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction, Detroit Celebrates Pioneering Punk Band's Legacy
MC5 has been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as part of the 2024 class alongside several notable artists.
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. Tom Morello, a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame guitarist for bands like Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, says the MC5 were playing punk rock before there was a term for it.
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
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 ...
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Who Are MC5, the First Punk Band?
They influenced everyone from the Ramones to the White Stripes to Rage Against the Machine, and we wouldn’t have punk or ...
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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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MC5 to be honored locally prior to Rock Hall induction
MC5, the iconic group from Lincoln Park, will receive an Award for Musical Excellence from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in ...
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Off-duty Detroit cop killed after opening fire on colleagues while asking for ‘suicide by cop’
An off-duty Detroit police officer with 13 years in the department was shot and killed by his colleagues after he opened fire on two fellow cops dispatched to his suicide-in-progress. The suicidal ...
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 ...